Thursday, October 24th, 2013
The international body representing the oil and gas industry is promoting the use of satellite Earth observation as the industry explores new frontiers. The upcoming Sentinel suite of satellites will facilitate these new endeavours.
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing its 2013 WaterSense Partners of the Year, including two partners who received the first-ever WaterSense Sustained Excellence awards in recognition of their continuous high level of support. The Partner of the Year awards program recognizes the commitment of WaterSense partners in promoting water efficiency to the American
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Aon eSolutions, the client technology arm of Aon plc, announced it has integrated Esri Location Analytics into RiskConsole, a global risk management information system used by many of the world’s leading corporations. One of the industry’s leading risk management information systems, RiskConsole has now enhanced its analytics offering with Esri Maps for IBM Cognos. Organizations
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its third year of greenhouse gas data detailing carbon pollution emissions and trends broken down by industrial sector, greenhouse gas, geographic region, and individual facility. The data, required to be collected annually by Congress, highlight a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions as more utilities switch to cleaner
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
The eggs of endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon are less likely to hatch on some of the surfaces that have been made more common by human, or anthropogenic, changes on the river, a new U.S. Geological Survey report has found.
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Esri Canada has given its 2013 Award of Excellence to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) for outstanding achievement in the application of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. This award recognizes AAFC’s enhancement of an enterprise mapping framework using GIS tools. The framework includes a template, in English and French formats, that enables AAFC to quickly
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
ESA’s GOCE gravity satellite may be in its final weeks in orbit around Earth, but some of the most exciting scientific analysis of the mission’s data is only just starting. Carrying the first 3D gravity gradiometer in space and orbiting lower than any other research satellite, GOCE has spent more than four years measuring variations
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
The newly expanded Intergraph Global Professional Services Consultancy and Delivery Organization has launched the improved Global Professional Services Methodology (GPSM) to provide consistent and predictable delivery results for projects worldwide. By establishing best practices and processes into a single methodology, GPSM will provide a structured approach for standard reporting and enhanced project execution globally.
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Following the success of the OS OpenSpace SDK for iOS, Ordnance Survey has announced the launch of its Android version.The new free mapping software development kit (SDK) enables developers to quickly and easily add detailed Ordnance Survey maps to mobile applications, with its launch further cementing the prominence of location-based mobile applications in the smartphone
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013
During GIS-Pro 2013, URISA’s 51st Annual Conference in Providence, Rhode Island last month, a number of deserving individuals were recognized with association awards.
