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Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

Pro-Poor Land Program Unveiled for Myanmar

Non-government organisations working on agriculture-related issues last week launched a plan aimed at protecting the land use rights of the country’s smallholder farmers. The Land Core Group Program Plan, which was in development for nine months, runs until the end of 2014 and “is meant to serve as a framework to guide all agencies and

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012

OpenGeo to Present at Geoinformatics Forum 2012 in Salzburg, Austria

OpenGeo, the company committed to bringing the best enterprise open source geospatial software and support to organizations and governments worldwide, will be an active participant in this year’s Geoinformatics Forum taking place in Salzburg, Austria from July 3-6, 2012 at the University of Salzburg. This international, English-language event will run concurrently with the highly regarded

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012

1Spatial launches the UKPostcodeValidator Transformer for FME

1Spatial is delighted to announce the launch of a new FME transformer to help you quickly and easily prepare your postcode data for more effective geocoding, without incurring any additional costs. Recently unveiled at the FME World Tour event in London, hosted by 1Spatial and STAR-APIC, the UKPostcodeValidator is now available in the ‘FME Store’

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012

ESA’s Water Mission Improves Satellite Measurements

Over a dozen radio signals that have hindered data collection on ESA’s SMOS water mission have been switched off. The effort also benefits satellites such as NASA’s Aquarius mission, which measures ocean salinity at the same frequency.

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

New GIS Tool for Planning and Managing Shale Oil, Shale Gas and Coal Bed Methane Projects

Exprodat has announced the release of Team-GIS Unconventionals Analyst, an ArcGIS Desktop extension for planning and managing shale oil, shale gas and coal bed methane projects. Using Team-GIS Unconventionals Analyst geologists, petroleum engineers and reserves analysts can ensure compliant reserves and reduce drilling costs. The application runs as an extension to Esri’s ArcGIS Desktop tool. 

Friday, June 29th, 2012

ESA and China Collaborate to Take Earth Observation to New Heights

ESA and China have been cooperating through the Dragon Programme since 2004 to encourage the use of Earth observation in China. Building on the success of the past years, the programme is taking on more momentum as it enters its third phase.

Friday, June 29th, 2012

GeoEye Receives $111 Million Cost-Share Payment from the NGA

GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY), a leading source of geospatial information and insight, announced the receipt of a $111 million cost-share payment from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). In early June, the company successfully passed a major milestone in their GeoEye-2 satellite’s development as part of the NGA’s EnhancedView program, triggering this cost-share payment.

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

Eye on Earth Network Launched at RIO+20

  I’ve been selfishly waiting to complete the launch of Eye on Earth Network before sharing more information about the status of Eye on Earth. Last September my team at Microsoft began working with Esri and the European Environment Agency to expand the capability of Eye on Earth – transforming it from a bespoke solution

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

American Sentinel University Appoints Geospatial Technology Educator Dr. Stephen McElroy

American Sentinel University, a leading online university accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, today announced that Dr. Stephen McElroy has joined the university as geographic information systems (GIS) program chair effective June 18, 2012.

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

Aerial Surveys International Invests in Optech Orion M300 Lidar

    Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce the sale of an integrated airborne surveying and mapping system to Aerial Surveys International, LLC, of Watkins, CO. The system includes an Optech Orion M300 ALTM pre-configured for an Optech medium- format