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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

New Release of SuperGIS Biodiversity Analyst 3.0

SuperGeo announces that SuperGIS Biodiversity Analyst 3.0 is officially launched. The analysis tool is one of SuperGIS Desktop 3.1 extensions that used to analyze and explore the richness, diversity, and evenness of the distribution of flora and fauna.

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

Intermap and Blue Marble Announce Strategic Partnership

Intermap and Blue Marble Geographics, two of the world’s leading providers of highly accurate geospatial data solutions, announced a strategic partnership today to integrate Intermap’s NEXTMap dataset with Blue Marble’s Global Mapper software. Users can see the value of this integration during an online workshop scheduled for Thursday, June 14th at 2 p.m. EDT when

Friday, May 25th, 2012

GMES in Action Conference in Copenhagen

The ‘GMES in Action’ conference will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4–5 June, highlighting the usefulness of Europe’s space programme for the GMES Global Monitoring for Environment and Security initiative to decision-makers and European citizens alike.

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

“My American Landscape” Contest: A Space Chronicle of Change

To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the United States’ Landsat Earth-observing program — which first rocketed into space on July 23, 1972 — NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey are giving something special to a few members of the American public. We will create customized Landsat chronicles of changing local landscapes for six U.S. citizens

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Reintroducing the Platform Formerly Known as Google Earth Builder

In September 2011 we launched Google Earth Builder, a product that allows customers to use Google’s cloud computing infrastructure to store, manage and share their own geospatial data and maps. Google Earth Builder enables secure access to geospatial data it hosts through our geospatial apps like Google Earth and our geospatial APIs like the Google

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

COM.Geo 2012:ICF to Present Keynote “Computational Intelligence and Neuromorphic Computing Potential for Geospatial Research and Applications”

Dr. Robinson E. Pino, Senior Scientist, ICF International, will deliver a keynote “Computational Intelligence and Neuromorphic Computing Potential for Geospatial Research and Applications” at COM.Geo 2012 conference which will be held on July 1-3, Washington, DC.

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

United Nations Geographic Information Working Group becomes a Principal Member of the Open Geospatial Consortium

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is pleased to announce that the United Nations Geographic Information Working Group (UNGIWG) has taken Principal level membership. The UNGIWG addresses topics related to geospatial information sharing and quality of location information. The group is working across the United Nations to improve the efficient use of geographic information for better

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Optech Announces Successful Completion of Field Trials for CZMIL Bathymetric System

Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce the successful completion of  field trials for the new airborne Optech CZMIL Coastal Zone Mapping and Imaging Lidar system.

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Rapid Biodiversity Loss Continues in Absence of Political Action and Accurate Assessments of Ecosystem Values

Finding ways to value ecosystem health economically and to engage the world’s indigenous peoples in the process is key to saving biological diversity, a Worldwatch author suggests in the Institute’s most recent book. Such efforts are all the more urgent because the addition of more plant and animal species to lists of those threatened or

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Google Mapping Tool Shows Impacts of Deforestation on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island

A powerful new mapping tool from Indonesian NGO coalition Eyes on the Forest and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) allows the public to visualize Sumatra’s forests and wildlife such as rhinos, tigers, elephants and orangutan, providing vital information in the race to protect forests, save some of the world’s most important biodiversity and help local communities.