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Sunday, July 22nd, 2012

Safe Software Adds Support For ArcGIS 10.1 and AutoCAD Map 3D 2013

Safe Software, makers of FME and the leaders in spatial data transformation technology, today announced the release of FME 2012 Service Pack 3 (SP3), which features compatibility with Esri’s newly released ArcGIS 10.1 and support of Autodesk’s 2013 version of AutoCAD Map 3D. FME 2012 SP3’s timely support of the latest versions of these industry-leading

Sunday, July 22nd, 2012

SSTL Announces the Successful Launch of exactView-1

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) today announced the successful launch of exactView-1 at UTC 06:41:39 into a sun synchronous polar orbit of 800km by a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Sunday, July 22nd, 2012

Introducing Leica GeoAce the New RTK Base Station for Agriculture

Today Leica Geosystems announces the new Leica GeoAce RTK base station. The product provides access to Leica Geosystems patented Virtual Wrench, the Agriculture industry’s first web based remote service, support and diagnostics tool. With the market’s demand for telematics and remote connectivity the Leica GeoAce was developed to support these requirements.

Sunday, July 22nd, 2012

Calgary Co-op to Leverage Location Analytics for Better Decision-Making

Esri Canada today announced that Calgary Co-op, one of the largest retail co-operatives in North America, will leverage the Esri Business Analyst (Canadian Edition) solution to improve strategic planning. Powered by Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) technology combined with extensive demographic and segmentation information, the solution will enable the retailer to efficiently map their stores, integrate

Saturday, July 21st, 2012

Trimble Expands its Positions Software to Streamline Esri Workflows for Mapping and GIS Applications

Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today the Trimble® Positions™ Mobile extension – a new streamlined choice for integrating Trimble’s GNSS professional field solutions and data verification into the Esri ArcGIS for Windows Mobile environment.

Saturday, July 21st, 2012

OGC Seeks Comments on GeoServices REST API Candidate Standard

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) seeks public comment on the candidate OGC GeoServices REST API standard. The GeoServices REST Application Programming Interface (API) provides a standard way for web clients to communicate with geospatial technologies, such as Geographic Information System (GIS) servers, based on Representational State Transfer (REST) principles.

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

Afghanistan the First Country Mapped using Broad Scale Hyperspectral Data

For the first time, about 70 percent of a country has been mapped using an advanced remote sensing technique known as hyperspectral imaging. In order to assist Afghanistan in understanding their abundant natural resources, in particular the development of an economically viable minerals market, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Department of Defense Task Force

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

Satellites Protect Wetland Areas

Wetlands are havens of biodiversity, and have important ecological, hydrological and economic value, but their misuse can have devastating consequences. Satellite data are being used for wetland conservation and management.

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

3D Laser Mapping’s SiteMonitor Predicts Future at Gold Mine

Advanced mine monitoring system is helping geotechnical engineers predict potentially dangerous pit movements at the largest goldmine in Latin America. Installed at Newmont Mining Corporation’s Minera Yanacocha gold mine in northern Peru, 3D Laser Mapping’s SiteMonitor system continuously monitors one of the six active pits. Using state of the art laser scanners the system can

Tuesday, July 17th, 2012

1Spatial Selected for Environmental Agency Framework

1Spatial is pleased to announce that the company has been selected as a specialist consultant for Data Standards and Quality by the Environment Agency. The appointment is in relation to its framework contract “Support for licensing public sector information and undertaking intellectual property reviews”.