Thursday, April 19th, 2012
In 1884, the second USGS Director John Wesley Powell briefed Congress the need for a national mapping program, stating, “The map once constructed should be enduring…” In keeping with that spirit, The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has publicly released more than 161,000 digitally scanned historical maps spanning in excess of 130 years and covering the
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) 2012 Scholarship Program deadline is Friday, April 20.
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
The first event in a series of educational workshops has been hailed as a success by organisers 3D Laser Mapping. Attracting more than 50 practitioners and professionals from public sector organisations and commercial companies the workshop took place at the end of March in Kuala Lumpur. Delegates were presented with a thorough overview of data
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
GeoEye, Inc., a leading provider of geospatial information and insight, today announced a strategic relationship with Geostellar, an innovative technology company that is transforming the solar energy industry. Under the terms of the agreement, GeoEye will supply high-quality Earth imagery, digital surface models and other mapping data to help Geostellar dramatically expand its service. GeoEye
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
1Spatial is pleased to announce the successful completion of the initial ‘data discovery’ phase of the Linear Asset Management (LAM) Programme for water company United Utilities (UU). The LAM programme is concerned with implementing a new Geographic Information System (GIS) across UU’s business, enabling enterprise-wide access to its linear asset information.
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
Real estate professionals, residents, and other consumers can now download a free iTunes application, Parcel Value GIS, to check the assessed value of properties in Peoria County, Illinois. The app was created using the Parcel Value for iPhone template from Esri.
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
Trimble introduced today the next generation of its Trimble® GPS Pathfinder family—the Trimble Pro 6H and Pro 6T receivers for GIS and mobile mapping. The Trimble Pro series with advanced features allows mobile workers to configure a solution for a wide range of applications, delivering unparalleled flexibility in professional GIS data collection. The series offers
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
Blue Marble Geographics will be exhibiting at the Geospatial World Forum conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands from April 24th through the 26th, 2012. Visit Booth 46 to learn about the latest updates to Blue Marble Software. Blue Marble’s GIS visualization, geospatial data manipulation and conversion solutions are used worldwide by thousands of GIS analysts at software,
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
Exprodat announces that it will be exhibiting at the Esri Petroleum GIS Conference in Houston, TX, between April 30th and May 2nd 2012. Visit booth 711 to see Team-GIS Unconventionals Analyst; an extension to ArcGIS for Desktop for use in unconventional shale and coal bed methane projects and Team-GIS Discovery; Exprodat’s new ArcGIS for Server
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
We tend to think of archaeology as a discipline for shovels and artifacts, but according to American Sentinel University, 3D modeling and geographic information systems (GIS) technology are helping professionals create precise maps and landscape features to more accurately conduct research.
