Thursday, August 8th, 2013
European wind energy professionals gathered in Dublin, Ireland, recently to discuss innovative ways to meet renewable-energy demands using the Esri ArcGIS platform. Members of the Esri European Wind User Group shared how they apply ArcGIS maps, apps, and tools to offshore and onshore wind-farm development, planning, engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance.
Thursday, August 8th, 2013
More than 8 million square km of Russia is captured from space, starting from the second half of July as part of the information support of the agricultural sector of the country. Imaging is carried out by ScanEx Research & Development Center.
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
Blue Marble Geographics is teaming up with MundoGeo to offer a free Spanish language webinar entitled, Is Low-cost GIS Attainable for Everyone? The webinar, to be held on Tuesday, September 17th, 2013, will demonstrate how low-cost GIS is attainable through the use of Global Mapper, Blue Marble’s affordable GIS software. Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation,
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announces with is partner IAVO, the release of 3D FeatureXtract (3DFE). By calculating feature heights and outlines of overlapping satellite or aerial imagery, 3DFE can model 3D features in a 2D environment, and it does this without any need for specialized hardware.
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
Continuing its effort to connect desktop and mobile workflows in a seamless platform, Esri has released ArcPad 10.2. ArcPad is mobile mapping and field data collection software designed for GIS professionals. The new version of ArcPad improves synchronization with the ArcGIS platform and speeds data collection in the field with new automation options.
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
More Public Sector organisations than ever across England and Wales are improving service delivery and benefiting from cost efficiencies by accurately mapping their property assets. Ordnance Survey’s innovative geographic data, provided under the Public Sector Mapping Agreement (PSMA), is underpinning this vital work. Over 3,000 public sector organisations have now registered for the PSMA; a
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
The East African Rift is an area where two tectonic plates are moving apart, making it a region of high geological activity, home to a number of volcanoes.
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
Geoengineering, by definition, is any deliberate large-scale manipulation of the planetary environment to counteract human-caused climate change. As the planet continues to warm, the potential solutions offered by geoengineering are tempting, and several serious projects are actively being pursued. In the latest edition of the Worldwatch Institute’s (www.worldwatch.org) State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
MAPPS will host a special roundtable discussion of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) issues featuring key Congressional staff on Wednesday, August 14.
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
Intermap (TSX: IMP), (ITMSF:BB), a leading provider of geospatial solutions on-demand created from its uniform, high-resolution 3D digital models of the earth’s surface, today announced that the Company was awarded a US $3.5 million contract for an airborne radar mapping services solution.
