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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Selwyn Expands Airborne Geophysical Survey for Nova Scotia Properties

As part of the initial surveys, Selwyn undertook a 19 kilometre flight-line test grid flown over the Northeast zone of the ScoZinc deposit in the Gays River district. Preliminary modelling of the data for the test flights over the Northeast deposit at ScoZinc have defined a geophysical signature for the deposit. With these positive results

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Intermap Technologies Reports 2011 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results

“In 2011, Intermap’s strategy of refocusing the company through significant reductions in infrastructure costs and a new approach to how we develop, price, market and sell our products and services, has begun to pay off. We returned to year-over-year growth and we believe Intermap is positioned for positive earnings in the future.” said Todd Oseth,

Monday, March 12th, 2012

GeoEye Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Earnings Results

GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY), a leading source of geospatial information and insight, announced today results for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2011.

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Brian Raber Selected to Fill Vacancy on MAPPS Board of Directors

Richard W. “Dick” McDonald, CP, PLS, (T3 Global Technologies, Bridgeville, PA), the President of MAPPS, has announced the selection of Brian R. Raber CMS, GISP, GLS, of Merrick & Company, Aurora, CO to the position of director on the MAPPS Board of Directors.  

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Cadcorp Fire Conference Hits the Spot by Focussing on GIS for Resilience and Efficiency

Chief Fire Officer, James Courtney of South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (SYFR) welcomed attendees to the 2012 Cadcorp Fire Conference, held at the brigade’s HQ in Sheffield on 6th March. He drew particular attention to the part being played by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at a time when fire services are being asked to do

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Bluesky Maps the Solar Power Potential of 500,000 Homes

Aerial mapping company Bluesky has assessed the solar power potential of more 500,000 properties in the UK. This significant milestone has been reached within a year of the launch of Bluesky’s innovative service which provides independent assessment of the potential power generation from solar panel installations on property roofs. Bluesky has developed a unique, highly

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Enhancing Innovation and the Delivery of Research in EU Agriculture

In his opening speech to the Conference EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Dacian Cioloș stated: “Fostering research, knowledge transfer and innovation in the agricultural sector is vital for improving productivity, sustainability and competitiveness. Today I would like to issue a general call for action on the question of agricultural research and innovation – a

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Geoportal.DE Activated at the CeBIT

The Geoportal.DE has been established through the federal and state governments by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) (Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy) as the common information and communication platform of the GDI-DE in the internet. Federal Minister Dr. Friedrich stressed that “Geodata have become a guarantor and engine of our knowledge society. There is

Monday, March 12th, 2012

New Teradata Platform Reshapes Business Intelligence Industry

Teradata announced the immediate availability of the Teradata Active Enterprise Data Warehouse Platform 6690 (Teradata Active EDW), which offers the newest generation of hybrid storage that further enhances the data warehouse’s capability to help companies make the best decisions possible.

Monday, March 12th, 2012

The SeamountOnline Portal

Seamounts are considered as hotspots of marine biodiversity but remain poorly known. Component of the Global Census of Marine Life on Seamounts, the SeamountsOnline gathers data on species that have been observed or collected from seamounts and makes them freely-available online. You may search either a given taxon (all metazoan species are considered) or a