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Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Lyon-Turin: Environment Ministry Gives Bad Marks

A public enquiry on the “Turin Lyon” project is running until the beginning of March in France. The environmental organisations FRAPNA and FNE demanded its delay after the “Autorité environnementale conseil général de l’ Environnement et du Développement durable” (AE) stated that the project dossier contained major flaws. FRAPNA and FNE had previously approved “Lyon-Turin”.

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

TomTom Delivers Data in Esri’s File Geodatabase Format

TomTom today announces the availability of its MultiNet suite of map products in Esri’s file geodatabase format. As GIS datasets increase in size, TomTom is offering enterprise customers a data solution that improves versatility, optimizes performance and allows for customizable storage configuration. Large TomTom datasets may now be consumed directly by Esri applications in a file geodatabase

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

India’s Dept of Space Wants S-band Kept Out of Telecom Policy

The Department of Space has raised concerns about the new telecom policy and wants spectrum in the S band kept aside for satellite-based services. In a communication to the Department of Telecom, the space department has said that the policy should promote satellite- based broadband services wherever terrestrial solutions are not feasible. Read More

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

SMBs in Philippines Told to Prioritize Disaster Preparedness

IT solutions company Symantec urged small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the country to make disaster preparedness as one of their top priorities. Citing Symantec’s 2011 SMB Disaster Preparedness Survey in the Philippines, the study showed SMBs are not making disaster preparedness a priority until they experience a disaster or data loss. Luichi Robles, senior country manager

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Sarawak’s Forests Under Pressure

A Netherlands-based environmental organization, Wetlands International, is charging in a new report that Malaysia is destroying its tropical rainforest at a rate three times faster than the rest of Asia combined, particularly in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak, with the expectation that “expansion of oil palm plantations may lead to the complete loss of

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Esri Press Publishes Collection of Geospatial Lessons for Universities

SpatiaLABS from Esri Press are independent computer lab activities that introduce, enhance, and reinforce spatial reasoning and analytic skills that apply to a variety of disciplines. Students working with SpatiaLABS use mapping technology and visualization tools, including Esri’s ArcGIS software, to solve real-world problems.

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Administration Requests an Increase for USGS in FY 2013

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) request for FY 2013 is $1.1 billion, a $34.5 million increase over FY 2012. At a 14 February budget briefing, USGS Director Marcia McNutt explained the difficult choices that were made in the tight budget environment, noting that targeted decreases were necessary to make room for priorities, which include programs

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

URISA Invites Comments on the Geospatial Management Competency Model

URISA invites experienced geospatial professionals of all kinds – particularly those with management experience – to review and comment on a draft Geospatial Management Competency Model (GMCM). Reviews by GIS professionals, professional surveyors, photogrammetrists and remote sensing scientists, programmers and application developers who specialize in geospatial applications, educators with specialized expertise in Geographic Information Science

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Twelve Percent of Marine Species in Tropical Eastern Pacific Threatened

Twelve percent of marine species surveyed in the Gulf of California, the coasts of Panama and Costa Rica and the five offshore oceanic islands and archipelagos in the tropical eastern Pacific are threatened with extinction, according to a study by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and its partners. Main threats to the region’s

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Optech Announces Keynote Speaker for 6th International Terrestrial Laser Scanning User Meeting

Optech Incorporated, the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce that Mr. James Kavanagh will be the keynote speaker at its 6th International Terrestrial Laser Scanning User Meeting. Mr. Kavanagh will bring his unique perspective to a broad range of issues that affect users of static and mobile