Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Around 1000 experts and users of geospatial technologies will gather together at Sul America Convention Center, Rio de Janeiro from August 15 – 17, 2012 to discuss, deliberate and evolve ways to create actionable knowledge for sustainable development at Latin America Geospatial Forum 2012. The conference is being organized by Geospatial Media and Communications, which is a leading geospatial
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Now it is possible to order RADARSAT-2 SAR images in detailed spotlight mode SPOTLIGHT A at the spatial resolution of 1 meter. The advantage of the RADARSAT-2 image with meter resolution is the big scene size. Its area covers 144 sq.km (18×18 km), which exceeds the size of scenes, received from other satellites with similar
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Registration has begun for the 2012 Esri Developer Summit (DevSummit), which will take place March 26–29 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The summit offers a unique opportunity to get advice from Esri software architects, network with peers, and learn about the latest developments in GIS technology.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
URISA is pleased to announce its milestone 50th year of fostering education and professional connections at its annual conference. GIS-Pro 2012: URISA’s 50th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals will take place September 30 to October 4, 2012 in Portland, Oregon.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Safe Software, the pioneering global leader in the spatial data transformation technology market, announced today the new release of its flagship product, FME 2012. This release of FME Desktop and FME Server introduces new tools for overcoming data challenges so that data can be used and shared precisely where, when and how it’s needed.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced the release of a free GeoViewer application for iPad designed to view geospatial imagery and vector overlays. The free GeoViewer application enables users to view data stored on the iPad. GeoViewer supports MrSID® and JPEG 2000 formats, and includes measurement functionality as
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
During 2011 AeroGRID customers bought aerial data from 27 different countries. The selection of imagery supplied was diverse and from all over the world including Mexico, Brazil, Iceland, Serbia, Uganda, the Philippines and New Zealand. At the same time the number of countries for which significant aerial data coverage access has been located has increased
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Global use of hydropower increased more than 5 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to new research published by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication. Hydropower use reached a record 3,427 terawatt-hours, or about 16.1 percent of global electricity consumption, by the end of 2010, continuing the rapid rate of increase experienced
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
URISA is pleased to announce the new members of its Vanguard Cabinet. The Vanguard Cabinet (VC) is a URISA initiative to engage young GIS practitioners, increase their numbers in the organization, and better understand the concerns facing these future leaders of the GIS community. The VC is an advisory board made up of URISA young
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
“We face new challenges every day: climate change, the loss of ecosystems, pollution, the flow of trade and all of their environmental impacts,” said Martín Gutiérrez Lacayo, 2012 chairman of the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), as part of a video message to the citizens of Canada, Mexico
