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Thursday, October 18th, 2012

Blue Marble to Feature Global Energy Mapper at GITA Oil and Gas Pipeline Conference 2012

Blue Marble Geographics will be exhibiting at the GITA Oil & Gas Pipeline Conference in Houston the week of October 22nd, 2012 . Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation, visualization and conversion solutions are used worldwide by thousands of GIS analysts at software, oil and gas, mining, civil engineering, surveying, and technology companies, as well as governmental and

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

Learn to Create and Share Editable Web Maps Using the Esri ArcGIS System

You can now easily find, create, and share web maps using ArcGIS Online. To help you learn how, Esri will host the free live training seminar Creating Hosted Map Services with ArcGIS Online on October 25, 2012.

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

Lifelong Love of Maps Drives Mother of Three to Pursue Successful Career in GIS

You never forget your first love. When Shaylene Caffey was a little girl, one of her favorite things to do was get out the atlas and plan out her family’s road trips.

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

New App Lets Users Check Health of Waterways Anywhere in the U.S.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today launched a new app and website to help people find information on the condition of thousands of lakes, rivers and streams across the United States from their smart phone, tablet or desktop computer. Available at http://www.epa.gov/mywaterway, the How’s My Waterway app and website uses GPS technology or a user-entered zip

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

Last Frontier Historical Topographic Maps

The U.S. Geological Survey announces it is now possible to see the topography and geography of Alaska in an extensive set of topographic maps dating back to 1899. This recent addition to the Historical Topographic Map Collection provides a comprehensive landscape repository of our northernmost State and shows changes through time, providing essential clues critical in the understanding

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

Scientists Unveil Secrets of Our Seas

New facts about marine life enable scientists to locate some of the ocean’s most ecologically and biologically significant areas (EBSAs), in the planet’s most remote places.  At the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Hyderabad, India, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) calls on the international community to protect them.

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

Columbian Firm Aeroestudios Purchases an UltraCamLp

Aeroestudios S.A., an aerial mapping and surveying company based in Medellin, Colombia, has contracted with Microsoft UltraCam reseller GeoToolBox Ibérica S.L. (GTBi) to purchase an UltraCamLp photogrammetric digital aerial camera system. Aeroestudios completes cadastre work for a number of Columbian government entities and serves the domestic and international oil and mining industries.

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

Esri ELA Aligns with Ecopetrol Vision

Ecopetrol S.A., the national oil company in Colombia, acquired an Esri enterprise license agreement (ELA) to support its extensive operations. The ELA software program simplifies procurement of essential ArcGIS technology supporting Ecopetrol’s strategy and growth objectives. Esri is the world leader in GIS.

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

Astrium CEO François Auque Gives Eric Béranger and Evert Dudok New Roles

Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, is further accelerating its AGILE transformation plan by swapping roles for two of its three divisional chiefs. The move will make Astrium more competitive and enhance its technical and commercial capability in the satellite and space services markets.

Monday, October 15th, 2012

International Geodevelopment Platform Geoloqi Joins Esri

Esri, the world’s leader in geographic information systems, announced today that Geoloqi, a powerful platform for next-generation location-based services, will merge its staff and capabilities into Esri’s existing geospatial platform and launch a new Esri Research and Development Center in Portland, Oregon, where the company is headquartered. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.