Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
SuperGeo Technologies announced that SuperPad 3.1 is adopted by Fintel Engineering S.r.l. to assist the government institutes in achieving equal land distribution and sustainable land management in Italy. With over 15 years of proven experiences in providing software value-added services, Fintel Engineering S.r.l. is the professional GIS solution provider, offering the most appropriate responses to
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) has incorporated URISA’s Geospatial Management Competency Model (GMCM) in its Competency Model Clearinghouse (http://www.careeronestop.org/competencymodel/). This endorsement follows a year-long effort to draft the GMCM by a task force of 18 contributors and a public review process that attracted 100 comments. Of the 20 industries that
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has appointed both Lew Leinenweber and Bart de Lathouwer to the position of Director, Interoperability Programs. These are key technical positions in the OGC Interoperability Program.
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
Blue Marble Geographics will be exhibiting at the ISPRS Conference in Melbourne, Australia from August 26th -31st, 2012. Come and visit Booth 27B to see first-hand the latest enhancements found in Blue Marble Desktop v2.5 and Global Mapper v13.2. Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation and conversion solutions are used worldwide by thousands of GIS analysts
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that its Correlator3D product is now capable of producing ultra large mosaics with no limit to the number of images and simultaneous multi-user editing. Leveraging on the profound mosaic expertise from previous generations, this new technology provides what the industry has been looking
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
A powerful new flood preparedness tool that will help emergency managers protect lives and property in the flood-prone Sweetwater Creek area was unveiled in a ceremony today on the banks of the creek at Austell’s Legion Regional Park. Developed by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Georgia Water Science Center, the interactive web-based tool, called
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
URISA is pleased to announce the recipients of 2012 URISA Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards. Since 1980, URISA’s ESIG Awards have recognized exceptional achievements in the application of information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services. URISA congratulates all of the participants in the 2012 Exemplary Systems in Government Award
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) announced the formation of a new OGC Energy & Utilities Domain Working Group (E&U DWG) to address geospatial interoperability challenges in the international energy and utility domains.
Monday, August 20th, 2012
Esri, PCI Geomatics, MDA, and RapidEye today announced their new Natural Resources Imagery Grant Program. The grant program will provide software, data, and training for detecting and analyzing land-cover change through the combined use of geographic information system (GIS), image processing, and remote-sensing technologies.
Saturday, August 18th, 2012
In light of swiftly changing technical landscapes and increasing uses of social networking, the USGS is exploring a new approach to the volunteer program, and is launching a project to test options for volunteer participation in providing data to The National Map.The project involves mapping man-made structures and facilities, such as schools and fire stations,
