Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
The first European Conference on GeoDesign will be held together with the 13th annual International Conference on Information Technology in Landscape Architecture at Anhalt University in Bernburg and Dessau, Germany from 31 May – 2 June 2012. According to Ervin (2011) Geodesign projects leverage the powers of digital computing and communications technologies to foster collaborative, information-based environmental design,
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Today, Esri released the second portion of its Census 2010 data that combines the PL94-171 file and variables from Summary File 1 (SF-1) into a single database. Demographic categories include population, age, race and ethnicity, household type, household size, family, housing, and mortgage status.
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Virtual Geographic Environments, from Esri Press, is a collection of key papers written by leading members of the geospatial community that examines the relationship between GIS and virtual geographic environments (VGE). Edited by professors Hui Lin and Michael Batty, the book is organized into five sections, beginning with a primer on VGEs and followed by
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
OpenGeo, the open source technology leader behind the OpenGeo Suite, has announced changes to senior management in anticipation of significant growth. Drawing from its pool of talented employees, OpenGeo has named geospatial veteran Eddie Pickle as Chief Operating Officer, Tim Schaub as Chief Technology Officer, Ken Bossung as Senior Vice President, and Alyssa Wright as
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
The Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre (COSMC) launched a new version of its Geoportal system http://geoportal.cuzk.cz using Intergraph’s GeoMedia SDI suite. By doing so, the Office becomes one of the first national mapping agencies to fulfil its obligations arising from the INSPIRE Directive of European Parliament.
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Giant “Mountain Chicken” frogs, the 25 million bird island, and a rainforest the size of Portugal are increasingly threatened by the impacts of climate change and in need of greater protection, according to a new report published by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY), a leading source of geospatial information and insight, announced today results for its fiscal third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. “While results for the third quarter were below our expectations, our core business continues to be strong,” said Matt O’Connell, GeoEye’s chief executive officer and president. “We renewed our Service Level
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
A project to reconstruct a Russian Orthodox Church located in the Czech Republic has deployed state of the art 3D laser scanning technology to quickly and accurately measure existing conditions; slashing survey times and costs. Local survey company, BW Precision Systems, in co-operation with design office Medika Projekt Karlovy Vary, first used a FARO Focus
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
The global insurance major AXA is looking to the high seas for higher growth and margins from its Middle East operations. The insurer has identified underwriting marine-related risks as offering optimum prospects in the medium term. To this end, a new risk management service for marine cargo services in the region is being rolled out. It will
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Surface models are frequently used for many applications in geosciences. Models with different scales, variety of data sources, alternative construction approaches and data representations are examples of research issues related to this field. One shared aim is to achieve quality models that satisfy the required needs while remaining efficient. Moreover, controlling data integrity and coherence is
