Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
Milton Rural Landcare – a group of residents and landholders in Milton, Australia, that enhances the sustainability of farms in the region – has selected Intergraph®’s geospatial software to improve overall land management. The organization is using Intergraph’s GeoMedia® for the tracking and management of existing infrastructure and natural resources, as well as for securing
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) established the GIS Hall of Fame in 2005 to recognize and honor the most esteemed leaders of the geospatial community. To be considered for the GIS Hall of Fame, an individual’s or an organization’s record of contribution to the advancement of the industry demonstrates creative thinking and
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
SuperGIS Server 3.1 Value Edition, developed by SuperGeo, supports the integration with OpenStreetMap. As a comprehensive and server-based GIS, SuperGIS Server 3.1 allows organizations to create, manage, integrate, and publish a variety of spatial services. The spatial data in all types as well as GIS functions therefore can be applied to desktop, mobile, and web
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
