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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Call for Papers – 3D GeoInfo Conference 2012

We invite you to join us in the beautiful City of Quebec, Canada on May 16th and 17th 2012 for the 7th edition of the 3D GeoInfo international conference co-organized by the Geomatics Department – Laval University and the GEOIDE Network. 3D GeoInfo 2012 is part of the Global Geospatial Conference 2012, an important joint

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Geoimage Becomes the Only Authorised Reseller of ALOS Imagery in Australia

Geoimage is thrilled to announce that they have cemented the relationship with PASCO Corporation, the Japanese distributor of ALOS satellite imagery, by signing up as the only authorised reseller of this popular, high resolution and low cost dataset in the wider Australia  region.  Wayne Middleton, CEO of Geoimage says: “We are a specialised spatial business and

Monday, October 31st, 2011

SolarWorld Solar Panels Ready to Power Center Modeling World Advance in Sustainable Building

SolarWorld authorized installer Energy Independent Solutions has completed installation of 125 kilowatts worth of 250-watt Sunmodule solar panels – three-quarters on the roof, a quarter on the ground – to power the new, three-story educational, research and administrative center on the 118-year-old Phipps campus. Combined with energy efficiencies, solar hot water, natural light capture, and geothermal

Monday, October 31st, 2011

AIR Worldwide Launches Multiple Peril Crop Insurance Model for China

Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) released the industry’s first Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) Model for China. The new model provides a fully probabilistic approach for determining the likelihood of losses to the country’s major crops: corn, cotton, rapeseed, rice, soybeans, and wheat. The model captures the significant effects that weather-related perils have

Monday, October 31st, 2011

ITT Exelis Begins Operations as a Publicly Traded Company

A leader in networked communications, sensing and surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, navigation, air traffic solutions and information systems, Exelis also enjoys growing positions in cyber security, composite aerostructures, and logistics and technical services. Legacy core strengths include tactical radios, night vision and soldier-protection systems that continue to evolve and serve the warfighter. Non-technical users may

Monday, October 31st, 2011

As Global Population Surpasses 7 Billion, Two Clear Strategies for a Sustainable Future

As the global population surpasses 7 billion people sometime around the end of October, addressing the challenges associated with a still-growing world population will require a two-pronged response, according to experts with the Worldwatch Institute. The combined measures of empowering women to make their own decisions about childbearing and significantly reducing global consumption of energy

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Esri’s New Video Highlights Forestry among the Many Occupations that Use GIS Technology

The latest addition to the Esri education community’s GIS Careers Video series features GIS analyst and forester Chris Ferner. The video highlights Ferner’s work as she discusses the benefits of using GIS and related technologies in her position with the Colorado State Forest Service.

Monday, October 31st, 2011

NDrive Navigation App Powered by NAVTEQ Map Now Launched in Russia

NAVTEQ is supplying the map data and additional content such as 3D Landmarks to power the NDrive navigation application for smartphones which has recently been launched in Russia. 

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Fugro Awarded Mareano Survey Contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service

Fugro OSAE GmbH has been awarded a € 2.3 million hydrographic survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). The survey is part of the MAREANO project and will encompass an area over 12,000km² in the Barents Sea. The area is located 200km offshore in the northern-most part of Norway, near the Russian border, in water

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Expectations Help Policy Makers in the Choice of Technology

Policy makers who want to encourage the introduction of new, sustainable technologies by means of grants should investigate whether the expectations about the new technology are unequivocal. Consensus from the various parties involved about the future potential of a new technology is, namely, a good indicator for determining if the technology is ready for large-scale