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Sunday, November 13th, 2011

FleetMatics Releases Industry Benchmarks

FleetMatics, a leading global provider of fleet management solutions for commercial fleet vehicles, announced today the latest release of its GPS software solution for tracking and performance management of mobile assets. The FleetMatics 8.5 GPS Vehicle Tracking System offers new features such as Industry Benchmarks, believed to be an industry first, and Speed Limits. Read

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Indian 3D Mapping Project to be Functional This Month

Delhi Government is all set to implement an ambitious IT project this month under which 3D images of all over-ground and underground utilities like telephone lines, power cables, water and sewer lines and roads have been made available on a single portal to facilitate better urban planning and governance. The portal is ready for launch after

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Geocent Joins the OpenGeo Partner Network

Geocent, a leading IT and Engineering Support company, and OpenGeo, the open source technology leader behind the OpenGeo Suite, today announced a reseller agreement that will bring the OpenGeo Suite Enterprise Edition to the Gulf South.

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Bentley Announces Winners of 2011 Be Inspired Awards

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced the winners of the 2011 Be Inspired Awards. The awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving the world’s infrastructure. They were presented last night at a gala dinner during the annual Be Inspired: Thought Leadership in

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Project Parsec for AutoCAD Map 3D 2012

Project Parsec for AutoCAD Map 3D 2012 software provides functionality that enables users to import and map GIS geometries and attributes to AutoCAD Map 3D industry models from SDF, SQLite, and Esri SHP and geodatabase files, as well as Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle databases. By integrating CAD and GIS data in an industry-specific data model (for example, electric, water, wastewater,

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Laos Issues its First Communal Forest Land Titles

In recent landmark developments, Lao PDR issued its first communal forest land titles on an NGO development project site. A workshop titled “Workshop on communal land titling: The case of Sangthong District” was held on October 6, 2011 to explore the background, lessons learnt from the case studies, and how best to move forward with

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Digimap for Schools Celebrates its First Birthday with Mystery Maps

The new monthly mystery map challenge aims to encourage teachers and pupils to discuss geographical features and identify the mystery location.  Teachers and pupils can post their answers to the location of the mystery map on the Digimap for Schools blog and get the answers on Twitter. 

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

MAPPS to Announce Winners of 5th Annual Geospatial Awards Nov. 15

MAPPS will announce the winners of the 5th Annual Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards competition on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel, Herndon, VA. The awards ceremony is sponsored by T3 Global Strategies. The awards ceremony is a part of the MAPPS Fall Policy Conference and in conjunction with

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Geocent to Distribute OpenGeo Suite in the Gulf South

OpenGeo is well known for its contributions and leadership in the development and evolution of powerful open source geospatial technologies. The OpenGeo Suite offers a fully integrated open source geospatial platform for serving maps and data through web applications, mobile devices, and desktop clients.

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Blom Signs Contracts For Urban Heating Infrastructure Projects

Blom Romania S.R.L, the Romanian subsidiary of Blom ASA, has been awarded two new contracts with Valcea County Council and Iasi City Town to provide technical assistance for urban heating infrastructure projects. The expected value of these agreements is approximately €1.5mill and both projects will commence in autumn 2011.