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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

AAM Purchases SimActive’s Software for DSM Generation

 SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that AAM has purchased Correlator3D for the generation of digital surface models (DSM). The transaction was brokered by Credent Technology Asia Pte Ltd., SimActive’s partner in South East Asia and Australia. “An important factor for us is to produce DSM as fast as possible

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

CryoSat Rocking and Rolling

ESA’s ice satellite is rolling left and right in orbit to help it continue its precise measurements of the vast ice sheets that blanket Greenland and Antarctica. Since its launch 18 months ago, CryoSat-2 has been collecting data to improve our understanding of the relationship between ice and climate.Just this year, the first map of Arctic

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

LizardTech Launches GeoExpress 8.5 at the GEOINT 2011 Symposium

 LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, is releasing version 8.5 of its GeoExpress software this week at the GEOINT 2011 Symposium in San Antonio, Texas where the company is exhibiting in booth #263. This upgraded version of GeoExpress, which allows geospatial professionals to compress and manipulate satellite and aerial imagery, offers exciting new

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Esri to Host First International Geospatial Geocoding Conference

The University of Southern California, Esri, NAVTEQ, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are launching the first International Geospatial Geocoding Conference, to be held December 6–7, 2011. The conference will be held in the state-of-the-art Esri Conference Center in Redlands, California.

Monday, October 17th, 2011

CIM PACA Design Platform Now Equipped With Docea Aceplorer Licenses

Docea Power, the design-for-low-power company that delivers software solutions for power and thermal analysis at the architectural level, and CIM PACA (PACA Integrated MicroElectronics Center of the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region), a collaborative R&D platform in the field of communicating integrated system design, today announced they will offer its members access to Docea’s Aceplorer

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Combining Remote Sensing Technology with Water and Soil Conservation techniques

Satellite data plus conservation equals better crop yields Combining remote sensing technology with water and soil conservation techniques can help raise crop yields in South Asia, scientists have reported. Satellite data can help identify specific problems. Read More

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Seven Teams to Verify Mining Data

Shah commission members on Saturday constituted seven teams, which will visit 90 operational and 39 non-operational mines from Monday onwards to verify the data collected so far. Commission member U V Singh is likely to arrive in Goa on Sunday and will assist the teams in verifying the data collected from the initial survey conducted

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

EU Outlines Plan to Reform CAP Farm Payments

U Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos has published his proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and set a target of introducing them by 2019. Read More

Saturday, October 15th, 2011

Google MapsGL Ushers in 3D Mapping

Google has launched its Google MapsGL experiment to test 3D map rendering to its popular application. Check it out in Chrome and Firefox using new browser versions and graphics cards. Read More

Saturday, October 15th, 2011

Province Releases Wetland Conservation Policy

The province is conserving Nova Scotia’s wetlands through a new policy, released today, Oct. 14. “Nova Scotians have told us they want to protect our natural environment,” said Environment Minister Sterling Belliveau. “Our wetland policy ensures we are taking steps to conserve these important ecosystems in our watersheds. Wetlands provide critical habitats for fish and