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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

GeoEye Reports Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Results

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

Pointools Software 3D Models Reconstruction of Russian Orthodox Church

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

AXA Begins Marine Risk Management Service

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

GIS Ostrava 2012 – Surface Models for Geosciences

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

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