Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
The secret is out and making Russia proud: pop culture and geek tech icon Apple has picked Russia’s Glonass navigation system to run alongside GPS in its iPhone 4S models. The news was not exactly hidden by the California-based firm. A scan through the iPhone “specs” page on the Apple website shows Glonass sitting conspicuously
Friday, October 21st, 2011
Aeodan was named the overall winner of the GMES Masters 2011 (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) prize with its Earthwatchers application submission, a product that was developed for the DeforestACTION project. With this application, Geodan aims to help monitor deforestation in Borneo in order to preserve and protect the habitat of the orangutan. In
Friday, October 21st, 2011
Bringing easy large format printing and the instant sharing of plans to design professionals wherever they work, HP today unveiled a new HP ePrint & Share mobile application for the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. HP ePrint & Share is a printing and sharing tool that allows designers in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC)
Friday, October 21st, 2011
Blom Romania S.R.L has signed a contract with the Romanian national water authority, to develop plans for the prevention, protection and flood mitigation effects in the Ialomita, Calmatui and Mostistea river basins in Romania. The total area of these basins measure some 13,776 sq km, or approximately 5% of the total surface of Romania. The
Friday, October 21st, 2011
As we prepare for a future yet unwritten, a cascade of uncertainty presents itself – the future structure of our society and economies is uncertain; the environmental changes that may result are uncertain; and how we might react or adapt to such environmental changes is also uncertain. Against the backdrop of these and many other
Friday, October 21st, 2011
Scientists with NASA’s Operation IceBridge airborne research campaign began the mission’s third year of surveys this week over the changing ice of Antarctica. Researchers are flying a suite of scientific instruments on two planes from a base of operations in Punta Arenas, Chile: a DC-8 operated by NASA and a Gulfstream V (G-V) operated by
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
CartoPac International, Inc., a global provider of leading GIS enterprise solutions for field asset management, today announced Jumpstart, a rapid deployment platform combining tools, expertise, and methodologies, to accelerate implementation of a mobile enterprise GIS platform for pipeline and related assets. Designed to help Oil & Gas companies innovate and reinvent quickly, Jumpstart sets a new
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
VERIPOS has extended its Asia Pacific operations with the opening of a branch office in Australia, in April. The facility is based in Perth and will provide sales and support for both Australia and New Zealand. Bernard He has been appointed as Veripos Country Manager – Australia. With the establishment of a workshop and dedicated training
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
In an update to the handset’s published specifications, Apple added GLONASS capability to Assisted GPS and cellular location finding, reports Russian website iPhones.ru. The site noted that the iPhone 4S may be using a new Broadcom chipset to communicate with the satellite location system. Although Russia’s GLONASS is not as accurate as its U.S. counterpart,
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
AVEVA announced PDS Protek AS, has made a strategic investment in AVEVA PDMS which will be used as the company’s preferred engineering design tool for work within the oil & gas industry. Based in Haugesund, Norway, PDS Protek offers in-house engineering and consultancy services to the oil & gas industry including Mechanical, Piping and Structural disciplines. AVEVA PDMS has become a de-facto industry
