Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop, is pleased to announce that it has received the Best Use of New Technology & New Media Award at the International Map Trade Association (IMTA) Americas conference in Rancho Mirage, CA. Avenza won the award for
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Blue Marble Geographics (www.bluemarblegeo.com) announces two opportunities to attend their popular Applied Geodesy and Software Training in Houston on October 24th, and in Denver on November 3rd . The October training, in Houston, will be in conjunction with this year’s GITA Oil and Gas Conference at the Hilton Houston Westchase. The November training, in Denver,
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services, mobile advertising, and enterprise applications around the world announces the expansion of its Oracle Delivery Format to cover over 80 countries on six continents, enabling routing, geocoding and map display in Oracle Applications.
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
A NASA-led study has documented an unprecedented depletion of Earth’s protective ozone layer above the Arctic last winter and spring caused by an unusually prolonged period of extremely low temperatures in the stratosphere. The study, published online Sunday, Oct. 2, in the journal Nature, finds the amount of ozone destroyed in the Arctic in 2011
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Computer models are increasingly used for estimating air quality or forecasting changes in pollution levels. Various different models are currently used across Europe. The new FAIRMODE reference guide aims to make these models comparable, well documented and validated in order to achieve reliable results. Read More
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Canada’s boreal forest is the star of a new online showcase that provides a coast to coast interactive tour of the country’s ‘green halo’. Launched as part of Google Earth’s Outreach Canada project, with support from The Pew Environment Group, the tour lets anyone with an Internet connected computer hover over the vast northern forests and waterways to
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Andasol 3, the concentrated solar power plant built by a consortium of five German companies in the Spanish province of Granada, has been inaugurated. Solar Millennium holds inauguration ceremony for the Andasol 3 concentrated solar thermal power plant. Largest concentrated solar energy site on stream. Andasol concentrating solar power plants supply the electricity needs of half a
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Bombardier Transportation invites media representatives to a press conference at APTA EXPO 2011 where the global leader in rail solutions will be showcasing two of its most recent innovations in the field of urban mobility. Join us as Bombardier unveils its cutting-edge light rail vehicle (LRV) platform, for the North American market. This launch will
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
At the end of October a Soyuz will be launched from Europe’s Space Port in French Guiana for the first time, carrying into orbit the first pair of so-called IOV satellites. IOV stand for In-Orbit Validation: it’s the phase when the Galileo system will be assessed through tests using the operations of two experimental satellites
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
It is our privilege and honour to invite you to the FIG Working Week 2012 in Rome, Italy to be held from 6 – 10 May 2012. The FIG Working Week will be preceded by the 1st FIG Young Surveyors Conference in Rome 4-5 May 2012. The overall theme of the Working Week is “Knowing
