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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

New RealDraw 5 – Vector to Raster

Real-Draw seamlessly combines vector tools with the rich look of pixel based images and innovative natural paint techniques into a single graphics editor. Version 5 will change the way you think about vector and bitmap graphic once again with natural paint styles, liquid shape and other innovations that you had not seen elsewhere. Read More

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Faster Satellite Data for More GMES Users

Broader and improved access to satellite data is boosting the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme. The aim of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme is to provide accurate, timely and easily accessible information. This will improve the management of the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change and support

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Environment Systems Wins Contract for Remote Sensing Study of Georgia Rangelands

Environment Systems has won a contract to carry out a study of the condition of the Georgia Rangelands using satellite imagery and its own established remote sensing expertise. The study is being undertaken under the Alliances Programme run by Mercy Corps and funded by the the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The programme is

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Key Role for HCA in Government Plans for UK Land

The Homes and Communities Agency will have a key role to play in Government plans to release enough public land to build up to 100,000 new homes by 2015, the Agency’s chief executive Pat Ritchie said today. Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced that four central Government departments – Health, Defence, DEFRA and Transport – have

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Cadenza for Spatial Data

Cadenza is a platform for comprehensive reporting and analysis of factual and spatial data. Using Cadenza, all users can search for, analyse and visualise all kinds of data. Cadenza is not just a ready to use software product, but also serves as an integration framework for specific applications: Additional components can be easily integrated. Cadenza

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Efficient Transport Needed for a Cleaner Mexican Environment

Policies for higher fuel efficiency in vehicles could contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of transportation, which is responsible for 23 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, according to experts at a meeting in the Mexican capital. Mexico emits some 709 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year, of which 60

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Government Launches Yona Park Rehabilitation Project

The rehabilitation project of the Yona National Park will be launched this Tuesday, in Namibe City, in an initiative of the Environment Ministry, in partnership with Namibe Province Province. According to a press note from the Namibe government, the project will start with an international expedition to the park, a committee that will be made up

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Brisbane Disaster Centre Speeds Up Reaction Times with Océ ColorWave Printer

Brisbane City Council’s Local Disaster Coordination Centre (LDCC), which is activated to respond to disasters such as floods and severe storms in the Brisbane area, is now better equipped after upgrading its printing services with a wide format Océ ColorWave 600. The Océ ColorWave 600 will enable an anticipated tenfold speed increase over existing resources in

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

First Russian Low Power Glonass+GPS Chipsets Coming – 2012

Geostar Navigation, a Moscow-based producer of navigation receivers for telematic services, will start mass production of a new GLONASS+GPS chipset as early as next spring. The announcement, reported by news agency RIA Novosti, was made at a press conference on Monday by NIS GLONASS General Manager Alexander Gurko. The low power chipset, named GeoC-3, will

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Matrox Mura MPX Series Redefines the Future of Video Wall Management

Available as a free download, MuraControl for iPad transforms your iPad into a touch-panel interface capable of remotely managing your Matrox Mura MPX-powered video wall and all the feeds being displayed thereon. MuraControl, Matrox’s first app for iPad, replicates the video wall on the iPad screen so that users can intuitively drag, drop, and tap