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Monday, October 3rd, 2011

PCI Geomatics – Lotus Partner in Taiwan

PCI Geomatics announces that it has appointed Lotus (H&R)  as its exclusive distributor for Taiwan. “We are pleased to be working exclusively with Lotus (H&R) for distribution of our Geomatica, GeoImaging Tools and GeoImaging Accelerator (GXL) products in the Taiwanese market,” said Brad Schmidt, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at PCI Geomatics. “Lotus (H&R) is led

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Marine GI From SeaZone – Reduces Price

SeaZone maintains a constant dialogue with its customers and many have asked if administration and data preparation fees can be removed for Charted Raster. We have now done just that!  From October 1, 2011 there will be no administration or data preparation fees for Charted Raster orders anywhere in the world. Single purchases can now be made for

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Designs Unveiled for Kuwait International Airport

Kuwait International Airport is planned to significantly increase capacity and establish a new regional air hub in the Gulf – the project’s strategic aims will be matched by a state-of-the-art terminal building, which will provide the highest levels of comfort for passengers and will set a new environmental benchmark for airport buildings. Its design is

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Avenza PDF Maps Wins IMTA’s ‘Best Use of New Technology & New Media’ Award

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 to Travel to Houston and Denver to Offer Applied Geodesy Training

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 Expands Oracle Delivery Format (ODF) Coverage to Over 80 Countries

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

NASA Leads Study of Unprecedented Arctic Ozone Loss

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

Using Models for Air Quality Assessment and Planning: A Guide

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

Google Earth Canada Launches Virtual Boreal Tour

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

Europe’s Largest Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant Comes Online

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