Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
SpaceClaim, the market leader in direct modeling software that enables all engineers to work in 3D, today announced SpaceClaim Engineer 2011+, advancing concept modeling and model preparation tools while greatly enhancing robust manufacturing-focused capabilities. SpaceClaim has furthered its industrial-strength capabilities to scale from small engineering firms and job shops to global corporations, making it more
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Rasterex Software is the world leading provider of sophisticated software for raster editing and raster to vector conversion. RxSpotlight is the standalone application for Windows, while RxAutoImage is the complementary solution running directly inside AutoCAD. The license covers both alternatives, so it is up to the users to choose which of the two they prefer to install and use.
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
For the challenge of “Big Data,” few companies match Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (ICBC), one of the world’s largest banks. With 220 million customers and 600 million accounts, the bank processes 200 million transactions daily. To sift through gargantuan volumes of data, the bank relies on software from SAS, the leader in
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Esri Community Analyst lets you quickly analyze everything from crime patterns to consumer spending and then create maps and reports from your analyses in a few easy steps. To familiarize you with this simple-to-use online mapping application, Esri will host the live training seminar Introduction to Esri Community Analyst on August 25, 2011.
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Magnolia River and 3-GIS, Alabama-based GIS companies, have announced the Public Works Department in the City of Albany, Georgia will deploy Express Solution for the city’s Pavement Management Program. Magnolia River and partner 3-GIS have implemented 3-GIS’ Express Solution to track maintenance of the City of Albany’s street network as part of the Pavement Management
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Every year, AGI judges present a set of industry awards. This is just one of the ways in which AGI encourages best practice, innovation and maximum use of geographic information. It is also a great way for our members to get actively involved and be recognised for their efforts and achievements.
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Until now, three-dimensional measurement of buildings was time-consuming, expensive and error-prone. However, with the latest generation of 3-D laser scanners, data capture is easy, accurate and fast – at an affordable price. Entire buildings and their fixtures can now be completely and accurately translated into digital models. The new laser scanners capture up to one
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
The project was the brainchild of Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS), which two years ago went to Google Earth with a vision of turning “Street View” into a river view in the lush and precious Amazon Basin. “It is incredible; all those months of planning and then having this technology here,” FAS project leader Gabriel Ribenboim said.
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
More than 100 people walked under indoor artificial trees and on wooden boards mimicking forest trails with green plants alongside them and sounds of insects in the air, as they learned about Taiwan’s forests and nature conservation in a public exhibition at Huashan Creative Park in Taipei yesterday afternoon. In celebration of the Republic of China’s
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
A Chinese wind turbine maker and one of Europe’s biggest construction firms are considering setting up manufacturing plants in Ireland in order to develop offshore wind energy projects. XEMC, a state-owned Chinese firm, and Strabag, an Austrian/ German firm, are understood to be in discussions with IDA Ireland and the government about investment projects that could
