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Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

New Epson BrightLink Bundle Makes Tabletops Interactive for Educators

Epson introduced the BrightLink 455Wi-T, a bundle combining the Epson BrightLink 455Wi interactive projector and a table mount from Copernicus Education Products, to turn almost any tabletop into an interactive learning area. With the included table mount, the BrightLink 455Wi creates an interactive space up to 60-inches diagonal and allows for collaborative working environments or interactive lessons, while

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Valuing Nature’s Services Today Is An Investment In The Future

Countries around the world are embracing “payments for ecosystem services” (PES) as a verifiable approach to protecting biological diversity and mitigating climate change, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for the publication Vital Signs Online. PES are financial arrangements designed to protect the many benefits that are provided by the natural environment. They include

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Trimble’s Inpho 5.4 Software Features New Capabilities

Trimble announced the release of its Inpho 5.4 software suite. Inpho software is specifically engineered to meet the rigorous standards of digital photogrammetry and laser scanning data production. With the release, Trimble has significantly improved Inpho’s performance, workflow integration and result quality. The announcement was made today at Photogrammetric Week. The software release significantly improves the quality of

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Trimble’s New 80 Megapixel Aerial Camera Extends the Medium-Format Application Range

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today its 80 megapixel Trimble Aerial Camera (TAC 80MP), extending the range of applications for today’s medium-format aerial cameras. The announcement was made at Photogrammetric Week. With advanced features such as Trimble’s forward motion compensation (FMC) technology, the TAC 80MP allows aerial service providers to fly faster or increase ground sampling

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Microsoft UltraCam Customers Win in UltraCam Image Contest

The Microsoft UltraCam business unit today announced winners of its recently staged image contest. The competition invited UltraCam customers to submit their most impressive aerial photos, captured with any model of UltraCam, to be considered for judging, with the end goal of recognizing and publicizing the 12 best from among the submissions.

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

MAPPS Applauds Reintroduction of FLAIR Act in U.S. Senate

A bill to develop a current, accurate Federal cadastre to inventory all Federal real property has been introduced in the U.S. Senate, earning praise from MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms. The Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform (“FLAIR”) Act, S. 1153, was introduced June 7 by U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT)

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

RapidEye USA Awarded NGA Contract

RapidEye USA announced today that it has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). RapidEye is a leader in wide area, repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of satellites and advanced remote sensing-based services. “We’re pleased to be providing our imagery to NGA,” commented Clint Graumann,

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Intensive Training – The Forest Management Auditor of Tomorrow

Auditors, consultants, rural development project designers, NGOs, students, forest mangers and those interests in advance knowledge in the field of forest and carbon certification. Forest management auditing is evolving very quickly and auditors are required to be endowed with multiple capacities and expertise. An intensive course to prepare forest  management auditors  and a unique access to new

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Position Partners Joins Pointools Sales Partner Program in Australia

Position Partners Pty Ltd.  has joined the Pointools Partner Program in Australia. Pointools software streamlines scan-to-model workflows by enabling project teams to reference and reuse the largest point cloud models – the billions of measurement points taken by 3D laser scanners – inside the broadest range of applications. “Pointools provides an ideal solution for processing point

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

GeoEye – Platinum Sponsor of the 5th International Conference “Earth from Space”

At the conference, GeoEye executives will give keynote speeches addressing the latest developments in the remote sensing industry and the role of public-private partnerships in the development of national space programs.