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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

MDA Information Systems, Inc. Welcomes Principal Scientist of Human Geography

MDA Information Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce and welcome Dr. Denise D. Royle as Principal Scientist of Human Geography. Denise will be responsible for developing innovative and efficient geospatial solutions to address challenging defense and intelligence community issues. Denise joins MDA Information Systems, Inc. with nearly twenty years of expertise in analyzing and interpreting

Monday, January 30th, 2012

NAVTEQ Leads Collaboration To Provide Cutting-Edge Solutions To Praxair

NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, today announced that in collaboration with Planifi-K they are providing cutting-edge solutions for fleet transportation and distribution to Praxair, the largest industrial gas firm in North America and the largest supplier of helium and

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Finance For Biodiversity is a “New Face for Capitalism”

“Conserving the planet’s species and habitats is central to sustainable developmentyet the global decline in biodiversity is accelerating,” says UN Secretary General, Ban-Ki Moon. “The United Nations decade on biodiversity is an opportunity to reverse this trend, under the theme living in harmony with nature.” From 6-9 March 2012, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Governments of

Monday, January 30th, 2012

A Birdseye View Of Biodiversity In 3D

Over three miles above the Peruvian rainforest, a team of scientists crammed themselves into a small research aircraft along with a laser-emitting device known as a Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging). The Lidar was used to bounce laser beams off the lush green canopy below at a rate of 400,000 times per second, allowing the

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Streaming 3D Point Clouds in the Web with HTML5-WebGL

With HTML5 & WebGL it is possible to render 3D content directly in the Web browser without the need for Plugins or Applets. A  demonstrator has been put online by the GIScience Research Group (http://giscience.uni-hd.de) at the University of Heidelberg, that shows how to stream large point clouds that have been derived from laser scanning

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Growing the EU’s Online Economy

Proposals to encourage more online commerce would make it easier to shop on the Internet across the EU – contributing to economic growth and job creation. Electronic commerce offers many potential benefits for consumers and businesses: lower prices, increased access to goods, development of innovative services and creation of new jobs.

Monday, January 30th, 2012

World’s Largest Atlas Makes Aylesbury Mum a Record Breaker

AN Aylesbury mum has appeared in the Guinness Book of Records after having a hand in creating the world’s biggest atlas. Leanne Kelman, 38, of Hambledon Close, is just one of 88 cartographers worldwide to have been involved in the record-breaking project to create the Earth Platinum map, published last week. Read More

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Cadastral Map Will Give Costa Rica’s Property Owners and Buyers More Security

A new way to identify properties around the country through a cadastral map is the aim of the Registro Nacional (National Register) by implementing a real estate certificate, that includes a two dimensional aerial view of the land or property, detailed information of the area and location and legal information. The process of the cadastral map

Monday, January 30th, 2012

IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition

What is unique about travelling to congresses is having exclusive tours of local facilities. These on-site visits also give you a chance to do in-depth networking with like-minded professionals. There are four tours available for Friday 21 September.

Monday, January 30th, 2012

FIG Working Week 6-10 May 2012 in Rome, Italy – Register now

Don’t miss the beautiful city of Rome. The registration for the FIG Working Week has now opened. Please note that until 21 February 2012 you can register at the Early Bird rate. The registration fee includes participation in the General Assembly (6 and 10 May), three conference days (7-9 May) lunches, coffees, exhibition and an extraordinary welcoming