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Friday, August 26th, 2011

LizardTech Exhibits at GIS in the Rockies Conference

LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, will be exhibiting at next week’s 24th annual GIS in the Rockies Conference in Denver, Colo., in booth number 105.

Friday, August 26th, 2011

USGS Installs Sensors Along Atlantic Prior to Hurricane Irene’s Arrival

Hurricane response crews from the USGS have installed storm-surge sensors at key locations along the North Carolina coast in advance of Hurricane Irene. And now, they are actively consulting with federal and state partners about the need for similar equipment for other coastal areas including the Chesapeake Bay, the Delaware Bay, Long Island Sound and

Friday, August 26th, 2011

HP to Demonstrate Wide Format Printing Technology at Intergeo

HP announced today that it will showcase key products from its wide format digital inkjet printing portfolio at Intergeo 2011, Hall 7 Stand F31, 27-29 September, Nuremberg, Germany. HP will focus on its feature-rich HP Designjet printing technology which enables AEC, GIS, and MCAD professionals to perform more effectively, thanks to faster setup times, minimised manual

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Stronger Links Between Subsidies and Environmental Requirements Sought

The upcoming round of European Union Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform talks will include the Agriculture Commission (KLU) at the Federal Environment Agency. The Commission is calling for a “greening” of EU agricultural policy. Subsidies for the sector an annual 57 billion euros in public funding – are to be made more conditional on environmental

Friday, August 26th, 2011

GRIDA, Inc. and OpenGeo Come Together to Bring Geospatial Software to Korea

GRIDA, Inc. and OpenGeo have announced an agreement that will bring the OpenGeo Suite to Korea. GRIDA is known for providing geospatial software and solutions to users in the Korean market. This relationship allows GRIDA to expand its capabilities and offer clients solutions based on the OpenGeo Suite, a fully integrated open source geospatial platform.

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Become a Certified Radius Studio Practitioner with 1Spatial

 1Spatial is delighted to announce the launch of the Radius Studio Accreditation Programme to support customers in getting the most out of our flagship technology platform. The programme recognises that end users can be as important as the technology they are using. It provides a way for people to develop specialist knowledge and increase their understanding

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Launch of Consultation on Abolition of Inland Waterways Advisory Council

A consultation on the proposal to abolish the Inland Waterways Advisory Council (IWAC) has been launched today by Defra. The Government announced the intention to abolish IWAC in July last year as part of the Arms Length Bodies Review. IWAC was set up in 2007 by the Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act 2006 to advise

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Obayashi Signs Agreement with NEC and GRAPHISOFT to deliver “Smart BIM Cloud”

Obayashi Corporation announced that it has signed an agreement on the joint development of a BIM cloud-computing platform with NEC Corporation and GRAPHISOFT. The goal of the agreement is to provide technology leadership for Obayashi through integrated building information modeling workflows and company-wide BIM-based information sharing.

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Bluesky Aerial Photo Creates Map of Birmingham’s City Life

High resolution aerial photography is being used to create a new map of Birmingham. Supplied by aerial survey specialist Bluesky the digital imagery will be used to create a royalty free base map to support Interconnect Birmingham a project to raise the profile, image and identity of the city. It is hoped that the interactive

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Trimble’s GIS Data Collection Division Announces Two Hires

Trimble’s GIS Data Collection division is pleased to announce two key additions to the North American sales team. In the Northeast region, Bob Lenz will assume the role of Regional Sales Manager. In the Central US and Canada region, Tony Scott has accepted the role of Regional Sales Manager.