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Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Powys Become the 13th Welsh Authority to Select Aligned Assets

Gazetteer specialists Aligned Assets are pleased to announce Powys County Council as the latest customer of their Symphony Suite of gazetteer solutions. The Council, which covers a quarter of Wales in terms of area, has opted to use the advance gazetteer management system, Symphony iManage, for the management of their Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG),

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Maximize the Value of Your Raster Data Using FME

Prepare and share your raster data with ease. Find out how FME can help you convert raster data into the format that’s needed, and restructure it by clipping, mosaicking, tiling, reprojecting and more. You’ll also learn how to prepare raster data for delivery through a web map tile cache or by offering self-serve data access

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

SSTL Successfully Launches Two Further Earth Observation Satellites

SSTL’s NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X satellites were successfully launched today at 07:12:20 UTC onboard a Dnepr rocket from Yasny in southern Russia. The highly advanced Earth observation satellites will significantly boost African capabilities for natural resource management, as well as aid disaster relief through the Disaster Monitoring Constellation.

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Keynote Speakers to be Featured at 2011 GIS in Public Transportation Conference

URISA and the University of South Florida’s National Center for Transit Research at the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) are pleased to feature two keynote speakers for the 2011 GIS in Public Transportation Conference, which will take place at the Hilton Bayfront in St. Petersburg, Florida, September 13-15, 2011.

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

OpenGeo’s Chris Holmes a Keynote Speaker at ISDE7, the International Symposium on Digital Earth

Chris Holmes, President of OpenGeo is scheduled to present the keynote address at the seventh annualInternational Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE7). Mr. Holmes’ presentation, entitled “Building the Same Digital Earth – Spatial Data Infrastructure and Architectures of Participation,” will discuss how the sharing of geospatial information can be improved through the incorporation of open source

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

DMCii Expands Rapid 22m Satellite Imaging Service

With today’s launch of the NigeriaSat-X 22m multi-spectral Earth observation satellite, DMC International Imaging Ltd. (DMCii) gains a significant increase in capacity for its rapid response global commercial imaging service.

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

INTERGEO 2011 World-leading Networking Platform for Geoinformation Grows Again

Public bodies and businesses both need an increasing number of high-quality networked geoinformation systems and structures, says Professor Karl-Friedrich Thöne, President of the DVW (German Society for Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management), the host of the INTERGEO conference and trade fair being held from 27 to 29 September in Nuremberg. The INTERGEO trade fair, conference

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

SuperGeo to Release Facility Management System

Facility Management System, the web GIS system, developed by SuperGeo Technologies, enables users to navigate, edit, and manage facility information through the Internet anywhere and anytime. Cooperated with GIS technologies, this system assists users in integrating, managing, and analyzing the facilities in a certain region. The map service in Facility Management System supports to display

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Esri Expands Technical Certification Program

Two new technical certification examinations are now available from Esri. ArcGIS Desktop Developer Associate and Enterprise System Design Associate join the growing list of certifications that validate technical expertise in Esri’s desktop, developer, and enterprise software. The Esri Technical Certification Program recognizes individuals proficient in Esri technology. Certifications are awarded in different areas of expertise at both the Associate

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA Reports Q2 2011

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (KONGSBERG) today reported second quarter 2011. The company maintains a high level of activity, and the ongoing efficiency initiatives contribute to favorable profit trends. The backlog of orders remains stable at a high level.