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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Scientists Pinpoint Sources of Four Major International Rivers

Chinese scientists have pinpointed the sources of four major rivers that flow through China and south Asia, and measured their lengths and size of drainage basins, information that will prove to be invaluable for future environmental research. The information about the Brahmaputra, Indus, Salween and Irrawaddy rivers was a result of expeditions and satellite photograph analysis

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Computer Science Major Builds Aerial Drone

The rising senior at Bucknell University started out putting together model airplanes when he was a child but later became more interested in the technology that makes them work. This summer, Urban, a computer science major from New Jersey, has combined the two interests in a research project in which he is designing, building and flying a remote-controlled

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Call – IWA World Water Congress

You now have another two weeks to submit a proposal for the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition in Busan, Korea. The deadline has been extended to 1 September 2011 so you can submit your proposal to present at this global gathering of leading academics and key contacts in water. Don’t miss out on this valuable career

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

FOSS4G 2011 in Denver Gathers Momentum

The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference, the premier international conference focused on open source geospatial software, is fast approaching. The event, which will take place in Denver from Sept. 12-16,  has gathered a great deal of momentum, with more than 600 attendees from 31 countries and 43 states signed up so

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Trimble GIS Data Collection Software Includes New Functionality to Drive Increased Field Efficiency

Trimble announced the release of its next generation of Trimble TerraSync software. TerraSync software is used by utilities, public sector, natural resources, and many other organizations worldwide as a key component of enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) data collection and asset management projects. The latest release focuses on updates requested by users to address their

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Lowrance Announces Endura Version 1.5 Performance Upgrade

Lowrance announced the release of its Version 1.5 software update — a performance-enhancing upgrade for its Endura handheld GPS devices. The new software provides the Lowrance Endura Sierra, Safari and Out&Back models improved speed and responsiveness, sharper contrast and redesigned graphics for better sunlight readability, and performance functions that enhance the overall user experience. With

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

MathWorks Adds OPC-HDA Support for Process Historian Data Analysis in MATLAB

MathWorks today announced a major update of the OPC Toolbox product, offering support for the OPC Foundation Historical Data Access (HDA) standard. MATLAB users in the Power & Utilities, Chemical, and Oil & Gas industries can now access and visualize historical process data from an OPC HDA server, identify trends, and perform root cause analysis

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Rhino 5.0 OSX – New WIP Release

A new Work In Progress (WIP) build of Rhinoceros 5 for OS X is now available. This Mac build is up to date with the Windows build. There is a new Windows WIP release every week or so and an updated Mac Rhino WIP will be released shortly after each Windows release. The Mac V5

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

Blue Marble Desktop v2.3 Features New Metadata Editor Tool to Ensure Data Quality

Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to now offer support for metadata within the Blue Marble Desktop v2.3. The new Metadata Editor tool will allow users to create or update FGDC compliant metadata for files that are processed through the Blue Marble Desktop. This new feature will allow for the seamless integration of metadata into existing

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Announcing Williamson Chong Architects

We are proud to announce that on August 15th we officially became Williamson Chong Architects. The merger of Donald Chong Studio Incorporated and WILLIAMSONWILLIAMSON INC. has been in the works for a while now and we couldn’t be happier to finally share the news. We are long-time friends and colleagues. Don and Betsy met and worked