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Friday, September 9th, 2011

NAVTEQ LocationPoint Ad Network Adds Millions

NAVTEQ has signed Appello as a publisher of the expanding NAVTEQ LocationPoint hyperlocal mobile ad network. The deal extends the reach of one of the fastest growing location-aware mobile ad networks in the world to millions of users of Appello’s Wisepilot mobile navigation service.

Friday, September 9th, 2011

Verified Carbon Standard for REDD Approved

The Verified Carbon Standard is pleased to announce that the following module revision has been approved for use under the VCS Program: VMD0007 – REDD Methodological Module: Estimation of baseline carbon stock changes and greenhouse gas emissions from unplanned deforestation (BL-UP)The module, revised by The Field Museum, can be used to estimate baseline deforestation rates for

Friday, September 9th, 2011

AAM Hosts Australian Geocortex User Conference

AAM will host the first Australian Geocortex User Conference in Melbourne from 10th – 11th October in Melbourne. Geocortex is the Industry Leader in Web Mapping. The workshop will outline the benefitsof using Geocortex within the workplace and will demonstrate how Geocortex can provide simple and effective solutions to their web mapping requirements. AAM’s Geocortex Product Manager, John Blackburn,

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

NOAA Sends Balloons Aloft to Collect Data for Renewable Wind Energy Project

NOAA’s Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) plans to launch weather balloons carrying small instruments that collect and transmit wind speed, wind direction, temperature, and relative humidity data Sept. 12-20 from the Duke Energy Ocotillo Wind Farm located near Forsan, Texas.

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

URISA Announces 2011 Exemplary Systems in Government Award Winners

URISA’s Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards recognize exceptional achievements in the application of information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services. URISA is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s ESIG Awards.

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

NOAA, Three Oil Majors Agree to Share Arctic Data

NOAA, Shell Exploration & Production, ConocoPhillips and Statoil USA E&P Inc. in August signed an agreement to share scientific data sets on ocean, coastal and climate science for the Arctic. This agreement provides a framework among the signatories to share high-quality data, including weather and ocean observations, biological information, and sea ice and seafloor mapping

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

GISproject Joins the OpenGeo Global Partner Network

GISproject LLC in alliance with OpenGeo will substantially improve customer service for Russian geospatial software users. GISproject will host training programs and has applied for approval to provide first line support for the OpenGeo Suite. Local support includes: installation, localization and configuration of the OpenGeo Suite. OpenGeo will continue to offer complete technical support for

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Autodesk Extends Invitation to Join Webinar on Architecture, Engineering and Construction Business

Autodesk Inc. will host a webinar to discuss its Architecture, Engineering and Construction business segment. Jay Bhatt, senior vice president, Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry Group at Autodesk will conduct a brief slide presentation followed by a question and answer session.

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

European Researchers Use GNSS Technologies in a Weather Forecasting

The EU-funded GalileoCast project brings together three small companies to develop innovative weather-related services that use satellite positioning technologies. ‘GalileoRoads’ is one such service being launched by this project, using hybrid methods that combine fixed and mobile meteorological observations to produce very-high-resolution road condition models and weather forecasts. Read More

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Esri UK Helps Students Improve Potential Employability

Esri UK announced that it has renewed an agreement to make GIS software available to colleges and universities in the UK and Ireland, at a substantially reduced price, through an Eduserv Chest agreement. The new three year agreement adds to Esri UK’s existing 19 year participation in Chest through which 80 per cent of UK