Friday, January 6th, 2012
The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is accepting applications for its Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards through Monday, May 7, 2012. The awards recognize exceptional achievements in the application of geospatial information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services.
Friday, January 6th, 2012
A Missouri federal judge ruled the FBI did not need a warrant to secretly attach a GPS monitoring device to a suspect’s car to track his public movements for two months. The ruling, upholding federal theft and other charges, is one in a string of decisions nationwide supporting warrantless GPS surveillance. Last week’s decision comes as
Friday, January 6th, 2012
The spotlight will be on the Leica Geosystems exhibit (booth C-5960) at World of Concrete as a complete portfolio of tailor-made positioning and measurements solutions for construction professionals makes its debut. These much anticipated innovations promise to change the way construction trade tasks are performed by offering new tools that significantly optimize construction workflow efficiency.
Friday, January 6th, 2012
On the 5th of March 2012, exactly 500 years after Mercator’s birth in Ruppelmonde (Belgium), the European Council of Geodetic Engineers will celebrate our illustrious predecessor. At the same occasion, we will launch the first “Day of the European Surveyor and GeoInformation”. Special events will take place all over Europe. A solemn celebration will be organized
Friday, January 6th, 2012
“On the geo-based portal created cities and municipalities can set their own information.This base is the way to their own, individualized Geoportal for cities and municipalities is paved, “said Ralf Christoffers, Minister of Economy and European Affairs. Read More
Friday, January 6th, 2012
The COM.Geo 2012 conference announces the conference highlights: Sensor Computing for Geospatial. Sensors Everywhere! An increasing number of pervasive and connected sensors are intelligently monitoring our daily lives. Sensors are gathering and reporting data on a variety of areas including transportation, energy, security, medical, general consumer and industrial manufacturing. This sensor revolution is creating a
Friday, January 6th, 2012
CIWEM with the support of EWA (European Water Association) and ASTEE (Association Scientifique et Technique pour l’Eau et l’Environnement) is organising a two day international conference. The aim is to provide an opportunity to share experiences and to gain feedback on innovative practical solutions and relevant applied research on key topics.
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
3D Laser Mapping is set to revolutionise the investigation of motorway collisions following the award of GBP 2.7 million (USD 4.2 million) by the Department of Transport. The funding will enable 27 police forces across England to purchase 3D laser scanners – used to collect highly detailed, 3D images of crash sites up to 50
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
The sun heats the earth, but unevenly. The excess heat around the equator moves towards the poles, via a number of different mechanisms, the most noticeable for us humans being via air masses. That’s what much of our weather is about. Heat also moves towards the poles, in the ongoing evening-out of energy distribution on
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
CyberCity 3D, Inc. today announced its membership in the Esri Partner Network. CyberCity 3D’s main products, 3D Multipatch and Shapefile buildings, use the geo-database file format to combine 3D building data with Esri technology. “The Esri Partner Network provides us the opportunity to merge our authoritative GIS data with sophisticated users,” states CyberCity 3D CEO Kevin DeVito.
