Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
SuperGeo Technologies is pleased to announce that SuperGIS Desktop 3 and SuperPad 3 are selected to improve the agricultural research and palm oil plantation business in Sierra Leone. The sales achievement is contributed by Satscanner Sdn. Bhd., one of SuperGeo Malaysia’s local dealers. The end user, Sierra Leone Agriculture Limited, focuses on the development of palm
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Construction and Planning Agency (CPA), the central government authority responsible for national spatial resource planning, utilizing, and management, dedicates to balance regional development, promote urban regeneration, and manage non-urban land development permission. In order to deal with large quantities of cases each year, a platform which can facilitate the data management and accelerate the query
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Results from the 2011 Global Green Economy Index (GGEI) show that expert practitioners in the green economy rank Germany as the top overall national green performer while a new index consisting of 37 datasets scoring country performance places New Zealand on top.
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Epson introduced the BrightLink 455Wi-T, a bundle combining the Epson BrightLink 455Wi interactive projector and a table mount from Copernicus Education Products, to turn almost any tabletop into an interactive learning area. With the included table mount, the BrightLink 455Wi creates an interactive space up to 60-inches diagonal and allows for collaborative working environments or interactive lessons, while
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Countries around the world are embracing “payments for ecosystem services” (PES) as a verifiable approach to protecting biological diversity and mitigating climate change, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for the publication Vital Signs Online. PES are financial arrangements designed to protect the many benefits that are provided by the natural environment. They include
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Trimble announced the release of its Inpho 5.4 software suite. Inpho software is specifically engineered to meet the rigorous standards of digital photogrammetry and laser scanning data production. With the release, Trimble has significantly improved Inpho’s performance, workflow integration and result quality. The announcement was made today at Photogrammetric Week. The software release significantly improves the quality of
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today its 80 megapixel Trimble Aerial Camera (TAC 80MP), extending the range of applications for today’s medium-format aerial cameras. The announcement was made at Photogrammetric Week. With advanced features such as Trimble’s forward motion compensation (FMC) technology, the TAC 80MP allows aerial service providers to fly faster or increase ground sampling
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
The Microsoft UltraCam business unit today announced winners of its recently staged image contest. The competition invited UltraCam customers to submit their most impressive aerial photos, captured with any model of UltraCam, to be considered for judging, with the end goal of recognizing and publicizing the 12 best from among the submissions.
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
A bill to develop a current, accurate Federal cadastre to inventory all Federal real property has been introduced in the U.S. Senate, earning praise from MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms. The Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform (“FLAIR”) Act, S. 1153, was introduced June 7 by U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
RapidEye USA announced today that it has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). RapidEye is a leader in wide area, repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of satellites and advanced remote sensing-based services. “We’re pleased to be providing our imagery to NGA,” commented Clint Graumann,
