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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

OpenGeo Announces Meeting of Global Partner Network

OpenGeo, producer of the OpenGeo Suite, will hold the first annual OpenGeo Global Partner Meeting just prior to the 2011 FOSS4G Conference in Denver, Colorado on September 11th. With a rapidly growing network of international partners, the OpenGeo Global Partner Meeting will focus on developing plans for continuing to support the increasing demand for open

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Satellite Technology Used In Indonesian Forests

Since the 1990s, Indonesia has been criticized internationally for the large amount of smoke it generates in the forests of Sumatra and Kalimantan. The resulting haze sometimes spreads to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand and is estimated to cause $9 billion in losses to tourism, transportation and agriculture across the region each year.  An agreement among

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Mapping the Most Complex Object in the Known Universe

It’s paint-by-numbers for neuroscientists. At the Max-Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany, researchers have devised a faster way of computing the neural connections that make up the brain. Mapping out this intricate web previously depended on the human eye as no computer was powerful enough to handle the brain’s complex network of 70

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Borders Separate – Connected Boundaries

The Bavarian Surveying Administration with the kind assistance of the Surveying Authorities of the states of Thuringia and Saxony as well as other institutions for the 20th Anniversary of German reunification, a traveling exhibition with the motto: separate limits – limits combine. The focus of the exhibition focuses on the development of the border between Bavaria, Thuringia and

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Institute for High Frequency Technology and Radar Systems

The Institute possesses know-how and expertise to passive and active microwave and contributes significantly to the development and improvement of ground-based, airborne and satellite sensors. His research focuses on the conceptualization and development of new microwave techniques and systems and the associated sensor-specific applications. The tasks of the Institute to implement long-term research programs is in the

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

ITT Corp. Geospatial Systems – Joint Tech Development

ITT Corp.’s Rochester-based geospatial systems division and Massachusetts-based Mercury Computer Systems Inc. have signed an agreement that will see the two develop technology for streaming video surveillance and other imagery taken by unmanned aerial drones to military personnel. The companies did not announce a time frame for the joint effort. Read More

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Russia Plans Three Space Launches in August

Russian space agency Roscosmos said Friday it plans to launch two satellites and a space freighter in August. The Express-AM4 satellite will be launched Aug 18 on board a Proton-M carrier rocket from the Baikonur Space Centre in Kazakhstan. A Progress M-12M cargo spacecraft will be launched from Baikonur to the International Space Station Aug 24 on

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Open Topography – Four New Lidar Datasets Released

This dataset was collected during the summer of 2008 by Sanborn on behalf of the Teton Conservation District. The project mapped 141 square miles of area within the Snake River Range and the Teton National Forest. The area covered is west of the Snake River to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary, and from Teton Village

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

National Technical Systems First Lab Qualified By ZigBee

National Technical Systems, Inc. a leading provider of engineering services, announced today that it is the first lab that has been qualified by the ZigBee Alliance to offer certification testing of the enhanced version of ZigBee Smart Energy version 1.1 standard. Additionally, NTS has also released an update to its ZigBee Smart Energy test harness

Saturday, July 30th, 2011

ST’s MEMS Module – Six Degrees of Freedom in Advanced Motion-Sensing Apps

STMicroelectronics has expanded its portfolio with a new device that combines three-axis sensing of both linear and angular motion. ST’s high-performance multi-sensor module with six degrees of freedom targets advanced motion-sensing applications, including remote controls, black-box recorders, and enhanced GPS systems. Read More