Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
e-on software, makers of the leading solutions for Digital Nature, today announced the immediate availability of the French and German versions of its product line for 3D Enthusiasts and 3D Artists: Vue 10 Pioneer & Theme Packs, Vue 3D Superhero, Vue 10 Frontier, Vue 10 Esprit, Vue 10 Studio and Vue 10 Complete. Read More
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
The National Land Survey of Finland (NLS) opens all of its topographic datasets on 1 May 2012 to be used freely and free of licence fee by companies and private citizens. A Decree on fees charged by the NLS was issued on 21 December 2011, and this is estimated to substantially increase the use of map data.
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
A pioneering airborne electromagnetic survey in the Yukon Flats near Fort Yukon, Alaska, by the U.S. Geological Survey has yielded unprecedented images of the presence and absence of permafrost to depths of roughly 328 feet. The airborne survey captured images of permafrost over a substantially larger area, and with greater data density, than has been
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and PDF Maps for Apple iOS, is pleased to announce the release of Geographic Imager 3.4 for Adobe Photoshop. This release is fully compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS5.1, which is also known as Adobe Photoshop 12.1 in Adobe CS5.5, as well as Adobe Photoshop
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
TomTom announces the complete integration of U.S. Census 2010 boundary data, available today, in its latest suite of map products. By being the first to market with Census boundary data fully integrated in the map, TomTom equips GIS (geospatial information system) professionals with seamless access to rich Census information for applications such as geocoding, geo-marketing, site selection,
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway and former Secretary of the World Health Organisation has been given the US NCSE Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented at the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)’s annual National Congress in Washington, DC. Read More
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
SX5 is a project conducted by a consortium of 6 partners. It is funded by the European Union within the 7th Framework Programme and supervised by the GNSS Supervisory Authority GSA. Its main topic is the scientific exploitation of the Galileo E5 signal. An E5 receiver and a scientific software application prototype will be developed and
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Mannai CorporationMannai Corporation, Software Division announced that it has been selected as a Mapping & GIS business partner in Qatar for U.S. based Trimble, a leading provider of advanced positioning solutions. Combining positioning, communications and software to equip the mobile workforce, Trimble’s Mapping & GIS products improve productivity in a broad range of industries by
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
ASPRS has released a second draft of the “Guidelines for Procurement of Commercial Geospatial Mapping Products.” The material is updated from the April 2011 version. The document is considered DRAFT FOR REVIEW and is being published at this time to encourage wide dissemination and comment.
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
The German government, aiming to spark an international dialogue about sustainable technologies, sponsored a 12-city North American tour of Das Haus, a model home and pavilion that showcases cutting-edge solar energy and energy-efficient construction. Read More
