Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Newfoundland and Labrador has always been an energy powerhouse. Its vast and varied natural resources have enabled the province to become an energy warehouse on a global scale. Churchill Falls remains one of the world’s biggest energy producers of its kind, and downstream, the Lower Churchill, is the largest undeveloped hydroelectric resource in North America. Read
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
The federal government and its geospatial partners today unveiled www.geoplatform.gov, a prototype Geospatial Platform website providing an initial view of the future of user-friendly, integrated, federal data collections on common geographic maps. This prototype version of the Geospatial Platform combines map-based data and tools with the latest internet technologies to deliver geospatial information in a
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
FleetMatics, a leading global provider of fleet management solutions for commercial fleet vehicles, announced today the latest release of its GPS software solution for tracking and performance management of mobile assets. The FleetMatics 8.5 GPS Vehicle Tracking System offers new features such as Industry Benchmarks, believed to be an industry first, and Speed Limits. Read
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Delhi Government is all set to implement an ambitious IT project this month under which 3D images of all over-ground and underground utilities like telephone lines, power cables, water and sewer lines and roads have been made available on a single portal to facilitate better urban planning and governance. The portal is ready for launch after
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
Geocent, a leading IT and Engineering Support company, and OpenGeo, the open source technology leader behind the OpenGeo Suite, today announced a reseller agreement that will bring the OpenGeo Suite Enterprise Edition to the Gulf South.
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced the winners of the 2011 Be Inspired Awards. The awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving the world’s infrastructure. They were presented last night at a gala dinner during the annual Be Inspired: Thought Leadership in
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
Project Parsec for AutoCAD Map 3D 2012 software provides functionality that enables users to import and map GIS geometries and attributes to AutoCAD Map 3D industry models from SDF, SQLite, and Esri SHP and geodatabase files, as well as Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle databases. By integrating CAD and GIS data in an industry-specific data model (for example, electric, water, wastewater,
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
In recent landmark developments, Lao PDR issued its first communal forest land titles on an NGO development project site. A workshop titled “Workshop on communal land titling: The case of Sangthong District” was held on October 6, 2011 to explore the background, lessons learnt from the case studies, and how best to move forward with
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
The new monthly mystery map challenge aims to encourage teachers and pupils to discuss geographical features and identify the mystery location. Teachers and pupils can post their answers to the location of the mystery map on the Digimap for Schools blog and get the answers on Twitter.
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
MAPPS will announce the winners of the 5th Annual Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards competition on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel, Herndon, VA. The awards ceremony is sponsored by T3 Global Strategies. The awards ceremony is a part of the MAPPS Fall Policy Conference and in conjunction with
