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Sunday, July 17th, 2011

A Smarter Approach: 3D Education Package

It seems that some 3D innovators such as XPAND are attempting to kill two birds with one stone: Increase sales in 3D products and do something about falling education standards int he country. XPAND has released its new Education Package, including everything a 3-dimensional classroom would need: XPAND 3D PowerPoint Software to download onto your computer,

Friday, July 15th, 2011

DigitalGlobe Achieves Third EnhancedView Milestone on Schedule

DigitalGlobe, a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, announced that on June 16 it successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) of infrastructure enhancements at its Colorado headquarters under the terms of the EnhancedView contract. The successful CDR marks the third consecutive EnhancedView contract milestone DigitalGlobe has achieved on schedule. “Fulfilling our commitments

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Satellites Keep Forest Management In Check

Satellites can bring new transparency to how forests are being managed. With the increasing production of pulp, paper and timber products, there is concern over the effect that expanding plantations and logging in natural forests have on biodiversity and climate change. At the recent general assembly of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in Kota Kinabalu,

Friday, July 15th, 2011

3D Mouse Anywhere

With the ingenious new 3DxWare 10 driver platform, it’s now possible to use a 3D mouse in any application. From Microsoft Office to internet browsers and from media players to games with 3DxWare 10, a 3D mouse can complement, or provide a compelling alternative to, most input devices including keyboard, traditional mouse, joystick and gamepads.

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Trimble Completes Tender Offer for Tekla Corporation

Trimble Navigation Limited  announced today that it has completed the tender offer for all of the issued and outstanding shares in Tekla Corporation through its subsidiary Trimble Finland Oy. The aggregate equity consideration paid was approximately EUR 319 million, equivalent to $454 million at the current exchange rate of EUR 1=$1.4214, based on EUR 14.20 per share consideration (net of the

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Bayer Technology Services and Autodesk Sign Global Enterprise Agreement

Autodesk, Inc. and Bayer Technology Services GmbH, have signed a new enterprise agreement for the global use of Autodesk software. Using Autodesk software, Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials, will be able to implement a more streamlined process for the design, construction and operation

Friday, July 15th, 2011

New Methodology Approved for Use Under the VCS Program

The methodology was developed by the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS)  and the World Bank’s BioCarbon Fund and can be used to estimate the greenhouse gas emissions from areas where unplanned deforestation is taking place and to quantify the emission reductions that occur when such deforestation is curbed. The new methodology provides a way to address simultaneously both frontier and mosaic deforestation,

Friday, July 15th, 2011

UN-REDD Programme Agencies (FAO & UNDP) Are Hiring

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) are seeking to fill several project positions with the UN-REDD Programme, ranging from young professionals to a senior position as Programme Coordinator (UN-REDD Country implementation). Read More

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Blue Marble’s Envelope Administrative Tools well Received at Esri User Conference

Blue Marble Geographics announces their participation at the Esri User Conference in San Diego California. Blue Marble is excited to be showcasing their newest version of the Blue Marble Desktop v2.3 due to be released later this month. The Blue Marble team will continue to demo the Desktop at the Blue Marble booth (number 913),

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Lockheed Martin and Esri Sign Partnership Towards On-Demand Geospatial Apps and Services

Lockheed Martin and Esri will collaborate on technologies to put online geospatial apps and services in the hands of more military, intelligence, homeland security and emergency response users worldwide. Lockheed Martin recently joined the Esri Partner Network as a Gold Tier partner to offer powerful geographic information systems (GIS) tools and apps to a wide