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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

UK Police Forces Embrace 3D Laser Scanning Technology with Leica Geosystems Ltd

Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce the largest ever order of Leica ScanStation C10’s as UK Police Forces embrace High Definition SurveyingTM (HDS). The scanners will be supplied as part of a £2.7 million investment from the Department of Transport to reduce motorway closures following a collision. Delivery of the instruments, full onsite training and

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Trimble Handhelds Help Latvian Rural Support Service Manage EU Agricultural Program

Headquartered in the capital city of Riga, the Latvian Rural Support Service (RSS) is responsible for implementing European Union (EU) policy in the sectors of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and rural development across the Eastern European  country that is home to more than 2.2 million people. One of the organization’s primary tasks is to oversee the EU’s Single Area Payment

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Iberian Conference on SDIs 2011: Presentations Now Online Available

The presentations of the II Jornadas Ibericas de Infraestructuras de Datos Espaciales (November 2011)  can now be downloaded at the website:  II JIIDE 2011 

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

A New Vision for Water Management

Launching Defra’s water white paper last month, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman described the urgent need for a new approach to water management: “Making sure we’ve got enough water for everyone is going to be one of the major challenges this country will have to deal with in the years ahead.” Business has a key role to play: we look

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

1st Call – 26th International Cartographic Conference

The 26th International Cartographic Conference will be held in Dresden in August 2013. This conference returns to Germany again, with ICA conferences being held previously in Germany in Frankfurt in 1962 and Cologne in 1993. The International Cartographic Conferences take place every two years. 2013 sees the conference in the “Florence of the North”. It will bring together

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

HYDROCHINA Kunming Engineering Corporation Chooses Bentley’s ProjectWise Project Team Collaboration Platform

Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced that HYDROCHINA Kunming Engineering Corporation has chosen the ProjectWise platform, along with Bentley Navigator, for its project team collaboration and work-sharing needs. The company purchased the software through a value-creative Bentley SELECT subscription and will also be using Bentley’s professional training services. Through its use of ProjectWise, HYDROCHINA Kunming Engineering anticipates

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Emapsite and OceanWise Redraw Marine Map Provision with New Partnership

Thanks to a new partnership with independent marine data specialists OceanWise, emapsite is hosting and supplying essential raster tiled chart and vector marine themes data. The portfolio includes raster images of the popular UKHO series of nautical charts and a new generation of marine topographic mapping and seabed surface models created byOceanWise. All products are optimised for desktop, mobile

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

High Resolution OrbView – 3 Images Now Available from USGS

OrbView-3 satellite images collected around the world between 2003 and 2007 by Orbital Imaging Corporation (now GeoEye) at up to one-meter resolution can now be downloaded at no cost through USGS EarthExplorer. 

Monday, January 9th, 2012

New VERIPOS Management Appointment

VERIPOS has appointed Angus Scott as Regional Manager responsible for its Europe, Africa and Middle East (EAME) region.  Reporting to company Managing Director Walter Steedman, he will be responsible for continued  business development and operational aspects of the business on behalf of major contractors in the exploration seismic, survey, construction and drilling market sectors.

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Wind Speed and Direction Smart Sensor Set

Onset HOBO Weatherproof Sensors for Wind Speed and Wind Direction Recording 2 Sensor Set Measuring Wind Speed and Wind Direction Measurement Range of 0 to 100 mph (Wind Speed) and 0 to 355° (Wind Direction) >> Calculates Average Wind Speed, Highest 3-Second Wind Gust and Average Wind Direction >> Data Stored in Sensor & Automatically Communicates to