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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

USDA and Esri Build Geospatial Portal Mapping Service

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Esri have partnered in the implementation of a fully cloud-based geospatial portal. USDA’s prototype portal, Enterprise Spatial Mapping Service (ESMS), is built with Portal for ArcGIS, managed by Esri, and hosted on the Amazon cloud within USDA’s secure environment.

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

New Managing Director for UK GIS Company – Cadcorp

Cadcorp, the UK based developer and supplier of GIS and web mapping software, has appointed Dr. Martin McGarry as managing director. The appointment was announced recently by CEO, Mike O’Neil. “It is a logical progress for both Martin and Cadcorp,” he explained. “Martin has nine years’ service with the company and in that time has

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Mapping the Changing Face of Britain

There isn’t a single part of Britain that doesn’t see some change to its geography. From bustling city centre to wind-swept moorland, change is everywhere. And to help illustrate the fact, we’ve made this short film that shows the cumulative changes made to the OS MasterMap database, the nation’s 21st century geographic Doomsday Book, which

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

European LiDAR Mapping Forum Conference – Deadline

The Call for Abstracts deadline for the European LiDAR Mapping Forum being held in Salzburg, Austria is fast approaching – Monday 25th July 2011. Authors wishing to submit a paper for the conference are requested to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words online. If you are thinking about visiting you’ll be interested to

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Melting Glaciers Store Up Trouble

As the alpine glaciers shrink they will affect the flow of Europe’s biggest rivers, impacting areas of the economy ranging from shipping to power generation. Glaciologist Matthias Huss of Fribourg University has discovered that right down to the sea, the Danube, Rhine, Rhone and Po contain a larger proportion of water from glaciers than previously

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

EU Science for Environment Policy

Featured on the weekly issue of the European Commission’s Science for Environment Policy DG Environment News Alert Service is ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins research that provides new perspectives to guide a wholesome approach to efforts on reducing emissions from deforestation and land degradation. The research introduces a concept called Emissions Embodied in

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Mobile Cadastral GIS 3.0 (Android version) Officially Launched

Mobile Cadastral GIS 3.0 for Android is now officially released by SuperGeo Technologies. In order to provide a light, convenient, and swift system in surveying, Mobile Cadastral GIS 3.0, which is particularly designed for cadastral position and measurement, now integrates with GIS, GPS, and e-compass technologies to help field surveyors quickly recognize their current location

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

OpenGeo and Tascomi Announce Partnership to Support Users Across the UK and Ireland

Tascomi today announced a reseller agreement that will bring the OpenGeo Suite Enterprise Edition to the UK and Ireland. Chris Holmes, OpenGeo president, noted: “We are excited to see growing interest in the OpenGeo Suite in Ireland and the UK. Our partnership with Tascomi will add local expertise and support to this market as well as

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

New REDD Methodology Approved Under VCS

A new methodology for quantifying emission reductions from projects that reduce unplanned deforestation could help unlock carbon market revenues for countries and poor communities across Africa, Asia and Latin America, boosting the conservation of forests and creating new livelihoods. 

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Esri Opens Enterprise License Agreements to Regional Governments

With encouragement from the National Association of Regional Councils, Esri is now offering enterprise license agreements (ELAs) to regional governments in the United States. Thousands of federal, state, and local governments already leverage Esri’s government ELAs to centralize geospatial data and enhance operations across departments. Extended availability of government ELAs brings unlimited use of ArcGIS