Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Sylviane Bilgischer (Belgium/ Perú), Roberta Colombano (Italy/Netherlands), and Carolina Quiroz (Mexico) began developing a project to restore and conserve a fragile Mangrove ecosystem in a village in Perú in January. El Bendito is located close to the Tumbes in Perú comprising a portion of the eco-region of mangroves in the Gulf of Guayaquil. This is a
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, is pleased to announce that the University of Sharjah in United Arab Emirate (UAE) utilized SuperGIS Desktop 3 for the research and teaching of geospatial information. Founded in 1997, The University of Sharjah is a semi-governmental higher educational institute in the Emirate of Sharjah,
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
SuperGIS Server, developed by SuperGeo, has been successfully applied to “Yilan Pollution Control GIS.” To effectively manage and control the pollution data and distribution in Yilan, Department of Environmental Protection Yilan adopts SuperGIS Server to build “Yilan Pollution Control GIS.” The website collects the related layer data for the staff and provides spatial data display, such
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, announced it has completed beta development of its software tools to analyze Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery using integrated workflows inside ArcGIS. “The use of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery is on the rise,” said Punarvasu (Vasu) Pillalamarri, Product Manager of Esri integrated
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
LizardTech has become a member of the British Association of Remote Sensing Companies (BARSC). BARSC is an industry association dedicated to the promotion of the interests of all commercial companies involved with remote sensing technology throughout the United Kingdom.
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Travelers to Israel can now participate in a new reforestation project, “Forester for a Day,” every Sunday through Friday in northern Israel’s Carmel Forest region. Initiated by the KKL-JNF, the project allows participants to assist park rangers in clearing underbrush, pruning trees and preparing fire breaks and forest paths in the Carmel Region. The three-hour program is
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Optech Incorporated, the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce that it will be holding its 6th International Terrestrial Laser Scanning User Meeting on June 26-27, 2012 in Nice, France. End-users and selected experts in both static and mobile terrestrial laser scanning will present practical, real-world projects and
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
The thousands of 2011 extreme weather records broken in all 50 states will be detailed for the first time in a new interactive mapping tool and year-end review from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher® cartographic software for Adobe® Illustrator® and Geographic Imager® geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop®, celebrates its world-wide recognition from the International Map Trade Association (IMTA) as a top producer of cartographic software and innovative technology winning the coveted ‘IMTA Global Award’ at its November conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Accepting the
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
The Department of the Interior today released the first in a series of regional studies measuring the amount of carbon stored in U.S. ecosystems. Published by Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the study examines the current and projected future carbon storage in the Great Plains region, as part of a nation-wide assessment.
