Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
RapidEye announced that it has imaged and holds more than two billion square kilometers of satellite imagery in its archive.“This is a wonderful milestone in our history,” commented Wolfgang Biedermann, RapidEye’s CEO. “Two billion square kilometers of high resolution data is an extraordinary amount of imagery. To put this into perspective, the landmass of the entire world is approximately 150 million
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
The conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium on the 21st of September, 2011. You can find more information about INES and its call for papers in the attached announcement. The 4th conference INES 2011 continues the discussion developed at the first three related European conferences: The first INES conference took place in Vilnius (Lithuania), the second in
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Technical professionals planning to earn a degree in geographic information systems (GIS) will want to familiarize themselves with international GIS technology firm ESRI. ESRI continues to demonstrate that the job market for true GIS professionals is strong and growing.Michael Gould, Ph.D., the director of education for ESRI recently shared his thoughts for career success with
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
What’s greener than a new LEED Gold, NetZero building packed with EnergyStar appliances? Renovation. That’s the philosophy of Kit Johnson, the Austin, Texas, architect who’s beautifying the city’s notorious “eyesore of Enfield Road.” The 25-unit condo project, stalled since 2007 because of financial and legal issues, until recently was graffiti-ridden and vandalized. Thanks to Johnson’s
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
SuperGeo Technologies is pleased to announce that SuperPad 3, its full-function mobile GIS software, is selected by Eximsales Company in India. Stepping into the surveying market in 2005 at Kolkata, Eximsales offers devices for mapping measurement, GIS/GPS applications, construction and real-estate management. Respecting the scarcity of well-qualified instruments in relevant industries, this enterprise has been
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
1Spatial announced that their long-term, strategic relationship with IGN France has been strengthened further with the French national mapping agency widening their use of 1Spatial’s Radius Clarity technology.
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
As Europe prepares for October’s launch of the first Galileo satellites, a worldwide ground network is being put in place. Contracts signed today at the Paris Air & Space Show cover satellite control and the systems needed to generate Galileo services. Read More
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Safe Software announced today that FME, the leading spatial data transformation technology, is enabling European organisations to successfully resolve critical data-preparation and delivery barriers to achieve INSPIRE compliance. With unmatched support for INSPIRE XML and GML, FME is helping stakeholders to solve complex XML-based spatial data transformation challenges and create scalable, spatial-data platforms that deliver
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Application of space imaging possibilities in APEC economies needs to be extended in the near future. Such was the conclusion of the participants of the international conference “Application of Satellite Data for Sustainable Fishery Support in APEC” (June 10, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia). The conference was attended by specialists of eight economies of the Asian-Pacific Ocean
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Freescale Semiconductor introduces a new high-precision pressure sensor for altitude detection designed to help users further leverage advanced navigation capabilities and emerging location-based services such as GPS assist and e911. The Freescale Xtrinsic MPL3115A2 pressure sensor, based on micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, complements the accelerometers and magnetometers in the Xtrinsic portfolio to meet the growing
