Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Countries are faced with the new challenges of adjusting forest policy and management practices to address Climate Change, while maintaining a balance with the many other objectives of forest management. FAO and the NFP-Facility are working to support countries in efforts to integrate climate change into their national forest programmes or forest policy framework. A main
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Beth Bernitt has rejoined HOK, a global architectural design firm, as chief marketing officer. In this role, Bernitt will provide global strategic leadership for HOK’s marketing, communications and business development efforts. Based in HOK’s Tampa office, she will work across HOK’s global network of 25 offices.
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Registration for INSPIRE ANNEX II and III data specifications testing still open The INSPIRE Team has already received over 45 registrations from SDICs and LMOs to test the INSPIRE Annex II and III Specifications that will become available on the 20th June 2011. The testing activities will take place between 20 June and 21 October 2011. Details can be found
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
CloverPoint is working with three local companies on the development of QR code campaigns. We can’t tell you who they are, because it’s top secret. But in the meantime if you are unfamiliar with the QR Code movement here’s the Wikipedia definition: A QR Code is a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by dedicated QR barcode
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced today that it has signed a contract for $2.5 million (CAD) with ScanEx Research and Development Center (ScanEx) to provide RADARSAT data information to multiple ground stations in Russia over three years. The information will be used by Russian commercial, academic, and government users for applications that include maritime
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
The 2011 Esri Homeland Security Summit promises to be an information-packed event put on by Esri for police, fire, emergency management, and other homeland security professionals. The summit will be held July 9–12 at the Hilton Bayfront in San Diego, California. Learn More
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced at this annual gathering of infrastructure professionals that it is extending its leadership in design/build and integrated projects with its introduction of breakthrough V8i software innovations that bring continuity to the “hand-off” between design and construction – making
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Interactive Government Holdings, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) specializing in providing National Security support to the U.S. government, and OpenGeo, a global leader in open source geospatial solutions, announced a reseller deal today that will enable Interactive Government Holdings to sell the OpenGeo Suite Enterprise Edition as part of its product offerings.
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
ESRI Canada today announced that its Community Maps Program is succeeding in creating a detailed, online national basemap of Canada. The program provides a cost-effective and efficient framework for governments to contribute their geographic information to be shared with the public. Launched in June 2010, the Web map now includes content from more than 40
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Valtus Imagery Services, a division of North West Geomatics Ltd. and Iunctus Geomatics Corp. announced today that they have entered into a partnership whereby SPOT Image satellite data will be made available through the Valtus distribution and delivery channel, enhancing the Valtus library of coverage for the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin as well as other
