Monday, June 20th, 2011
David Totman, former asset manager at Colorado Springs Utilities, joins Esri as the new industry solutions manager for public works. Totman replaces Chuck Cmeyla, who is retiring.Employed in a variety of positions using GIS to solve analytic problems during the past 24 years, Totman brings a wealth of private- and public-sector experience to his new
Monday, June 20th, 2011
ESRI Canada today announced increased support for Canada’s emergency management community with the release of the ESRI Flex Tools for MASAS. Leveraging ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) technology and the Adobe Flex framework, the tools interface with Canada’s Multi-Agency Situational Awareness System (MASAS). The tools and associated code are provided free to emergency management and public
Monday, June 20th, 2011
GeoNode is an open source Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data. Read More
Sunday, June 19th, 2011
1:500 topographic digital mapping for the developed portion of the City of St.John’s. Mapping at the 1:500 scale is currently being undertaken for the Goulds area. To aid city staff and others in maintenance of city infrastructure and carrying out the city programs for St. John’s. Read More
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
Infotech Enterprises received a high honor at the annual meeting of the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce on 9 June 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Martin Trostel, President Engineering Services Europe at Infotech, accepted the prize for “Exceptional Contribution to the Development of German-Indian Business Relations” before an audience of over 400 international guests. Read More
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
A 30-member committee that provides recommendations on sustainable recreation in Alberta’s Bighorn Backcountry is this year’s winner of the Shared Footprint Award. The award recognizes projects that reduce the impact of recreation and industry on the landscape.The Bighorn Backcountry Monitoring Group, Standing Committee, advises the Alberta government on the access management plan to retain the
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the journal Science, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, invite you to participate in this year’s Challenge. The competition recognizes scientists, engineers, visualization specialists and artists who produce innovative work in visual communication. Winning entries will be published inScience and Science Online, and will be displayed on the
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
The core mission of GeoCommons is bringing the power of geography to the masses. First we focused on making data more accessible, then quality cartographic visualization of data, and today we’ve added geographic analysis of data. Over Christmas we blogged about the “12 Analytics of Christmas” we’d built for GeoIQ. We are celebrating Christmas in
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
Autodesk, Inc. announced that direct access to download and purchase companion apps is available in AutoCAD 2012. AutoCAD software users can immediately browse, download and purchase more than 100 apps using the new Apps tab within AutoCAD. The companion apps help design professionals find and immediately download solutions to some of their most pressing design
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
MapleSim 5 provides many enhancements to help you manage the complexity of your models. With its broader application scope, streamlined modeling environment, and ability to efficiently simulate even more systems, MapleSim 5 makes it easier to tackle large projects and get results quickly. Read More
