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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

TerraGo Launches New Enterprise Toolbar

TerraGo Technologies has introduced a support, maintenance and distribution program for enterprise customers of its Toolbar, one of the industry’s most widely adopted geospatial collaboration software solutions. Launched in 2002, the TerraGo Toolbar is used by more than 10,000 organizations worldwide to interact with TerraGo GeoPDF® maps and imagery, which have become a de facto

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

ArchiCAD 15 Has Started Shipping

GRAPHISOFT announced today that ArchiCAD 15’s global rollout process has begun, with the shipping of the US, International English, and German versions. The US, International English, and German versions are the first three of 26 local versions in ArchiCAD 15’s global release schedule.  ArchiCAD 15 software packages will reach end users in the coming weeks.  All local

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Getmapping Announce New WMS Layers

Getmapping has upgraded the mapping layers it makes available via WMS (Web Mapping Service). The WMS layer suite now includes all Ordnance Survey PSMA (Public Sector Mapping Agreement) datasets, all Ordnance Survey OpenData mapping and Getmapping’s own nationwide high resolution aerial photography. 

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Mura Display Wall Controller Boards Offer Edge Overlap

Now available with Matrox Mura MPX Series display wall controller boards, the Matrox PowerDesk Edge Overlap feature provides an easy, cost-effective solution designed to drive seamless images over multi-projector setups. Matrox Edge Overlap duplicates the GPU’s output edges, allowing projector edges to be physically overlapped with one another. The fine detail of manipulating the number

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Call for Entries – European Green Capital 2014

Will your city be the next European Green Capital? Today the search to find the city that will inherit the prestigious title in 2014 begins. Four cities – Stockholm, Hamburg, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Nantes – have been awarded the title so far, from 2010 to 2013 respectively. The European Green Capital Award recognizes and rewards cities

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

25th International Cartographic Conference – Paris 2011

In partnership with the National Geographic Institute (IGN), the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department of the Navy (SHOM), the Bureau of Geological and Mining Research (BRGM), the Institute of Development Research (IRD) and the National Library de France (BNF), the French mapping organizes the 25th International Cartographic Conference in Paris, Palais des Congres, the 3 to

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

HUD and EPA Launch Historic Collaboration for Sustainable Communities

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced a historic collaborative effort to build upon current federal investments for regions that support sustainable and livable communities. For the first time ever, HUD and EPA will join forces to competitively award $5.65 million to strengthen the capacity of

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Nova Scotia Enacts Huge Opportunities for Wind

The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is aiming to be a leader in renewable energy by committing to generate 25% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2015 from a current level of 13%. Among the first steps to meeting this ambitious target is a new Community Feed-in Tariff (COMFIT) program to support community-owned projects

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

ABB Wins $25 Million Solar Order in Italy

ABB is responsible for the design, engineering, erection, civil works and commissioning of the plants, as well as for connection to the local power grid and will deliver the turnkey electrical and control solution within an extremely short time span of thirteen weeks. Key products to be supplied include trackers, inverters, low-voltage equipment, medium-voltage switchgear,

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Sweden and Indonesia to Sign Sustainable Construction Agreement

Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia HE Mrs Ewa Polano will tomorrow, Tuesday 14 June 2011, sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Construction Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works to share experiences and cooperate with Indonesia regarding environmentally sustainable planning and construction. This a field in which Sweden has a long and very