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Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Bentley ‘Cloud’ Access – ProjectWise Content Extended to iPad and More

Be Together: The Bentley User Conference – May 24, 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 ProjectWise V8i synchronized collaboration and Bentley Navigator V8i review and markup capabilities to users of

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

GLG Launches Sustainable Equity Fund

The UCITS fund will invest in companies and sectors best positioned to take advantage of the sustainability theme, including healthcare, education services, waste and water management. The manager will employ environmental, social and governance factors in the investment process to create a concentrated portfolio of high conviction stocks set for positive earnings growth, driven by sustainable

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Cayman GIS Spotlight Salutes Conservation

This year the Islands’ marine parks celebrate their 25th anniversary. Join us as we look back at what it took to ensure the protection of Cayman’s seas for future generations. Next, we hear how a new, multi-agency national road safety strategy aims to reduce road collisions, injuries and deaths on local roads.

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

RapidEye Partners With ImageSat

RapidEye, a leader in wide area, repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of satellites announced today that a partnership agreement has been signed between RapidEye and the ImageSat International. The agreement allows ImageSat to use RapidEye imagery to colorize their panchromatic 0.7 meter resolution imagery to produce a colorized product.

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Arc2Earth is the Link for GIS and the Cloud

The recent news that the US federal government is looking to purchase cloud-based services with an estimated value of US$2.5 billion should be enough evidence to change the mind of anyone who still thinks that the cloud will float by. Moving data, software and services to the cloud is happening and the pace of this

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

SuperGIS Server Provides Web APIs for Map Website Design

SuperGeo Technologies announced that SuperGIS Server, its comprehensive server-based GIS, now provides Web Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for developers to access map services and customize map websites more efficiently. SuperGIS Server can effectively manage and integrate various types of GIS resources and publish them to the Internet as map services. Seeking to diversify the demonstration

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

DLR Prize – Time for Augmented Navigation Everywhere

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is once again awarding a special topic prize in the European Satellite Navigation Competition. This year, DLR would like to see “Augmented Navigation – Everywhere”. Hence, it is looking for ideas that use the satellite navigation augmentation system EGNOS or multi-sensor systems to improve positioning. The entrant with the best

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Monitoring Marine Life in the Caspian Sea

Around our facilities in the Caspian Sea, off the coast of Azerbaijan, we’ve been using samples collected from marine habitats to help us assess potential conservation risks. Before we begin new offshore extraction activities in the Caspian, we first conduct a survey of the seafloor, collecting samples which can be analysed in our labs. 

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

DDC-I’s Deos RTOS Selected for Goodrich SmartDisplay Electronic Flight Bag

The Goodrich SmartDisplay Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) serves as the cornerstone for the company’s advanced cockpit data management systems. The systems provide turn-key EFB paperless solutions with fully integrated hardware, software and support services. This allows flight crews, maintenance and flight operations groups to perform critical ground and in-flight management operations. Additionally, the SmartDisplay EFB

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Pitney Bowes Business Insight – Flood Risk Pro with Comprehensive U.S. Flood Risk Data

Pitney Bowes Business Insight, a global leader in customer data, analytics and communication software and services, today announced the launch of Flood Risk Pro, a new Risk Data Suite™ bundle. This new product will enable National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and Excess Flood coverage insurers to build up-to-date flood risk information into their underwriting processes.