Friday, June 17th, 2011
Today, the European Commission has signed an agreement confirming the transfer of funds to ESA for the initial operations of the space component for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme. The agreement, which secures €104 million, was signed at ESA Headquarters in Paris by Heinz Zourek, Director General of the European Commission’s DG Enterprise
Friday, June 17th, 2011
There are still three months to go for the opening of the 53rd Photogrammetric Week to be held at the University of Stuttgart, Sept. 5 to 9, 2011. As the years before we have compiled for you an attractive program of lectures in the mornings (Conference Speaker, Keynote Speakers, Invited Speakers only) and hopefully excellent
Friday, June 17th, 2011
This five day workshop will explore statistical analysis of assemblage and multi-variable environmental data that arise in a diverse spectrum of environmental and biological science research, such as environmental impact assessments, basic studies of community ecology, monitoring of biodiversity and analysis of water quality indices.
Friday, June 17th, 2011
We’ve discovered a fairly significant bug in yesterday’s Depiction update that corrupts saved Depiction files, and can also cause problems loading new files. We hope to have a fixed version of Depiction 1.3.1 available tomorrow morning, and we will email you when it is available. In the meantime, if you need to use Depiction before
Friday, June 17th, 2011
This Envisat image features Alaska’s Yukon Delta, where the Yukon River, North America’s fifth-longest river system, fans out into a labyrinth of distributaries before emptying into the Bering Sea. Originating on the northern border of British Columbia in Canada, the Yukon flows some 3190 km across central Alaska in the US before emptying into Norton Sound
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
ESRI Canada today announced the appointment of Adam Fox as the company’s new Regional Director for Ontario. Mr. Fox will lead the region’s sales organization in providing geographic information system (GIS) solutions to the Ontario market. He previously held a senior account management role within the company, where he successfully managed large enterprise municipal clients in
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Ocean scientist, geographer, and geographic information system (GIS) author Dawn J. Wright will join Esri as its chief scientist on October 3, 2011. She will help formulate and advance the intellectual agenda for the environmental, conservation, climate, and ocean sciences aspect of Esri’s work while also representing Esri to the national/international scientific community. A notable authority
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
I am pleased to announce that EyeFind, a new tool that allows you to browse our entire archive, is now online. EyeFind provides you online viewing access to the complete RapidEye Archive of imagery collected since the start of RapidEye’s commercial operations in February 2009.
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
SuperGeo Technologies announced that its reseller in Brazil, ENGESAT, has successfully promoted SuperGIS Desktop Lab Kit and GIS Learning CD to Universidade Federal do Ceará. Located in Brazil, Universidade Federal do Ceará is a renowned university in the local region. The University has contributed to many outstanding research results in the fields of environment, communication, information,
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Lack of international recognition of the fundamentals of Brazilian history has been a key factor leading to a clash of international responsibilities and national rights that has inhibited past conservation efforts in respect of the Brazilian Amazon. However, emergent convergence of national action and international support, including in the context of nascent REDD programs, could now
