Friday, October 14th, 2011
NASA is planning an Oct. 27 launch of the first Earth-observing satellite to measure both global climate changes and key weather variables. The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) is the first mission designed to collect critical data to improve weather forecasts in the short-term and increase our understanding of long-term climate
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
URISA is pleased to announce that two of its Certified Workshops being presented on November 1, 2011 during GIS-Pro 2011 in Indianapolis have each been approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) for Certification Maintenance credit.
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
You’re now one step closer to experiencing and interacting with a 3D mirror of the real world within your browser with Google MapsGL. Google MapsGL takes Google Maps and harnesses the power of Web Graphics Library (WebGL) to create far richer visuals and animations.
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, will be featuring impressive industry solutions at the American Trucking Association Management Conference (ATA). ATA, being held from October 15-18, 2011 in Grapevine, TX, is the largest trucking event in the transportation, fleet and
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
In September, the European Parliament adopted the decision defining rules for access to the public regulated service (PRS), one of the five types of services which Galileo, the future European global satellite navigation system, will be offering. Read More
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Although there is no specific product standard for EMC in GNSS receivers, testing for immunity to electromagnetic interference has to be an essential part of the product development process. Any receiver designed for low-level signals will inevitably be susceptible to electromagnetic interference. And GNSS receivers inevitably are required to operate reliably in areas where they will
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
e-on software announced the formal unveiling of its upcoming Vue 10 product line – scheduled for release early November, 2011. Among other significant advances, this new release introduces a number of major enhancements such as spline and road tools, a new rock technology, streamlined terrain editing, a physical water shading engine along with significant improvements in
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Two templates have been released in ArcGIS Online that will help facility managers use GIS technology in their organizations. The templates provide a way to integrate facilities data into one standard format, apply cartographic rules to the data so it is easy to view and understand, and make the data easily accessible to others in
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
The goal of the Alpine Space Project “ALPSTAR, Toward Carbon Neutral Alps – Make Best Practice Minimum Standard”, is to achieve climate neutrality in the Alps by 2050. At the initial conference on 27th and 28th October 2011 in Chambéry participants will discuss the policy requirements on energy, transport and the economy in order to
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Europa Technologies has today announced an extension of its popular viaEuropa hosted map service to support AddressBase – the new definitive spatial address data for England and Wales. The announcement means the geo solutions provider is the first Ordnance Survey licensed partner to utilise AddressBase in a cartographic capacity since its launch on 30 September 2011. viaEuropa
