Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Astrium recently released new data directly downloadable from GeoStore – a one stop shop for digital 3D mapping, aerial imagery and LiDAR height data. The new data includes the Admiralty Raster Charts, and a new generation of vector data known as Marine Themes that is based on information sourced from the UK Hydrographic Office. These datasets are particularly relevant for environmental
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Top officials from more than 35 nations covering the world’s three major rainforest basin regions will gather at a United Nations-backed conference next month to discuss the common challenges faced by these vital ecosystems that support more than a billion people. The aim of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Amazon,
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Campbell Scientific is pleased to announce the TX320, a new HDR GOES satellite transmitter. The TX320 uses GOES satellites to transmit data acquired by our data collection platforms (DCP). This new transmitter offers reliable GOES communication for remote hydrologic and meteorologic monitoring throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Safe Software announced today that FME, the leading spatial data transformation technology, now offers unrivaled support for LiDAR and point cloud data. Organizations can now use the unmatched transformation capabilities in FME to quickly prepare LiDAR data to meet their precise requirements, enabling them to extract the full value from their LiDAR data assets to
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
For the utility division of MDU Resources Group, a diversified natural resource company, Esri technology emerged as the logical framework on which to build its Distribution Integrity Management Program (DIMP). DIMP regulations, put forth by the US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, aim to ensure better overall management of the risks
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) announced that the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has approved the OGC Web Feature Service (WFS) Interface standard as an International Standard. This approval was the result of joint activity in the ISO Technical Committee: ISO/TC211 Geographic Information/Geomatics. WFS was approved by a ballot of the national bodies that make
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Autodesk, a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, today announced that it has signed an enterprise licensing agreement with GHD, one of the world’s leading engineering, architecture and environmental consulting firms to provide Autodesk software and services. The contract value of the deal is more than AUD 5 million, making it the
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
DigitalGlobe and Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) have partnered together to use on-the-ground photography and satellite imagery to monitor the state of the world’s glaciers. In this report, the first of its kind for both companies, we have collected recent satellite imagery from three of the world’s most renowned glaciers: Khumbu Glacier at Mt. Everest, the
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
A handful of fans visited Northamptonshire to mark the 75th anniversary of the Ordnance Survey’s first trig pillar, the triangular post used by surveyors, near Cold Ashby. More than 11,000 were built across the country and by measuring angles and using trigonometry, surveyors could calculate distances between the pillars. It resulted in maps accurate to just a
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
GeoSam Oy, a newly-formed Finnish distributor of global positioning and surveying equipment, has been selected to represent Ashtech® machine control, GIS, GNSS and GPS products. GeoSam Oy has teamed with Ashtech “because the Ashtech brand and its heritage, Magellan® and Thales®, are well-known and respected in Finland,” said Jukka Lindstrom, GeoSam Oy Manager and Director.
