Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Though GIS has been taught at a number of schools in Alaska for the past several years, the signing of a statewide education site license with Esri brings the technology to all K–12 students in the state. Students, educators, and administrators in all of Alaska’s primary and secondary schools will have access to Esri’s full
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Avenza Systems Inc., producers of the PDF Maps app for iOS and geospatial plugins for Adobe Creative Suite, including Geographic Imager for Adobe Photoshop, is pleased to announce the release of MAPublisher 8.5 for Adobe Illustrator. This release is now fully compatible with Adobe Illustrator CS5.1, part of the new Creative Suite 5.5 family. Learn
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Prior to the kickoff of the Hexagon 2011 conference next week, ERDAS is hosting IGNITE 2011, an annual think tank event which will bring together customers and partners to work alongside ERDAS as we define and shape the future of the geospatial industry. As Hexagon now unites industry-leading providers of geospatial software and hardware, it
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Carlson Software and Grontmij Nederland are bringing MOVE3, the easy-to-use Least Squares adjustment package, to surveyors and surveying, engineering, and construction companies throughout the United States and Canada. Designed for all kinds of survey work, MOVE3 has proven itself an indispensible tool for providing quality control and assurance during site calibration. From 1D height determination to
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
TrigNet is a network of permanent continuously operating GNSS base stations distributed throughout South Africa at approximately 100km to 300km spacing. (See distribution map).All stations record 1 second epoch data on both GPS frequencies (L1 and L2) via geodetic standard choke ring antennas. Data from all stations is continuously streamed to the TrigNet control centre in
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
RapidEye, a leader in wide-area repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of satellites announced today that it has filed for insolvency under German insolvency laws, the equivalent of Chapter 11 protection. Wolfgang Biedermann, the CEO of RapidEye commented that this move was necessitated by recent actions of the financing banks. The intention of the banking consortium is to allow the
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
MecSoft Europe, distributor for CAD/CAM Technologies in Europe, announced today the release of VisualXPORT for Autodesk Inventor 2012 software. VisualXPORT for Inventor is a direct, in-window plug-in for Autodesk Inventor 3D mechanical design software, allowing users to transfer Inventor geometry directly to VisualMILL without having to go through a neutral format such as STEP or
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Siemens has formed a joint venture in Russia with its Russian partner Sinara Group to deliver regional trains. The new company Train Technologies has entered into an agreement on main terms for delivery of Desiro RUS electric trains with Russian Railways (RZD). The preliminary contract covers 240 trainsets comprising 1,200 railcars, with a total value
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
IDTechEx technology analyst Harry Zervos recently interviewed Dr Markys Cain, from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the UK. The NPL is involved in the European Metrology Research Program (EMRP), supported by funds from the E.U. framework 7 programme and from EURAMET (European Association of National Metrology Institutes). The EMRP will ensure collaboration between National
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
The new research facility which provides a modern research environment for up to 60 Graduate Doctoral students, as well as providing facilities for visiting scientists, was officially opened in May by Ordnance Survey’s Director General and Chief Executive Dr Vanessa Lawrence CB. Vanessa, who is a member of the University’s council and a Visiting Professor at the University,
