Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Introducing the event, Professor Michael Parkinson from John Moores University reflected that ‘we’ve had 10 great years of regeneration for many people and places but the landscape has changed.’ As the keynote speaker, Philip Cox from DCLG remarked that ‘regeneration is not dead, it’s just different’ and went on to explain how central Government’s devolution of
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
The seventh edition of Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation, a standard reference for GIS students and professionals since 1978, is now available from Esri Press. This full-color textbook provides readers with the knowledge to effectively interpret modern cartography.
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Climate cannot be understood without the biosphere. Accordingly, different groups around the world have started to develop their climate models into Earth system models, that on top of climate physics also include representations of ecological processes and biogeochemical cycles. This development is supported by parallel advancements in other disciplines. During the last decade the remote
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Aerial surveying company Bluesky has secured 2.4 million Euros to fund research into the development of a web based renewable energy rating platform. Working with partners from across Europe Bluesky will investigate the use of geographic data to assess the suitability of individual properties for solar energy generation and create a web based portal to deliver this data online. On
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) and the International Cartographic Association (ICA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of developing on a global basis collaboration opportunities for academia, industry and government organizations in open source GIS software and data. The MoU aims to provide expertise and support for the establishment of Open
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Overwatch announced today the release of RemoteView Pro 3.2.2, the latest version of its imagery and geospatial analysis software with enhancements that better integrate intelligence data and improve the intelligence workflow. Read More
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
DigitalGlobe launched two new geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) services today at GEOINT 2011, the nation’s largest intelligence event. Both services, available now, are designed to enable faster response, smarter decisions, and more effective management of on-the-ground personnel during natural and man-made disasters. “Now more than ever, on-demand access and real-time sharing of geospatial intelligence can make
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
With over 600 exhibitors from 29 countries, the AgroTech Russia International Exhibition for Agricultural Machinery has registered the best attendance since its inception four years ago. Almost half of the exhibitors at AgroTech Russia came from outside Russia – The organisers expressed themselves as very pleased with this excellent international attendance. Exhibitors were very satisfied both with the event
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Siemens is putting the solar farm Les Mées on line. Siemens has installed 112,000 solar modules on an approximately 70-hectare site on the La Colle des Mées plateau in the vicinity of the French Alps. Siemens Energy is EPC contractor for the six photovoltaic (PV) power plants with a combined peak output of 31 megawatts
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that AAM has purchased Correlator3D for the generation of digital surface models (DSM). The transaction was brokered by Credent Technology Asia Pte Ltd., SimActive’s partner in South East Asia and Australia. “An important factor for us is to produce DSM as fast as possible
