Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D., was confirmed by unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate and appointed by President Obama to serve as assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction and deputy administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Dr. Sullivan, who previously served as NOAA’s chief scientist, is a distinguished scientist, renowned astronaut
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
The VisionMaster FT Radar/ARPA is the heir to the Sperry Marine BridgeMaster series of radar products, which have established an unmatched reputation for reliability and performance with more than 18,000 units delivered worldwide. With VisionMaster FT, Sperry Marine moves the bar to an even higher standard.
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. The Company continued to achieve solid results. For continuing operations, operating earnings increased to $27 million ($0.65 per share) on revenues of $206 million. This is compared to operating earnings of $23 million ($0.56 per share) and revenues of $152 million for
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
WeatherSpark is a new type of weather website, with interactive weather graphs that allow you to pan and zoom through the entire history of any weather station on earth. Get multiple forecasts for the current location, overlaid on records and averages to put it all in context. We’re still in beta, so please pardon any rough edges
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
In this global society, people are free to travel to all corners of the world regardless of whether they’re carrying an infectious disease. This freedom of movement can cause global health concerns such as the spread of infections and the risk of pandemics. Geospatial information systems (GIS) are currently being used to help scientists and
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
HillTop CMS, the website content management system used by over 50 US congressional offices, now enables legislators to share information with constituents in an enlightening geographic context. GSL Solutions leveraged Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) technology to bring web mapping capabilities to its HillTop software. “In a state as large and diverse as Florida, constituents should have the best available
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Forestry Commission England has launched a free iPhone app to find your local woodland, download handy trail maps or learn about trees with an easy to use tree identifier. The award-winning app is available to download from iTunes from 25th April. Visitors can search for sites by event or activity, or find basic information such as
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
P2 Energy Solutions today announced it has completed the asset acquisition of Canada-based WellPoint Systems Inc., provider of several leading energy product families including BOLO Financial Management Software, IDEAS International Oil & Gas Venture Management System, Energy Financial Management and several mid-stream solutions. This acquisition has created the largest independent technology company providing solutions to the
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Spatial Dimension is pleased to announce that FlexiCadastre has been selected as Uganda’s new Mining Cadastre and Registry System. The Ugandan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, through the Department of Geological Survey and Mines recently signed a contract with MTL Consulting Company Limited of Tanzania to design, develop and commission an advanced rules and
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
e-on software, the leader in 3D sky, light and nature technologies, announced today the immediate availability of Vue 9.5 xStream and Infinite, its professional solutions for the creation, animation and rendering of natural 3D environments. Vue xStream and Vue Infinite are the company’s flagship solutions for the creation of natural 3D environments. Vue Infinite operates as
