Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
A new Whitepaper by Depiction discusses GIS 101. The paper outlines what a GIS is and includes terms and concepts that apply to GIS. Also included are information about digital mapping and projections. Read More
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Experts from the European Environment Agency (EEA) will be at Green Week in Brussels to take part in the debate on resource efficiency and provide the latest data in the accompanying exhibition. The EEA is coordinating a debate on resource efficiency indicators, co-organised by the European Commission and Eurostat.
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Countries are faced with the new challenges of adjusting forest policy and management practices to address Climate Change, while maintaining a balance with the many other objectives of forest management. FAO and the NFP-Facility are working to support countries in efforts to integrate climate change into their national forest programmes or forest policy framework. A main
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Beth Bernitt has rejoined HOK, a global architectural design firm, as chief marketing officer. In this role, Bernitt will provide global strategic leadership for HOK’s marketing, communications and business development efforts. Based in HOK’s Tampa office, she will work across HOK’s global network of 25 offices.
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Registration for INSPIRE ANNEX II and III data specifications testing still open The INSPIRE Team has already received over 45 registrations from SDICs and LMOs to test the INSPIRE Annex II and III Specifications that will become available on the 20th June 2011. The testing activities will take place between 20 June and 21 October 2011. Details can be found
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
CloverPoint is working with three local companies on the development of QR code campaigns. We can’t tell you who they are, because it’s top secret. But in the meantime if you are unfamiliar with the QR Code movement here’s the Wikipedia definition: A QR Code is a specific matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by dedicated QR barcode
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced today that it has signed a contract for $2.5 million (CAD) with ScanEx Research and Development Center (ScanEx) to provide RADARSAT data information to multiple ground stations in Russia over three years. The information will be used by Russian commercial, academic, and government users for applications that include maritime
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
The 2011 Esri Homeland Security Summit promises to be an information-packed event put on by Esri for police, fire, emergency management, and other homeland security professionals. The summit will be held July 9–12 at the Hilton Bayfront in San Diego, California. Learn More
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced at this annual gathering of infrastructure professionals that it is extending its leadership in design/build and integrated projects with its introduction of breakthrough V8i software innovations that bring continuity to the “hand-off” between design and construction – making
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Interactive Government Holdings, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) specializing in providing National Security support to the U.S. government, and OpenGeo, a global leader in open source geospatial solutions, announced a reseller deal today that will enable Interactive Government Holdings to sell the OpenGeo Suite Enterprise Edition as part of its product offerings.
