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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

INTERGEO 2011 – Conference Opens with New Format for the Open Data Community

The importance of the global OpenStreetMap (OSM) community is rising steadily. The OSM project is therefore enjoying heightened interest at INTERGEO, which will be held in Nuremberg from 27 to 29 September 2011, and is the topic of the first ever INTERGEO BarCamp. The broad-based and well-balanced conference program also includes many other highlights. The

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Esri and DOI Introduce Landsat Data for the World

Working in close collaboration with the US Department of the Interior (DOI), Esri is pleased to announce the release of Landsat image services. These provide access to almost four decades’ worth of Global Land Survey (GLS) Landsat data developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and DOI’s US Geological Survey. Esri provides access

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Hitachi Solutions Supports Fast Assessment of Japan Earthquake and Tsunami with TerraGo GeoPDF Map Atlas

Hitachi Solutions, Ltd., as part of its effort to assist in the reconstruction following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, has donated a TerraGo GeoPDF map atlas to the central Japanese government, disaster response headquarters and local governments.  By utilizing TerraGo GeoPDF pre- and post-March 11 maps and imagery in residential damage assessment, clerical work

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Optech Announces 500-kHz ALTM Pegasus

Optech Incorporated is pleased to announce the latest addition to its innovative new line of multi-beam airborne imaging systems, the ALTM Pegasus HD500. Now available with 500-kHz capability, Pegasus maintains its leadership role as a benchmark of data collection efficiency and mapping productivity. The only turnkey mapping solution on the market to offer fully embedded

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

SuperGIS Server 3 to Support Map Cache

SuperGeo Technologies announced that its SuperGIS Server 3 is going to support the map cache function soon for speedy map processing functionality. Developed by SuperGeo Technologies, SuperGIS Server 3, the map server software, enables enterprises to create, manage, integrate, and publish diversified GIS services in the centralized server framework. Assorted spatial data, images, and GIS

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Visit SuperGeo for Geospatial Innovation

SuperGeo Technologies is honored to be visited by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). The two parties had fruitful discussion about the geospatial applications and innovative collaboration by using GIS technologies. KISR was invited by Institute for Information Industry (III), an organization supporting the development of the information technology industry in Taiwan, to visit several

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

VisionMap Releases A3 Version 2.0

VisionMap LTD, a leading provider of digital mapping systems, announced today that A3 ground processing system version 2.0 is now released. The new ground processing system, together with A3 camera improvements now feature better radiometry, higher resolution DSM processing, as well as accurate AT and seamless Orthophoto generation processed in a fully automatic workflow. The

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

New Report on Nested Approaches to REDD+ from Forest Trends and Climate Focus

Interest in “nested” approaches to REDD+ has grown steadily as policy makers, practitioners and investors seek to reconcile approaches to reducing, and rewarding, emissions reductions at different scales – national, subnational and project. The 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Cancun marked the UNFCCC’s formal acknowledgement of subnational approaches

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Deutsche Telekom and Gemalto Enable Emergency Call Service in Europe

Deutsche Telekom and Gemalto together announce that BMW automobile is embedding their Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solution in its latest car models to enable emergency call (eCall) services. Deutsche Telekom is the first network operator whose automotive MFF-SIMs solutions are built into an industrial product series, further demonstrating its innovation leadership in the automotive industry.

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Japan Passes Quake Relief Budget

Japan’s parliament on Monday passed a $50 billion emergency budget for disaster relief after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, a downpayment on what is set to be country’s biggest public works effort in six decades. The overall cost of damage caused by the world’s costliest natural disaster is estimated at $300 billion and the 4