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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

2011 URISA Student Competition Results Announced

URISA is pleased to announce the results of its 2011 URISA Student Competition. Submissions were received in both Paper and Poster categories. The evaluation criteria and submissions are posted online, http://www.urisa.org/StudentComp2011

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

ERM Implements GIS Worldwide with Esri ELA

To achieve a robust GIS practice while reducing overhead costs in multiple offices, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), a leading global provider of environmental, health and safety, risk, and social consulting services, has signed an enterprise license agreement (ELA) with Esri. The ELA provides unlimited access to Esri desktop and server software products and extensions throughout

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

3-GIS’ Express Solution in use at Decatur Utilities Gas Operations Division

3-GIS, a GIS software solutions company based in Decatur, Alabama has announced Decatur Utilities has deployed 3-GIS’ Express Solution to its gas operations division to perform gas valve inspections in an initial step toward complying with the Federal Government’s Distribution and Integrity Management Program (DIMP) Guidelines.

Monday, September 26th, 2011

New GNSS Simulator Capabilities

Spectracom, a company of the Orolia Group introduced new capabilities for its GSG line of GPS / GNSS constellation simulators. These features reinforce Spectracom’s leadership position for flexible, user-friendly and affordable characterization and test of GPS and GNSS devices and systems. Key features include :

Monday, September 26th, 2011

GPS Maker Garmin Looks to Net 20% Market Share in 2011

The US-based global positioning system (GPS) major Garmin has launched its second model in the country and is targeting to garner a 20 percent share of the growing personal navigation devices market in the country over the next 12 months. “The PND (personal navigation devices) market in the country is at around 50,000 units a year. We

Monday, September 26th, 2011

NASA Aquarius Satellite Maps Ocean Salinity

So relevant to all life forms and our climate, the sea’s salt has now been estimated by NASA’s  Aquarius/SAC-D satellite observatory. After two and a half weeks, since only August 25th, the preliminary data have been exemplary, providing us with an early view of large-scale ocean patterns. Read More

Monday, September 26th, 2011

INTERGEO 2011: Opens On Tuesday

The host of the 17th INTERGEO, DVW President Prof. Karl-Friedrich Thöne, sums it up nicely: “Geo and modern-day government or modern-day society – highly networked geoinformation systems and structures are in growing demand for public administration and business applications.” The accumulated knowledge of the experts attending the leading international conference and trade fair, which will

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Mipela GeoSolutions Unveils X-Info Aware for iPhones

On-site data capture has never been so easy! With Mipela GeoSolutions new X-Info Aware for iPhones, users can easily capture and share information about their location. X-Info Aware is now available from the App Store for free. It allows users to create geonotes, and associate text, images, video and audio recordings with map locations. X-Info Aware also

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

NAVTEQ Now Powers All Daimler AG Navigation Platforms in Europe

NAVTEQ is supplying map data and content to Daimler AG for the Mercedes E Class range plus the CLS-Class model.   As a result of this selection, nearly all Daimler passenger vehicle navigation platforms in Europe will be powered by NAVTEQ. Read More

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Parallels Automation for Cloud Infrastructure Launches

Parallels announced the availability of Parallels Automation for Cloud Infrastructure (PACI), a fully-scalable solution for service providers to deliver Cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) to small and medium businesses (SMBs). PACI is a complete, turn-key Cloud infrastructure solution and provides total hosting control, from provisioning and billing to self-service management and security. Parallels Automation