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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Leica Geosystems Announces More than 50 Presentations at Hexagon 2011, June 6-9, Orlando, FL

Session titles and speaker names for more than 50 timely presentations are now posted online for the mapping and positioning industry’s most anticipated conference of 2011 – Hexagon 2011 is now just 8 weeks away. The conference, which includes the major, new Geosystems @ Hexagon 2011 track, will be held in Orlando, Florida, June 6

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

OGC Announces Indoor Navigation Discussion Paper

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks comments on an OGC discussion paper, “Requirements and Space-Event Modeling for IndoorNavigation.” The discussion paper presents a model for indoor navigation that simultaneously addresses route planning, multiple localization methods, navigation contexts, and different locomotion types. The Discussion Paper can be accessed at: http://portal.myogc.org/files/41727

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Canada Need an Energy Strategy and It Needs it Now

What do the energy industry, leaders of Canada’s top enterprises, environmental groups, leading academics and policy think tanks all have in common? They have all gone on the public record in calling for a new set of energy and environmental policies for Canada. Canada faces a broad set of energy and environmental challenges. The common

Monday, April 11th, 2011

New TomTom PRO 9150 Delivers Portable, All-in-One Fleet Management Solution

TomTom Business Solutions, the division dedicated to commercial fleets, today unveiled a new navigation solution for the North American market designed to help businesses improve their productivity. The PRO 9150 is a portable fleet management solution that requires no installation and can be moved easily among vehicles in a fleet. With improved route guidance and

Monday, April 11th, 2011

GTA – Real-world 3D City Models with 3D Facades

GTA and Procedural provide a solution to model large databases of real-world building data with more 3D detail. Special focus is set to add depth to the facade as well as details to the roof. CityEngine imports 3D buildings generated automatically with GTA’s software solution tridicon 3D, transfers detailed tridicon 3D facade description to CityEngine

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Siemens to Present Mass Transit Systems in Dubai

Nowadays safe, efficient public transportation is more than ever a crucial factor when it comes to the quality of life and competitiveness of many of the world’s cities and regions. Sustainable, optimally integrated mobility is one of the key issues of the 21st Century. Hans-Joerg Grundmann, CEO of the Siemens Mobility Division, said, “Efficient urban

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

China to Standardize Overheated Wind Farm Construction with New Rules

 China’s National Energy Bureau (NEB) is drafting new regulations to standardize the examination and approval of small wind farm projects, industry sources said. According to the rules, estimated to be promulgated in the first half of this year, local governments must first win approval of the NEB before they give licenses to wind farm projects that

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Tarragona 3D Viewer Dielmo

TINET, autonomous agencies per service for the Information Society (OASI) from Tarragona Province, Spain provides telematics services to the citizens of the Tarragona region to ensure access to the Internet and meet the local content of the territory with the objective to integrate citizens into the Information Society and promote awareness of the territory.Therefore, DIELMO

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Information System of the National Atlas of Spain (Sian)

Information System of the National Atlas of Spain (Sian)is a project of innovation and technological development that supports the production and publication of the National Atlas of Spain (NSA) and other products and services offered by the Department of Cartography National Atlas Thematic and IGN. Once the initial phase in the development of applications SIANE involved

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) are drainage solutions that provide an alternative to the direct channelling of surface water through networks of pipes and sewers to nearby watercourses. By mimicking natural drainage regimes, SuDS aim to reduce surface water flooding, improve water quality and enhance the amenity and biodiversity value of the environment. SuDS achieve this