Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
When the Earth shook with a magnitude of 9.0 off the coast of Japan on Friday, 11 March, Olaf Kranz and his team at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen had to react quickly. In close cooperation with the International Charter ‘Space and Major Disasters’ and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, we analysed the
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
An Integrated Maritime Strategy is being developed for the Channel region by an INTERREG funded project, Channel Arc Manche Integrated Strategy (CAMIS). This project involves UK and French partners to identify a strategic vision for the Channel which will support implementation of relevant national and EU marine and maritime policies. A key component of this
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, officially announced its latest partner in Nepal, where SeaGate Institute of Technology is authorized to distribute SuperGIS series software. Situated in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, SeaGate Institute of Technology offers services and training related to Information Technology. The services are involved with GIS
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, officially announced its latest product – Mobile Cadastral GIS 3.0, to assist in field survey and cadastral navigation measurement. Since being first released in November 2010, Mobile Cadastral GIS has been utilized extensively. In view of a large quantity of positive feedback and valuable
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
A pilot evaluation area for SeaZone HydroSpatial Version 2.0 is to be launched in April 2011. This is a great opportunity for marine data users to evaluate and help shape the next generation of SeaZone HydroSpatial. Developments will include :
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
RapidEye announced today that it has recently completed an extensive imagery campaign over Africa. The campaign, which ran for 25 weeks from September of 2010 until March 1, 2011, produced over 107 Million km² of the continent of Africa which is now available for purchase from the RapidEye Library. h
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
NAVTEQ is supplying NAVTEQ map and location content for Panasonic’s LUMIX DMC-TZ20/ZS10 and DMC-FT3/TS3, the newest member of Panasonic’s acclaimed LUMIX Series of digital cameras. Traditionally, consumers can only organize their photo collection via date/time. With the integration of maps and location content in an increasing number of imaging devices, consumers can now geographically organize
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
-Veolia Water and Orange are joining forces in the smart metering sector and are launching m2o city, an operator specialized in remote environmental data and water meter reading services. Building on the expertise of Veolia Water – which already operates over 200,000 water meters – and Orange’s expertise as a telco, the m2o cityjoint-venture offers
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Construction has begun on a new hydroelectric plant in Costa Rica, between the provinces of Alajuela and San José. The new plant, named Chucas, will have an installed capacity of 50 MW, and once fully up and running, will generate around 219 million kWh/year, equal to the annual consumption of over 81 thousand households
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
The public can now access the same aerial imagery of Christchurch that Police, Civil Defence, and other emergency responders have been using to assess damage to the area. The imagery of the city was flown on 24 February, and clearly shows the extent of the damage from the 22 February quake. As the country’s national mapping agency, Land Information
