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Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

COM.Geo 2011 Program and Schedule Now Available

The COM.Geo Conference, which will be held May 23-25, Washington, DC., announces that the program and schedule are now available. The conference includes 16 programs and events, such as keynotes (NASA, U.S. FCC, Microsoft, OGC, etc.), OGC workshop, Microsoft workshop, full papers, short papers, tech talks, demo talks, posters, panels, courses, demo show, reception, cruise, banquet,

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard Endorsed by FGDC

On February 9, 2011, the Steering Committee of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) endorsed the United States Thoroughfare, Landmark and Postal Address Data Standard. The Standard is the culmination of efforts of the Address Standard Working Group, which was created in 2005 when the FGDC accepted a proposal submitted by the Urban and Regional

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

SuperGeo Announces a New Reseller in Romania

SuperGeo Technologies officially announced its latest partner in Europe, where SC Molinaro Topo Expert S.r.l. is authorized to distribute SuperGIS series software in Romania. SC Molinaro Topo Expert S.r.l. is located in Brasov, a city of Romania. With abundant and professional experiences in land survey, as well as the state-of-the-art related equipments, this firm provides

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

SuperGeo Releases Mobile Cadastral GIS 3.0

SuperGeo Technologies announces that Mobile Cadastral GIS 3.0 is officially released to assist efficient cadastral navigation measuring and field survey.  Mobile Cadastral GIS is designed for cadastral navigation measuring and field survey on the basis of SuperGIS Mobile Engine. Integrated with GIS and GPS technology resources, Mobile Cadastral GIS enables field surveyors to recognize their

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Infotech to Focus on Engineering Services

The company is focusing on new business segments within engineering such as nuclear engineering. Reddy added that the firm continues to do some maintenance work or writing code, which comes as a part of some manufacturing contract, but it is not doing any business in the traditional hot spots of the IT sector such as banking

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Forest Governance Research Agenda – invitation for inputs

The aim is to give the research agenda a strong basis through wide stakeholder consultation. By doing so we hope that the research community, the governance practitioners and the research donors will take ownership of the agenda. Once ready, the agenda will assist donors of scientific research (e.g. European and national research funding and development

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Sensors – Field Testing the Shippingport Bridge

The Shippingport Bridge spans the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Constructed in 1961, the main river crossing is a three-span, combined deck/through-truss bridge more than 1,300 feet long. As part of a larger evaluation and rehabilitation project, Lehigh University’s Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems  (ATLSS) Research Center performed field-testing of this bridge. The

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Learn Basics of Developing Apps with ArcGIS API for iOS from Esri

ArcGIS API for iOS lets you build and deploy mobile geographic information system (GIS) applications for iOS devices such as Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. To familiarize you with the API, Esri will host the free, live training seminar Introduction to ArcGIS API for iOS on April 28, 2011. The ArcGIS for iOS application, available

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Ashtech Announces the ProFlex 500 with NTRIP Caster

Ashtech today announced release of version 3.5 firmware for the ProFlex 500 GNSS receiver that includes a powerful NTRIP Caster to enable surveyors, municipalities, mining, engineering and agricultural operations to easily implement and control their own very cost-effective and secure corrections network via NTRIP protocol.  Ashtech dealers are also expected to take advantage of the

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Esri Press Releases Spatial Statistical Data Analysis for GIS Users

The long-anticipated Spatial Statistical Data Analysis for GIS Users is now available from Esri Press. The book presents a practical introduction and guide to spatial statistics for researchers, statisticians, academics, and college students who want to expand their knowledge and skills in geographic information system (GIS) technology to new areas of analysis. More than 1,000 full-color