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Thursday, March 17th, 2011

ArchiCAD-designed Fountains Grace 2015 European Capital of Culture

Designed by Ondrej Cisler using ArchiCAD, the fountains were placed in the historical context of Republic Square.  The oblong square is defined by the Gothic Cathedral of St. Bartholomew towers and a Baroque Plague Pole located in one corner of the Square.  The architect’s proposal was to complement the remaining three empty corners of the

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

emapsite and Leica Geosystems Announce Web Map Partnership

Professional surveyors can download the most detailed and up-to-date UK maps directly into their workflows thanks to a breakthrough partnership between emapsite and Leica Geosystems. Under the agreement – the first of its kind between a hosted map provider and a major survey manufacturer – OS MasterMap data is instantly available via a tailored download from emapsite to

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Trimble Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire OmniSTAR

Trimble today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets related to the OmniSTAR™ Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal corrections business from Fugro N.V. The acquisition is expected to significantly expand Trimble’s worldwide ability to provide correction services for land-based agriculture, construction, mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS) and

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Avenza Releases PDF Maps Update on iTunes App Store

Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher® cartographic software for Adobe® Illustrator® and Geographic Imager® geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop®, is pleased to announce an updated version of PDF Maps, the popular geospatial PDF reader for Apple iOS devices including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Learn More

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Simplifying Spatial Data

It has always been possible to work with geospatial data in SQL Server using built-in geometric and trigonometric functions such as SIN(), COS(), and ACOS(). However, SQL Server 2008’s spatial data types made complex spatial queries a lot more accessible to those of us who don’t remember what a cosine actually is. In this article, I will

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Prototyping Your Way Out of a Mess

Whether it’s in an industrial, office or home setting, until the world goes totally wireless, dealing with tangles of cords will be a reality of modern life. Designer Micah Maraia created a way to more quickly unravel the mess of cords in your life. Beginning with sketches, Maraia used SolidWorks software to produce 3D CAD

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Research Focus on Australia’s Rivers and Wetlands

CSIRO has joined forces with other leading Australian research  to develop science which will underpin improved management and assessment of the health of Australia’s river and wetland ecosystems. As a result of reduced water availability and unsustainable demands on our environment, Australia’s rivers, lakes, wetlands and floodplains havesuffered severe degradation. There is growing recognition of the need to supply

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Palisade’s DecisionTools Suite – Mitigating Volcanic Risk in Guatemala

Palisade’s leading risk analysis tool, The DecisionTools Suite, is being used by the University of Bristol’s Environmental Risk Research Centre (BRISK) to add a new dimension to modelling volcanic risk in Guatemala. The ‘Volcán de Fuego’ is potentially one of the most dangerous volcanoes in Central America with a large population surrounding it, and many

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

A Network Approach to Fishing Gear Research

Groundfishermen in New England have been facing a challenging transition to catch-share management, fishing within groups known as sectors; but they are also finding opportunities for innovation. A precedent-setting group of partners launched the Northeast Gear Conservation Engineering and Demonstration Network (GEARNET), funded by NOAA’s Cooperative Research Program. Fishermen are identifying, prioritizing, and designing studies to

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

PCI Geomatics – Recognition for Business Development in China

PCI Geomatics received the 2010 Mayor’s Award for Business Achievement during a recent Gala dinner organized by the Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce. Dave Barrow, Mayor of the Town of Richmond Hill, nominated PCI Geomatics for the 2010 award following a trip to China in February 2010, where he had the opportunity to work first hand