Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
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 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
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
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
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 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
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 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
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
DigitalGlobe has contracted with Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services for the launch of WorldView-3. Once launched, WorldView-3 will be the third WorldView-class satellite in DigitalGlobe’s constellation. The satellite is scheduled for launch in 2014. It will feature the same innovative technologies that have helped DigitalGlobe amass the largest high definition satellite image library in the world,
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc., has contracted with Vexcel Imaging GmbH, a Microsoft® company, to upgrade its UltraCamL camera system to an UltraCamXp. “The UltraCamL camera performed very well for us, but the larger footprint of the UltraCamXp will be a better fit with our three other UltraCamX cameras,” said Mary Potter, GISP, President of Keystone
