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Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Astrium GEO-Information Services Increases Investment in i-cubed

The GEO-Information division of Astrium Services (formerly Spot Image and Infoterra) today announced that it has expanded its investment in i-cubed LLC, a leading worldwide provider of value-added imagery and geospatial data management technologies based in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. i-cubed provides secure, proven, leading-edge solutions for imagery, geospatial content and distributed asset management hosted

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Solibri Model Checker Link for ArchiCAD

This add-on directly integrates Solibri Model Checker and ArchiCAD. The building model is transferred from ArchiCAD to Solibri Model Checker with only one click. The exported models can be checked against several requirements in Solibri Model Checker. During analysis Solibri Model Checker automatically assigns severity classification to all design issues found. The identified design problems

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Dassault Systèmes Goes Cloud with Version 6

 Dassault Systèmes (3DS) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced its new online Version 6 platform, open for the developer community, its new store, and its first online cloud business services.  Dassault Systèmes also announces its strategic investment in Outscale, a start-up providing next generation

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

SuperGIS Desktop Selected by Mitr Phol in Thailand

SuperGeo Technologies is pleased to announce that SuperGIS Desktop 3, its powerful desktop GIS product, is selected by Mitr Phol Sugarcane Research Centre in Thailand.

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Choose Aligned Assets for their Corporate Gazetteer

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service is pushing forward in the post-FiReControl environment with a corporate gazetteer management system from Aligned Assets. The Symphony Bluelight system will see them building on the work they did during the FiReControl project in matching their existing address data to the NLPG (National Land and Property Gazetteer) in order to

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Pitney Bowes Business Insight Announces Collaboration with JBA Consulting

Pitney Bowes Business Insight (PBBI) – a global leader in customer data, analytics and communication software and services – has announced a collaboration with specialist risk and environmental management consultancy JBA Consulting, to enrich its location intelligence solutions with high quality flood risk data across a number of European countries.

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Satellites Show Potential for Avalanche Mapping

In Norway, avalanches pose a risk to road users every year. Since much of the country is remote, knowing exactly where avalanches have blocked roads is a challenge for the authorities. However, ESA has recently shown that satellites could help. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) is responsible for the national road network. In the winter,

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Exprodat’s Data Directory Nurtures New ArcGIS Desktop 10 Users

Exprodat’s Team-GIS Directory was released today for the ArcGIS 10 platform, enhancing usability for ArcGIS Desktop users.  Team-GIS Directory can make ArcMap much easier for novice users to operate, increasing the rate of user adoption during ArcGIS Desktop implementation projects. Team-GIS Directory is an ArcMap extension combining an easy-to-use data catalogue with powerful search, preview and

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

California Department of Transportation Selects Autodesk for Road and Highway Design Projects

Autodesk, Inc. today announced that the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), one of the largest Departments of Transportation in the United States, has selected AutoCAD Civil 3D for road and highway design projects statewide. The contract is over a five year period and includes access to Autodesk’s AutoCAD Civil 3D software, training and services. Civil

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

College Students Study The Earth From NASA’s Flying Laboratory

Twenty-nine undergraduate and graduate students are participating in a six-week NASA Airborne Science Program field experience designed to immerse them in the agency’s Earth Science research. The students represent 28 colleges and universities from across the United States. NASA’s Student Airborne Research Program provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates and early graduate students majoring in