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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Safe Software Announces Worldwide Events to Introduce Latest Advancements in Spatial Data Transformation

Safe Software, the global leader in spatial data transformation, announced today the kick-off of the FME 2011 World Tour, a customer event series that will be held in 25+ cities worldwide starting this March. Co-hosted with Safe Software’s partners, these one-day free events will offer the opportunity to experience the latest capabilities in FME 2011

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Ghana Public Education on Land Rights Broadcast Televised Nationwide

International Land Systems (ILS), Inc. recently participated in the recording  of two television programs designed to educate the Ghanaian public on land administration and procedures for formalizing land rights. The programs also sought to make citizens aware of interventions in the land sector undertaken by the Millennium Development Authority (MIDA) which is funded by the

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Commission Consults on Radical Changes to EU Research and Innovation Funding

At the beginning of February the European Commission launched a consultation on major improvements to EU research and innovation funding to make participation easier, increase scientific and economic impact and improve value for money. The Commission’s Green Paper also provides the basis for far-reaching simplification of procedures and rules. Stakeholders have until 20 May 2011

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Geoinformatics Forum Salzburg 2011: Early Registration and Call for Posters

The beautiful world cultural heritage city of Salzburg is the setting for the Geoinformatics Forum (GI_Forum) symposium to be held from July 5-8, 2011 at the University of Salzburg Austria, organised by the Centre of Geoinformatics in cooperation with the Institute for GIScience at the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the German University of Technology. A scientifically challenging programme,

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Register for the 25th International Cartographic Conference

Thanks to the great variety of submitted papers, the scientific committee of the 25th International Cartographic Conference is building a programme covering all the facets of the field and highlighting its most innovative and pratical aspects as well as the most theoretical!

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Chile – UGI 2011 Submissions System

The system for submision of papers and posters is now available to authors. This is the sole means of submitting for UGI 2011 and it also provides all information needed for participating. Abstracts should be entered into this system, for assessment by the Scientific Sub-Committee (SSC) of LOC UGI 2011. Go to www.ugi2011.cl to submit your abstracts early.

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

GIS Centre of Excellence Chooses MrSID

The GIS Centre of Excellence within the Office of Agriculture and Geoinformation (ALG) in Switzerland has recently purchased GeoExpress 8 through German reseller, GAF AG. The Centre is an agency of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and employs around forty people to manage the agriculture and environmental resources of the region. This work

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Be Together: The Bentley User Conference Registration Now Open

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced that registration for this year’s Be Together: The Bentley User Conference is now open to all architects, engineers, constructors, geospatial professionals, and CAD managers. The conference takes place May 23-26, 2011, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia,

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

EPA Recognizes Campuses for Use of Combined Heat and Power

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing three facilities with the Energy Star Combined Heat and Power (CHP) award for simultaneously producing electricity and useful thermal energy from a single energy source, such as natural gas, biomass, coal, or waste heat. This technology leads to energy savings and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

DLR in your hands – the DLR App, now for iPhone

The first version of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) iPhone App is now available via the iTunes store. This free App gives users access to a wealth of information wherever they go. The DLR App is a dynamic online news aggregator that compiles all relevant information on DLR research areas of space, aviation, energy and