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Monday, August 1st, 2011

Institute for High Frequency Technology and Radar Systems

The Institute possesses know-how and expertise to passive and active microwave and contributes significantly to the development and improvement of ground-based, airborne and satellite sensors. His research focuses on the conceptualization and development of new microwave techniques and systems and the associated sensor-specific applications. The tasks of the Institute to implement long-term research programs is in the

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

ITT Corp. Geospatial Systems – Joint Tech Development

ITT Corp.’s Rochester-based geospatial systems division and Massachusetts-based Mercury Computer Systems Inc. have signed an agreement that will see the two develop technology for streaming video surveillance and other imagery taken by unmanned aerial drones to military personnel. The companies did not announce a time frame for the joint effort. Read More

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Russia Plans Three Space Launches in August

Russian space agency Roscosmos said Friday it plans to launch two satellites and a space freighter in August. The Express-AM4 satellite will be launched Aug 18 on board a Proton-M carrier rocket from the Baikonur Space Centre in Kazakhstan. A Progress M-12M cargo spacecraft will be launched from Baikonur to the International Space Station Aug 24 on

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Open Topography – Four New Lidar Datasets Released

This dataset was collected during the summer of 2008 by Sanborn on behalf of the Teton Conservation District. The project mapped 141 square miles of area within the Snake River Range and the Teton National Forest. The area covered is west of the Snake River to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary, and from Teton Village

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

National Technical Systems First Lab Qualified By ZigBee

National Technical Systems, Inc. a leading provider of engineering services, announced today that it is the first lab that has been qualified by the ZigBee Alliance to offer certification testing of the enhanced version of ZigBee Smart Energy version 1.1 standard. Additionally, NTS has also released an update to its ZigBee Smart Energy test harness

Saturday, July 30th, 2011

ST’s MEMS Module – Six Degrees of Freedom in Advanced Motion-Sensing Apps

STMicroelectronics has expanded its portfolio with a new device that combines three-axis sensing of both linear and angular motion. ST’s high-performance multi-sensor module with six degrees of freedom targets advanced motion-sensing applications, including remote controls, black-box recorders, and enhanced GPS systems. Read More

Saturday, July 30th, 2011

Sococo Announces Cloud-Based Collaboration

 Sococo, the social communications company, announced the beta launch of Sococo Phone, a new phone-calling feature that for the first time unites a virtual work environment with traditional phone communications. Sococo Phone gives users the ability to call any phone number in the world from within their own Team Space virtual work environment, and joins

Saturday, July 30th, 2011

Synopsys’ LightTools Delivers Leading-Edge Illumination Analysis

Synopsys, Inc. announced the availability of enhancements to its LightTools illumination design and analysis software, acquired as part of Synopsys’ acquisition of Optical Research Associates (ORA). LightTools 7.2 delivers features that will help users graphically analyze simulation results, compute important metrics when designing for the lighting industry, iteratively design with CAD software and improve the

Saturday, July 30th, 2011

Data Policy of Geological Survey of India

The activity domain  under the mission Geoinformatics are broadly categorized in the scheme –i) Information Infrastructure, ii) National Geospatial Datasets, iii) Product Management, iv) 3D-Integrated Application, v) Mobile Mapping, and vi) e-Governance.  The information infrastructure, in turn, includes the GSI Portal which archives the scientific attribute and spatial information and GSI Net.  The National geospatial datasets play vital role towards

Saturday, July 30th, 2011

East View – Distributor of ORNL’s LandScan Population Database

East View Cartographic (EVC) has entered into an exclusive distributorship license with UT-Battelle for an award winning population distribution database. The LandScan High Resolution Global Population Data Set, developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has already seen success in a number of research, educational, humanitarian and corporate applications. LandScan, which refines