Friday, June 17th, 2011
This Envisat image features Alaska’s Yukon Delta, where the Yukon River, North America’s fifth-longest river system, fans out into a labyrinth of distributaries before emptying into the Bering Sea. Originating on the northern border of British Columbia in Canada, the Yukon flows some 3190 km across central Alaska in the US before emptying into Norton Sound
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
ESRI Canada today announced the appointment of Adam Fox as the company’s new Regional Director for Ontario. Mr. Fox will lead the region’s sales organization in providing geographic information system (GIS) solutions to the Ontario market. He previously held a senior account management role within the company, where he successfully managed large enterprise municipal clients in
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Ocean scientist, geographer, and geographic information system (GIS) author Dawn J. Wright will join Esri as its chief scientist on October 3, 2011. She will help formulate and advance the intellectual agenda for the environmental, conservation, climate, and ocean sciences aspect of Esri’s work while also representing Esri to the national/international scientific community. A notable authority
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
I am pleased to announce that EyeFind, a new tool that allows you to browse our entire archive, is now online. EyeFind provides you online viewing access to the complete RapidEye Archive of imagery collected since the start of RapidEye’s commercial operations in February 2009.
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
SuperGeo Technologies announced that its reseller in Brazil, ENGESAT, has successfully promoted SuperGIS Desktop Lab Kit and GIS Learning CD to Universidade Federal do Ceará. Located in Brazil, Universidade Federal do Ceará is a renowned university in the local region. The University has contributed to many outstanding research results in the fields of environment, communication, information,
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Lack of international recognition of the fundamentals of Brazilian history has been a key factor leading to a clash of international responsibilities and national rights that has inhibited past conservation efforts in respect of the Brazilian Amazon. However, emergent convergence of national action and international support, including in the context of nascent REDD programs, could now
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Digital printing enhances creative output in unprecedented ways through HP’s sponsorship of the 2011 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Young Lions Competition, a weeklong event, bringing together rising advertising professionals from around the world, challenging them to produce innovative campaigns in five categories – cyber, film, media, print and marketing.
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
ShapeSpace Ltd, developer of world-leading search technology for CAD and PLM, announce the creation of a Consultancy Services Group. The consultancy services group has been formed to add value to the company’s growing customer base by delivering strategic business improvement projects & initiatives. Its aim is to improve operational & financial performance of the recipients,
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
A new video tutorial, entitled Predicting Land Cover Change with Land Change Modeler, is now available on the Clark Labs’ website. Land Change Modeler utilizes land cover maps of two dates to evaluate historic changes. These changes can then be related to variables that determine or influence land cover change, in order to extrapolate changes into
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Surveyors will vet concerns about a proposed nationwide broadband wireless network from the company LightSquared at the upcoming Survey Summit. The LightSquared Forum will be held Sunday, July 10, from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Scheduled speakers include Peter Large, vice president of Trimble and representative of the Coalition to Save Our GPS, and Jeff Carlisle,
