Saturday, May 28th, 2011
The brain’s understanding of spatial awareness involves more of our senses that just sight, including the sense of touch, U.K. researchers say. The finding by researchers at the University of Edinburgh could help in the design of technology to aid the visually impaired, a university release said. Read More
Friday, May 27th, 2011
The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is accepting applications for its Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards through Monday, June 6, 2011. The awards recognize exceptional achievements in the application of geospatial information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services. Applications may be submitted in two categories, Single Process
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Getmapping has delivered 2010 aerial imagery to Vale of Glamorgan District Council providing an up-to-date and highly detailed backdrop to the Council’s mapping systems. The Council makes the imagery available to all staff right across its service delivery departments.
Friday, May 27th, 2011
The companies Wien ENERGIE Stromnetz GmbH and WIEN ENERGIE Gasnetz GmbH (electricity and gas distribution of Vienna) decide to migrate from SICAD/open to ArcFM UT – both are products of the company AED-SICAD AG. The target of the introduction of ArcFM UT is to advance the network documentation to a modern software basis and to continue
Friday, May 27th, 2011
The URISA Leadership Academy (ULA), taking place June 13-17 in St Louis, Missouri, is still accepting registrations. The five-day program, first presented in New Orleans in 2007, was introduced to help GIS practitioners become successful GIS leaders. For complete program and registration information, visit www.urisa.org/ula
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
The countdown has begun: Ozri, one of the largest geospatial events on the Asia Pacific calendar, will be held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Victoria, from 12 – 14 October 2011.
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Bentley Systems, Incorporated and Tekla Corporation today announced a joint collaboration to further advance the interoperability of software within Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows. The two companies are improving interoperability between the Tekla Structures BIM software and Bentley’s Integrated Structural Modeling (ISM) methodology.
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Holistic City Software (HC) has released three new special offers to mark three years since the launch of CityCAD 1.0: A discounted ‘studio’ monthly subscription for small organizations (1-10 people). A discounted perpetual (no expiry) licence for small organizations (1-10 people). A free ‘campus’ licence for educational institutions.
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
EVC became an official reseller of paper and digital geospatial products produced by the National Land Agency in Jamaica. This agreement allows EVC to sell digital raster versions of the 20 sheet 1:50,000 topographic map series and the 1:250,000 single sheet map sheet that covers the entire country. EVC has acquired and signed digital rights
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Spectra Precision introduced today the Ashtech MobileMapper 10, the latest addition to its new line of GIS / GNSS smart data collectors. The MobileMapper 10 is a lightweight, low power and cost-effective mapping solution with real-time meter level accuracy.
