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Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

CoR plenary to Present Grassroots Solutions for Agriculture, Marine Protection and Cross-border Cooperation

It is regions and cities that translate European targets into concrete action on the ground. How EU lawmakers can harness this hands-on experience will dominate the Committee of the Regions plenary session on 27 and 28 January. Meeting in Brussels, regional and local politicians will present solutions for more effective agricultural and maritime policies as

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Objet to Showcase Desktop 3D Printer Family at SolidWorks World 2011

Objet Geometries Ltd. will showcase its latest advances in 3D printing at SolidWorks World 2011. Objet will demo a number of upcoming new materials featuring improved mechanical and thermal properties including true transparency, high-temperature resistance and the ABS-like properties of engineering plastics. Objet will also be presenting their new desktop family of 3D printers, the Objet24

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

NAVTEQ Map Data in Caliper’s TransCAD Transportation Planning Software

TransCAD provides extensive transportation modeling and geographic information system (GIS) capabilities for transportation professionals.  By embedding NAVTEQ map data into TransCAD software, government transportation planners, consultants, logistics planners, and geographic market analysts can provide more accurate traffic forecasting, transit planning, drive time and accessibility analysis, facility location, and overall distribution planning.  

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Audi AG Selects INRIX XD Traffic Connected Navigation System

Audi AG and INRIX announced Audi has selected INRIX’s XD™ Traffic to help further the company’s Audi Connect strategy with real-time traffic information for its navigation systems starting with the mid-2011 model year.  At a launch event today for the 2011 Audi A6, the automaker demonstrated how Audi vehicles connected to the Internet via Audi

Monday, January 24th, 2011

NOAA Hosts Games and Simulation Summit to Foster Future Learning

On January 11-12, NOAA hosted a Games and Simulation Summit at its headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. Participants represented 10 federal and state agencies, universities, and nongovernmental organizations. Panel discussions focused on how gaming and simulation technology can best be used to reach specific audiences, explored current “best practices” in government agencies, and reviewed evaluation

Monday, January 24th, 2011

OGC Seeks Comments on Ordering Service Candidate Standard

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) seeks public comment on the candidate OGC Ordering Services for Earth Observation Products Interface Standard. This candidate interface standard defines interfaces for ordering products derived from Earth observation satellites. Learn More

Monday, January 24th, 2011

ERDAS Connects with World Intelligence Community at DGI 2011

ERDAS will attend Defense Geospatial Intelligence (DGI) 2011 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, UK, January 24-27, 2011. DGI facilitates high-level discussion of the importance and challenges of using geospatial intelligence in defense and national security operations.  It is the largest forum of its kind in Europe, averaging about 600 attendees from

Monday, January 24th, 2011

LizardTech Exhibits at the Defence Geospatial Intelligence 2011 Conference

LizardTech®, a division of Celartem Inc. and a leading provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, is exhibiting in Booth #52 at the Defence Geospatial Intelligence (DGI) 2011 Conference at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London this week. The company will showcase GeoExpress 8, which enables geospatial professionals to compress and

Monday, January 24th, 2011

URISA Announces 2011 Student Competition

URISA is pleased to announce its 2011 Student Competition.  The 2011 Student Competition will consist of a two-tier approach that includes Papers and Posters. Submissions are due on or before June 6, 2011. For complete details: http://www.urisa.org/student_paper_competition

Monday, January 24th, 2011

NAVTEQ® Map Data Available in Caliper’s TransCAD® Transportation Planning Software

NAVTEQ announced today at the Transportation Research Board conference that Caliper Corporation is now providing NAVTEQ map data in its TransCAD® Transportation Planning Software. TransCAD, one of the most widely-used transportation planning software in North America, provides extensive transportation modeling and geographic information system (GIS) capabilities for transportation professionals.  By embedding NAVTEQ map data into TransCAD