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Sunday, January 16th, 2011

Location, Location, Complexification: Spatial Constraints Scaffold Complex Swarm-Built Architectures

Our designs for real-world systems are typically limited by the constraints imposed by physical space – not everything can be near to everything else, some parts must be at the periphery in order for others to be near the centre. The distances that separate the component parts of a system (be it a microchip or a

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Project Plan for Building Capacity in Sustainable Forest Management Planning Signed

Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform and the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forestry signed on Wednesday the project plan for building capacity in sustainable forest management planning.The project, carried out at Jesser al-Shoghor in Idleb province, aims at implementing sustainable forest management planning concepts and building institutional capacities through setting up appropriate management plan

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Onset Announces Live Webinar on Cool Roof Monitoring

Onset a leading supplier of data loggers, today announced a live webinar on March 1, 2011, at 2:00pm EST entitled “A Tale of Two Roofs.”  The webinar, presented in case study format, will provide an overview of cool roofs, and discuss how portable data loggers can be used to help determine the energy efficiency of

Friday, January 14th, 2011

New Screen Brings Latest Technology to New Holland

A new, user friendly, touch screen display has been developed to join the New Holland stable of Precision Land Management products. The new FM750 screen not only fits to New Holland’s tractor and combine guidance systems, but is versatile enough that it can be added to any other machine too. The FM750 is a 20cm,

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Opti-Cal Works with Archaeologists to Document Geographic History

Opti-Cal has been working with one of the country’s leading archaeological bodies to provide the necessary equipment to measure and document important changes to the UK’s historical landscape. Wessex Archaeology has enlisted the Berkshire-based surveying equipment specialists to supply and aid in the operation of a range of Leica Geosystems equipment. The archaeologists will also

Friday, January 14th, 2011

SuperGeo Announces Exclusive Reseller in UAE

SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, is pleased to announce the exclusive partnership with Evolving GeoSystems Technologies in UAE (the United Arab Emirates) of the Middle East. This enterprise will distribute SuperGIS products exclusively in UAE. Located in Dubai, Evolving GeoSystems provides various services, including GIS project integration, data interoperability,

Friday, January 14th, 2011

NAVTEQ Tool Calculates Savings & Business Benefits Delivered by Navigation Systems

NAVTEQ  has launched a free online tool which calculates the potential savings delivered by using navigation systems.  The service has been designed to cover both private and professional drivers and can be used, for example, by fleet managers to estimate the impact in relation to a group of vehicles or by car dealerships and PND

Friday, January 14th, 2011

European Open Source Metadata Editor

The European Open Source Metadata Editor (EUOSME) is a web application to create INSPIRE-compliant metadata in any of 22 European languages. It has been developed by the Joint Research Centre as part of the EuroGEOSS project (www.eurogeoss.eu). It is therefore a research outcome and not a production tool.

Friday, January 14th, 2011

New Version of CompassTrac Software Provides Robust Mapping Engine, Advanced Geocoding and More

An advanced version of CompassCom Software’s CompassTrac is now available and allows for advanced functionality, making the management of fleets and other mobile assets a more precise and streamlined process. CompassTrac Software was designed to display the location and status of vehicles or other mobile assets in real time on a digital map. CompassTrac can be

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

URISA Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards Process Opens

The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) has recently posted the 2011 application materials for its prestigious Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards. 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 and