Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
M2M Telematica group of companies introduced navigation solutions in one of South Caucasian Railway’ structural units, M2M PAO reports. South Caucasian Railway is a subsidiary of Russian Railway company. Under the M2M’s pilot projects, 50 items involved in construction of the railway in Armenia were equipped with navigation and communication hardware, providing effective opportunity to monitor
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
If the city of Bonn were located on the edge of the Fimbul Ice Shelf, in the Antarctic, its inhabitants would now be embarking on a journey through the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. An iceberg with a surface area of 120 square kilometres – the size of Bonn – has calved in the Atlantic. Glaciologists at
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Destination Halifax has launched a new Halifax, Nova Scotia mobile website just in time for the 2011 Halifax Canada Games to ensure that the more than 10,000 visitors to the Halifax region will have easy access to information through their smartphones. Read More
Monday, February 14th, 2011
>Autodesk today announced the appointment of Steve Blum to senior vice president, worldwide sales and services, for Autodesk. Reporting to the company’s President and CEO, Carl Bass, Blum will be responsible for the execution of sales and services of Autodesk’s entire portfolio of leading 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. “Steve brings deep knowledge of the
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Getmapping plc has acquired Geosense Ltd, and its South African subsidiary. The deal was endorsed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Getmapping’s shareholders on 11th February. The acquisition will allow Getmapping to continue to grow its UK business and operate on a truly international basis. Geosense has built up a reputation for delivering professional aerial survey,
Monday, February 14th, 2011
EUOSME is written in Java and based on Google Web Toolkit (GWT) libraries. EUOSME has been developed to help create metadata compliant with the INSPIRE Directive (2007/2/EC) and the INSPIRE Metadata Regulation (1205/2008).
Monday, February 14th, 2011
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. It is therefore a research outcome and not a production tool. Read More
Monday, February 14th, 2011
A new report by the Forest Peoples Programme analyses the FCPF process and sub-national REDD projects in Cameroon, in particular their treatment of the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.
Monday, February 14th, 2011
NAVTEQ is showcasing the latest innovative mapping products, devices and solutions at the 2011 Mobile World Congress (MWC). The exhibit showcases NAVTEQ products and services along with customer devices from leading third-party companies to demonstrate how location aware content and solutions can enhance end-user experiences. Read More
Monday, February 14th, 2011
The COM.Geo Job Fair is the best place at the conference for employers from government, industry, and academia to meet with thousands of jobseekers from around the world in computing for geospatial fields. This will allow COM.Geo conference attendees to connect with employers during the conference via the Job Fair. The Job Fair also opens
