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Thursday, January 6th, 2011

GE Showcases the Connected Home at CES 2011

GE will unveil its smart home technologies at the company’s first appearance at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). These ecomaginationSM and healthymagination technologies — including Nucleus™ energy manager with Brillion™ technology, the GE WattStation™ electric vehicle charging station, an advanced small wind turbine, and more — will help consumers reduce health- and energy-related

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Revolutionize Your GNSS Testing with the New GSS6400

Whether developing navigation algorithms, performing vendor selection, evaluating receiver variants or establishing the performance of a PND under real world conditions you will need a repeatable representative high quality GPS signal. And sometimes testing using real world signals is the easiest way to confirm performance in the presence of real world impairments or real world

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

imagina 2011 – 3D for Healthcare

imagina, the European event for the 3D industry, has embraced a new sector: the use of 3D in healthcare. On tuesday 1st February, the day of conferences tailored towards healthcare professionals, delegates will have access to content that details the full range of 3D-4D healthcare technologies’ uses. Delegates will benefit from the programme’s exploration of

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

SSTL Wins €10.69m ESA Environmental Monitoring Payload Contract

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has won a €10.69m contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) via Dutch Space to provide a Short Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) spectrometer as part of the TROPOMI instrument for the Sentinel 5 Precursor atmospheric monitoring mission. The SWIR spectrometer will be used to measure carbon monoxide (CO) and methane (CH4)

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Blue Marble to Add GeoCalc Java to Software Development Kits

Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce that GeoCalc is now in beta testing for Java users. Blue Marble will be adding Java interface support to the existing GeoCalc libraries. GIS software developers will be able to incorporate Blue Marble GeoCalc libraries into their software in a Java development environment. Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Free Windows Phone 7 App Puts the Power of Mapping in Users Hands

Microsoft Windows Phone users  can access sophisticated mapping capabilities on their phone with the ArcGIS for Windows Phone app. ArcGIS for Windows Phone lets you find, use, and share maps as well as deploy GIS data and functionality on Windows Phone devices. The free app is now available and can be downloaded directly from the

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

NAVTEQ Demonstrates the Opportunities of Location at 2011 Consumer Electronics Show

NAVTEQ is showcasing the latest innovative mapping products, devices, and solutions at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas (booth #36026, South Hall). The exhibit showcases how “location” is being leveraged to enhance every day consumer experiences, featuring NAVTEQ products and services as well as customer devices from leading third-party companies. Read

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

GeoEye Names Steven P. Wallach to New Position of Senior Vice President of Product Integration

GeoEye, Inc., a premier provider of satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced today that it has appointed Steven P. Wallach to the new position of senior vice president of Product Integration. Mr. Wallach joined GeoEye on Jan. 3, 2011, and is located at the Company’s St. Louis value-added production facility. Learn More

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

ILS Delivers CORS Infrastructure Supporting GIS Mapping in Mongolia

International Land Systems (ILS), Inc. has successfully delivered the Continually Operating Reference Stations (CORS), a key component to upgrade the Mongolian geospatial network and to map suburban areas. On December 2, 2010, the Ministry of Roads, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development and the Millennium Challenge Account – Mongolia presented the Delivery Ceremony of the CORS. ILS

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

ArcSquirrel Shares its Nuts!

“ArcSquirrel really is the tool I’ve been dreaming of! The solution of putting a data upload tool right in ArcMap is perfect!” University researcher, USA. “… it’s really taken away my data upload headaches! Now when I’m satisfied with a shapefile, I can just hit the ArcSquirrel button, and in a few seconds, the data’s off to