Saturday, December 25th, 2010
For updating to the 5.* version from 4.* key reprogramming is required. Please send inquiry in technical support for updating. The 5.* version will be installed into the new directory. Possibility of work with the existing version of the system remains. Read More
Friday, December 24th, 2010
The AA has today launched New Zealand’s leading traffic flow and congestion information service. The service provides motorists with information on traffic flows and congestion for all state highways and arterial roads across New Zealand. It is updated every five minutes using data collected from thousands of vehicles around the country. “Motorists will now be able to
Friday, December 24th, 2010
The impacts of global change, including environmental changes, pose increasing risks for people around the globe. In this context, we developed and applied a methodology to quantitatively assess the extent to which specific groups of people are vulnerable to losing their livelihoods. Local vulnerability analyses are often based on case studies, while global vulnerability assessments are
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
ESA’s 2009 global land cover map has been unveiled and is available on the ‘GlobCover’ website. The map was produced using 12 months of data from Envisat’s Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer at a resolution of 300 m. Learn More
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
BAE Systems has chosen Jordan Becker as head of its geospatial-intelligence, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance business, the company announced this week. In his new San Diego-based role, Becker will report to John Gannon, president of BAE’s Intelligence and Security division.Becker joined BAE as VP general manager in November, formerly serving as VP and CTO of SAIC’s
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. has announced that Hydro-Quebec Distribution has accepted proposals for the purchase of energy from the 24 MW Saint-Damase and 24 MW Val-Eo wind projects. The Saint-Damase project is expected to consist of 12 2 MW Enercon Canada Inc. E-82 wind turbines. Construction of the project is scheduled to begin in early
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
To sustainably manage Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), forest owners and administrators use ArcGIS to study forest conditions and surrounding infrastructure. GIS helps them identify areas that are most suitable for industrial timber production and make informed decisions for sustainable forest management. NRW has approximately 900,000 hectares of private and municipal forestland next to a high-density population
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
Berlin-based map app service Skobbler wants to grab a share of the offline mobile map market before the other web giants wade in with their own connection-free platforms. Skobbler this week launched the latest version of its detailed map system, ForeverMap, giving users the ability to browse mobile maps of any country in Europe but
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
The University of Salzburg Centre for Geoinformatics and the Institute for GIScience at the Austrian Academy of Sciences offer an annual forum to the worldwide geoinformatics community, bringing together English-speaking researchers and practitioners across disciplines and industries. Simultaneously, the GI_Forum connects participants into a well established co-located regional symposium – Applied Geoinformatics (AGIT) – sharing
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
This year, Dassault Systèmes (booth C1 – C6) will be demonstrating how the human being is placed at the very heart of 3D technology! ” HUMAN AT THE CORE ! ” is a special event taking place on Wednesday 2 February, at the end of the day, during which Dassault Systèmes will illustrate how the human
