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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Esri Launches Middle East and Africa Utility User Group

Utility companies in the Middle East and Africa now have a local source for sharing ideas, success stories, and information about Esri technology. The first Middle East and Africa Utility User Group held its inaugural meeting March 15–16, 2011, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The event was hosted by Esri along with Esri partners GISTEC

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

SpaceX Wins NASA Contract to Complete Development of Successor to the Space Shuttle

NASA has awarded Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) $75 million to develop a revolutionary launch escape system that will enable the company’s Dragon spacecraft to carry astronauts.  The Congressionally mandated award is part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) initiative that started in 2009 to help private companies mature concepts and technologies for human spaceflight.

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Latest ArcPad Release Makes Fieldwork More Efficient

ArcPad 10.0.2, the latest version of Esri’s feature-rich mobile GIS software application, now makes field mapping and data collection even easier. The new release extends customization options and annotation capabilities, simplifying tasks and increasing access to key geographic data. ArcPad includes advanced GIS and GPS capabilities for capturing, editing, and displaying geographic information quickly and

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Trimble Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Ashtech

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Ashtech S.A.S., headquartered in Carquefou, France, and its affiliates. The acquisition is expected to expand Trimble’s Spectra Precision® portfolio of survey solutions and allow the company to better address emerging markets worldwide. Closing of the transaction, anticipated in the second

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Optech to Host Aerial Digital Camera Workshop at ASPRS

Optech Incorporated, the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced lidar, aerial digital camera and survey instruments, is pleased to announce that a special workshop on aerial digital cameras will be held at the ASPRS User Group Session on Monday, May 2, 2011 in Milwaukee. This workshop will explore Optech’s mission to provide aerial digital camera systems

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Geoconsult International Additional RapidEye Distributor in Africa

RapidEye announced today that Geoconsult International will be one of its distributors in Africa. The agreement between RapidEye and Lebanon-based Geoconsult allows the distribution of RapidEye products throughout the entire continent of Africa except Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara. Learn More

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Aero-Photo (1961) Inc. Purchases Microsoft UltraCamLp Digital Camera

Aero-Photo (1961) Inc. has contracted with Vexcel Imaging GmbH, a Microsoft® company, to purchase an UltraCamLp digital aerial photogrammetric camera system. Aero-Photo (1961) Inc. will use the new UltraCamLp primarily for projects involving road and power lines corridors, forestry, and other smaller projects in the local area, while keeping its two UltraCamXp cameras available for larger

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Internet-based Early Warning System Against Floods

During the spring melt or extended rainfall, many municipalities in Europe struggle against flooding on a regular basis. Insufficient drainage systems, intervention in river landscapes, increasing urbanization, and the threat of climate change increase the risk of floods. Coastal countries and municipalities are reinforcing their protective walls by building higher and higher dikes, but the

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Accuracy Analyst 3.0 and Topo Analyst 1.0…

Spatial Information Solutions, Inc. (SIS) has released version 3 of Accuracy Analyst, the flagship product in Map Accuracy Tools. In releasing Accuracy Analyst 3.0 (AA 3.0), SIS President, Dr. Charles O’Hara, said “We listened to our customers, added the capabilities they requested, and delivered a product that meets their needs.”

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

SuperGIS Server 3 Supports Online Editing

SuperGeo Technologies announce that SuperGIS Server 3, its comprehensive enterprise Server GIS software, supports online editing function for efficient editing and updating large map data. SuperGIS Server 3 is a set of comprehensive enterprise GIS software which can efficiently manage and integrate various GIS data on server side and publish the data on the Internet as GIS services.