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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Portugal Marks Ten Years in ESA

Celebrating the tenth anniversary of Portugal joining ESA as a Member State, José Mariano Gago, Portuguese Minister of Science and Higher Education, and Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA’s Director General, met today at Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Lisbon.

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Bentley sisNET Helps Essent Local Energy Solutions Meet Government Requirements on Time and on Budget

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that Essent Local Energy Solutions (ELES) has successfully implemented a new utility geographical information system (GIS) for the design, management, and operation of its growing district heating network with the help of Bentley sisNET. ELES

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Okaloosa Gas District Implements Autodesk Utility Solutions Software

Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, today announced that Okaloosa Gas, a private utility serving over 37,000 customers in four counties in northern Florida, has implemented Autodesk software to help them better plan, design, build and manage their natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure. With more complete and accurate

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

NAVTEQ Network for Developers Launches Virtual Developer Lab

NAVTEQ today announced the launch of the NAVTEQ Virtual Developer Lab, a remote testing service designed to dramatically reduce the time and resources required to develop, test, monitor and deploy mobile phone applications. The Virtual Developer Lab, powered by DeviceAnywhere, is designed to support the development and pre-commercial testing of location-aware apps that use NAVTEQ®

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

AUCC Welcomes Extension of Knowledge Infrastructure Program

Canada’s universities welcome the announcement by the government of Canada to extend the completion deadline for the Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP) from March 31, 2011 to October 31, 2011. “The Knowledge Infrastructure Program is transforming campuses across the country, and improving the quality of the research and learning experience for Canadian students,” said Paul Davidson, President

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

JRC at the European Development Days

The 5th edition of the European Development Days (EDD) opens today in Brussels. Sharing the EU stand in the Development Village, JRC scientists will showcase some concrete examples of how research and technology can support development policies. Read More

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

GeoEye, The Government’s Eye In The Sky

If you’re looking to zoom in for an up-close view of the market from an eagle-eyed perspective, you may want to take a gander at GeoEye. The company is widely recognized as a leader of the geospatial intelligence industry, providing high-resolution, highly accurate satellite and aerial images of virtually anything on earth. GeoEye has significant growth

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

SunPower Constructs 1MW Solar System in Masdar City

SunPower has constructed a 1MW solar power system on the roof of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology building in Masdar City, located on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. The system has been installed on a canopy structure that provides shade for the roof terrace as well as clean, renewable solar power for the

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Australian Online GPS Tracking Company EZY2C Expands into Africa

The company has opened offices in Zimbabwe and Botswana and has plans to open offices in the coming year in South East Asia and North America. A number of new sales, technical and support staff have been employed in all offices to meet the growing demand for GPS Tracking Services. 

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

2010 French Competition Geoportal: Winning Applications

IGN France – For its 2010 edition, the contest awards 13 projects Geoportal mapping application made from online services from IGN. The first prize in all categories returned to Raphael Velt Visicity for its application, game geolocalized to discover a city. Read More