Friday, December 3rd, 2010
UC Santa Barbara Professor Michael Goodchild, a global pioneer in geographic information science, is the first scholar appointed to the Jack and Laura Dangermond Professorship in geography. The Dangermonds established the endowed chair with a major philanthropic gift to advance the development of geographic information system technology in an academic environment. They are co-founders of Environmental
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
WhiteStar Corp has named LandWorks as a reseller of the WhiteStar Exploration Cube™ product line. A developer of land asset management software for the oil and gas, pipeline and utility industries, LandWorks will bundle the WhiteStar map products with its popular LandWorks GIS software.
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
The development of EFI Regional Offices continues. The North European Regional Office – EFINORD was the latest office to be inaugurated on 17 November 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark. EFINORD is headed by Mr. Mika Mustonen and the two thematic issues facing EFINORD will be biomass production and ecosystem services, with cross-cutting themes of climate change,
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
Esri has released a mobile geographic information system (GIS) API for the new Microsoft Windows Phone platform. The ArcGIS API for Windows Phone can be used to create interactive applications that combine mapping resources, such as maps, locators, and geoprocessing models, with Windows Phone technologies and frameworks, such as the application bar, controls, and location. The
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
AOL Inc. announced Thursday that its subsidiary MapQuest is launching in the Netherlands and Switzerland, built on open technology and OpenStreetMap (OSM) data. Read More
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
Rolta India Ltd., a maker of software for companies such as Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., expects to return to a profit growth this year on increased demand for its products from India’s military. Net income may rise 15 percent in the year ending March 31, said Hiranya Ashar, chief financial officer at the Mumbai-based Rolta. The
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
Although finding a successor to the Kyoto Protocol is a major item on the agenda at the 2010 UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, delegates are also working hard to establish an international climate monitoring system. Read More
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
To further enhance the ability to detect explosives and other chemical threats, Headwall Photonics announced the availability of new models of the Raman Explorer platform for use in the UV spectral region. Available for laser excitation as low as 248 nanometers, the Raman Explorer extends the current analytical ability of customers in the defense and
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
Vue 9 Infinite and Vue 9 xStream offer CG professionals the premiere solution for creating exceptionally rich and realistic Digital Nature environments with seamless integration into any production workflow. While Vue Infinite is a standalone application, Vue xStream operates seamlessly inside of 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave, Cinema4D and Softimage. Read More
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
Deforestation and forest degradation, caused by agricultural expansion, logging, and other human activities, contribute around 17 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) is a mechanism aimed at creating a financial value for the carbon stored in forests, offering incentives for developing countries to reduce emissions from
