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Friday, November 26th, 2010

Two new Earth Observation Missions Chosen for Further Study

As part of the procedure to realise ESA’s series of Earth Explorers, two new mission proposals have been selected for further development. The missions, called FLEX and CarbonSat, now vying to be the eighth Earth Explorer both address key climate and environmental change issues. The selection follows ESA’s Call for Earth Explorer Proposals that was

Friday, November 26th, 2010

European Space Imaging & Indra Espacio successfully complete multi-year supply project to the Spanish Ministry of Defense

European Space Imaging, a leading provider of very high-resolution satellite imagery, and Indra Espacio, a leading company in the Spanish space sector today announced that the two companies successfully completed a multi-year supply project to the Spanish Ministry of Defense. The supply project, with Indra Espacio as main contractor, started in September 2008 and involved the

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

New Book – “Why where Matters: Understanding and profiting from GPS, GIS, and Remote Sensing”

By Stan Aronoff and co-authored with Dr. Bob Ryerson entitled “Why where Matters: Understanding and profiting from GPS, GIS, and Remote Sensing”. This book is a less technical book addressed to the business and public policy communities and is also written for the general reader with an interest in how the new geospatial technologies including GPS,

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Register for the 25th International Cartographic Conference

Over 900 abstracts and papers from 72 different countries have been submitted, showing a tremendous interest in the discpline and in the 25th International Cartographic Conference. The scientific programme is guaranteed to be as varied as substantial! Keynotes speakers from different areas of expertise have been invited to bring other perspectives, among them the geographer Jean-Christophe Victor, who

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Norway’s High School Curriculum to Include ArchiCAD

GRAPHISOFT recently announced that it has agreed with the Norwegian Building Industry Association (BNL) to provide all secondary schools in Norway with free ArchiCAD licenses.  The BNL is encouraging the schools to use the money saved on licenses to pay for courses for teachers. As a result of this agreement, students are assured that they will

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Designs for Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi Revealed

Designs for the Zayed National Museum have been officially unveiled today by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Conceived as a monument and memorial to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Ordnance Survey Staff Get Packing for Move to New Building

The first group of office staff are due to move in on Monday 6 December 2010 with a phased move for the rest of the 1000 staff planned throughout December and January. Building began in April 2009 when Director General and Chief Executive Vanessa Lawrence CB was joined by John Denham MP to ‘break the ground’.

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Manchester Unveils World’s First 3D Map of Urban Trees Created by Bluesky

A computer-generated map of Manchester’s urban trees has been created by aerial mapping company Bluesky.  The first project of its type in the world, the 3D map is helping authorities across Manchester understand the impact of urban trees on the environment, public health and the aesthetic qualities of the region. Derived from recent aerial photography

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Award-winning Housing Association Implements Cadcorp GIS and Web Mapping Solutions

Digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software developer Cadcorp has announced that Newport City Homes has selected Cadcorp SIS Map Editor, Cadcorp SIS Map Modeller and Cadcorp GeognoSIS software for its corporate GIS. Its IT department has been recognised at the Computing/BCS UK IT Industry Awards Ceremony as ‘Small IT Department of the Year’,

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Conference – Society for Conservation GIS 2011

The Society for Conservation GIS would like to invite you to the 14th Annual Conference that will be held from July 16th to 19th, 2011. The theme for the 2011 Society of Conservation GIS conference is “Building Strength”.  The goal of the Society of Conservation GIS is to support GIS professionals and communities using GIS as