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Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Intermap Technologies Completes Further Workforce Reductions

Intermap Technologies (TSX:IMP) reported today that it has completed the organizational restructuring efforts that began in 2010 with an additional 30% reduction in headcount in the Company’s North American and European offices. The additional restructuring and headcount reduction follow Intermap’s appointment of Todd Oseth as president and CEO of Intermap in December 2010, and supports

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Little Instrument that Could Reaches Flight Milestone

The High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL) has flown 1,023.5 hours to be exact, on the King Air B-200 based at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. Since it was first integrated aboard on Dec. 23 of 2005, the instrument has been winging around the U.S. and beyond, taking atmospheric data. The instrument on the

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

ERDAS and MDA Geospatial Services Bring RADARSAT-2 to the Geospatial Community

ERDAS announces collaboration with MDA Geospatial Services Inc. to develop pilot projects demonstrating real-world applications of RADARSAT-2 data using the IMAGINE Radar Mapping Suite. Radar research and development continues to evolve into real-world applications. It is now possible to map inter-scene changes at the wavelength or even sub-wavelength scale. Thus C-band radar, with a 6

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Environmental Groups Create Oilsands Mapping Tool

Four environmental groups have created a mapping tool allowing users to overlay an oilsands project on a chosen location to compare sizes thanks to Google maps. In the latest effort to bring attention to their anti-oilsands campaign, Greenpeace, Sierra Club Canada, Rainforest Action Network and the Indigenous Environmental Network have created the mapping tool to ask

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

CoR plenary to Present Grassroots Solutions for Agriculture, Marine Protection and Cross-border Cooperation

It is regions and cities that translate European targets into concrete action on the ground. How EU lawmakers can harness this hands-on experience will dominate the Committee of the Regions plenary session on 27 and 28 January. Meeting in Brussels, regional and local politicians will present solutions for more effective agricultural and maritime policies as

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Objet to Showcase Desktop 3D Printer Family at SolidWorks World 2011

Objet Geometries Ltd. will showcase its latest advances in 3D printing at SolidWorks World 2011. Objet will demo a number of upcoming new materials featuring improved mechanical and thermal properties including true transparency, high-temperature resistance and the ABS-like properties of engineering plastics. Objet will also be presenting their new desktop family of 3D printers, the Objet24

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

NAVTEQ Map Data in Caliper’s TransCAD Transportation Planning Software

TransCAD provides extensive transportation modeling and geographic information system (GIS) capabilities for transportation professionals.  By embedding NAVTEQ map data into TransCAD software, government transportation planners, consultants, logistics planners, and geographic market analysts can provide more accurate traffic forecasting, transit planning, drive time and accessibility analysis, facility location, and overall distribution planning.  

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Audi AG Selects INRIX XD Traffic Connected Navigation System

Audi AG and INRIX announced Audi has selected INRIX’s XD™ Traffic to help further the company’s Audi Connect strategy with real-time traffic information for its navigation systems starting with the mid-2011 model year.  At a launch event today for the 2011 Audi A6, the automaker demonstrated how Audi vehicles connected to the Internet via Audi

Monday, January 24th, 2011

NOAA Hosts Games and Simulation Summit to Foster Future Learning

On January 11-12, NOAA hosted a Games and Simulation Summit at its headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. Participants represented 10 federal and state agencies, universities, and nongovernmental organizations. Panel discussions focused on how gaming and simulation technology can best be used to reach specific audiences, explored current “best practices” in government agencies, and reviewed evaluation

Monday, January 24th, 2011

OGC Seeks Comments on Ordering Service Candidate Standard

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) seeks public comment on the candidate OGC Ordering Services for Earth Observation Products Interface Standard. This candidate interface standard defines interfaces for ordering products derived from Earth observation satellites. Learn More