Saturday, October 9th, 2010
Today, Esri released the ArcGIS API for the Apple iOS platform. It is available at no cost from the Esri Resource Center. ArcGIS API for iOS enables developers to build applications that use the powerful mapping, geocoding, geoprocessing, and editing capabilities that ArcGIS Server provides. The API is designed to use Web services available from
Saturday, October 9th, 2010
Autodesk Inc. announced a series of key updates that provide a new look and feel to the Autodesk SketchBook product line, spanning both the desktop and apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. “Millions of professionals and consumers rely on the unparalleled sketching capabilities of the SketchBook products for all kinds of creative processes,” said Robert
Friday, October 8th, 2010
Minister of the Environment Paula Lehtomäki (Centre) urges that the removal of nitrogen from wastewater be intensified in all parts of the country, as it causes eutrophication in the Baltic Sea. At present, the requirements are rather modest in many places. ”In coastal areas the removal of nitrogen has already been enhanced, but the same standards
Friday, October 8th, 2010
Mr. Florian Neisser, Geographer at the University of Bonn, has finalized his research on the UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal as “An Interactive Platform to Foster Space Technology Utilization in Disaster Management”. His thesis addresses the problem of a communication gap between the space technology and the disaster management community by applying the Actor-Network Theory and analyzing
Friday, October 8th, 2010
East View Cartographic (EVC) has been chosen by GeoEye to produce high quality Digital Elevation Models (DEM) derived from GeoEye-1 and IKONOS stereo imagery. “For several years, customers around the world have benefited from East View Cartographic’s imagery relationship with GeoEye. GeoEye’s choice of EVC to handle high resolution DEM creation from their imagery is a
Friday, October 8th, 2010
-Intermap Technologies today announced the appointment of Nigel Jackson, to the position of interim chief financial officer, effective October 4, 2010. Mr. Jackson replaces outgoing vice president and CFO, Brian Musfeldt, who remains employed with the Company until November 1, 2010. Mr. Jackson previously served as Intermap’s vice president finance and secretary from 1996 to 2003.
Friday, October 8th, 2010
OpenGeo today announced that OpenGeo’s Paul Ramsey will be keynoting the Minnesota GIS/LIS conference at the Duluth Convention Center next week. Ramsey’s keynote, titled “Be Not Afraid: A Managers Field Guide to Life in an Open Source World” will be presented 8:30 on Thursday, October 14. In addition, Mr. Ramsey will be presenting two workshops
Friday, October 8th, 2010
Esri Press has updated its popular GIS Tutorial 1 and GIS Tutorial 2 workbooks for compatibility with ArcGIS 10. The new GIS Tutorial 3 completes this comprehensive series. GIS Tutorial 1: Basic Workbook by Wilpen L. Gorr and Kristen S. Kurland provides an introduction to geographic information system (GIS) concepts that is easy to understand. The
Friday, October 8th, 2010
VisionMap Ltd announced today the availability of its newest product, the A3 CIR large format digital camera. A3 CIR (color-IR) provides near-infrared imagery (NIR) in combination with high resolution color imagery. The new product leverages A3’s well known superior collection efficiency as well as the complimentary fully automated workflow provided by the A3 Processing System. In
Friday, October 8th, 2010
Trimble introduced its next generation Trimble® GPS Pathfinder® ProXRT receiver, a versatile decimeter receiver combining dual-frequency GPS with Trimble H-Star™ technology, along with optional OmniSTAR and GLONASS support. In addition, the GPS Patinder ProXRT receiver is now capable of tracking Galileo test satellites for signal evaluation and test purposes. The announcement was made today at INTERGEO
