Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
In engineering and land surveying enough accuracy of the U.S. NAVSTAR GPS and Russian GLONASS system of 10 meters is not the best. A higher precision is ensured using SAPOS services of the Association of Surveying Authorities of the participating countries. The identification of coordinate differences to SAPOS reference points, the system calculates correction values. Read More
Monday, October 11th, 2010
Contour, a market leader in hands-free video cameras, has selected u-blox’ GPS technology to usher in a new era of location-based video. The addition of u-blox GPS to the ContourGPS video camera adds a new layer of excitement to adventure videos enabling consumers to show their friends where they went, track their journey, and discover new
Monday, October 11th, 2010
Esri announced the release of ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint today. ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint is a set of easy-to-configure Web parts, delivered as an out-of-the box solution for displaying information on a map in SharePoint. With the latest release, it is much easier for ArcGIS Server users to work with their information in Microsoft’s file-sharing
Monday, October 11th, 2010
IKONOS, the world’s first commercial, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and currently operated by GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq:GEOY), has achieved 11 years of successful on-orbit operations. A first-of-its-kind satellite, IKONOS was launched on Sept. 24, 1999 to provide high-resolution imagery of the Earth for worldwide commercial and government customers. The spacecraft
Monday, October 11th, 2010
With more than 17,500 visitors – 25 percent from outside Germany – and 1,500 conference participants, INTERGEO, which drew to a close on Thursday, 7 October in Cologne after three days, continues its growth unabated, with an increase in both exhibition space and participant numbers. This once again confirms its importance as a leading international
Monday, October 11th, 2010
Preparations for GIS-IDEAS are going on and the details schedule will be released at the end of October 2010. The deadline for submission of full paper is Oct 15th 2010. Please see submission guidelines at http://wgrass.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gisideas10/submit.php and if you have difficulty in uploading full-paper as PDF, please contact [email protected] The selected abstract are listed at http://wgrass.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/gisideas10/papers.php?first_letter=all The authors and participants are expected to complete advance register for the
Monday, October 11th, 2010
The 2nd Asia Oceania Regional Workshop on GNSS will be held in Melbourne, Australia, 21-22 November 2010, just before the APRSAF meeting, 23-26 November. The 2nd GNSS workshop will be jointly organised by the Satellite Positioning Research and Application Center (SPAC) of Japan, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and the International Global Navigation Satellite
Monday, October 11th, 2010
Autodesk, Inc. announced that OBERMEYER Planen + Beraten GmbH, one of Germany’s largest architecture and engineering consulting firms, has received an Autodesk BIM Experience Award. The firm is being honored for its use of a Building Information Modeling (BIM) process to coordinate projects and facilitate sustainable design within an integrated architecture, structural engineering and mechanical,
Monday, October 11th, 2010
OneGeology-Europe aims to create dynamic digital geological map data for Europe. It will make a significant contribution to the progress of INSPIRE – i.e. develop systems and protocols to better enable the discovery, viewing, downloading and sharing of core European spatial geological data. OneGeology-Europe will address licensing and multi-lingual aspects of sharing geological knowledge and demonstrate best
Sunday, October 10th, 2010
Intel may have snared a multimillion dollar deal to install Smart metres into Australian homes after the federal government confirmed a funding deal with Energy Australia for the roll out of a smart grid project which in part uses Intel powered metres. Read More
