Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Due to the current level of registrations, the next starting date for the UNIGIS Geoinformatics / GIScience distance learning program for students from Central Asia can be confirmed for the beginning of October 2010! The UNIGIS Study Centre at ACA*GIScience in Bishkek is offering MSc in GIScience as well as GIS diploma/certificate programmes, candidates have
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
The Environment Directorate-General and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission will host a high-level conference on ‘Soil, climate change and biodiversity: where do we stand?’ in Brussels (Belgium) on 23-24 September 2010. The conference will see the participation of scientists and researchers who will report on the latest scientific findings concerning issues such as the amount of
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
LizardTech, a division of CelartemInc. and a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, willbe exhibiting at this week’s 23rd annual GIS in the Rockies Conference in Loveland, Colo., inbooth number 12 and the 2010 NW GIS User Conference in Spokane, Wash., in booth number 4.“ We always look forward to the
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
The Calculator now saves the last camera. Some users, especially owning a Microsoft/Vexcel UltraCam, reporting a significantly deviation from nominal to calibrated (actual) focal length on their cameras. Now you can input the calibrated focal length in order to get results on your personal camera by simply checking the “Lock this Camera” Next time you
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Europe is committed to obtaining 20 % of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. But how is the responsibility for reaching this common target shared among EU countries? And how will individual countries achieve their targets? The European Environment Agency (EEA) provides answers to such questions via a database, which facilitates the comparison of
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
I am conducting a survey for my studies on forest biotechnology and would welcome your input. Results will be shared later through this list… the link to the survey is :http://www.createsurvey.com/c/78229-XGGiqo/. “ Thank you in advance for your contribution and looking forward to read your feedback and comments”http://www.createsurvey.com/c/78229-XGGiqo/
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
The practice of managing mobile fleets has made great strides over the years. What started as a standard written log completed by drivers on a day to day basis, has morphed into an electronic monitoring system with GPS capabilities. These changes undoubtedly have simplified the data collection responsibilities of fleet managers. CompassCom Software is pleased
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that the call for submissions for its 2011 Student Design Competition is now open. University, college, community college, technical school, and high school students are invited to submit projects designed using Bentley software, along
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Please join us for this one hour webinar and learn about the powerful results you can achieve when combining DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-2 (WV2) data with ENVI. WV2 features a combination of the highest spatial resolution in satellite imagery commercially available, coupled with the highest spectral fidelity of any sub meter satellite. ENVI has the widest range of spectral tools of any
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Wind energy in Quebec got a big boost today thanks to a substantial investment by the Government of Canada. The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Natural Resources, announced an investment of up to $65 million over 10 years for two wind farms in the Gaspé region. This investment, through the ecoENERGY for Renewable Power program,
