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Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Esri Announces New GovMaps Web Site

Esri president Jack Dangermond announced the new website GovMaps.org during the plenary session of the Esri Federal User Conference in Washington, D.C. The prototype site offers a customized view into commonly used nationwide layers and maps in ArcGIS for a better understanding of national issues and trends. Quick access to this authoritative geospatial information supports

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

19th EU BC&E Call for Papers / Deadline 31 January 2011

The 19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition will be held from 6 – 10 June 2011 at the ICC Berlin – International Congress Center Berlin – Germany. As a valued member of the global Biomass Community you are highly welcome to submit your paper and participate in this large specialist Biomass event in Europe in

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Urban Soil Sealing in Europe

Soil is the earth’s living skin and provides us with essential services for life in our planet: production of food; infiltration and cleansing of water and protection against flooding; habitat for plants; areas for recreation and mental health; micro climate regulation, etc. It is such a crucial resource that it can’t be ignored. However, particularly

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Robotic Glider to Map Moreton Bay Impacts

A $200,000 CSIRO coastal glider is bound for Queensland to be deployed in Moreton Bay to investigate the impact of the recent flooding on marine ecosystems. Dr Andy Steven from CSIRO’s Wealth from Oceans Flagship says the glider’s deployment is part of a research program to monitor the extent of the flood plume into Moreton

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Community Analyst Public Beta is Now Available

Esri Community Analyst is a Web-based solution that provides GIS capabilities in a simple and easy-to-use framework. Thousands of demographic, health, economic, education, and business data variables, combined with instant reports and interactive color-coded maps, allow you to quickly explore the geographic characteristics of any area. Designed specifically for government agencies, policy makers, civic organizations,

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Esri Announces GovMaps

Today, Esri president Jack Dangermond announced the new website GovMaps.org during the plenary session of the Esri Federal User Conference in Washington, D.C. The prototype site offers a customized view into commonly used nationwide layers and maps in ArcGIS for a better understanding of national issues and trends. Quick access to this authoritative geospatial information

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Learn to Use ArcGIS.com Templates to Create Web Apps

Tune in to the live training seminar Using ArcGIS.com Templates to Create Web Applications to find out how you can use an Esri online resource to make Web maps and applications. You will learn how to share your geographic information system (GIS) data on Esri’s ArcGIS Server, make a map with that data using an online

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

LPS 2011 Now Available!

ERDAS proudly announces the official release of LPS 2011, now available for download on the ERDAS website. LPS is a powerful, workflow-oriented photogrammetry system for production mapping, including full analytical triangulation, the generation of digital terrain models, orthophoto production, mosaicking, and 3D feature extraction. It supports panchromatic, color and multispectral imagery with up to 16

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Accelerate Business Decisions with ESRI Business Analyst Desktop 10 (Canadian Edition)

ESRI Canada and Environics Analytics today jointly announced the availability of ESRI Business Analyst Desktop 10 (Canadian Edition), the most complete geographic business analysis solution that combines the world’s leading geographic information system (GIS) technology from ESRI with extensive geodemographic data from Environics Analytics. This latest version delivers dramatic performance improvements, including demographic calculations and reports

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

ERDAS APOLLO Assists Restoration of German Forests Ravaged by Tornado

ERDAS APOLLO was used last year to assist in the cleanup of storm damage after a tornado swept through the forests in the state of Saxony in Germany, leaving behind a path of destruction approximately 100 km long and 6 km wide.The state agency Sachsenforst protects and manages the forests of Saxony, and first obtained