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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Jack Dangermond to Receive Global Citizen Award

Jack Dangermond, founder and president of Esri, has been named to receive the Global Citizen Award of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association. The award will be presented on the opening day of the GSDI 12 World Conference, to be held in Singapore October 19–22, 2010. Dangermond, as the recipient, will give the lead Keynote

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Alstom Signs Contract for 24MW Wind Farm in Turkey

Alstom has signed a contract with Guris Construction and Engineering through Guris’s subsidiary, Eolos Wind Energy Generation, for the construction of a new 24MW wind farm in Turkey. The 24MW Senkoy wind farm, to be built near the city of Hatay, in the southern part of Turkey, will comprise eight Alstom ECO 100 wind turbines of

Monday, October 4th, 2010

INTERGEO to Advance 3D

Even if the experts for geodesy, geoinformation and land management have decided to leave “Avatar” to the film makers and also exercise restraint in joining the virtual worlds and cities of the gaming community, the third dimension is still very much part of their world. This will once again be made evident at the 16th

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Ingo Simonis Receives OGC’s Gardels Award

On September 22, in Toulouse, France at the OGC’s 12th annual Kenneth D. Gardels Award Ceremony, OGC director Philippe Delclaux of EADS/Astrium presented the Gardels Award to Ingo Simonis. The Gardels Award, a gold medallion, is awarded to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to advance OGC’s vision of geographic information fully integrated into

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Autodesk Joins IBM’s Green Sigma™ Coalition

IBM today announced that Autodesk, Inc. has joined the Green Sigma™ Coalition, a consortium of industry leaders in metering, monitoring, automation, data communications and software. Autodesk’s expertise in 3D design and engineering software for buildings and construction will complement the coalition’s focus on helping organizations deploy smart solutions for energy, water, waste and greenhouse gas

Monday, October 4th, 2010

VUEWorks 2010 Simplifies Asset Management

VUEWorks, Inc. today announced VUEWorks® 2010, a major upgrade of its map-centric, web-enabled, GIS-integrated work order and asset management software. VUEWorks helps local government and utilities improve service delivery, minimize failure risk, comply with environmental/government regulations, and prioritize maintenance of all physical assets, including water, storm/sanitary pipes, facilities, roads and signage. Scheduled for release in

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Harris Atlas Systems to Launch in the Middle East

International communications and information technology company Harris Corporation and leading Middle East telecommunication systems and security provider Atlas Telecom, have today announced the launch of a new joint venture.  The company, to be known as Harris Atlas, will deliver innovative intelligence solutions such as enhanced video management and geospatial 3D visualization specifically designed for the UAE. The

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Sensis Chooses deCarta to Power Online and Mobile Properties

Sensis, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra, Australia’s largest mobile network operator and deCarta, the market leader in location-aware software, today announced that deCarta’s geospatial software platform will provide the maps and directions for Sensis’ online and mobile applications, including Yellow Pages, White Pages, Citysearch and their leading mapping website Whereis.com. Sensis is the leading directory

Monday, October 4th, 2010

New Nova Studio

Thanks to Nova Studio, design your interactive 3D scenes with the solution which fits your needs. Diffuse your work  through executable files, web pages, High Res screen captures or videos. Read More

Monday, October 4th, 2010

Reminder: Invitation to Contribute to the CGIAR/ESSP CCAFS Crop Modelling Initiative

This is a gentle reminder about the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and Earth Systems Science Partnership(ESSP) invitation to participate in a survey of crop modelling, climate change and food security. If you have not already done so, could you please follow the link below and complete the survey?