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Friday, October 1st, 2010

Scientists to Review Water Monitoring Data from Oil Sands

A committee of independent scientists will be created to review water monitoring data collected from Alberta’s oil sands region.  “Understanding the impact of the oil sands industry on the watershed of northeastern Alberta is absolutely critical. We need to have total and complete assurance in data before we make decisions on how best to balance

Friday, October 1st, 2010

EuroTier Innovations Winners Disclosed

The German Agricultural Society has once again set up an impartial and international commission of experts who has assess the innovations submitted by EuroTier exhibitors up to the beginning of September on the basis of strict criteria and has awarded now 3 gold and 18 silver medals.  Read More

Friday, October 1st, 2010

NZ RapidEye Capture

RapidEye 5m orthoimagery now extends across New Zealand. Earlier this year, national coverage was placed in the archives ready for purchase. Most areas of New Zealand have significantly less than 5 or 10% cloud.  “The quick collection of satellite imagery by RapidEye has demonstrated one of the systems advantages. RapidEye can routinely capture large areas

Friday, October 1st, 2010

EGUG Tackles Today’s Top Challenges for Electric and Gas Utilities

Utility professionals will hear from their peers about the best ways to meet current challenges at the 2010 Esri Electric and Gas User Group (EGUG) Conference. The event is scheduled for October 17–20, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, Michigan. Attendees will walk away with proven applications of geographic information system (GIS) technology for asset

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Chief Exec Appointed for Green Energy Hub

The Board of the Scottish European Green Energy Centre (SEGEC) is pleased to announce that Chris Bronsdon has been appointed as Chief Executive of SEGEC from 1 October 2010.  Chris brings broad experience of the energy scene from his work with British Energy, the Scottish Energy and Environment Foundation and SQW Energy. In new role

Friday, October 1st, 2010

ESA – International Partners Update Launch Manifest

NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) on Friday agreed to update the International Space Station launch schedule. The target launch dates for the last planned space shuttle flight, STS-134 on Endeavour, will be Feb. 27 and the Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) will be Feb. 15. Read More

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Trimble Introduces New Family of Trimble Trident Analyst Software

Trimble introduced today new software products that provide advanced information extraction tailored for three mobile mapping workflows—Trimble® Trident Analyst 2010 for: Spatial Imaging, Roadway Signs, and GIS. The software family addresses a diverse range of projects from network-level Geographic Information System (GIS) inventories to high-accuracy Computer Aided Design (CAD) projects, and provides users with increased

Friday, October 1st, 2010

NOAA-Sponsored Scientists First to Map Offshore San Andreas Fault and Associated Ecosystems

For the first time, scientists are using advanced technology and an innovative vessel to study, image, and map the unexplored offshore Northern San Andreas Fault from north of San Francisco to its termination at the junction of three tectonic plates off Mendocino, Calif. The expedition team is using high-resolution sonar mapping, subsurface seismic data and

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Wins ESRI Canada’s Award of Excellence in GIS

ESRI Canada today presented an Award of Excellence to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture’s Geomatics Services Group for improving access to the province’s agricultural spatial data using ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) technology.  In 2008, the Ministry launched the Agricultural Crown Land Map Viewer, an online mapping application that allows the public to search and view

Friday, October 1st, 2010

GeoEye Announces $125 Million Senior Notes Offering

GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY), a leading provider of satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced today that it is commencing an underwritten offering of $125 million of senior secured notes due 2016. The Notes will be senior secured obligations of GeoEye and will be secured on a second-priority basis by the assets of GeoEye