Friday, October 1st, 2010
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
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, 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
Friday, October 1st, 2010
IQ Holdings, the investment group, is pleased to announce that it has today reached an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of 1Spatial Group Limited, a leading provider of products and services that enable clients to collect, audit, manage, modify and reuse geospatial (location based) data. Pursuant to the AIM Rules for Companies,
Friday, October 1st, 2010
The facility is opposite its headquarters building in Guildford and will enable SSTL to work on a broader range of satellites and provide the capacity to integrate and test more satellites in parallel. Housing about 40 permanent staff, it will incorporate cleanrooms, laboratories and testing facilities for state of the art space engineering. The building
Friday, October 1st, 2010
Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced the availability of Subscription Advantage Packs for Autodesk 2011 software releases. Subscription Advantage Packs provide exclusive and early access to product enhancements to Autodesk Subscription customers at no additional cost. Learn More
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Strengthening its support for Canadian technology businesses, ESRI Canada announced that the company has become a gold sponsor of the York Technology Alliance (YTA). John Kitchen, Vice President and General Manager of ESRI Canada, has also been appointed the alliance’s Vice Chair. Established in 1983, the YTA is an economic development cluster that fosters a
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
OpenGeo today announced that the Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM) has selected OpenGeo to support its development of open source earthquake modeling tools. OpenGeo will be developing enhancements for GeoServer and GeoTools to expand the capabilities for collaboration on hazard, risk and socio-economic impact models within the global earthquake risk assessment community. OpenGeo will provide
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Differential thermal imaging, quantum cascade lasers and hyperspectral imaging should all be used to monitor natural gas pipelines, in a bid to prevent more incidents like the explosion and fire that devastated San Bruno earlier this month. That’s according to Mundus Group, a company that specializes in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that it says could carry the
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Tasmanian climate change scientists have developed a tiny remote-controlled helicopter to help them map fragile coastal moss beds in Antarctica. The “OktoKopter” uses remote sensing techniques to monitor the impact of changes in temperature, wind speed and UV radiation. The Project leader Arko Lucieer says the delicate moss is a good indicator of climate change
