Sunday, December 12th, 2010
This new book, edited by Professor John Catt, and now published by the Hertfordshire Natural History Society, was planned as long ago as 1950, with a first draft started by Percy Evans, who died in 1973 before it was finished. The project was revived by John, who persuaded several specialists to complete their long-promised contributions,
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
The Czech Republic is to host the headquarters of the European Union’s planned Galileo satellite navigation (satnav) system, EU member states agreed on Friday. The system is meant to give the EU its own worldwide navigation system, similar to the US GPS and Russia’s GLONASS. EU officials see it as a crucial boost to the bloc’s
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
Alberta’s provincial parks and surrounding rural communities will benefit from a joint investment by the governments of Canada and Alberta towards enhancing park amenities and improving access for visitors. Lee Richardson, Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, together with Cindy Ady,
Friday, December 10th, 2010
An aircraft fitted with specially developed survey equipment is taking to the skies over Britain’s cities at night. Using a new super-sensitive thermal sensor Leicestershire based aerial mapping company Bluesky is capturing highly accurate measurements of heat loss from buildings. The results of these night-time thermal surveys will provide Local Authorities, energy providers and even
Friday, December 10th, 2010
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) AIMTC (Avon Information Management and Technology Consortium) HealthGIS has launched a new intranet mapping service to Primary Care Trust (PCT) clients in Avon, using Cadcorp GeognoSIS and Cadcorp SIS MapModeller. This new service – known as ‘HealthGIS Maps’ – has successfully delivered against its first project milestone, providing Pharmaceutical
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
In early December the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) and the ASPRS Foundation received an individual donation with a value of $90,000 to endow a new Outstanding Technical Achievement Award. The Award will be administered through ASPRS and funded by the ASPRS Foundation. In accordance with the wishes of the donor, who
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Redlands GIS Week is being held at Esri’s state-of-the-art headquarters in Redlands, California. The week is dedicated to debating the present and future of creating, integrating, and extracting value from Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI). Participants will connect with their peers and exchange ideas on advancing geospatial decision making, problem solving, and innovative solutions across industries.
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
The RS Suite of remotely sensed ground control points (RSGCP) from CompassData will allow for the collection of ground control points in areas of the world that were previously difficult, if not impossible, to map due to access or geopolitical influences. The RS Suite empowered by TerraSAR-X technology from Infoterra GmbH, makes mapping points in
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, has announced it has been awarded a contract to deliver a GeoImaging Accelerator (GXL) Aerial processing system to an undisclosed aerial surveying firm. The GXL Aerial system will allow the customer to orthorectify and mosaic thousands of UltraCam images per day through the power
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Garmin International Inc. today announced the creation of OpenCaching.com, a completely free online community for creating, sharing and finding geocaches around the world. An exciting and engaging outdoor activity, geocaching combines exploration, education, entertainment and recreation. At OpenCaching.com, everyone can enjoy all of the caches and helpful information – the tips, descriptions, previous attempts, mass
