Friday, September 17th, 2010
Since the first release of the US Topo series of revised digital topographic maps less than 19 months ago, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has published more than 30,800 7.5-minute cells covering more than 50% of the nation’s land area and setting high standards for production efficiency. “For comparison, the best year the USGS Mapping
Friday, September 17th, 2010
GfK GeoMarketing has released a new map edition of the Philippines, including a highly detailed map of the country’s four-digit postcodes. These digital administrative and postcode maps offer a precise, reliable foundation for regional risk analyses. Read More
Friday, September 17th, 2010
“After losing a ruling in Orange County Superior Court, the Sierra Club is turning to the California Court of Appeal in an attempt to win no- or low-cost access to the County of Orange’s Landbase parcel map system, which the public must currently pay thousands of dollars to get to. The lower court on Aug. 9
Friday, September 17th, 2010
A southwestern Illinois levee official says he welcomes that the U.S. government is again delaying new floodplain maps that could mean higher insurance costs for property owners. But Les Sterman of the Southwestern Illinois Flood Protection District Council says the region’s issues with how the mapping is being done — and the potential fallout — could
Friday, September 17th, 2010
The announcement of PDF3D Version 2.0 marks the start of a new era in the evolution of 3D PDF. A new look API, and upgraded integration interfaces are included in over 70 updates to the previous release. The most significant operational change is new geometric data compression. Anyone can view and manipulate 3D data sets
Friday, September 17th, 2010
Raytheon Solipsys, a Raytheon Company subsidiary, has added a Web-based visualization and collaboration tool to its command and control software product line. Built on the Tactical Display Framework (TDF), Raytheon Solipsys’ flagship platform for tactical geospatial visualization, TDF Portal enables transmission of maps and tactical data that can be displayed in layers customized for an operation and
Friday, September 17th, 2010
The winner of Maker Faire Detroit’s “Editor’s Choice” 2010 Award, Alibre is providing exciting new ways for people to create and design in 3D. “Alibre Design lets ‘Makers’ take their vision and turn it into a reality in record time by digitally prototyping or printing their 3D models, enabling ordinary people to become entrepreneurs and set-up their own businesses
Friday, September 17th, 2010
Today, Microsoft announced the release of the final Windows Phone 7 developer tools, which features two new, and very crucial, controls for developers – pivot and panorama – and with the RTM code, developers can now see exactly what Windows Phone customers will experience, providing a greater opportunity for ISVs to fine-tune their apps in
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
ESRI Canada today presented an Award of Excellence to Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation (ATPR) for its innovative online campground reservation service that uses ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) technology. Reserve.AlbertaParks.ca provides up-to-date maps and real-time availability of more than 4,000 campsites across 50 provincial campgrounds. The application has automated and centralized campground reservations in Alberta,
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, the international treaty that was created in 1987 to protect and restore the ozone layer. The treaty has not only achieved each of its goals over the last several decades, including this year’s major milestone which marks the complete phase-out of CFCs, it has also become
