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Monday, September 20th, 2010

Exprodat Consulting Aims for 600 by the end of 2010

Alongside software and consulting services, Exprodat Consulting offers some of the most popular GIS-based training courses to the Oil & Gas industry. To prove their point,the company has just completed a course that included their 500th attendee. Such is thepopularity and value of their courses, the company expects to pass the 600 mark before theend

Monday, September 20th, 2010

HP Unveils World’s Most Collaborative Large-format Printer

HP today unveiled new products and solutions, including the world’s most collaborative printer,(1) that enable technical design teams to easily access, share and print large-format project files online anytime, anywhere. The new suite of products helps design professionals in the architecture, engineering and construction industries collaborate across multiple locations, streamline processes and reduce costs. It includes:

Monday, September 20th, 2010

How to Save Time and Money in Street Naming and Numbering

The new, subscription version of the Street Naming and Numbering module from gazetteer specialists Aligned Assets, has been released. Known as Symphony SNN, it has been completely remodelled to make it a standalone product, which means Street Naming and Numbering Officers from Shetland to Cornwall can all enjoy the efficiency savings that it offers. The main power

Monday, September 20th, 2010

ALERT Flood Warning System Data Communications Gets First Upgrade in 30 Years by the National Hydrologic Warning Council

The National Hydrologic Warning Council (NHWC) has released ALERT2™, a new standard for transmitting data designed to significantly improve accuracy and performance in systems and software used for early detection of floods and other water hazards around the world. ALERT, which stands for Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time, uses remote sensors to transmit environmental data via

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Simple Introduction to Home Automation

Siemens is simplifying the introduction of home automation by provid-ing its Synco living system with a user-friendly expansion, which al-lows users to operate the home automation system conveniently over the Internet from any PC. In addition, Siemens recently began offering an inexpensive basis set featuring a room unit and up to six radiator controllers, thus

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Postal Codes Boundary Files of Russia

The Center for Spatial Research is glad to announce that it has developed the methodology of creating boundary files of postal codes in Russia. Previously the company has created the database of all postal codes in Russia which includes the number of postal code, name of the city or settlement located in postal code  and

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

New Spatial Land Use Planning System Launched

The Deputy Director of the Town and Country Planning, Mr. Lawrence Dakurah, explained that it has come as a responsibility of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) under the Ministry of Environment Science and Technology (MEST) charged with the mandate of planning and managing the growth and development of cities, town and villages in Ghana. The

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

GEOSurf – Digital Terrain Model

Program GEOsurf is a powerful system to calculate the digital terrain model (DTM), generation of contours and their further processing in AutoCAD. It consists of a custom calculation program (TRI.EXE) and LISPovského interface for AutoCAD. Transferring functions to the maximum use of AutoCAD and its interactive graphic function is achieved by very simple control of the entire system. GEOsurf

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

CAD Studio Created by Merger of Dagis and the CAD Division of XANADU

Two major Autodesk partners in the Czech Republic, XANADU and Dagis, today announced a merger of their CAD activities. The new company will be called CAD Studio a.s., and takes over all CAD and GIS activities of the companies Dagis and XANADU, becoming the largest specialised provider of CAD, GIS and PLM solutions in Central

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

Brazil Wants Auction This Year for 10 Hydro Projects

The Brazilian government plans to accept bids this year for licenses to build 10 hydroelectric power stations with a combined generating capacity of close to 4,000 MW, officials said. The president of the EPE energy research company, Mauricio Tolmasquim, said Friday the government already has submitted plans for three large hydroelectric projects to the Court of