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Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Burnt-out Areas in Russia: Public Monitoring of Fires Consequences

A reduction in number of “hot spots” – possible fire blazes – was registered by satellites for the second day in a row. MODIS sensors of Terra and Aqua satellites have detected 188 “hot spots” on August 17, with 218 on August 16 and over 300-350 blazes detected daily over the first two weeks of the

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Intergraph Icon Awards Recognize Visionary Industry and Government Leaders

Intergraph® today presented the Icon Award, the company’s highest customer honor, to seven industry and government leaders for their visionary use of Intergraph’s enterprise engineering and geospatial software. The Icon Award winners were named during the opening keynote presentations at Intergraph 2010, Intergraph’s international users’ conference. The 2010 Icon Award winners are: the Bundeswehr Geographic Information

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Workshop on New Seismic and MT datasets in South Australia and the Northern Territory

There will be a one-day workshop on Thursday 25 November 2010 in Adelaide to present the results of new seismic reflection and magnetotelluric data collected for the L190 Gawler-Officer-Musgrave-Amadeus Deep Crustal Seismic Survey, SA and NT, 2008. This workshop will be held in conjunction with the Department of Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA), AuScope and the Northern

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Depth to Magnetic Basement Map of the Gawler-Curnamona Region, South Australia

The newly-released Depth to magnetic basement map of the Gawler-Curnamona region, South Australia map was constructed from a compilation of point-located depth values below topography consisting of depth to magnetic source estimates, basement drill hole intersections and interpreted seismic depth estimates. These point depths were combined with mapped geology to delineating the outcropping basement and were

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Matrox Graphics to Showcase a Twelve Output Workstation for Professional Markets at IBC 2010

Matrox Graphics, the leading manufacturer of specialised graphics solutions, will be showcasing a variety of advanced multi-display technologies at IBC 2010, including a live demonstration of a unique, twelve display workstation powered by an M9188 octal graphics card and M9148 quad card combination. Read More

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

ISPRS Celebrates it First 100 Years

The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) celebrated the centenary of its founding at the Vienna University of Technology on 4th July 2010, with a wide international participation of more than 350 people, including many representatives from related international organizations, in the same building as its foundation on 4th July 1910.  The International

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Brazil – Course Teaches How to Use Satellite Images in the Media

Are open registration for the 1st Course on Remote Sensing in the media, coordinated by the National Institute for Space Research. The initiative is part of the programming EUsISSeR 6 – Meeting with Users of Satellite Images and Remote Sensing – an event the Division of Imaging INPE – to be held on 25, 26 and

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

INRA Named One of the World’s 10 Best Places to Work in Academia

In its July 2010 issue, The Scientist published results of its annual survey of the best places to work in academia. INRA Versailles-Grignon, the only French institution on the list, bagged seventh place, standing proudly alongside leading international institutions.

 More than 2300 scientists working in the life sciences answered an online survey conducted for the

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

China Information Technology Signs Contract Valued at $15 Million for the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen

China Information Technology, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at $15 million for the construction of the security system for the 2011 Summer Universiade (Shenzhen) (the “Project”). The Company anticipates the contract to be completed and revenue recognized within the next 12 months. The 2011 Summer Universiade (Shenzhen). The Universiade, or the

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Intergraph Introduces 3D Capabilities in Geospatial Software

Intergraph has introduced new 3D capabilities for its GeoMedia® product line, fully integrating advanced spatial analysis and data capture with the 3D ‘virtual earth’ style of presentation popular in today’s mainstream mapping applications. The combination delivers more precise visualization of surface and environmental characteristics for increased insight, data accuracy and user productivity. With GeoMedia 3D,