Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
So says Element Power U.S., the Portland, Ore.-based renewable power company sponsoring this year’s festival paired with the Antelope Valley Fair later this month. Maybe it has something to do with the company trying to butter up the community, where it’s planning to erect a 230-megawatt green energy facility with solar and wind generation abilities. The
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Developed with the 39 Degrees North consulting company of Bloomington, Ind., over the past 2-1/2 years, the geographic information system also allows the public to find ownership information, details about property improvements and search for real estate using specific requirements. Read More
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded GeoEye Imagery Collection Systems Inc. (GEOY) and DigitalGlobe (DGI) 10-year contracts worth a combined $7.35 billion to fulfill intelligence needs of the U.S. government. Read More
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Autodesk, Inc. announced the results of the AutoCAD 2011 software Productivity Study. David S. Cohn Consulting compared the productivity of AutoCAD 2011 to AutoCAD 2008 on typical AutoCAD design processes in a variety of industries. The consulting firm concluded that AutoCAD 2011 showed an average productivity improvement of 31 percent for users who upgrade from AutoCAD
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
URISA is pleased to announce the results of its 2010 Board of Directors Election. Greg Babinski, GISP will become President-Elect of the association. Tom Conry, Nancy Obermeyer, GISP and Christopher Thomas will begin their terms as members of the Board of Directors, at the close of GIS-Pro 2010: URISA’s 48th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida,
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
URISA’s Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards recognize exceptional achievements in the application of information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services. URISA is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s ESIG Awards. Read More
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
StreetMapper, the world’s most accurate mobile mapping system, is now available with four unique system specifications offering users around the globe a flexible solution for gathering highly accurate 3D laser measurements on the move. Ranging from dedicated survey vehicles to portable systems that can be checked in as standard luggage at the airport, StreetMapper systems
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
According to the UN, the recent floods in Pakistan have affected over 4 million individuals – and the human toll continues to grow. Disease is an ever-increasing risk as relief agencies rush to the aid of those who have been hurt or displaced. Google’s Crisis Response team has provided satellite imagery and KML layers to
Monday, August 9th, 2010
URISA is pleased to announce Stan Meiburg as the opening keynote speaker at GIS-Pro 2010 in Orlando. Stan Meiburg is the Acting Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 in Atlanta, Georgia. In his keynote address, “From Environmental Information to Environmental Action: Challenges in Using GIS for Environmental Protection,” Mr. Meiburg will
Monday, August 9th, 2010
Did BP Fail Standard of Care Tests? Dr. Barry Wellar, Professor Emeritus, Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Ottawa, Canada, questions whether a possible failure to properly apply standard of care tests contributed to BP’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Wellar, a distinguished research scientist and President of the Information Research
