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Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Operating Contract for Galileo Control Oberpfaffenhofen

The European Galileo project is gaining momentum – on 12 November 2010, the DLR Society for Space Applications (GfR) from the Spaceopal GmbH in Munich, the contract for the operation of the Galileo Control Centre received Oberpfaffenhofen. Earlier, the German-Italian joint venture Spaceopal with the European Space Agency ESA in Brussels had concluded a contract for the

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

New Laser Scanner – Z+F IMAGER 5010

The Z+F IMAGER 5010 sets new standards in the field of 3D laser scanning. The tried and tested, extremely fast phase comparison procedure was developed further and installed in a device with the latest technology. The IMAGER 5010 has won admiration for its incredible speed and simple operation, enabling people to work efficiently and quickly. The

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Update German ATKIS BasicDLM, October 2010

For the base-DLM (old data model), updated data of the federal states of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Brandenburg, Berlin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia were included in the distribution. For Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt, this is the last time data update in the old data model. In future, only updated data from these countries in the new AAA

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Telvent and Microsoft Announce Smart Grid Focus

We’ve been working hard over the last few years behind the scenes with our partner Telvent, a global IT solutions and business information services provider, to strengthen various next generation smart grid solutions available to utilities. Today we made it official with a press release outlining our collaboration effort. Read More

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

GI_Forum 2011 – Call for Papers

Geographics Forum Salzburg (GI_Forum) will take place on July 5- 8, 2011 at the University of Salzburg. GI_Forum 2011 solicits contributions in GIScience and Technology, and especially welcomes submissions on topics related to Learning with Geoinformation, Climate Change and Spatial Vulnerability Assessment, and Monitoring and Modeling of Global and Climate Change. Read More

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

MecSoft Europe Signs Distribution Partnership with Tri-D Technologies

MecSoft Europe GmbH, distributor of CAD/CAM software in Europe, announced a new distribution partnership with Tri-D Technologies. Tri-D Technologies, located in Ontario, Canada, is the manufacturer of the software solution TerraFlat for Rhino 3D. TerraFlat allows the user to effortlessly create 2D patterns from very complex 3D shapes. MecSoft Europe the distributor of CAD/CAM solutions such

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Forest-Centered Adaptation to Climate Change: Module of Four Online Courses Begins in January

CSDi is announcing the September launch of a module of four online field courses on Adaptation to Climate Change. These courses begin by introducing basic climate change concepts, and develop as participants identify local community vulnerabilities, investigate appropriate solutions, develop full projects, launch and manage them.

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Is your GIS ready for Gov 2.0?

Is your GIS ready for Gov 2.0? That’s the question Esri Australia is asking in a benchmark study into the GIS habits of local governments. All local governments are invited to participate in the study, which examines how Councils are using or would like to be using GIS to make Gov 2.0 a reality.

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Cisco Announces EnergyAustralia’s Selection of ‘Connected Grid’

Cisco today announced that EnergyAustralia, the largest energy network in Australia with 3 million customers, has selected Cisco Connected Grid solutions as the infrastructure platform for the delivery of a range of business-critical services in its major substations across its electricity network.

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Scientist Recognized for Work on Natural Resources Remote Sensing

NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior presented the William T. Pecora Award to Marvin E. Bauer of the University of Minnesota for his pioneering work in remote sensing of natural resources. Bauer received the award today at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing meeting in Orlando, Fla. Bauer received the award