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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

NAVTEQ Network for Developers Launches Virtual Developer Lab

NAVTEQ today announced the launch of the NAVTEQ Virtual Developer Lab, a remote testing service designed to dramatically reduce the time and resources required to develop, test, monitor and deploy mobile phone applications. The Virtual Developer Lab, powered by DeviceAnywhere, is designed to support the development and pre-commercial testing of location-aware apps that use NAVTEQ®

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

AUCC Welcomes Extension of Knowledge Infrastructure Program

Canada’s universities welcome the announcement by the government of Canada to extend the completion deadline for the Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP) from March 31, 2011 to October 31, 2011. “The Knowledge Infrastructure Program is transforming campuses across the country, and improving the quality of the research and learning experience for Canadian students,” said Paul Davidson, President

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

JRC at the European Development Days

The 5th edition of the European Development Days (EDD) opens today in Brussels. Sharing the EU stand in the Development Village, JRC scientists will showcase some concrete examples of how research and technology can support development policies. Read More

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

GeoEye, The Government’s Eye In The Sky

If you’re looking to zoom in for an up-close view of the market from an eagle-eyed perspective, you may want to take a gander at GeoEye. The company is widely recognized as a leader of the geospatial intelligence industry, providing high-resolution, highly accurate satellite and aerial images of virtually anything on earth. GeoEye has significant growth

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

SunPower Constructs 1MW Solar System in Masdar City

SunPower has constructed a 1MW solar power system on the roof of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology building in Masdar City, located on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. The system has been installed on a canopy structure that provides shade for the roof terrace as well as clean, renewable solar power for the

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Australian Online GPS Tracking Company EZY2C Expands into Africa

The company has opened offices in Zimbabwe and Botswana and has plans to open offices in the coming year in South East Asia and North America. A number of new sales, technical and support staff have been employed in all offices to meet the growing demand for GPS Tracking Services. 

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

2010 French Competition Geoportal: Winning Applications

IGN France – For its 2010 edition, the contest awards 13 projects Geoportal mapping application made from online services from IGN. The first prize in all categories returned to Raphael Velt Visicity for its application, game geolocalized to discover a city. Read More

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

REDD+ Innovations in Brazil

Brazil is the world leader in climate policy. It has the most ambitious goals for reducing emissions and has already achieved a 67% reduction in its deforestation rate since 2005. This event will present the most current developments on REDD+ and low emissions development in Brazil, from the national to the local levels, and from

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Future Directions for Mapping in Geoscience Australia

Geoscience Australia’s former National Mapping Information Group has undertaken a significant strategic review of its operations over the last year. The review covered many areas of operations with the focus on:

Monday, December 6th, 2010

NYC Public Schools to Expand Use of ArcGIS Software

The recent signing of a comprehensive geographic information system (GIS) site license agreement with Esri allows the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to expand its use of ArcGIS software to a number of mission-critical applications. With 135,000 employees and more than 1,600 facilities, a system that collects and analyzes data efficiently is invaluable to