Friday, August 6th, 2010
Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security (GMES), is a joint initiative of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission (EC). The GMES Service Element on Forest Monitoring (GSE FM) which has been led by GAF AG since 2003 has aimed at providing operational forest services to the forest user community by including
Friday, August 6th, 2010
A new and improved Australian Fundamental Gravity Network (AFGN) application is now publicly available. The new application provides improved access to about 900 documented gravity stations at 250 locations across Australia. The AFGN defines the datum and scale for all gravity surveys conducted across Australia. Read More
Friday, August 6th, 2010
AAM Pty Ltd is proud to have contributed to Brisbane City Council’s new visualisation and planning tool, Virtual Brisbane. This innovative and fully interactive computer-generated 3D model of Brisbane aims to enhance some of the business processes with Council.The 3D city model was built by AAM utilising aerial laser data and Pictometry® multi angle oblique imagery. The
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The PBBI Geosk Marketplace provides access to a comprehensive data catalog that includes both free and fee-based geospatial data from Pitney Bowes Business Insight as well as content from third-party data providers such as the Ordnance Survey and TomTom. For data providers, Geosk Marketplace will function as an online delivery channel for their products, providing
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Pitney Bowes Business Insight (PBBI) announces Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional® v10.5, the latest version of the company’s flagship application for business and mapping analysis. MapInfo Professional enables organizations to capitalize on location-based data, gaining deeper insights into their customers, resources and overall operations to make better informed decisions. MapInfo Professional v10.5 provides organizations with new
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Though many areas in northwest Pakistan were bracing for heavy rain and additional flash flooding on August 4, 2010, the city of Kheshgi, in northwest Pakistan, had clear skies. This image, taken by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite reveals a city awash in flood water. Read More
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Public sector organisations in England and Wales will have access to Ordnance Survey mapping data under a single agreement for the first time from April 2011. Local and central government organisations, as well as NHS organisations, will now benefit from being part of a single agreement for Ordnance Survey data. This new agreement, known as
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Microsoft has launched an update to the Bing Maps interface today aimed at improving readability and aesthetics. The new interface uses cool colors, which Bing says creates a more visually appealing backdrop, helping content “pop” on the map, and provides clear differentiation for pushpins, labels, and traffic overlays. Read More
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
EDINA has formed a partnership with the Scottish Government to develop a pilot discovery metadata service as a key component of a Scottish Spatial Data Infrastructure. This pilot addresses the initial fulfilment of obligations under the INSPIRE regulations. The discovery service will be built using Geonetwork opensource software, enabling the creation and discovery of GEMINI2
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The analysis of spatial patterns of health and disease has been greatly enhanced by recent advances in geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS), global positioning systems (GPS) and spatial statistics. The Department has an active research programme that uses GIS and spatial analysis in epidemiological research. Departmental staff also coordinate the Schools GIS facilities
