Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Geo-Instruments implemented one of the industry’s first automated laser scanning systems using Leica Geosystems technology for near-real-time geotechnical monitoring to support construction of the Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority’s (Sound Transit) University Link (U-Link) light rail extension in Seattle, WA. The U-Link light rail extension will connect the three largest urban centers in the state
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, has teamed up with Liverpool, a leading, high-end department store in Mexico, to introduce GPS Zones in nine retail stores located in Mexico City and Cuernavaca. GPS Zones are interactive kiosks that help educate
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Geospatial software industry leader Intergraph will participate in several sessions and workshops at the INSPIRE 2010 Conference on June 22-25, in Krakow, Poland. The presentations draw on its consultant’s experience and insight gained on INSPIRE drafting teams and implantations of national SDI infrastructures and leading EU projects including NATURE-SDIplus, GIS4EU, CAFÉ. Learn More
Monday, June 21st, 2010
TerraGo Technologies®, a leading provider of geospatial collaboration software solutions, and CompassTools Inc., serving the GIS industry since 1994, have signed a distribution agreement to sell and service TerraGo’s full suite of software solutions, which is designed to help organizations extend the value and application of geospatial assets to the edge of the enterprise. TerraGo solutions
Monday, June 21st, 2010
Young engineers and scientists from all over the world will gather this summer in Denmark to study navigation by satellite, devising new scientific and technical improvements, products and services. A jury of experts from several European universities and Stanford University will select the best proposals. Read More
Monday, June 21st, 2010
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)(http://www.opengeospatial.org ) and AGISEE, the Association for Geospatial Information in South-East Europe (http://www.agisee.org) announced that they have established a cooperative relationship topromote the importance of open standards in the development of spatial data infrastructures and raise the awareness of interoperability in South-East Europe.The ultimate goals of the relationship are to create a group of peoplewho
Monday, June 21st, 2010
Starkville, Miss., 21 June 2010 — Spatial Information Solutions, Inc. (SIS), received such valuable feedback from users on the first release of Accuracy Analyst, the company decided to add a forum to its website to facilitate user input. “By enabling users to see the suggestions and feedback of others, we hope to foster a sense
Monday, June 21st, 2010
GIS Development is pleased to announce that Map Africa 2010- 5th Annual African Conference on Geospatial Technologies and Applications is scheduled on 23-25 November in Cape Town, South Africa in partnership with Department of Rural Development and Land Reforms, Government of South Africa; Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development, Kenya; and UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia. Read
Monday, June 21st, 2010
The A. O. Smith Water Products Company plant in Juarez, Mexico, recently was one of the first manufacturing operations to be certified as part of the State of Chihuahua’s Volunteer Program for Environmental Regulation.The 263,000 square foot facility, which manufactures residential water heaters, was one of just 55 facilities in the Juarez region to earn
Monday, June 21st, 2010
The German radar satellite TanDEM-X was successfully launched from Baikonur, Kazachstan, at 04.14 hrs CET on Monday, June 21, 2010. A first contact with a ground station in Troll was established at 04.45 hrs. TanDEM-X joins its “twin” TerraSAR-X, which has been in operation since mid 2007, in its 514 km orbit. Together, the two
