Saturday, September 25th, 2010
At the recent Open Source Asia/Pacific conference, I presented on the tricky subject of “How to sell Open Source Software to Government”, which can equally be read as “What logic can I use to convince my boss that using Open Source is a good idea?” This is particularly pertinent to New Zealand’s geospatial community who have
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
Alongside software and consulting services, Exprodat Consulting offers some of the most popular GIS-based training courses to the Oil & Gas industry. To prove their point, the company has just completed a course that included their 500th attendee. Such is the popularity and value of their courses, the company expects to pass the 600 mark
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
In 2010, around half of the European Union’s Member States expect to surpass one or more of the legal limits set by the National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC Directive). The annual status report released today by the European Environment Agency (EEA) confirms that 11 countries anticipate an exceedance of their ceilings for NOx — some
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
Pitney Bowes Business Insight (PBBI) today announced the promotion of Gary Roberts to Executive Vice President, EMEA. Having been with PBBI for just under three years, Roberts most recently served as Managing Director, UK & Ireland and Regional Director of Northern Europe, where he was responsible for 60% of PBBI’s EMEA revenues. Previously Director of Retail,
Friday, September 24th, 2010
Gordon Hopkinson was one of the world’s experts in the physics of optical detectors used in a wide range of applications from digital cameras through to international space missions and even mobile phones. For three decades he was involved in detailed analysis and modelling of solid state cameras and contributed significantly to the research of
Friday, September 24th, 2010
ESRI Canada congratulates the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development (MEDT) on receiving the Judges’ Choice Award at Showcase Ontario 2010 for its online investment attraction tool, Select Ontario. The application leverages ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) technology and provides site selectors with easy and quick access to valuable information for finding ideal investment sites in over
Friday, September 24th, 2010
Microsoft is hiring people with unique backgrounds, some that are new with the inception of the Cloud, web services and the amazing scale at which the industry is operating. The top hottest academic areas for future careers in tech are outlined on the Microsoft JobsBlog, including: Data Mining/Machine Learning/AI/Natural Language Processing; Business Intelligence/Competitive Intelligence; and
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
The problematic particles, called fine particulate matter (PM2.5) can get past the body’s normal defenses and penetrate deep into the lungs. The first long-term global map of PM2.5 was published in a recent issue of Environmental Health Perspectives. Canadian researchers created the map by blending total-column aerosol amount measurements from two NASA satellite instruments with
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
NAVTEQ is focusing on a range of potential use cases at IAA this year. The objective is to clearly demonstrate the business benefits, cost savings and returns on investment to be gained by implementing fleet and logistics solutions developed using the company’s digital map products. NAVTEQ is showcasing key applications such as Usage Based Insurance,
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
NAVTEQ announced today at the ESRI Latin America User Group Conference the availability of Intermediate Map sets for Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Jamaica, and Panama. Covering combined, approximately 320,000 kilometers of roads and 67,000 Points of Interest, these products are a separate class of map data to support NAVTEQ customers interested in utilizing
