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Monday, September 13th, 2010

NAVTEQ Celebrates 25 Years

NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, is celebrating 25 years at the forefront of the development of digital maps and location content.  The company began operations in 1985, and today holds over 400 patents and supplies data to over 1700

Monday, September 13th, 2010

ESRI European Forestry Group (EEFG) Conference

Stay current on geospatial technology for the forest industry, from the new tools of ArcGIS 10 and important user techniques to the GIS enterprise and Web portals. See how GIS can further your field data collection activities; discover enhanced interoperability; and learn how to optimize the management of your inventory and imagery infrastructure. September 15

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Call for Papers for the 14th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science

On behalf of the AGILE council, we would like to invite you to participate at the 14th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science, scheduled to take place in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The program will offer parallel paper presentation sessions, keynote sessions, poster sessions and pre‐conference workshops to share your ideas, explore on‐going research, future

Monday, September 13th, 2010

NATURE-SDI plus: Best Practice Network for SDI in Nature Conservation

The establishment of Natura 2000 and the new transboundary EU approach for protected sites management has enforced the link between nature conservation and geo-information. This has generated the need for interoperable and accessible EU harmonised datasets. The link is also addressed by the INSPIRE Directive which pursues an EU Spatial Data Infrastructure to support environmental

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Ingres 10.1 with Geospatial Support Available

Binary loads of Ingres 10.1 with geospatial support are now available. This software is licensed under the GPL license version 2. A brief video introducing this software is available. Read More

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Sentinel Visualizer Version 4.5 Released for Distribution, Link-Analysis Software Adds Integration with Google Earth

FMS, Inc., an In-Q-Tel portfolio company, has released Version 4.5 of its Sentinel Visualizer data visualization and link analysis software. Originally released in 2005, Sentinel Visualizer offers link charts, social network analysis, geospatial mapping, and the examination of timelines based on a user-customizable knowledgebase. The Professional and Premium Editions of Sentinel 4.5 now provide integration

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Final Place Name Decisions by the New Zealand Geographic Board

he New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) has gazetted 15 place name proposals that did not receive objecting submissions from the public. The Board made final decisions on these place names when it met on 3 August 2010. Read More 

Monday, September 13th, 2010

FAQs on the ANZLIC Metadata Profile

These questions are taken from the consultation period for the ANZLIC Metadata Profile. They will be added to as agencies implement the Profile and other queries arise. Read More

Monday, September 13th, 2010

UK Flood Research Strategy Consultation Workshop

Professor Andrew Watkinson (Director of LWEC), will be providing the keynote address highlighting the importance of this strategy to LWEC and its constituent partners. The focus of the day is on promoting dialogue between stakeholders and will be run as a dynamic ‘market-place’ to facilitate this. The workshop will bring together academics from a range

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Adobe adds HTML5 controls to Illustrator

Adobe Systems has released an add-on package for its Illustrator CS5 design editor that will allow developers to export their designs to the Web and mobile platforms, using the emerging HTML5 set of Web formats. With these capabilities, designers can build out a visual display once and export it to multiple platforms, such as Web pages,