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Friday, October 1st, 2010

Chief Exec Appointed for Green Energy Hub

The Board of the Scottish European Green Energy Centre (SEGEC) is pleased to announce that Chris Bronsdon has been appointed as Chief Executive of SEGEC from 1 October 2010.  Chris brings broad experience of the energy scene from his work with British Energy, the Scottish Energy and Environment Foundation and SQW Energy. In new role

Friday, October 1st, 2010

ESA – International Partners Update Launch Manifest

NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) on Friday agreed to update the International Space Station launch schedule. The target launch dates for the last planned space shuttle flight, STS-134 on Endeavour, will be Feb. 27 and the Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) will be Feb. 15. Read More

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Trimble Introduces New Family of Trimble Trident Analyst Software

Trimble introduced today new software products that provide advanced information extraction tailored for three mobile mapping workflows—Trimble® Trident Analyst 2010 for: Spatial Imaging, Roadway Signs, and GIS. The software family addresses a diverse range of projects from network-level Geographic Information System (GIS) inventories to high-accuracy Computer Aided Design (CAD) projects, and provides users with increased

Friday, October 1st, 2010

NOAA-Sponsored Scientists First to Map Offshore San Andreas Fault and Associated Ecosystems

For the first time, scientists are using advanced technology and an innovative vessel to study, image, and map the unexplored offshore Northern San Andreas Fault from north of San Francisco to its termination at the junction of three tectonic plates off Mendocino, Calif. The expedition team is using high-resolution sonar mapping, subsurface seismic data and

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Wins ESRI Canada’s Award of Excellence in GIS

ESRI Canada today presented an Award of Excellence to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture’s Geomatics Services Group for improving access to the province’s agricultural spatial data using ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) technology.  In 2008, the Ministry launched the Agricultural Crown Land Map Viewer, an online mapping application that allows the public to search and view

Friday, October 1st, 2010

GeoEye Announces $125 Million Senior Notes Offering

GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY), a leading provider of satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced today that it is commencing an underwritten offering of $125 million of senior secured notes due 2016. The Notes will be senior secured obligations of GeoEye and will be secured on a second-priority basis by the assets of GeoEye

Friday, October 1st, 2010

1Spatial to be Acquired by IQ Holdings

IQ Holdings, the investment group, is pleased to announce that it has today reached an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of 1Spatial Group Limited, a leading provider of products and services that enable clients to collect, audit, manage, modify and reuse geospatial (location based) data. Pursuant to the AIM Rules for Companies,

Friday, October 1st, 2010

SSTL invests £10million in Satellite Test Facility

The facility is opposite its headquarters building in Guildford and will enable SSTL to work on a broader range of satellites and provide the capacity to integrate and test more satellites in parallel.  Housing about 40 permanent staff, it will incorporate cleanrooms, laboratories and testing facilities for state of the art space engineering. The building

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Subscription Advantage Packs Now Available for Autodesk 2011 Architecture, Engineering, Construction Products

Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced the availability of Subscription Advantage Packs for Autodesk 2011 software releases. Subscription Advantage Packs provide exclusive and early access to product enhancements to Autodesk Subscription customers at no additional cost. Learn More

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

ESRI Canada Strengthens Support for Canadian Technology Businesses

Strengthening its support for Canadian technology businesses, ESRI Canada announced that the company has become a gold sponsor of the York Technology Alliance (YTA).  John Kitchen, Vice President and General Manager of ESRI Canada, has also been appointed the alliance’s Vice Chair.  Established in 1983, the YTA is an economic development cluster that fosters a