Thursday, June 10th, 2010
FOSS4G is the international Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference, which comes to Barcelona, Spain, 6-9 September 2010. FOSS4G offers presentations, workshops, tutorials and a code sprint. It is presented by the world’s best Developers, Policy Makers, Sponsors and Geospatial Professionals and includes the latest geospatial applications, standards, government programs, business processes and
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
The Spectrum Technology Platform uniquely aggregates core data assets across the enterprise. For example, a major insurance carrier uses Spectrum Technology Platform’s data quality and location intelligence functionality to blend demographic data, customer profiles and other proprietary information to create compelling customer messages, which are incorporated in customer correspondence and statements. The Pitney Bowes Spectrum
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
The first products based on GOCE satellite data are now available online through ESA’s Earth observation user services tools. ESA launched the satellite in March 2009 on a mission to map Earth’s gravity with unprecedented accuracy and spatial resolution. The final gravity map and model of the geoid based on GOCE data will provide users
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
In 21st century, people started to acknowledge the importance of coexistence between social development and natural environment because the actions of human might cause irrevocable impact to the natural environment. Therefore, it is a key aspect to achieve the balance between social and economic development as well as ecology to maintain a sustainable development nowadays.
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Open GIS Web Map Service (WMS) is the standard of internet map service defined by Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). The standard provides a simple HTTP interface for users to acquire the map images, such as JPG, GIF, PNG from the published spatial database and display the images on the browser. Read More
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY), a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced today that it has delivered the first commercial high-resolution airport database of Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad’s Technical Services Division (MAHB). This product meets the new International Civil Aviation Organization’s Area-2 and Area-3 reporting
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
RapidEye announced today that the Dniprocosmos State Company, belonging to the Ukrainian Space Agency, has signed a contractual agreement with RapidEye to be its distributor for RapidEye data in the Ukraine. RapidEye and Dniprocosmos officially signed their contract today at the ILA Berlin Airshow 2010. The distribution agreement builds on an existing relationship between the
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
NASA’s first dedicated oceanographic field campaign goes to sea June 15 to take an up-close look at how changing conditions in the Arctic are affecting the ocean’s chemistry and ecosystems that play a critical role in global climate change. The “Impacts of Climate on Ecosystems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment” mission, or ICESCAPE,
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
A new EU project paves the way for the transfer to Poland and Germany of Danish knowledge and experience with an IT-based decision support system for crop protection. Work is good but twice the work is not twice as good. Therefore it is logical to use the knowledge and experience we already have, instead of
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
The reduction of emissions forms a key objective for the European Commission and the Europe 2020 Strategy confirms the 20-20-20 targets aiming at a reduction in EU greenhouse gas emissions. The maps of this month show European regions that are affected by excessive emissions in different transport policy scenarios. The flags on the map warn
