Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
REDD+ is highlighted as a new framework for reducing CO2 emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. REDD+ also is expected to contribute to biodiversity conservation and the improved livelihoods of local and indigenous communities. A REDD+ Ministerial Meeting will be held during COP10 of the Convention on Biological Diversity. This international workshop is organized to deepen discussion on REDD+ by
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
ESRI Canada today presented an Award of Excellence to the Centre for Topographic Information of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) for accelerating map production and boosting national mapping productivity using ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) technology. NRCan developed a map generator application in 2008 that has increased production of Canadian topographic maps from one map per two
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
GeoVation, Ordnance Survey’s innovation awards programme, is to receive an additional £150,000 in funding for its current challenge, “How can we improve transport in Britain?” to help winning entrants develop their ideas. The cash injection comes from the Ideas in Transit project funded by the Technology Strategy Board, the Department for Transport and the Engineering
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
RapidEye announced today that GEOSYS has been chosen by Cemagref to provide the complete coverage of the French territory with RapidEye ortho-rectified satellite imagery at 5 m pixel resolution, taken over the period from May to September 2010. The ability to acquire several million square kilometers of images daily with the RapidEye satellite constellation allows
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
1Spatial Holdings plc (“1Spatial”), the AIM quoted provider of products and services that enable clients to collect, audit, manage, modify and reuse geospatial (location based) data, today announced the admission of its share capital to trading on AIM and the first day of dealings in its ordinary shares following the completion of the reverse takeover
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Autodesk, Inc. and materials information technology innovators Granta Design Ltd. have announced a new strategic partnership, combining Autodesk’s Digital Prototyping vision with Granta’s materials information and eco design technology to help enable sustainable product design. Granta and Autodesk are co-developing software that will add new sustainable design capabilities to the Autodesk solution. The companies are
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Guildford-based small satellite company Surrey Satellite Technology has won a £770,000 grant to begin the design phase of a technology demonstration satellite. When TechDemoSat-1 is completed, in 18 months, it will provide cost-effective ways of putting experiments into orbit so they can be developed into commercial ventures. The TechDemoSat-1 will be developed using a grant
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Founded in 1982, TechniGraphics is a 450-person company headquartered in Wooster, Ohio, with additional locations in Fort Collins, Colorado and Madrid, Spain. TechniGraphics provides mission-essential geospatial data, services and solutions. They have distinguished themselves on long-term contracts through dynamic management, quality production, and introduction of intellectual property to enhance IT solutions. TechniGraphics has a seasoned
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Pictometry Canada, a leading provider of aerial oblique imagery and metric geospatial solutions, announces the signing of a 10-year contract with Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC) of Nova Scotia. Under the agreement, Pictometry will provide annually-updated aerial imagery and geospatial software to PVSC, creating a province-wide geospatial information solution enabling property valuation collaboration between PVSC and 55
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Telogis is today launching Telogis Fleet 8 – the newest generation of its flagship GPS fleet management software platform. The Telogis platform is scalable to any size/type of fleet, including trucks and equipment. Telogis Fleet 8 incorporates even more dynamic data (traffic, weather) and reporting functions than before to provide one of the most comprehensive tools to
