Friday, June 11th, 2010
A new ESRI-powered mapping application allows anyone to freely create and share dynamicoil spill economic impact maps. The application allows individuals to visualize and understand the spill’s economic effects related to fishing, boating, tourism, and employment in the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico. They can quickly create a precise economic impact map of the
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
The project to “map the Earth in 3D” is now entering its final preparation stage as the German Earth observation satellite TanDEM-X is readied for launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. On 21 June, at approximately 04:14:02 CEST, the satellite is due to be launched in to orbit at an altitude of 514 kilometres
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
In a first of its kind effort, the Bureau of Reclamation Land Surveying and Geomatics Engineering Services Office built a detailed, highly accurate, as-built conditions model of Hoover Dam’s 75-year old Monument Plaza using a Leica ScanStation 2 high-definition laser scanner from Leica Geosystems. Monument Plaza includes the Winged Figures of the Republic, two 30-foot
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
On 11 May 2010 the Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts announced a new initiative to address the environmental information needs of the nation. The National Plan for Environmental Information is the first step on a long-term commitment to reform Australia’s environmental information base and build this critical infrastructure for the future.
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
You are invited to the following event: Mapping for Change Launch Event
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Infotech Enterprises GmbH has announced that the next version of License Statistics from X-Formation, v3.5, is now available. The new version of License Statistics includes more than 500 changes. License Statistics can help companies optimize their license usage and realize enormous cost savings in license costs. Read More
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.
