Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
arch daily – Hasbro, the makers of the Monopoly game, have officially announced a competition that gives Monopoly-lovers the chance to design a building that will be included in the new interactive game Monopoly City Streets. To enter this competition, you need to design a 3D building using Google SketchUp and upload it to the
Monday, October 5th, 2009
Data and information are the lifeblood of the knowledge economy, yet within the UK information is highly fragmented with many datasets and sources. There is duplication of information collection in some cases and harmonisation between datasets at different scales is often lacking. Co-ordination between different levels of Government and public authorities is generally poor resulting
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, was joined today by Michael Chong, M.P. for Wellington–Halton Hills, and representatives of the Halton Public School Board for a tree-planting ceremony at Gardiner Public School in celebration of National Forest Week. “The Government of Canada recognizes that our forest industry generates $80 billion a year
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
The Network Drafting Team has finalised the next version of their proposal for the Download service. Implementing Rules and the accompanying Technical Guidelines.? The Draft Legislation for the Download Network Service is currently being prepared by the European Commission for submission to the INSPIRE Committee. The Draft Implementing Rules, the Technical Guidelines and the comments
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (the Act), which received Royal Assent on June 16, 2009, has important implications for local authorities. To assist local authorities in preparing for the implementation of the Act, the Scottish Government has prepared three short briefing notes. These briefs are accompanied by a covering letter describing the immediate
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of Earth Observation satellites, announced today that AAMHatch of Australia has signed as one of their distributors. The contract was signed last week between AAMHatch’s General Manager, Brian Nicholls and RapidEye CEO, Wolfgang G. Biedermann.AAMHatch will market and distribute RapidEye products in Australia
Friday, September 11th, 2009
This is an exciting new post where you’ll have the opportunity to ensure that sustainability is at the heart of Wiltshire Council’s spatial planning processes. Working in a small, friendly team, you’ll ensure that the Council’s Local Development Documents and associated policies meet necessary environmental, social and economic sustainability criteria, through Strategic Environmental Assessment and
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
The beginning of the new academic year is here and Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, is expanding its support for students and educators as they return to campus. Autodesk has announced that it is increasing access to its 2010 offerings, valuable curricula and additional resources for
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Safe Software, the leaders in spatial ETL announced today that FME Server is being implemented by organizations around the world to solve common data access challenges. In particular, FME Server’s on-the-fly transformation capabilities have proven invaluable in removing format and data model barriers. This has enabled organizations to more easily centralize data, share up-to-date data
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of Earth observation satellites, announced today that they have joined the ESRI® Business Partner Program.
