Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Computer scientist Adolfy Hoisie has joined the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to lead PNNL’s high performance computing activities. In one such activity, Hoisie will direct a group of scientists designing supercomputers and their software applications simultaneously — so all the components of a supercomputer can be optimized and focused on one kind
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Starting on 11 June 2010, ten stadiums will be used for the World Cup in South Africa, the 19 FIFA World Cup since the competition began and the first to be hosted in Africa. EADS Astrium subsidiary Spot Image is pleased to present satellite views of these ten stadiums, acquired by the KOMPSAT-2 satellite as
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
In this book, the authors outline some of the key pitfalls and deficiencies in ecological monitoring programs and long-term studies. They describe some the features of monitoring programs and long-term studies that are essential to make them viable, using case studies such as those of Rothamsted (UK) and the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (USA). Based
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Market globalization and the globalization of environmental concerns have spurred demand for greater international accountability for forest stewardship. In response, a range of multi-lateral governmental and non-governmental initiatives have emerged to redefine the rules of global trade. At the same time there is a lack of transparency and shared understanding about the environmental forest policies
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
SuperGIS Desktop 3, the powerful desktop GIS software developed by SuperGeo Technologies, contains complete GIS tools and provides users with an ideal GIS environment to add, edit, manage, analyze, and process GIS tasks. Since the demand for spatial databases has been increased in recent years, SuperGIS Desktop 3 also significantly improves the support for
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Featuring a 10m grid spacing and an absolute height accuracy of up to 5m, the TerraSAR-X ELEVATION DSM (digital surface model) is now operationally available for areas as small as only 500 sqkm, and up to full regional coverage, worldwide. Particularly the unique reliability of the weather-independent radar sensor makes this an ideal complement to
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
INTERGEO East came to an end in Istanbul last Friday, 21 May, after three successful days. It was the first time that this two-day trade fair and three-day conference for land management, geoinformation, the building industry and the environment had been held in the Turkish metropolis. As anticipated, this unique geographical location enabled the building
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
3-GIS, an Alabama based product development and services company and GeoNav Group International, Inc., a GIS company that specializes in geospatial technology solutions for utilities and government have announced a strategic business alliance that will allow GeoNav to resell 3-GIS software solutions to multiple markets. Read More
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
INTERGEO East came to an end in Istanbul last Friday, 21 May, after three successful days. It was the first time that this two-day trade fair and three-day conference for land management, geoinformation, the building industry and the environment had been held in the Turkish metropolis. As anticipated, this unique geographical location enabled the building
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Intermap Technologies, a worldwide 3D digital mapping and geospatial solutions company, and JBA Consulting, a leading European flood risk and environmental management firm, today announced a strategic collaboration to provide detailed flood mapping services for clients across Continental Europe. The provision of Intermap’s NEXTMap Europe digital elevation map data, along with the digital elevation models
