Monday, August 16th, 2010
Australian company Trakblaze International has been chosen by Vietnam National Coal Mineral Industries Group as preferred supplier of in-motion train weighing systems. In 2007 the Vietnamese Government introduced legislation requiring that companies mining minerals for domestic use and export install certified weighing equipment to provide traceable and verified data for statistical and transactional purposes. This drove
Monday, August 16th, 2010
TRADING MARKETS – Telvent jointly announce the strategic integration of Telvent’s advanced data acquisition and distribution management smart grid solution suite with OATI’s webSmartEnergy solutions for smart grid and energy markets. The combination of the companies’ leading-edge solutions will enable utilities around the world to efficiently and effectively balance network optimization and energy costs while maximizing regulatory,
Monday, August 16th, 2010
Gabon signed accords with three Asian companies to build infrastructure and develop palm-oil and lumber projects that are expected to generate at least $4.5 billion of investment in the country, officials said. The programs, which may create 50,000 jobs, are part of President Ali Bongo Ondimba’s plans to diversify the nation’s economy, the presidency said in an
Monday, August 16th, 2010
SolidWorks® software is helping a Norwegian company design and produce environmentally friendly fishing equipment fast enough to meet customer demands. Mustad Longline is the world’s largest manufacturer of longline fishing equipment, which is an alternative to environmentally destructive bottom trawling nets. Mustad Longline, launched in 1972, revolutionized and automated longline fishing practices that had been performed
Monday, August 16th, 2010
Indonesia may increase capital spending by 28 percent next year as the government aims to build more bridges and roads to boost growth in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said. The economy may expand 6.3 percent next year from 6 percent this year, Yudhoyono told parliament in Jakarta today. Capital spending in the
Monday, August 16th, 2010
The Timber Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) meets again this year on 11-14 October 2010 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, to discuss latest developments affecting the forest sector. Read More
Monday, August 16th, 2010
If you are new to Fledermaus Version 7 or considering it for your next project, join Product Specialist Erin Heffron for this free webinar outlining the basics of the Version 7 Fledermaus Module. Read More
Monday, August 16th, 2010
With today’s release of Google Earth Enterprise (GEE) 4.0, there is new support for two more important capabilities: mobile-based access to GEE systems, and Google Earth Enterprise Portable Solution. GEE 4.0 also has full support for the new Google Earth 5.2 client, with its many great new features, such as elevation profiles, native MGRS support,
Monday, August 16th, 2010
I’ve owned a handheld GPS ever since the first “consumer-grade” model, the Motorola Traxar, was released in 1993: $900, 6 AA batteries, 8 satellites max, could only record waypoints, and about the size and weight of a brick. Man, was that an awesome GPS unit! I’ve upgraded several times since then, and am glad that
Monday, August 16th, 2010
The energy group EnBW Regional AG and the fire brigade were in the city of Hamburg this year for their outstanding achievements with the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) award Award. Was presented the award at the ESRI International User Conference in San Diego by ESRI Inc. founder and president Jack Dangermond. To receive the prestigious award,
