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Monday, June 29th, 2009

Optimising Forest Production with Space Technology

Space and robotics technology have been combined to develop an advanced Precision Forestry Positioning System, which allows more efficient forest planning and harvesting. Read More

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Trimble UtilityCenter Software Selected by Two More Electric Utilities for Enterprise GIS Solution

Trimble announced today that two more electric utilities have selected its UtilityCenter® software as their enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) solution. Trimble UtilityCenter software tools allow electric, gas, water and wastewater utilities to automate their workflow and business processes to increase efficiency and improve productivity.

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

DigitalGlobe Agreement with European Space Imaging and Space Imaging Middle East

DigitalGlobe, a leading global content provider of high-resolution world imagery solutions, today announced that it has entered into a direct access agreement and strategic alliance relationship for sales, marketing and customer support, with European Space Imaging (EUSI) and Space Imaging Middle East (SIME).

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Timmons Group Releases Web LoGIStics for Flex

Timmons Group, a leader in Enterprise Geospatial products and services, is proud to announce the release of Web LoGIStics for Flex.  Web LoGIStics is designed for local governments and their internal and external constituents.

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Incentives to sustain forest ecosystem services: A Review and Lessons for REDD

Paying people to protect forests can be an effective way to tackle deforestation and climate change but only if there is good governance of natural resources, claims this study funded by Norway’s Government. IIED, the World Resources Institute and the Center for International Forestry Research looked at existing efforts to pay people in developing nations

Friday, June 5th, 2009

1st Meeting of the European Network Soil Awareness (ENSA)

1st  meeting of the European Network on Soil Awareness (ENSA) will take place in  Osnabrück, Germany from 27-29 September 2009.

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Rutherford County Selects Fugro EarthData for 5-Year Mapping Contract

Rutherford County, Tennessee, recently awarded a 5-year geospatial services contract to Fugro EarthData, Inc. Under this open-ended contract, Fugro EarthData will provide updated orthoimagery, planimetric, and topographic mapping services to the county. Additional services may include oblique imagery, land use/land cover mapping, and emergency response mapping.

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Oltmans Construction Co. Advances ‘Green’ Practices with ‘High Performance Program’

Underlining its commitment to the mounting business and energy conservation goals of its clients and communities, Oltmans Construction Co. of Whittier, CA announces the formation of the “Oltmans High Performance Building Program” and the completion of three major projects being submitted for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

IGNSS 2009 Symposium Call for Papers Reminder

The Closing date for submission of Abstracts and/or full Papers for the 2009 Symposium on the Gold Coast commencing on 1st December is 17 July, 2009.

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

GMES/Kopernikus (Global Monitoring for Environment and Secutiry) Governance Workshop

GMES/Kopernikus (Global Monitoring for Environment and Secutiry) Governance Workshop – May 11, 2009 Brussels,