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Friday, July 30th, 2010

Image: Central Russia and the Moscow

Central Russia and the Moscow region are experiencing their hottest July in history, with record temperatures reaching over 35ºC posing a high fire risk. Several large smoke plumes originating from burning peat fields and forest fires are visible in this Envisat image covering the area east of Moscow. Read More

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

PCI Geomatics Enhances Geospatial Processing Abilities with ProSDK 1.5

PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of geoimaging software and systems, is pleased to announce the release of a new version of its Professional Software Development Kit (ProSDK), an integrated toolkit used for building highly automated and customized workflow solutions. The ProSDK includes a set of libraries, header files, and tools that allow users to run

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Wiring the Ocean

Oceanographer John Delaney is building an underwater network of high-definition cameras and sensors to turn the world’s oceans into a massive interactive lab. Delaney and a University of Washington research team are implanting robotic sensor arrays along the Juan de Fuca Ridge and other ocean sites — on the ocean floor and throughout the water

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Arizona Geospatial Data and Maps

The Arizona Geospatial Data and Maps is the successor to the Arizona Electronic Atlas. This new site provides geospatial data to download and simple prepared maps you can view, save, or print. You will find all of the geospatial data you previously could download on the Arizona Electronic Atlas and the Arizona Historic Census GeoDatabase

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Lidar Data Added to Digital Coast in S. New Jersey

Lidar data in Cumberland County and the coastal portion of Salem Countywere added to the Digital Coast. The data is from a joint USGS/NewJersey Dept of Environmental Protection effort. The lidar data is publicand can be downloaded directly from the Digital Coast Data Access Veiwer. Read More

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Leica PowerDigger 2D – the highly flexible excavator guidance system

Leica PowerDigger 2D is the new performance system within the PowerDigger portfolio , the result of 12 years market-leading experience with excavating guidance systems. The system is based on the well-known and reliable PowerDigger platform. Uniquely, the system allows multiple elevation and slopes to be constructed, at any orientation without resetting the machine or laser

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Leica PowerDigger Lite – a simple excavator control system

Leica Geosystems releases Leica PowerDigger Lite, its new entry-level single slope guidance system for all types of excavators. PowerDigger Lite is an easy-to-use, economic control system that perfectly meets the needs of contractors looking for economical entry-level machine control systems. Being designed for single slope applications, PowerDigger Lite is ideal for mini excavators and backhoes.

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Ocean Power Technologies Wins £1.5 Million Award in UK To Spur Development of Higher Output PowerBuoy

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.announces that its subsidiary, Ocean Power Technologies, Ltd, based in Warwick, England has been awardeda £1.5 million (approximately $2.3 million) grant from the South West of England Regional Development Agency (“SWRDA”) for the development of its next generation 500kW PowerBuoy(R) wave power system. The award will further strengthen OPT’s long-term involvement with

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Robert van Brakel Appointed Marketing Manager

Colortrac Limited, the NEW leader and innovator in large format scanners, has further extended its commitment to profitable business expansion with the appointment of Rob van Brakel to its senior management team. He joins the British wide format scanner manufacturer as their new Marketing Manager with worldwide responsibility for developing and implementing all elements of

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Infotech Distribution Partner for InspectionXpert

Infotech Enterprises GmbH today announced that it has become the first in Germany and surrounding area to join the Extensible CAD Technologies’ Reseller Program for InspectionXpert and Office2PDM. Infotech Enterprises will resell, service and support the InspectionXpert product line to their clients primarily across Germany, Switzerland and Austria. InspectionXpert is a quality control oriented platform that helps users create