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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

ArchiCAD 14 US Version Released

The US version is the fifth of 26 local versions in ArchiCAD 14’s global release schedule, and follows the release of the International, German, Austrian, and New Zealand versions. All local versions are planned to reach the market by the end of Q3 2010. For more information about the US version, please visit http://www.graphisoftus.com/.

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Denali Begins U.S. and Canadian Open Seasons

The Alaska Gas Pipeline started its open seasons today for the U.S. and Canadian portions of the Denali Project. Both open seasons will last 90 days, ending on October 4th, 2010. “The start of these open seasons marks the culmination of a tremendous work effort” said Bud Fackrell, Denali President. “We are pleased to have

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Additional Lidar Data for Florida, Oregon, Mississippi, and New Jersey Now Available

The NOAA Coastal Services Center has recently added about two Terabytes of lidar data to the Digital Coast from The Florida Division of Emergency Management, The Saint Johns River Water Management District, The USGS Coastal Program, The Oregon Lidar Consortium, and a joint USGS/New Jersey DEP effort. The Florida data includes the counties of Indian

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

FARO and Autodesk – Add Support for Point Cloud Data to AutoCAD 2011

Autodesk, Inc.and FARO announced their collaboration to add direct integration of point cloud data to AutoCAD 2011 software. FARO and Autodesk have also entered into an agreement for FARO to promote AutoCAD Plant 3D software as its preferred 3D modelling application for the process plant industry. In addition, Autodesk announced the FARO Laser Scanner Photon as its preferred

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

YSI Castaway CTD for Instantaneous Profiling

OSIL are pleased to be able to offer the new YSI CastAway, an effortless and powerful profiler that gives oceanographers, hydrologists, and surveyors the ability to instantaneously view profiles of temperature, salinity, and sound speed from any dock, bridge, or boat. This compact handheld CTD is the first of its kind. With three taps of

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Marine Energy Making a Splash

A doughnut and an oyster are among five marine energy projects sharing £13 million to harness the power of the sea.The grants from the WATERS fund (Wave and Tidal Energy: Research, Development and Demonstration Support) will help develop emerging energy technologies and improve the operation of marine renewables devices.WATERS is a collaboration between the Scottish

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

German Aerospace Center (DLR) Sponsoring Prize for “next-generation navigation”

As part of the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2010, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is offering a special topic prize for “next-generation navigation”. This subject area is meant to motivate participants to come up with fundamentally new ideas, optimised technologies, and application-oriented innovations for the satellite navigation of tomorrow. Oriented toward companies, research institutes, public

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Project Green Chile 2010 Commences With 80 New Environmental Initiatives

Green Chile – a multimedia project that seeks to promote innovative ways to protect the environment and increase energy efficiency – announced winning initiatives this week that aim to promote environmental awareness and energy efficiency with the hope that investors will find the initiatives to make good business sense. Read More

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Hexagon Acquires Engineering and Geospatial Software Provider Intergraph

On 6 July 2010, Hexagon AB entered into an agreement to acquire US-based software provider Intergraph Corporation. 1) Hexagon acquires Intergraph, a global provider of enterprise engineering and geospatial software. 2) Cash purchase price of 2 125 MUSD on a cash and debt free basis. 3) The acquisition will further strengthen Hexagon’s position as a world

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Esri’s 2010 Data Released in Business Analyst Online

The latest release of Esri Business Analyst Online (BAO) now includes Esri’s 2010/2015 Updated Demographics, as well as 2010 Consumer Spending, Market Potential, and Tapestry Segmentation data. Thousands of newly released data variables are available in more than 50 reports and maps through the BAO application. These reports and maps can be generated on demand