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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Alberta Designates Grizzly Bears a Threatened Species

An independent scientist prepared an updated status report that incorporates a broad range of population and habitat information. This information included Alberta government-sponsored DNA population surveys and satellite mapping of core and secondary habitat. The Endangered Species Conservation Committee recommended the designation based on criteria of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

ArchiCAD 14 Austrian Version Released

The Austrian version is the third of 26 local versions in ArchiCAD 14’s global release schedule, and follows the release of the International and German versions. All local versions are planned to reach the market by the end of Q3 2010. The Austrian version is the third of 26 local versions in ArchiCAD 14’s global

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

“Complete Mobility” – Comprehensive Services Link Rail with Other Means of Transportation

The slogan at this year’s InnoTrans is “The future of mobility” and this future is posing great challenges to operators and infrastructure planners. For climate change, growing urbanization, population growth in the emerging markets, and globalization will lead in future to increasing demands mobility and transportation all over the world. With its “Complete Mobility” concept,

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

MetOp-B is ESA Test Centre’s Latest Task

The Payload Module of the giant MetOp-B weather satellite has been lowered into ESA’s largest vacuum chamber. ESTEC Test Centre engineers will be subjecting it to prolonged space conditions – their latest assignment in a busy year. Read More

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

GIS Assesses Impacts of Marcellus Shale Drilling

Today, one of the most diverse meetings ever assembled to address Marcellus Shale gas extraction concerns is being convened by the Center for Healthy Environments and Communities (CHEC) of the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health and the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds. The goals of this meeting are to openly discuss the impacts

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Leica Geosystems to hold Annual Airborne Sensor User Conference in Orlando

Leica Geosystems will hold their Annual Airborne Sensor User Conference in Orlando, FL October 25th – 27th, 2010. This year’s user conference will provide opportunities to learn more about the newest releases and configurations of Leica Geosystems Airborne Sensor products. In addition to user’s presentations, the conference will include a special bonus day of workshops

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Garmin Completes Redomestication to Switzerland

Garmin Ltd. announced the completion today of the change of place of incorporation of the ultimate parent company of the Garmin group from the Cayman Islands to Switzerland (the “Redomestication”). Pursuant to the Redomestication, each outstanding common share of Garmin Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (“Garmin Cayman”), was exchanged for one share of a newly-formed Swiss

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Intermap’s New Risk Assessment Portal Increases Accuracy of Risk Management

Intermap Technologies, a worldwide 3D digital mapping and geospatial solutions company, today announced the expansion of its insurance risk management suite of products with the introduction of its Web-based risk assessment portal. This new portal includes highly accurate and reliable underwriting and accumulation toolkits that provide users in the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, and Hungary

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Cisco Collaborates With Living PlanIT to Develop a Sustainable, Intelligent and Connected Community in Portugal

Cisco announced the signing of a strategic Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with Living PlanIT, a leading urban technology company that enables intelligent sustainable urban development and operations. The LOI sees the expanded collaboration of two visionary companies with complementary skills, capabilities, technologies, and solutions to create smart, sustainable communities of the future. The strategic collaboration

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

France – Geoportal Maps and Photos on Smartphones

IGN is currently finalizing an offer that will allow any publisher or developer who wishes to incorporate within its own consumer applications for mobile phones smart cards and pictures of the Geoportal (these applications are typically downloaded by consumers through a store online application online). This offer is an operation of data service for private