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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Training Course on SAR Interferometry – fall 2010

GAMMA organizes a new hands-on training course on SAR and interferometric SAR processing using GAMMA software modules. The training course will last 4 days, between the 2nd and the 5th of November 2010. Read More

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

ITT Announces Acquisition of CreaSo

ITT Visual Information Solutions (ITT VIS), a subsidiary of ITT Corporation today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Creative Software Systems GmbH, (CreaSo).  CreaSo provides software solutions for data analysis and visualization and distributes ITT’s IDL, ENVI and IAS software products in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and The Netherlands. “Over the past 18  years, CreaSo has been a true

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Optech Announces Upcoming “Workflow Solutions for ALTM and Lynx” Workshop

Optech Incorporated, the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced lidar survey instruments, is pleased to announce its upcoming Workflow Solutions for ALTM and Lynx workshop. The workshop will be held at the INTERGEO conference in Cologne, Germany, on Monday, October 4, 2010. This workshop will include presentations on Optech’s latest hardware and software releases, including the

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Rolta UK Release Updated Free Loader for OS VectorMap Local

Rolta UK are pleased to announce the release of Version 2 of a free Loader for OS VectorMapLocal. Version 2 of this software which is released today simply and quickly translates and loads OS VectorMap Local GML (Geography Markup Language) formatted data into both ESRISHP and MapInfo TAB formats. In addition to data translation, Version

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

2010 update to the Greenhouse Gas Conversion Factors for Company Reporting

Defra, in partnership with Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), has published the 2010 update to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Conversion Factors for Company Reporting. The dataset is now available on our conversion factors page. The conversion factor dataset is updated on an annual basis and is intended for use in conjunction with Defra /

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Indonesian SMART Gets Mixed Score in Green Audit

Indonesian palm oil giant PT SMART Tbk on Tuesday got a mixed score card in an environmental audit, leaving in doubt whether key buyers including Unilever will renew contracts with the firm. Both SMART, which is part of Singapore-listed Golden Agri-Resources, and leading critic Greenpeace claimed victory after the audit said SMART had not destroyed

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

SMARTricity Asia Congress 2010

Smart grid technology really takes off in Asia in 2010 as a number of governments have launched initiatives to develop the technology and infrastructure needed to upgrade their antiquated electrical grid systems. However, drivers and roadmaps behind those initiatives are quite diversified. China, India and Russia etc are pursuing a sound, secure and energy-efficient electrical

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Public Private Partnerships in Infrastructure in South East Asia

1. Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Wednesday reported to the Cabinet the success of his recent visit to China, saying that the neighbour to the north has agreed to invest in Thailand’s first high-speed railwayand provide funding to the development on the Thai rail link system.2. The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) recently

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Surrey Launches Small Satellite E-Commerce Website

SSTL – Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) announces the launch of “Surrey Online”—an e-commerce website that handles online sales of SST-US commercial satellites and related products. Open for online business starting August 10, 2010, Surrey Online sells all of Surrey’s available commercial, off-the-shelf flight subsystems, ranging from single standalone units, such as GPS receivers,

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Intermap Technologies Reports 2010 Second Quarter Financial Results

“We have begun the process of restructuring the Intermap organization to focus on our strengths and the markets which can provide the greatest returns,” said Howard Nellor, Intermap’s interim chief executive officer. “There have been some shifts in the market and going forward we are aligning our strengths to take advantage of these market trends.