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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

BIM and ArchiCAD combine a passion for Science in an Inspiring High School Design

Unroll building plans onto a conference table, and suddenly you can have five or six different conversations under way – and as many misunderstandings. That’s why a Phoenix architecture firm opted for open collaboration around 3D digital ArchiCAD software models, projected on screen, throughout the design and construction of a revolutionary new high school. “The development

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

New Workbook from Esri Press

The GIS 20: Essential Skills by Gina Clemmer is an indispensable workbook that helps readers master the top 20 skills that are necessary to become proficient in using ArcGIS software. The book is a direct result of a survey that Clemmer recently conducted with geographic information system (GIS) professionals to quantify the primary skills that are

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Government of Canada Invests in Clean Energy Technology in British Columbia

Innovative action in British Columbia is leading to new clean energy technologies. The Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, announced today that Power Measurement Ltd. will receive up to $3 million through the Government of Canada’s Clean Energy Fund, to demonstrate a smart grid electricity system. The

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

ILS to Assist in Amazon Conservation Effort

International Land Systems (ILS), Inc.,  in partnership with Chemonics International will assist in improving the conservation and sustainable use of Bolivia’s vast biodiversity through the USAID-funded Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Bolivian Lowlands Activity under the Proyecto Amazónico Integrado (Integrated Amazonian Project).   Deforestation in Bolivia’s Amazon Basin in recent decades has increased at

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Intermap Technologies Completes C$6.5 Million Financing

Intermap Technologies Corporation today announced the closing of its previously announced short form prospectus offering. The Company sold 8,125,000 common shares (“Common Shares”) at a price of C$0.80 per Common Share through Canaccord Genuity Corp. pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated June 21, 2010. The offering resulted in total gross proceeds to Intermap of C$6,500,000.

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Geospatial Veteran Kenneth Bossung Joins OpenGeo

OpenGeo today announced that Kenneth Bossung has been appointed senior vice president of sales. With deep experience in geospatial web services, IT and systems integration professional services, Bossung brings a strong combination of sales expertise and entrepreneurial leadership to the web-based geospatial technology provider. A former founder and partner at IONIC Enterprise, Bossung defined and

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Intergraph Agrees to be Acquired

Intergraph Corp., a leading global provider of engineering and geospatial software, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Hexagon AB, a leading global measurement technology company, in a transaction valued at approximately $2.125 billion.

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Telogis Launches Enhanced Fleet Management Alerts for its Fleet Telematics Platform

Telogis, Inc. the platform for location intelligence, launches Fleet Management Alerts for its Telogis Fleet platform, providing critical maintenance and utilization information on a fleet’s vehicles. The alerts are generated based on a variety of sensor data including odometer, engine hours, and battery voltage. The module enables fleet maintenance managers to receive configurable automated alert

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Electricity Grid Progressively More Intelligent

The replacement value of electricity distribution networks in Finland is about EUR 15 billion and annual investment in them is some EUR 550 million. Current investment is already oriented towards future needs, such as real-time data and grid flexibility. Read More

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

CLEEN Oy Launches an Ambitious Research Programme on Environmental Monitoring

The Strategic Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation for Energy and Environment, CLEEN Oy, launches an ambitious 50 M€ research programme for five years on environmental monitoring and services. Read More