Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
1Spatial is pleased to announce their participation in the European Commission’s INSPIRE Conference in Kraków, Poland from 22nd – 25th June 2010. The INSPIRE Conference, formerly the EC-GIS Conference, organised by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides a forum for sharing information and experiences related to the implementation of INSPIRE and the development
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Shaanxi Institute of Surveying and Mapping of Land (SISML) and ESRI Canada today announced that the companies have won a bid to provide consulting services on the application of geographic information system (GIS) technology to support China’s Sichuan Urban Development Project. Funded through a loan from the World Bank, the project will support institutional development and
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
The European Parliament’s final draft report on the Commission proposal for a regulation on GMES programme and its initial operations 2011-2013 was unanimously approved by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) on 11 May 2010. In this approved report, representing the achievement of extensive discussions between the Parliament and the Council of Ministers,MEPs included a
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
After last year’s success, we are pleased to announce the 2nd Symposium on Earth Observation Business. The event will take place once again in synergy with the World Satellite Business Week, organised by Euroconsult. To cover the many areas of discussion in this dynamic segment of the satellite sector, the symposium has been extended to nearly
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Peter Woodsford, chairman at Snowflake Software, received an MBE for his services to the Geographic Information Industry in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list this weekend. The award is recognition of his contribution to the growing maturity and importance of the Geographic Information industry.
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Bentley Institute Press, the SmartGeometry Group, and the International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC) are extending their invitation to submit summaries of original articles for a new peer-reviewed publication about parametric design methods until 28 July 2010. The highly illustrated SmartGeometry: The Evolution of Computational Design and Practice will highlight innovative parametric design approaches that are at the intersection
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
URISA – The Association for GIS Professionals – is pleased to announce the Third URISA GIS in Public Health Conference, taking place June 27-30, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference program is developed through a Call for Presentations which will be issued shortly. URISA is pleased to present this specialty conference, to explore the many
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
ESRI Canada today emphasized the value of leveraging geographic information systems (GIS) in enabling enterprise sharing of data to support collaborative and informed decision making that is essential to the successful management of large-scale events. ESRI GIS played a key role in supporting public safety and emergency management operations during the 21st Olympic and Paralympic
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
ESRI Canada today launched the ESRI Canada Community Maps Program, which facilitates the sharing of geographic information among governments and the public. The program provides free public access to online national and community basemaps, promoting the development of geographic information system (GIS) applications and fostering innovation. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada contributed
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
AGI is extremely pleased to see an important GI figure in both commercial and academic spheres being honoured with an MBE ‘for services to geographic information’. Professor Peter Peter Woodsford has been one of the major figures in the Geographic Information (GI) industry for more than 35 years. At the birth of the industry, he
