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Thursday, May 27th, 2010

SuperGIS Desktop 3 Enhances the Interoperability with Spatial Databases

SuperGIS Desktop 3, the powerful desktop GIS software developed by SuperGeo Technologies, contains complete GIS tools and provides users with an ideal GIS environment to add, edit, manage, analyze, and process GIS tasks.   Since the demand for spatial databases has been increased in recent years, SuperGIS Desktop 3 also significantly improves the support for

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

TerraSAR-X ELEVATION DSM Porduct Launch

Featuring a 10m grid spacing and an absolute height accuracy of up to 5m, the TerraSAR-X ELEVATION DSM (digital surface model) is now operationally available for areas as small as only 500 sqkm, and up to full regional coverage, worldwide. Particularly the unique reliability of the weather-independent radar sensor makes this an ideal complement to

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

INTERGEO East Reaches New Visitor Groups from the Middle East and Russia

INTERGEO East came to an end in Istanbul last Friday, 21 May, after three successful days. It was the first time that this two-day trade fair and three-day conference for land management, geoinformation, the building industry and the environment had been held in the Turkish metropolis. As anticipated, this unique geographical location enabled the building

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

3-GIS and GeoNav Announce Strategic Software Partnership

3-GIS, an Alabama based product development and services company and GeoNav Group International, Inc., a GIS company that specializes in geospatial technology solutions for utilities and government have announced a strategic business alliance that will allow GeoNav to resell 3-GIS software solutions to multiple markets. Read More

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

INTERGEO East Reaches New Visitor Groups from the Middle East and Russia

INTERGEO East came to an end in Istanbul last Friday, 21 May, after three successful days. It was the first time that this two-day trade fair and three-day conference for land management, geoinformation, the building industry and the environment had been held in the Turkish metropolis. As anticipated, this unique geographical location enabled the building

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Intermap Technologies and JBA Consulting Partner to Provide European-wide Flood Risk Mapping Services

Intermap Technologies, a worldwide 3D digital mapping and geospatial solutions company, and JBA Consulting, a leading European flood risk and environmental management firm, today announced a strategic collaboration to provide detailed flood mapping services for clients across Continental Europe. The provision of Intermap’s NEXTMap Europe digital elevation map data, along with the digital elevation models

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Drake Landing Solar Community Surpasses Targets

On Tuesday, May 25, the Drake Landing Solar Community, Natural Resources Canada and project partners will mark the significant accomplishment of being the first thermal solar community in the world to have 80 percent of its annual space heating requirement provided by solar thermal energy. A live performance Web site to track key functions of

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

A Bridge Too Far for Repairs

An ancient river crossing is still waiting to be fixed, despite being out of action for nearly a year. Rothbury’s iconic stepping stones over the River Coquet were damaged during floods in July 2009.Northumberland County Council last year agreed to repair and replace them but nothing was done.Now Rothbury Parish Council is again asking for

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Scottish Homes Taken with Thermal Imaging Cameras

Images of about 10,000 properties will taken as part of a pilot scheme run by both the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and the Scottish Government. The scan results will help the association to prioritise work on energy efficiency measures such as loft, cavity wall and water tank insulation in around 2000 properties. Read More

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Exprodat Consulting Signs Quarry One Eleven to Make the Right Noise

Exprodat Consulting has a great story to tell. The company not only successfully provides tailored Exploration & Production (E&P) GIS training courses and consulting to the world’s Oil & Gas companies but it also creates and supplies the innovative ‘Team-GIS’ software.   Jules Cullen, Sales & Marketing Director of Exprodat Consulting knows that it is