Monday, May 10th, 2010
Water: the Challenge of Sustainable Development. This is the theme of the third edition of the ANA in 2010, which recognizes the actions of governments, companies, NGOs, research and technological innovation, basin organizations, education and media. Those interested can register for free until day 31 with initiatives that encourage pollution and waste and suggest ways to ensure
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
The ESRI (UK) Annual Conference, Shaping your vision, is an insightful two day event which will explore geographic information systems (GIS) technology as the key enabler for better informed decision-making. GIS is uniquely positioned to meet today’s challenges to help shape a more sustainable future. This year’s conference will be held at the Hilton London Metropole
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Webcor Builders, one of the largest and greenest commercial construction companies in the U.S., today announced it has won the Acterra 2010 Business Environmental Award for its efforts to account for greenhouse gas emissions in its construction projects, including its supplier network.Acterra is a non-profit environmental organization with a 40-year history of environmental programming in
Friday, May 7th, 2010
Over 50% of Exhibition Space Sold at the NEW European LiDAR Mapping Forum The two day international exhibition is filling fast with over 50% of all exhibition stands sold since the event was launched in March. Read More
Friday, May 7th, 2010
In April 2010, GISCorps, a program of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), received a request for a volunteer from one of its long-time partners, the Information Management and Mine Action Program (iMMAP). This project was GISCorps’ 60th mission!In April 2010, GISCorps, a program of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA),
Friday, May 7th, 2010
Never has the world faced a more pressing crisis than the current loss of biodiversity, which affects every man, woman and child. The gap between the pressure on our natural resources and governments’ response to the deterioration is widening. IUCN is calling for governments to come up with a “bailout plan,” a 10-year strategy that
Friday, May 7th, 2010
We are pleased to let you know that Vue 8.5 xStream and Vue 8.5 Infinite are now officially released! The new product pages are live, so make sure you check out the descriptions of new features, cool imagery and sample videos. Read More
Friday, May 7th, 2010
A NOAA-sponsored ocean mission, set to explore for deep sea corals, has been redirected to collect seafloor and water column data from areas near the Gulf of Mexico oil spill source. Researchers from the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology (NIUST) on a university research ship to obtain core sediment samples from the seafloor
Friday, May 7th, 2010
GeoEye, Inc. announced today that it has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar order with its Russian reseller, ScanEx Research and Development Center, for more than two million square kilometers of high-resolution satellite imagery. “Today, considering the size of the country and lack of current cartographic data, satellite imagery often serves as the only reliable source
Friday, May 7th, 2010
Electric utilities can now access the ArcGIS Data Model for MultiSpeak, a ready-to-use geodatabase template that conforms to the latest release of the widely used, industry-standard MultiSpeak specification. The ArcGIS Data Model for MultiSpeak meets the needs of ArcGIS users who design and maintain electric networks and associated infrastructure in the United States. http://www.esri.com/news
