Thursday, September 13th, 2007
“This device is basically a radio, and on top of it is a sensor board which contains GPS,” said U.C. Berkeley Professor Nicholas Sitar. Now imagine thousands of these sensors raining down from a helicopter or plane, landing in front of an oncoming wildfire. “Often times in rugged terrain or with lots of smoke it’s
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
In time for one of the most important GIS events – the INTERGEO 2007 – GEOMAGIC will present the newest GIS solutions for pipeline operators: GeoCP and Global Transmission Office 4.1 (GTO). GeoCP is another important component for the Smallworld-GIS based Pipeline Integrity Management System (PIMS). GTO 4.1 has been a topic for quite a
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Scott David, Vice President of DPRA, announced today the launch of a new division of the company, called A-Prime Software. A-Prime will now provide enhancement technologies that address the limitations of the current ArcGIS ESRI platform used by so many GIS professionals–from environmental engineers and mining analysts to geologists and construction developers.
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
SPEECH – RIGA, LATVIA Sep 11/07 – EU COMMISSION – It is a great honour for me to address you today as the Commissioner for transport. I am a Member of the European Commission together with my friend Andris Piebalgs and Commissioners from the other 25 member States of the European Union. Read More
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
eSpatial, in partnership with Geomatic Technologies (GT), announced the deployment of an advanced web editing pilot for the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) in Victoria, Australia. Read More
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
The Thames Gateway is one of the biggest regeneration projects taking place in Western Europe today. With a remit to deliver tens of thousands of homes and jobs, even an experienced developer like the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation (TTGDC) needs help to see the bigger picture. Read More
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging today announced that Planetek Italia is now an authorized distributor of Leica Geosystems’ solutions to customers in Italy. Previously the distributor of ER Mapper’s products in Italy, Planetek Italia specializes in information sciences applied to land management.
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Satlantic’s new complete turnkey monitoring system, the LOBO, addresses the need for routine, robust and accurate water quality measurements, particularly in sensitive and diverse ecological areas such as estuaries and inland waters. Developed in collaboration with MBARI, the LOBO is designed to create a real time sensor network for aquatic systems. Read More
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
COPENHAGEN POST – The environment ministries of China and Denmark signed an agreement Monday in Beijing for future co-operation for numerous environmental projects carried out through 2012. Starting next year, businesses, research institutions and public offices will be able to bid on projects which can lead to exchanges of knowledge, environmental seminars, guest visits by
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
DEUTSCHE WELLE – During the opening of a two-day international environment conference in Berlin, developing and industrialized nations remained far apart on who should shoulder responsibility for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Read More
