Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Optech Incorporated is pleased to announce the relese of the new long-range ILRIS-LR 3D laser imaging system. The ILRIS-LR (Intelligent Laser Ranging and Imaging System-Long Range) has greater range and higher point density capability than any other tripod-based terrestrial scanner currrently on the market. The design of the ILRIS-LR now enables surveyors to scan ice,
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
AutoCAD® WS mobile app enables you to view and work with AutoCAD drawings directly on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Using the touch and gesture interface of your iPad or iPhone you can accurately view, annotate, and revise drawings on the spot. Change the way you work in the field or on the road
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
ESRI Canada today announced the addition of Voyager software to its portfolio of geographic information system (GIS) solutions. Developed by US-based company VoyagerGIS, Voyager is a powerful search and indexing software that allows users to quickly find spatial data resources on their desktops, servers or across the Internet, using simple intuitive Web-style searches. This helps organizations
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
OpenGeo today unveiled version 2.2 of its OpenGeo Suite Enterprise Edition, a significant upgrade to its tightly integrated, end-to-end solution for building web maps. The Suite enables geospatial professionals and enterprise developers to quickly create, review, update, manage, store, and distribute secure mapping applications. The OpenGeo Suite 2.2 enables users to quickly do more complex
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
In 2010, around half of the European Union’s Member States expect to surpass one or more of the legal limits set by the National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC Directive). The annual status report released today by the European Environment Agency (EEA) confirms that 11 countries anticipate an exceedance of their ceilings for NOx — some
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
Ashtech® today introduces the ProMark™ 200, a cost-effective dual-frequency (L1/L2) network RTK rover solution. The ProMark 200 offers long-range RTK performance, fast initialization time and centimeter level accuracy in a lightweight and rugged compact design. Togetherwith the comprehensive Ashtech FAST Survey™ field software, the ProMark 200 meets the demanding expectations from professional land surveyors. Additionally
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
Three-dimensional versions of Mediterranean islands will be updated virtually automatically with current information from a range of public and private databases. The European research project may launch a “revolution” in the tourist trade sector. With MedIsolae-3D you will be able to “fly over” Mediterranean islands and swoop down when something catches your attention. “Landing” on
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
In an effort to map volcanoes and assess eruption risks, The United States Geological Survey (USGS) turned to Wacom interactive pen display technology to streamline GIS data updates and editing workflows. The Wacom pen display enables agency geologists to streamline, and in some cases eliminate, several steps in transferring data from paper maps where field observations from
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
The Global Software Institute is pleased to announce that the well-known OpenDragon geoinformatics software is now available for free download anywhere in the world. (In the past, OpenDragon was available only in a few countries.) During the next few months, OpenDragon will also fulfill the promise of its name and become open source. As you
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
The second edition of ‘Design ACE- 2010’, PAN South India Engineering Design Contest conducted by Barry-Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR), in partnership with Autodesk Inc. concluded on 19th September in Chennai. The event saw the best usage of the 3D modeling software Autodesk Inventor through various innovative designs by students. Students had free access to Autodesk Inventor
