Friday, June 18th, 2010
Due to the numerous and continuous war conflicts that have ravaged the continent, the map cartography in Europe had developed fast and got pretty advanced by the mid-17th century. Back in the 15th century, a systematic work was started to register land holdings in so-called Land Books – early cadastres. During the reign of Swedish
Friday, June 18th, 2010
Trimble announced today improvements to its Trimble® FX 3D Laser Scanner for applications requiring high accuracy and high quality data in industrial plant applications. The improvements extend the range of the Trimble FX to capture high resolution position information up to 80 meters. The increased range allows more data to be captured from each setup,
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
EVC is proud to announce that we can supply LiDAR data covering Bogota, Colombia. The data is made available through our business relationship with a private geospatial firm based in Bogota. The area of coverage is 550km2 with a 23cm vertical accuracy. This type of data set is extremely detailed and would be very useful for those looking
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
The ILMF team are delighted to announce the dates for ILMF 2011. It will be held from February 7 – 9, 2011 at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans, Louisiana. The eleventh in the series that has long established itself as the premier LiDAR event attracting professionals from around the world with one focused
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Do you want to know what people are think about that new town plan, do you want to ask peoples views on a new product, perhaps you are carrying out a straw poll or do you want to collect data to input into a scientific model? If the questions can be asked or surveyed, all
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
A slideshow presentation from the British Cartographic Society’s Annual Conference 2010, held in Nottingham. Read More
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
IBM has upgraded their augmented reality application for the 2010 Wimbledon games. Named Seer, this application produces augmented reality views of geo-specific information, showing everything from the length of queues for Champagne or strawberries and cream to the location of the nearest cash machine. Read More
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Solar energy is coming to the Valley in a whole new way for homeowners looking to save money on their electricity bills. Today, getting a solar power system for the home is just about as easy as purchasing a book on Amazon, and is more affordable than ever before. Sungevity, the Oakland-based company that’s behind
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Onset announced the availability of the company’s new Energy and Environmental Monitoring Product Catalog. The 75-page catalog provides product descriptions, technical specifications, and pricing for the company’s full line of HOBO® data logging solutions used in energy management, field research, and water resources management. This includes stand-alone data loggers, web-based data logging systems, and wireless
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.
