Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
Based on the recommendations of ENGESAT, SuperGeo’s reseller in Brazil, SuperGIS Desktop 3.1 is adopted by LHSTP Consultoria Tecnica Ltda and Projects, an environmental consulting firm, to carry out the environmental monitoring and management projects for sustainable use and development of natural resources.
Monday, September 17th, 2012
Data from The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the 2010 – 2020 job outlook for geographic information systems (GIS) professionals at all skill levels has never been better and is growing much faster than average. All geospatial occupations are expected to grow by at least 14 percent. This growth has created a need for
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
A prominent Australian medical researcher has used the region’s largest geospatial conference to back the crucial role of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology in understanding the links between health and where we reside, work and play. During her keynote address at the Ozri 2012 conference in Sydney today, Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT) Associate Professor Robyn Clark
Thursday, July 26th, 2012
Esri Canada congratulates the Province of British Columbia for receiving the Esri Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award yesterday at the Esri International User Conference (Esri UC). This award acknowledges the Province’s vision, leadership and innovative use of Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) technology. The Province has created and maintains a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) that
Sunday, July 22nd, 2012
Esri Canada today announced that Calgary Co-op, one of the largest retail co-operatives in North America, will leverage the Esri Business Analyst (Canadian Edition) solution to improve strategic planning. Powered by Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) technology combined with extensive demographic and segmentation information, the solution will enable the retailer to efficiently map their stores, integrate
Monday, July 16th, 2012
The geospatial revolution continues to make a growing impact on society as industries across the world have embraced geographic information systems (GIS) technology. This powerful tool is used for developing data-driven solutions that help organizations overcome business challenges – and the need for GIS-skilled professionals have never been greater.
Monday, July 9th, 2012
Retailers with a large physical footprint need access to timely and consistent information about their operations to effectively manage their business. To address this challenge, Canadian Tire is centralizing its location-based business data using Esri’s enterprise digital mapping technology also known as a geographic information system (GIS). This will streamline data management and improve access to
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
American Sentinel University, a leading online university accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, today announced that Dr. Stephen McElroy has joined the university as geographic information systems (GIS) program chair effective June 18, 2012.
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
Carbon County, MT has produced a TerraGo GeoPDF digital atlas using TerraGo PublisherTM for ArcGIS software to improve emergency response times for non-GIS trained public safety personnel and first responders in support of an E-911 services implementation. When the large, rural county initially implemented a new addressing system, it was met by confusion among first
