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Government to use remote sensing to study shrinking wastelands

September 6, 2010 - India: Wastelands in India are reducing rapidly. The government, keen to expand area under cultivation to boost food output, has launched a project to find out ...

Gujarat University initiates advanced PG diploma in Geoinformatics and Satellite Communication

September 6, 2010 - Ahmedabad, Gujarat: The Gujarat University has initiated an advanced PG diploma in Geoinformatics and Satellite Communication. The course is offered by the department of physics, electronics ...

villages in Gujarat use geospatial technology for disaster management

Ahmedabad, Gujarat - September 6, 2010: A number of villages in Maliya, Junagadh district have big Geographic Information System ( GIS) maps put up in the main area of the ...

S Subba Rao takes charge as the new Surveyor General of India

“The priority is to reestablish our identity and crusade to provide spatial data as per the needs of the market and I do hope to bring about the change long ...

Intergraph®Icon Awards recognize visionary industry and government leaders

September 4, 2010 - Huntsville, Alabama, US: Intergraph® today presented the Icon Award, the company’s highest customer honor, to seven industry and government leaders for their visionary use of Intergraph’s ...

NAVTEQ first to give navigation a ‘Human Touch’

September 4, 2010 – Berlin, Germany: NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world today launched a ...

Ghana initiates surveying and mapping of land for sustainable development

September 4, 2010 - Ghana: The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Alhaji Collins Dauda has observed that on-going activities to alleviate poverty and ensure sustainable growth is hinged on ...

BrahMos missile maker happy with Russian Glonass receivers

September 4, 2010 - Russia: BrahMos Aerospace Ltd., a Russian-Indian joint venture manufacturing supersonic cruise missiles, is successfully using Russian-built Glonass receivers for aiming and target acquisition, CEO Sivathanu Pillai ...

DigitalGlobe CEO Jill Smith to step down next year

September 4, 2010 - US: Satellite imagery provider DigitalGlobe Inc said its Chief Executive Jill Smith will step down next year. The company in a regulatory filing said Jill Smith ...

Remote Sensing to aid in hazardous waste management

September 4, 2010 - Kolkata, India: For years, toxic metals and chemicals were dumped in the open by fertilizer, pesticide and chemical plants. Bengal, which led the industrialization drive at ...

Lockheed Martin advancing on next-generation commercial remote sensing satellite system For GeoEye

September 3, 2010 - Sunnyvale, California, US: The Lockheed Martin team developing GeoEye's next-generation, high-resolution commercial Earth-imaging satellite system known as GeoEye-2, has successfully completed on-schedule a System Requirements Review ...

Three more GLONASS satellites put into orbit

September 3, 2010 - Russia: Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket has put three GLONASS satellites into orbit, a spokesman for the Russian Space Forces said. The Proton-M rocket blasted off from ...

Satellite navigation steers unmanned micro-planes

September 3, 2010 - Europe: An unmanned aircraft system guided by satnav has been developed within ESA’s Business Incubation Centre to provide rapid monitoring of land areas and disaster zones. ...

SuperGeo partners with Taiwan GIS center

September 3, 2010 - Taiwan: SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, today signed the collaboration agreement with Taiwan GIS Center (TGIC) for a long-term ...

SuperWebGIS 3 passes OGC compliance test

September 3, 2010 - Taiwan: SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, announced that SuperWebGIS 3, the newly-released Internet map server software, passed OGC compliance ...

Intergraph® unveils support for gas distribution integrity management programs

September 3, 2010 – Huntsville, Alabama, US:Intergraph®, a leader in geospatially-powered technology for utilities infrastructure and operations management, has launched a new solution for distribution integrity management programs (DIMP) to ...

Intergraph® introduces 3D capabilities in geospatial software

September 3, 2010 – Huntsville, Alabama, US: Intergraph® has introduced new 3D capabilities for its GeoMedia® product line, fully integrating advanced spatial analysis and data capture with the 3D ‘virtual ...

Iran to launch first remote sensing satellite into space by March 2011

September 2, 2010 - Tehran, Iran: Iran is to launch its first remote sensing satellite into space by March 2011, said Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Reza Taghipour.The ...

Mapping the slums

September 2, 2010 - Guwahati: The President of India, through her address to both houses of Parliament in June 2009, announced the Government’s vision for inclusive urban growth and to ...

Leica M-Com – the First Plug & Play Solutions for Monitoring Communications

September 2, 2010 - Heerbrugg, Switzerland: Leica Geosystems announces the update of its unrivalled monitoring software. Leica GeoMoS v5.1 features the new Leica M-Com series, the first compact plug & ...

Beijing Power Information Technology Research Center installs Intergraph® Geospatial Technology

Research center to leverage Intergraph G/Technology and GeoMedia® for real-time monitoring and management and enhanced efficiency, reliability and security.September 2, 2010 – Huntsville, Alabama, US: Beijing Power Information Technology Research ...

RapidEye completes covering one billion square kilometers of Earth’s surface

September 1, 2010 - US: RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of five identical Earth Observation satellites, announced today that it is celebrating its ...

First Boeing-built GPS IIF satellite enters service with US Air Force

September 1, 2010 - EL Segundo, California, US: Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites the company is building for the ...

Russia is the largest buyer of IRS data

September 1, 2010 – Bangalore, India: Russia is the biggest buyer of the land surface images taken by satellites of India, said Murthy Remilla, the deputy director of Antrix Corporation. ...

Analyst firms bank on satellite imagery for market projections

September 1, 2010 - US: As part of a growing trend among hedge funds and Wall Street firms, Cold War-style satellite surveillance is being used to gather market-moving information. The ...

SatNav ties-Up with retailers to map their store locations

September 1, 2010 - India: SatNav, a Sequoia Capital funded GIS company, has introduced a free Store Locator service and detailed maps of 810 cities of India, close to the ...

India confirms payloads for Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission

August 31, 2010 - India: India has finalized the list of payloads for its Chandrayaan-2 Lunar Mission, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said.The ISRO and the Russian Federal Space ...

Small could be the next big thing in satellite tech

August 31, 2010 - India: It happened with our desktop computers shrinking into laptops and palm-sized gadgets and our mobile phones getting tinier. In the satellite industry too, ‘small' could ...

NIWA releases highly detailed maps of New Zealand’s seabed

August 31, 2010 - New Zealand: The high-resolution maps show the hidden seabed of the deep sea around the country in incredible digital detail, making them a treasure for all ...

SimActive secures multiple sales of its correlator3D Photogrammetry Software

August 31, 2010 - Montreal, Canada: SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of software solutions for the generation of geospatial data, is pleased to announce the acquisition of 4 of its ...

SuperGIS develops Urban Disaster Prevention Spatial System

August 31, 2010 - SuperGeo Technologies establishes Urban Disaster Prevention Spatial System using SuperGIS Desktop, helping inhabitants understand escape directions and evacuate to reduce the loss when disasters happen. The ...

UKM Solar Energy Research Institute Selected SuperGIS Desktop

August 31, 2010 - SuperGeo Malaysia today announced that Solar Energy Research Institute at National University of Malaysia (Malay: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM) procured SuperGIS Desktop, the powerful desktop GIS ...

The whole new SuperWebGIS 3 supports 64-bit environment

August 31, 2010 - Taiwan: SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, announced that SuperWebGIS 3, the newly-released Web map server software, is able to ...

Jack Dangermond to receive Global Citizen Award at GSDI 12

August 30, 2010 - US: Jack Dangermond, founder and President of Esri, has been named to receive the Global Citizen Award of the GSDI Association. The award will be presented ...

Luis Bermudez Joins OGC as Director, Interoperability Certification

August 30, 2010 - The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) announces that Dr. Luis E. Bermudez has been appointed Director of Interoperability Certification for the Consortium. In his new position, Dr. ...

Canadian government supports RADARSAT constellation mission

August 30, 2010 - Canada: Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced support for the next phase of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM), a system of three advanced remote sensing satellites.“By ...

GeoEye named one of Fortune Magazine's '100 Fastest-Growing Companies'

August 30, 2010 - Dulles, Virginia, US: GeoEye, Inc, a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced today it has been ranked 84th on FORTUNE ...

MapmyIndia launches India’s first house address maps for Delhi NCR and Chandigarh

New Delhi: MapmyIndia, announced the launch of India’s first house address maps. An important part of the company’s latest maps release – MapmyIndia Maps Version 5.0 – the house address ...

Arianespace to market ISRO rocket

August 30, 2010 - India: With global major Arianespace offering to promote indigenous rockets in the multi-billion-dollar satellite-launch market, the coffers of the Indian Space Research Organisation could soon be ...

Blend free satellite images with paid image

August 30, 2010 - Bangalore, India: Blending free distribution of satellite images with paid images was essential to ensure a sustainable business model, according to Tom Snitch, Senior Advisor, Global ...

Rajkot Municipal Corporation gets ready for second phase of GIS survey

August 21, 2010 - Rajkot: The standing committee of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) on Friday has approved a funding of ` 3.30 crore for second phase of Geographical Information System ...

Facebook launches 'Places,' a location based service

August 21, 2010 - Social networking behemoth Facebook has added a feature that allows members to share where they are while on the move.Places, as it is known, marks the ...

Smart grid study identifies utility hurdles

August 20, 2010 — Redlands, California, US: U.S. utilities must correct, update, and integrate customer and infrastructure data before a smart grid can be effectively implemented, according to a benchmark ...

Old Dominion Freight Line adopts Esri GIS as core system

August 20, 2010 — Redlands, California, US: Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., headquartered in Thomasville, North Carolina, has signed an enterprise license agreement (ELA) with Esri that will provide unlimited ...

Aerial Cartographics of America (ACA) Providing Mapping for Florida Rail Projects

August 20, 2010 - Orlando, Florida: Aerial Cartographics of America (ACA) has been selected to provide high-resolution mapping services for two of the largest High Speed Rail projects currently underway ...

Satellite reveals mangrove forests decline

August 20, 2010 - US: Scientists from the U.S Geological Survey and NASA, have established the most complete data on the distribution and decline of mangrove forests across the world, ...

SuperGeo Technologies launch SuperWebGIS 3 globally

August 19, 2010 - Taiwan: SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, officially released SuperWebGIS 3, the latest Internet Map Server Software, to assist enterprises ...

SuperWebGIS integrates national economic and social indicators

August 19, 2010 - Taiwan: SuperGeo Technologies has developed "Economic and Social Indicator GIS" for Academia Sinica, the most prominent academic institution in Taiwan. It is an integrated platform with ...

PCI Geomatics announces PT Barrata as new distributor in Indonesia

Richmond Hill, Ontario – August 17, 2010: PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems is pleased to announce that PT Barrata is now an official distributor ...

European Environment Agency and Esri put map service in the Cloud

August 19, 2010 - Redlands, California, US: The European Environment Agency (EEA) and Esri have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The agreement supports the design and development of ways ...

Topographic mapping for peace and development in Mindanao

August 19, 2010 - Butuan City, Philippines: In a bid to make Mindanao more progressive, developed and peaceful, a two-year P300 million joint project of the Philippine and Japanese governments ...

Xerox releases 4 New Color Printers for CAD and GIS applications

August 18, 2010 - India: In a bid to target SMB, Enterprise, Government, and Graphic Arts verticals, Xerox India has announced products across four color technology platforms in color—Laser, LED, ...

India to use LiDAR technology for measuring pollution concentration

August 18, 2010 - India: The apex pollution watchdog is ready with the country’s first air-pollution forecast and alert system, meant to serve the organisers of the Commonwealth Games. The ...

BigDataLabs inks enterprise partner agreement with Google

August 18, 2010 - Mountain View, California, US: BigDataLabs, Inc, a leading provider of lightweight GeoSpatial analytics today announced an Enterprise Partner Agreement with Google. BigDataLabs’ feature product, GeoDashk, offers ...

Infotech acquires US-based firm Wellsco Inc.

August 18, 2010 - Hyderabad, India: Infotech Enterprises Limited announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Infotech Enterprises America Inc., has acquired Wellsco Inc. (Wellsco), located in Paragould, Arkansas. Infotech ...

NASA and Israel Space Agency sign statement of intent for future cooperation

August 18, 2010 - Washington, US: During a meeting at NASA Headquarters in Washington, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Israel Space Agency Director General Zvi Kaplan signed a joint statement ...

Trimble acquires Accubid assets to expand its building construction solutions

August 18, 2010 - Sunnyvale, California, US: Trimble has acquired the assets of privately-held Accubid Systems based in Concord, Ontario, Canada. Accubid is a leading provider of estimating, project management ...

Yahoo Japan scoops up location-based mobile ad firm Cirius

August 18, 2010 - Japan: Yahoo Japan has acquired location-based mobile ad firm Cirius Technologies. Cirius is based in Tokyo and operates AdLocal, a service that targets consumers with ads. ...

India Bhoomi Foundation of Geoinformatics selected SuperGIS Desktop

August 18, 2010 - Taiwan: India Bhoomi Foundation of Geoinformatics and Natural Resources Management selected SuperGIS Desktop 3, the powerful desktop GIS software developed by SuperGeo Technologies, for spatial analysis ...

Telmap's iPhone application to eceed 200,000 Downloads

August 18, 2010 - London: Telmap, the original pioneers in mobile location solutions, today announces that the iPhone version of its mobile location companion has exceeded 200,000 downloads.Telmap provides white ...

A real time monitoring system to control fire globally

August 16, 2010 - Rome: FAO today has launched a new online portal on fire information and real time monitoring to help countries to control fire effectively and protect property ...

Remote Sensing helps in locating old burial sites

August 16, 2010 - Nagpur, India: Using remote sensing imagery in a unique way, a scientist at the Maharashtra Remote Sensing and Applications Centre (MRSAC) has located two burial sites ...

Venezuela and Brazil ink MOU for developing National Remote Sensing Centre

August 16, 2010 - Caracas, South America: With the aim of promoting agricultural development, protect natural resources, incorporate the most excluded socio recording equipment and improve the nation's crop seeds, ...

Leica Geosystems updates its GNSS quality control and data analysis software

August 17, 2010 - Heerbrugg, Switzerland: Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce Leica SpiderQC v4.0 as part of the new reference station software update that also includes Leica GNSS Spider ...

Georgia researchers map rare coastal habitats

August 17, 2010 - Georgia, US: Part census takers and part detectives, two scientists with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources are finishing up an ambitious inventory on Georgia’s coast. ...

German Foreign Minister joins criticism of Google's mapping program

August 16, 2010 - Germany: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has added his voice to a growing chorus of opposition in the country to US Internet giant Google's "Street View" ...

SuperWebGIS to establish recreation and living Web

August 17, 2010 - Taiwan: SuperGeo Technologies has developed "Yilan Recreation and Living Web" by using SupeWebGIS, the Internet map server software, for tourists visiting Yilan County. Tourists can get ...

SuperGeo CEO speaks at Industrial Technology Research Institute

August 17, 2010 - Taiwan: Super Wang, CEO of SuperGeo Technologies, was invited to deliver a speech at Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), the pioneer research organization serving to strengthen ...

Leica Geosystems announces update of ATHENA Program for Academic and Research Organizations

August 13, 2010 - Heerbrugg, Switzerland: Leica Geosystems announces the update of its ATHENA Program, the Leica Geosystems program involving GNSS and Structural Monitoring for non-profit organizations, with the latest ...

Leica Geosystems introduces GNSS Spider v4.0 – the next generation professional business solutions

August 13, 2010 - Heerbrugg, Switzerland: Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce Leica GNSS Spider v4.0 as part of the new reference station software update that also includes Leica SpiderWeb ...

1896 base map taken for a joint survey by Karnataka and Andhra to survey mining areas

Bellary, 15 August, 2010 Officials of mines, geology and forest depts. Of the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh launched a joint survey of mining areas alon...

GeoEye wins $3.8 Billion National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency EnhancedView Award

August 10, 2010 - Dulles, Virginia, US: GeoEye, Inc. , a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced today it won a $3.8 billion contract ...

China maximizes efficiency of urban planning with ERDAS APOLLO

August 10, 2010 - Norcross, Georgia, US: ERDAS announces that the China Academy of Urban Planning & Design (CAUPD) recently selected ERDAS APOLLO to manage and deliver its massive amounts ...

India to launch forestry satellite in 2013

August 9, 2010 - New Delhi, India: A satellite for monitoring the country's forest cover will be launched in 2013, the Rajya Sabha was informed Monday."A forestry satellite will be ...

Russia to launch 3 Glonass satellites in September

August 9, 2010 - Russia: A Proton-M carrier rocket bearing three Glonass-M navigation satellites will be launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on September 2, Russia's space agency ...

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