Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Leica Geosystems is seeking papers for its three (3) tracks at Hexagon 2012, 4-7 June 2012, at the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Following the spectacular success of the inaugural Hexagon 2011 conference (June 2011, in...
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
MapQuest, a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL), today launched an all-new mobile browser experience built using HTML5. Designed to be more like MapQuest’s free iPhone and Android apps, the MapQuest mobile site is now...
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
You’ve seen Earth, but you’ve never seen it like this. Suomi NPP, NASA’s newest Earth-watching satellite, has taken a high resolution image of Earth, one of the most beautiful such images ever created. It’s available in 8000×8000...
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
The skyscrapers and immaculate beaches of this seaport look out on one of the world’s largest parking lots: mile after mile of empty cargo ships, as far as the eye can see. Similar fleets bob at anchor,...
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
In keeping pace with the success and growth of the corporation, RIEGL Laser Measurements Systems GmbH, Austria, announced today a new appointment to the executive management group. As of January 1st, 2012, Johannes Riegl Jr. was named the Chief...
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
To fully grasp the subject matter of spatial politics in contemporary art a broadly interdisciplinary approach to the investigation of land use is necessary. Artists are invited to provide drafts and work plans reflecting on smart growth,...
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
FCU’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Research Center has successfully applied Google Earth Enterprise cloud technology to the completion of Taiwan’s first municipal works cloud-based map platform. This project was commissioned by the Taichung City Government. With the...
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has appointed a new general manager to head the company’s mining and metals business, following the appointment of the former general manager, Santo Rizzuto, to the role of CEO.
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
In his account of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–14, Sir Douglas Mawson (1915) described his encounter with large icebergs, resembling ice walls, during the voyage south to Adélie Land in January 1912: 'a south‒south‒east was blowing...
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
A leading defence geospatial expert has recommended the Australian Navy develop an enterprise-wide Geographic Information System (GIS) approach to Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) to deliver unprecedented advantages in both surface and sub-surface warfare.
