Geospatial Industry News - GIS Lounge

eSpatial & GreenFly America Announce Strategic Reseller Agreement to Deliver eSpatial’s iSMART® Web GIS Products & Applications Throughout North America

GISLounge.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:48 +0000

November 6th, 2009 – eSpatial, leading provider of Web GIS and Geographic Business Intelligence, and GreenFly America, a leading US Web 3.0 Mobile Applications Company, today announced the signing of a Reseller Agreement. Under the agreement, GreenFly America will act as a distribution partner and reseller for iSMART®, eSpatial’s leading Web GIS product to wireless [...]

iPhone Geographic Information System (GIS) application released for Montana

GISLounge.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:01:06 +0000

Oakland, CA November 6, 2009 — Integrity Logic today announced the release of Geology MT, the latest version of the GIS (Geographic Information System) for the iPhone/iPod platform, covering the state of Montana. This release focuses on the physical geography and geology of the Treasure state, and contains 30 layers of information, which can be superimposed, mixed and rearranged in [...]

RapidEye To Supply Satellite Imagery To ESA

GISLounge.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:04:41 +0000

Brandenburg / Havel, Germany, November 5, 2009 – RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of five identical Earth Observation satellites, announced today that a frame contract has been signed with the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide RapidEye satellite imagery for monitoring and change detection in areas prone to [...]

Tackling new Arctic challenges from space

GISLounge.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:03:40 +0000

International scientists, researchers and decision makers met at the ‘Space and the Arctic workshop’ to identify the needs and challenges of working and living in the rapidly changing Arctic and to explore how space-based services can help to meet those needs. Read more at: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEM91OCUE1G_economy_0.html

ESRI’s Electric and Gas User Group Members Share GIS Best Practices

GISLounge.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:57:54 +0000

Redlands, California—November 5, 2009—ESRI users met in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss how geospatial technology is helping them meet the challenges of an uncertain economy and increasing demands for alternative and traditional energy. ESRI’s Electric & Gas User Group (EGUG) presenters offered technological geographic information system (GIS) approaches to smart grid operation, environmental management, and business [...]

LBS Wireless launches a field data collection application for the iPhone and iPod Touch

GISLounge.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:46:11 +0000

Field Assets is Now Available on the App Store for field data collection Sydney Australia November 5, 2009 — Field Assets makes it easy for mobile workers with Apple iPhones or iPods to collect data on assets and their attributes in the field and wirelessly export the information in real time. The application utilizes GPS, maps, [...]

ESRI’s Electric and Gas User Group Members Share GIS Best Practices

GISLounge.com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:46:22 +0000

Aerials Express Expands US-Mexico Border Region Imagery Program

GISLounge.com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:45:07 +0000

Extended Imagery Coverage Underscores Growing Interest for Current Geospatial Information of United States – Mexico Border Region Tempe, Ariz., November 6, 2009 – Aerials Express, a leading international provider of high-resolution digital imagery, announced their continuing investment in current aerial imagery along the United States and Mexico border. Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and Tijuana, Baja were recently [...]

GIS Job Postings Increase

GISLounge.com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:04:11 +0000

November 4, 2009 – After several months of fewer-than-normal job postings to URISA Marketplace, it seems that the activity is beginning to increase. A number of new GIS job positions have been posted during the past few weeks, hopefully a sign of an improving economy and more opportunities for GIS professionals. For details: http://www.urisa.org/MarketplaceJobs Wendy Nelson Executive [...]

Cy Smith to Deliver Luncheon Keynote Address at URISA Leadership Academy

GISLounge.com — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:57:17 +0000

November 4, 2009 – Cy Smith will provide the luncheon keynote address at the conclusion of the URISA Leadership Academy (ULA) in Seattle this December 7-11. Mr. Smith will talk about the Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO) and the effort to align all of the geospatial organizations around policy issues, with the implication that there [...]