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Korem strengthens its partnership with Pitney Bowes Software and expands its offering in France

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:27:57 -0600

The two firms' combined geospatial technology expertise is now available to major companies in France and other European countries. -Feb. 14, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Korem, a specialist in geospatial technology development and integration, is setting up shop in Paris as official reseller for Pitney Bowes Software (PBS) in France. This move...

Motley Fool, Barron’s Weigh in on DigitalGlobe, GeoEye

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:34:42 -0600

The Motley Fool, the finance and stock watching publication, has been watching the commercial, earth observing satellite providers GeoEye (GEOY) and DigitalGlobe (DGI). So has that other financial publication, Barrons.

Pleiades 1 satellite launched. EADS-Astrium consortium will be another submeter resolution images supplier

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:05:56 -0600

On December 17, the new French very high resolution satellite Pleiades-1 was successfully launched from Kourou launch site (French Guiana). This 1 ton spacecraft was put into the morning 694 km sun-synchronous orbit and after orbital testing will start delivering color images of Earth surface at spatial resolution of up to 50 cm. The launch marked...

DBx GEOMATICS Releases Version 3.5 of CartoVista with New Server Capabilities

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:41:46 -0600

DBx GEOMATICS today announced a new release of its CartoVista thematic mapping solution. CartoVista 3.5 adds the ability to deliver map layers stored on a server, a new heatmap thematic type as well as many user interface enhancements and a Software Developement Kit (SDK) update. By adding server layers, CartoVista 3.5 simplifies the use of highly...

Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler Now Available

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:28:23 -0500

- August 23, 2011 –Autodesk recently announced the release of its new Infrastructure Modeler software. This product, which replaces Autodesk LandXplorer, will help engineering, transportation and urban planning professionals create, evaluate and communicate project proposals. Decision makers in these industries will be able to more easily...

Canada Post Recognized for Transforming Postal Services Using ESRI Technology

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:14:26 -0500

Location Intelligence Solution Enables Marketers to Better Target Customers and Improve Direct Mail Effectiveness OTTAWA – ESRI Canada User Conference – October 18, 2011 – Businesses today face increased pressure to optimize return from their direct marketing investment and convert consumer interest into actual purchase. To help marketers...

Environment Canada Takes Winning Approach to Information Management

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:44:40 -0500

ESRI-Based Enterprise Web Mapping System Provides Cost-Effective & Efficient Platform for Making Information Available Both Internally and Externally TORONTO – ESRI Canada User Conference – October 4, 2011 – Protecting the environment requires monitoring land, sea and air conditions, as well as human activity that impacts these resources. It...

ESRI Canada Wins Ontario Business Achievement Award for Innovation

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:23:39 -0500

Award Recognizes the Company's Success in Advancing the Application of Geographic Information Systems TORONTO – September 29, 2011 – The spotlight shone on ESRI Canada at the Ontario Business Achievement Awards (OBAA) as the company received the Innovation Award for 2011. Sponsored by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the OBAA recognizes...

Borough of Saint-Laurent Develops Award-Winning Urban Planning System

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:36:18 -0500

Planning & Reporting Tasks That Used to Take Days, Now Only Take Minutes Using ESRI-Based System MONTREAL – ESRI Canada User Conference – September 21, 2011 – Saint-Laurent is a highly industrialized borough in the City of Montreal and the second-largest employment hub in the city, after downtown Montreal. To support its strategic development...

Geomatics 2011: Don�t miss Mitch Joel, our keynote speaker!

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:12:15 -0500

The Canadian Institute of Geomatics Montreal Branch is proud to announce Mitch Joel, Social Media, Digital Marketing & Personal Branding Expert, as keynote speaker for the Geomatics 2011 symposium! Mitch Joel is President of Twist Image - an award-winning Digital Marketing and Communications agency. In 2008, Joel was named Canada's Most...

Orbit GT and Ersel Harita, Turkey sign Reseller Agreement

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:19:53 -0500

-Orbit GeoSpatial Technologies is proud to announce that Ersel Harita is appointed as Orbit GT Reseller for the Turkish market. “We are very pleased to have signed Reseller Agreement with Ersel Harita, a leading provider of geospatial excellence services in Turkey”, says Johan Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “We are convinced that together we are...

NAVTEQ LocationPoint� Mobile Ad Campaign Drives Strong Click-Thru Rate for Peugeot

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 06:38:02 -0500

First automotive mobile ad campaign in Europe more than doubles average industry response rate - NAVTEQ.com -NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world has released the results of its first hyperlocal mobile ad campaign for a major...

Engaging Students to Learn about Their World through Geography

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:14:51 -0500

Educators Can Leverage ESRI's Free ArcGIS Online Solution to Advance Students' Critical Thinking Skills – August 31, 2011 – Since 1984, ESRI Canada has helped educators across the country make learning interactive through digital mapping. This school year, take your class up a notch with ArcGIS Online (ArcGIS.com), a free cloud-based resource...

Engaging Students to Learn about Their World through Geography

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:10:43 -0500

More than 180 000 km� of Astrium satellite imagery collected for Irene relief efforts

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:01:48 -0500

Astrium GEO-Information Services tasked its satellites to collect data over the USA in anticipation of hurricane Irene's arrival to the east coast. Over 100,000 km of cloud-free SPOT optical imagery and more than 85,000km² of TerraSAR-X radar data were collected as of Monday, Aug. 29 covering portions of the U.S. east coast from Charleston, SC to...

The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan Adopts SimActive�s Correlator3D� Software

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:00:05 -0500

SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) has purchased its Correlator3D™ product. The transaction was brokered by Mirukuru, SimActive’s partner in Japan. “We were looking for software that could be used to generate very high quality...

Astrium launches the GEO Elevation product suite, a comprehensive range of models providing accurate terrain height data

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:26:17 -0500

• Customers will benefit from these precise and reliable data sets for applications such as infrastructure planning, crisis intervention, hydrologic modeling, 3D visualization and air traffic security • Data is available for any point on the globe, regardless of weather conditions or relief and the three core...

Case Study: Secret WWII Underground Bunkers and Tunnels Mapped with ProMark 100 GNSS Receiver

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:46:59 -0500

-Secret WWII Underground Bunkers and Tunnels Mapped with ProMark 100 GNSS Receiver Beneath the surface of this tropical paradise in the city of Townsville on Australia’s Sunshine Coast lies a still hidden maze of tunnels and underground bunkers, once said to be used by General Douglas MacArthur. Learning the secrets of this labyrinth that was a...

POLE STAR, French leader in indoor geolocation, continues deployment of NAO Campus�

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:22:18 -0500

Delivery of the solution to Aéroports de Paris Pole Star, the French leader in indoor geolocation solutions, in conjunction with its partner Hub Télécom, has just delivered its NAO Campus® solution to Aéroports de Paris. NAO Campus® isthe leading operational 3D indoor geolocation ...

Nokia 3D World Gaze (Experimental app prototype at Nokia Beta Labs)

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:35:01 -0500

http://betalabs.nokia.com/apps/nokia-3d-world-gaze Nokia 3D World Gaze gives you a new kind of viewpoint to the world, allowing you to see through the surface (and insides) of the planet all the way to the other side. Just point your phone to some direction and you will see reality in a way you have never seen before. In addition to geographical features...

NAVTEQ Extends its Enterprise Offering in Europe to Include Postal Code Boundaries

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:53:51 -0500

New product supports visual display and data analysis in geodemographic and geomarketing applications. -NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, is now offering Postal Code Boundaries in Europe. The polygons in this new product are...

EuroGeoInfo opens window to wealth of location data from national mapping, land registry and cadastral agencies

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:02:38 -0500

New website provides gateway to INSPIRE discovery and view services EuroGeographics has today (1 July 2011) launched a new website providing a shop window for the wealth of information offered by its members. With a simple click on a map, www.eurogeoinfo.eu enables users to discover the national spatial data infrastructures, products and...

Astrium to Showcase End-to-End GEO-Information Services Capabilities at the 25th International Cartographic Conference

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:34:19 -0500

Earlier this year, satellite imagery and geo-information specialists Spot Image and Infoterra, subsidiaries of Astrium Services, have combined forces to form Astrium's new GEO-Information business division As a Silver Sponsor of the ICC in Paris, Astrium GEO-Information Services will present its unique portfolio of extensive and accurate...

Astrium GEO-Information Services has increased investment in i-cubed

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:59:07 -0500

The GEO-Information division of Astrium Services (formerly Spot Image and Infoterra) today announced that it has expanded its investment in i-cubed LLC, a leading worldwide provider of value-added imagery and geospatial data management technologies based in Fort Collins,Colorado, USA. i-cubed provides secure, proven, leading-edge solutions for...

Key European Retail Data 2010 Review and 2011 Forecast

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:00:00 -0500

GfK GeoMarketing, a Europe-wide market research company, was commissioned by the European Shopping Centre Trust (ESCT) to analyze the 2010 European retail scene and provide a forecast for turnover and inflation in 2011. Here's a summary of the findings.

IGN France International, Exclusive Partner Of The Day Dedicated To Mapping Agencies

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:26:07 -0500

In July of 2011, the field of cartography will be honoured at the Palais des Congrès in Paris during a week-long event called the International Cartographic Conference. IGN France International, the export subsidiary of the French IGN (National Geographic Institute) will be highly involved in this prestigius event that...

New Simplified Accuracy Check of As-Built Plans for Recently Buried Fibre Optic Lines

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:34:38 -0500

Confirming the accuracy of as-built plans for recently buried fiber optic, gas and electric lines has become much simpler and more efficient with the aid of the Ashtech® ProMark™ 500 GNSS receiver and a new EdiPocket® GIS software module. SIEA, a French association that manages energy, communication, electricity and gas networks for the 419...

IGN France goes into production with 1Spatial technology

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:50:34 -0500

1Spatial, providers of intelligent data quality and integration solutions, is delighted to announce that their long-term, strategic relationship with IGN France has been strengthened further with the French national mapping agency widening their use of 1Spatial’s Radius Clarity technology. 1Spatial’s Radius Clarity technology is playing a...

Europena LiDar Mapping Forum Launches Call For Papers For 2011 Event To Be Held In Austria In November

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:10:37 -0500

The ELMF is the premier event in Europe focused on applying the technology of LIDAR and laser scanning to deliver outside mapping and imaging solutions in a timely and cost-effective manner across a variety of markets. The second ELMF is taking place in Salzburg, Austria from 29 – 30 November 2011. Last year’s inaugural event attracted 613...

Geospatial Technology Delivers New Levels of Engineering and Operational Efficiency to District Energy Owner-operators

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 06:00:28 -0500

In this article, Bentley Systems’ Cyndi Smith and Richard Zambuni describe two European case studies from the world of “district energy systems,” which are large central heating or cooling networks servicing multiple buildings or homes. The case studies are from two energy companies operating in Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands....