Saturday, 12 May 2012
AWAL Participates as Technical Sponsor in National GIS Symposium in Saudi Arabia
AWAL IT Services, the leading IT services provider, has recently participated as the technical sponsor in the Seventh National GIS Symposium in Saudi Arabia that was held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of the Eastern Province, at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Dammam. By participating in this event, AWAL highlighted its constant strive towards exploring the latest global technology trends, to further develop its services and improve effective communication with all specialized parties in the industry to promote the growth of the local IT industry.
Organized by the High Committee of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the Eastern Province, The Seventh National GIS Symposium in Saudi Arabia gathered stakeholders of the geospatial domain varying between academics, researchers, students among other industry specialists onto one platform for interaction, sharing and discussion on various topics such as collaboration on technologies and experiences gained. The symposium intended to encourage the exchange of knowledge and experience in geospatial sciences among researchers, practitioners, and professionals within the country and abroad. The event also included a series of specialized workshops featuring top related topics, in addition to an exhibition showcasing latest industry related projects, products and technologies.
AWAL is a subsidiary of Saudi Telecom Group, and offers a range of services including consulting, managed IT solutions, building IT infrastructure and data centre services.
Learn to Use Location Analytics Solutions
Esri offers a set of new solutions that provide easy-to-use mapping and location analytics tools that will let your organization analyze, visualize, share, and gain insight into important business data.
The Location Analytics solutions include Esri Maps for Office, Esri Maps for SharePoint, and Esri Maps for IBM Cognos. They give staff with limited or no experience using geographic information system (GIS) technology the ability to conduct geospatial analysis to find patterns in data to help make wiser business decisions. To familiarize you with these solutions, tune in to the free live training seminar Esri Maps for Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and IBM Cognos on May 10, 2012.
After watching this seminar, you will understand how to do the following:
Create interactive maps of your data within Microsoft Excel and share the maps using PowerPoint or ArcGIS Online.
Map enable your SharePoint lists and workflows.
Add interactive maps from Esri to your IBM Cognos reports and dashboards.
This live training seminar is geared toward anyone interested in conducting location analytics on business or organizational data using the tools they are already familiar with. No prior GIS knowledge is required.
Attendees need a broadband Internet connection and an Esri Global Account to watch the live training seminar. Creating an Esri Global Account is easy and free: visit esri.com/lts, click Login, and register your name and address.
Weather Underground Launch Interactive Map for the OAR
The OAR Project is delighted to announce wunderground.com a silver sponsor. This is the world’s first attempt to row across the North Atlantic from St John’s, Newfoundland to Bristol, England, continuing to London via the inland waterways. Andrew Morris and Roz Savage will also be the first male/female team ever to cross the North Atlantic and aim arrive in London in time to celebrate the start of the 2012 Olympic Games.
Wunderground.com was the Internet’s first weather site and has become one of the largest weather data providers in the world. Weather Underground has created an interactive map that will enable web users around the globe to track Andrew and Roz’ progress across the North Atlantic, as well as view live weather conditions and forecasts, video updates and blogs.
We’re really excited to be lending our technological expertise help track the progress of this amazing project,” said Alan Steremberg, President and co-founder of Weather Underground. “Our interactive mapping capabilities will enable web users at home to follow the rowers’ progress and view the North Atlantic’s extreme weather conditions.
“We really wanted to be able to open up the world of ocean rowing to the general public” said Roz Savage from the OAR Project. “The interactive map will be a way for people to feel as if they are with us on the boat – without the seasickness! We are very grateful to Weather Underground for their support.”
Weather Underground
The world’s first online weather service, Weather Underground is committed to delivering the most comprehensive, reliable weather information possible. Home to more than 20 million users and weather provider to partners such as Google, The Associated Press and CBS, the company’s state-of-the-art technology monitors conditions and forecasts for locations across the world. With more than 24,000 users contributing local observations from personal weather stations, Weather Underground is able to provide up-to-the-minute weather conditions for the most finely targeted areas. In addition to serving free online weather information to millions of unique users every month, Weather Underground delivers custom-designed weather page solutions to an array of businesses and media clients – both online and in print.
The OAR Project is a world first in ocean rowing. Andrew Morris and Roz Savage, both experienced ocean rowers, will cross over 2000 miles of the treacherous North Atlantic before continuing up the Bristol Channel and all the way to London via the UK’s inland waterways. They will set off by May 14th 2012 and aim to arrive in London in time for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 27th.
The FME World Tour is Coming to London!
Cambridge, UK. 10th May 2012 - 1Spatial is delighted to announce that the 2012 FME World Tour is coming to London on Thursday 14th June, with Safe Software’s Ken Bragg confirmed as the headline speaker.
1Spatial and STAR-APIC will be co-hosting a free, one-day event at the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) headquarters in central London. Aimed at educating new and existing users, the day will offer delegates the opportunity to develop their skills through technical sessions and interactions with FME Certified Professionals and Trainers as well as fellow users.
The co-hosts are pleased to be welcoming Ken Bragg, Safe Software’s European Channel Manager, as the headline speaker for the day who, with experts from 1Spatial and STAR-APIC, will be presenting on the latest features in the Desktop and Server products of FME 2012. The presentations will also offer tips around best practice and efficiencies in using FME. There will also be a number of presentations from existing FME users detailing how they have leveraged the power of FME for their projects. For more information on the agenda and to register for this FREE event, visit the FME World Tour page www.1spatial.com/newsandevents/fme_world_tour_2012/.
Commenting on the event, Mark Plews, General Manager, UK and European Sales at 1Spatial:
“This event gives us a great platform from which to demonstrate the huge benefits of the FME technology and work directly with Safe Software and STAR-APIC for the benefit of our customers. Building on our recently established FME practice, we aim to deliver an educational and insightful programme, supported by an optional training event for delegates to maximise their FME investment.”
Tom Timms, STAR-APIC’s UK Director added:
“We are very pleased to be working with Safe Software and 1Spatial to offer an FME World Tour Event in London. These events offer an excellent opportunity to learn more about the power of FME to increase efficiency, improve spatial data processing and make spatial data available where and when it is needed.”
To complement the main event, an FME Desktop Taster training session will be running on Wednesday 13th June, giving new and self-taught users an opportunity to acquire new skills and learn best practice methods for tasks using FME Desktop. Register now for the training session and receive an Early Bird discount – hurry as places are limited! Visit the 1Spatial website now for the course agenda and further details - www.1spatial.com/newsandevents/fme_world_tour_2012/.
About 1Spatial
We see data differently. 1Spatial’s rules-based approach to capturing, validating and managing data enables customers to have confidence in not only their operational data, but also that with a location element. Even those with ‘big data’ are able to process and analyse information in a way traditional technologies do not allow.
By using Socium, 1Spatial’s cloud platform, to automatically validate and correct their data, customers benefit from unrivalled time and cost savings using a truly scalable, zero infrastructure environment.
1Spatial’s technology underpins data management and processing solutions across the globe. Customers range from National Mapping Agencies to Utilities, Defence and government departments, all working to improve efficiencies, reduce risk and promote continuous innovation. Visit www.1spatial.com
1Spatial. Data to depend on.
About STAR-APIC
Since its formation in 1983, the STAR-APIC group has become a leader in geospatial software solutions for land, property and infrastructure management. STAR-APIC offers a comprehensive range of products for land and property management, network management (water, sanitation, electricity, gas, heating, pipelines), and building and infrastructure management for telecoms and datacentres. Visit www.star-apic.co.uk for more.
3M, Jones Lange LaSalle, and Kohler to Keynote Esri Business Summit
The Esri Business Summit, which will convene July 22–24, 2012, in San Diego, California, is the largest gathering of commercial organizations dedicated to showing how a better understanding of location analytics and GIS can improve business effectiveness and efficiency. This unique forum will provide the perfect balance between visionary keynotes, inspiring breakout sessions, technical workshops, and networking.
The morning Plenary Session will feature speakers from some of the world's leading companies who will discuss the creation of better business systems through improved market and customer analysis. They will discuss how they are improving supply chain management and optimizing operations based on predictive analytics and enterprise collaboration. Featured speakers include the following:
David Kniffin, 3M Traffic Safety Systems
Bishwa Pandey, AIR Worldwide
Rob Bakker, Achmea
Wayne M. Gearey, Jr., Jones Lang LaSalle
Felma Degefa, Kohler
"In the past two years, we've seen enormous growth in location-based decision making," says Simon Thompson, director of global commercial solutions at Esri. "Location analysis has proved itself to be an essential part of a successful organization's strategy to navigate in today's global economy. This conference is recognized as one of the best places to meet and collaborate with others with the same goals, learn what strategies work, and find the best path to implement them."
This year's summit will feature breakout sessions that discuss game-changing strategies implemented through thought leadership, technological insight, and best practices. A retail expert panel led by executives from organizations including Petco and Starbucks will also be offered, followed by an evening social.
The Esri Business Summit is sponsored by Microsoft (Gold level), Accuweather, CloudTrigger, i-cubed, Nokia, and TomTom. Register today and enjoy all scheduled sessions; the GIS Solutions EXPO and social on Sunday, July 22; and access to the Esri International User Conference on Monday and Tuesday, July 23 and 24. For more information and to register, visit esri.com/bizsummit.
Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news.
Registration Now Open for the 2012 URISA/NENA Addressing Conference
Des Plaines, IL - May 10, 2012 - URISA and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) are pleased to announce that registration has opened for the 2012 Addressing Conference taking place August 6-9 at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee.
Early registration discounts are available until July 9 with added savings for URISA, NENA and NAPSG members. Exhibit and sponsorship opportunities are also available.
Important preconference courses and workshops will be featured on Monday, August 6:
GIS & NG9-1-1 for the PSAP - This NENA course explains how and why GIS must be reconciled and synchronized with existing ALI and MSAG records and what PSAPs will need to do with their existing data to prepare for NG9-1-1.
Building an Address Repository Using the FGDC Standard: Implementing Quality and Data Sharing - The URISA Addressing Workshop has been substantially updated this year to include a more comprehensive guide to working with the recently adopted FGDC Address Data Standard. Attendees will learn about the FGDC Address Data Standard, and how building an enterprise address repository using the Standard will improve address data quality and enable sharing of address data with other jurisdictions, state and federal agencies and the public.
Public Data, Public Access, Privacy, and Security: U.S. Law and Policy - As data distribution capacities increase, there is increasing tension between access to public records as a foundation of a free society, citizen expectations of confidentiality, and protection of public security. This URISA Certified Workshop will focus on the critical legal issues and the policy options they frame.
Tim Trainor, from the U.S. Census Bureau, will deliver the opening keynote address:A Census Bureau and Local Collaborative Addressing Effort - The Importance of Local Address Lists.
The conference committee has organized the program into three tracks: Addressing, Next Generation 9-1-1 and Collaboration. Here is just a sampling of some of the important sessions on the schedule:
The Address Standard, Year One
Getting Ready for NG9-1-1
Building the Arkansas Master Address Program
Collaborating, Coordinating, and Maintaining Authoritative Addressing Data - Local to Statewide
Engaging Local Stakeholders Contributes to Success
Open Street Map
…and a special session, Building Seamless Regional Data by Combining Geocoding Support Data,organized by the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation (NAPSG).
A Technical Tour will take place on Thursday, August 9 with stops at the Memphis Police Department (primary PSAP for City of Memphis and the Memphis Fire Department (secondary PSAP for the City of Memphis).
For complete conference details, registration and travel information, visit http://www.urisa.org/addressing/2012memphis.
SuperGIS Desktop 3.1 Supports Multi-Language Interface in Arabic and Italian
SuperGIS Desktop 3.1, the latest desktop GIS software developed by SuperGeo Technologies, offers multi-language support including, English, German, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and newly-added Arabic and Italian user interface. SuperGIS Desktop facilitates geospatial data editing, visualizing, querying, and displaying.
Recently, the SuperGIS software has widely adopted by the organizations in the European and Middle East markets. To continually satisfy the growing GIS demands of the users who live in the above regions, SuperGIS Desktop 3.1 provides the Arabic and Italian interface support. Users will no longer be bothered with translation problems.
Be able to perform, edit, manage, query, and analyze diverse spatial data, SuperGIS Desktop 3.1 delivers improved performance of spatial data processing, abundant GIS tools, and VBA customization, making it ideal for performing complex GIS procedures and operation.
SuperGIS Desktop 3.1 is available in Standard and Professional editions. Covering all the functionality of Standard edition, the Professional edition further supports Topology Analyst, advanced geodatabase management, and VBA customization to optimize GIS capabilities in fulfilling various missions.
For more product information about SuperGIS Desktop 3.1, please visit
http://www.supergeotek.com/productpage_SG3.aspx
The free trial is available at http://www.supergeotek.com/download_6.aspx
SuperGeo Technologies Inc. is a leading global provider of GIS software and solutions. Since the establishment, SuperGeo has been dedicated to providing state-of-the-art geospatial technologies and comprehensive services for customers around the world. It is our vision to help users utilize geospatial technologies to create a better world.
SuperGeo software and applications have been spread over the world to be the backbone of the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. SuperGeo is the professional GIS vendor, providing GIS-related users with complete GIS solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms.
Esri GPS Base Station Joins National Network
Redlands, California - Esri recently installed a GPS base station to assist its GIS developers and to support surveyors, engineers, scientists, and those in public works and public safety in the community surrounding the Esri campus in Redlands, California. The base station, named GISA, has been accepted by the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) and incorporated into the national Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network.
"GPS, originally designed as a US Department of Defense system, has become part of everyday life, with the technology in all types of devices from smartphones to shipping containers," said Brent Jones, Esri surveying and engineering industry manager. "The Esri GPS base station is a great benefit to the community, as professionals can use it in surveying and positioning to achieve accurate locations in real time."
Mounted on an Esri owned building in Redlands, GISA operates a Trimble NetR9, dual-frequency GPS/GNSS receiver with Zephyr Geodetic Model 2 antenna. GISA broadcasts real-time GPS/GNSS data on the Internet in industry standard Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) formats, which allows GPS users to obtain real-time centimeter positions. The City of Redlands allowed access to the Redlands Municipal Airport for testing of GISA. Allen Instruments and Supplies of Anaheim, California, performed a terrestrial laser scan of the GISA site to ensure that satellite signals would not be obstructed by the built and natural environment around the station.
GISA stores GPS and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals in data files on a secure Esri server accessible to the public via the Esri website gnss.esri.com.
Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news
Bluesky Launches Solar Mapping Marketing Service
Coalville, Leicestershire, 10 May 2012 – Aerial mapping company Bluesky has launched a new solar power marketing service that pinpoints properties with the greatest potential for solar power generation. Pre-addressed postcards sent directly to home owners show their property from the air and include predicted power generation from solar panels. These customisable mailing campaigns can be produced by Bluesky for solar panel installers, power companies and others promoting solar energy, such as local councils.
Bluesky has a unique method of calculating the potential for energy generation from solar panel installations on individual properties using their own countrywide aerial photography and 3D computer models. By combining this highly accurate geographic data with advanced georeferencing techniques Bluesky is able to produce property specific information for the mailing campaigns.
The targeted, easy to understand marketing materials highlight the potential for power generation from solar panels in an easy to understand map form. The postcard, or other mailing document, details the number and type of panels the property could accommodate and shows how the house compares to other properties in the same street.
“This is a highly cost effective way of marketing solar panels that is already proving hugely popular,” commented Rachel Tidmarsh, Managing Director of Bluesky International. “By personalising the marketing material with property specific information and imagery the recipient is far more likely to look at it in the first instance and then respond to the promotion on offer.”
Bluesky has already assessed the solar power potential of more 500,000 properties in the UK. This significant milestone was reached within a year of the launch of Bluesky’s innovative service which provides independent assessment of the potential power generation from solar panel installations on property roofs. The company, which has pioneered the mapping of solar energy potential, has also announced a project to produce a nationwide solar potential map.
Bluesky calculates the energy potential using high resolution aerial photography combined with 3D data to determine the size, aspect and gradient of individual properties. The suitability of each roof element is then considered taking into account roof shape and other impediments such as sky lights or dormer windows, as well as potential obstructions such as neighbouring properties or trees.
Bluesky is a UK-based specialist in aerial imaging and remote sensing data collection and processing. An internationally recognised leader with projects extending around the globe, Bluesky is proud to work with prestigious organisations such as Google, the BBC and Government Agencies.
Bluesky has unrivalled expertise in the creation of seamless, digital aerial photography, 3D landscape/cityscape visualisations and prints and also runs a national mapping centre, providing digital mapping, satellite imagery and aerial photography including ultra-high resolution imagery of cities and towns.
Bluesky is now leading the way developing innovative solutions for environmental applications including the UK’s first nationwide map of solar potential, citywide ‘heat loss’ maps, 3D maps of trees and their proximity to buildings and historical imagery.
Location-Based Advertising Will Account for 28.3 Percent of Mobile Ad Spend in 2016
Gothenburg, Sweden - According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the total value of the global real-time mobile location-based advertising and marketing (LBA) market will grow from € 192 million in 2011 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 91 percent to € 4.9 billion in 2016. This will then correspond to 28.3 percent of all mobile advertising and marketing. This means that location-based advertising and marketing will represent more than 4 percent of digital advertising, or 1 percent of the total global ad spend for all media.
The report predicts a rapid uptake of location-targeting among mobile advertisers after having remained on an experimental stage for several years. “The growing attach rates of location technologies in handsets and the increasing consumer acceptance of location-based services in general are the main game changers”, said Rickard Andersson, Telecom Analyst, Berg Insight. Targeting by location in combination with other contextual and behavioural segmentation greatly enhances the relevance of mobile advertising. “Major brands are progressively embracing location-based advertising across the range of mobile formats, and LBA also opens up the mobile channel for new advertisers such as local merchants”, said Mr. Andersson. He adds that SMS, mobile search and coupons have emerged as important high-volume LBA formats.
The LBA value chain is still forming and there are a large number of players involved in the ecosystem. Since the value chain is fragmented and the industry has not yet reached maturity, many different roles are involved. Major digital and telecom players such as Google, Apple and Nokia are competing to gain market shares in the space alongside mobile operators, LBS players, location-aware apps and media, mobile coupon providers, mobile search companies and proximity marketing providers. There is further a range of specialised LBA actors, including Placecast, xAd and Xtify. The traditional mobile advertising providers have also intensified their focus on location targeting, in some cases even through acquisitions. Further consolidation is expected as small players with innovative advertising solutions are absorbed by larger players in the industry.
Berg Insight offers premier business intelligence to the telecom industry. We produce concise reports providing key facts and strategic insights about pivotal developments in our focus areas. Our vision is to be the most valuable source of intelligence for our customers.
® Releases Key Update to LPS
Intergraph® announces the release of LPS 11.0.5, a service pack for LPS 2011. All LPS 2011 customers are eligible for this upgrade and can download this service pack from the LPS product page.
LPS is a powerful photogrammetry system that delivers full analytical triangulation, the generation of digital terrain models, orthophoto production, mosaicking and 3D feature extraction in a user-friendly environment that guarantees results even for photogrammetry novices. With its tight integration with ERDAS IMAGINE®, LPS is the ideal photogrammetric package for projects involving varied types of data and further processing and analysis of airborne and satellite imagery.
Bill LaRocque, Global Product Line Executive – Photogrammetry, Intergraph, states, “The LPS 11.0.5 release represents a balanced combination of new innovations plus customer change requests, advancing our goals of ever-increasing productivity and return on investment.”
LPS 11.0.5 extends the product’s broad range of support for both orbital and airborne sensors by adding the Pleiades Rational Polynomial Coefficient (RPC) model, the DEIMOS RPC model and the VisionMap A3 Super Large Format (SLF) model. The ability to use these sensors provides unique advantages and capabilities for customers, and LPS’ support for them reiterates Intergraph’s commitment to keeping customers on the forefront of technology.
Pleiades-1 was launched on December 16, 2011, and can provide orthorectified color data at 0.5-meter resolution and revisit any point on Earth as it covers a total of one million square kilometers (approximately 386,102 square miles) daily. In addition, Pleiades-1 will be capable of acquiring high-resolution stereo imagery in just one pass, and can accommodate areas as large as 1,000 km x 1,000 km.
DEIMOS-1 is the first private satellite in Europe that carries a multichannel optical sensor, and was designed to obtain imagery for terrestrial vegetation cover analysis. It employs a 600-kilometer extent that allows repeated views of an area at a high temporal resolution and a reduced cost.
The VisionMap A3 digital aerial camera covers a larger area than most aerial cameras, with a footprint of 60,000 pixels across flight track. Its long focal length enables the capture of high-resolution imagery from higher altitudes, simplifying the flight planning and operations of survey projects. Additionally, the A3’s wide field-of-view (up to 109 degrees) allows it to collect multi-directional images of each point in both vertical and oblique angles.
LPS 11.0.5 also expands users’ choice of input devices. In addition to the existing support for the Leica Topomouse, LPS now also supports the Z/I Mouse, a high-precision, 3D mousewith anadvancedergonomic design that enables streamlined motion to accelerate data input and increase user productivity.
To learn more about LPS, ERDAS IMAGINE and the other products within the Intergraph geospatial portfolio, please visit www.intergraph.com/geospatial/products.
Intergraph is the leading global provider of engineering and geospatial software that enables customers to visualize complex data. Businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on Intergraph’s industry-specific software to organize vast amounts of data to make processes and infrastructure better, safer and smarter. The company’s software and services empower customers to build and operate more efficient plants and ships, create intelligent maps, and protect critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world.
SeaZone – backed by ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
For nearly 10 years SeaZone, has been providing marine data to government, industry and academia. During that time, quality and the environment has always been at the forefront of SeaZone thinking when designing the systems and processes that support the development and delivery of our products. ISO registration formally demonstrates the commitment of SeaZone to continual improvement and efficient operation and reassures our customers that quality and environmental standards are maintained and monitored.
We recognise that many of our customers operate within formal quality and environmental management frameworks and that our certification can help them to achieve their environmental and quality objectives too.
About SeaZone
SeaZone is a world-leader in marine geospatial data and information. SeaZone produces a range of innovative data products which include SeaZone HydroSpatial, the first ‘off the shelf’ authoritative digital marine map, and SeaZone TruDepth Grids, providing one seamless layer of best available UK bathymetry.
Over 850 organisations across the oil and gas, renewable energy, conservation and public sectors use SeaZone data, software and services to help support decision making in the marine environment and coastal zone.
SeaZone Solutions is a trading division of HR Wallingford Ltd.
About HR Wallingford
HR Wallingford is an independent engineering and environmental hydraulics organisation. We deliver practical solutions to complex water-related challenges faced by our international clients. A dynamic research programme underpins all that we do and keeps us at the leading edge. Our unique mix of know-how, assets and facilities includes state of the art physical modelling laboratories, a full range of numerical modelling tools and, above all, enthusiastic people with world-renowned skills and expertise.
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Join LizardTech in Celebrating 20 Years in Business
Seattle, WA - May 8, 2012 - LizardTech®,a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and reflects on how it all started with the introduction of MrSID® two decades ago.
To celebrate LizardTech’s 20th anniversary, the company is holding a contest asking participants to say a word or two about how MrSID has come to their rescue. Participants are asked to send in their recollection or tribute to celebrate@lizardtech.com by July 10th, 2012. Three winners will be selected at random, with the first winner to receive an iPad and the two runner ups to receive $50 gift cards to Amazon.com. The winners will be announced via Twitter at Esri International User Conference in San Diego on July 24th.
“This is such a huge milestone for our company,” said Jon Skiffington, director of product management. “20 years ago MrSID revolutionized how imagery could be used in geospatial applications by making it possible to view large datasets right on the desktop. Since then, we’ve continued to improve the MrSID image format with support for lossless compression in MrSID Generation 3 and now support for multi- and hyperspectral imagery and alpha bands in MrSID Generation 4.”
Since the arrival of the file format, LizardTech has introduced other tools to help geospatial professionals in their everyday workflow. LizardTech’s geospatial line of products include GeoExpress® software, which enables geospatial professionals to compress and manipulate satellite and aerial imagery, Express Server® software for high-performance delivery and publication, and LiDAR Compressor™ software, which turns giant point cloud datasets into efficient MrSID files.
For more information about LizardTech’s 20th anniversary and to get regular updates about this contest and other news, please visit: http://www.lizardtech.com/anniversary/
Since 1992, LizardTech has delivered state-of-the-art software products for managing and distributing massive, high-resolution geospatial data such as aerial and satellite imagery and LiDAR data. LizardTech pioneered the MrSID technology, a powerful wavelet-based image encoder, viewer, and file format. LizardTech has offices in Seattle, Denver, London and Tokyo. For more information about LizardTech, visit www.lizardtech.com.
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Enhances GIS Tasks with Latest SuperGIS
SuperGeo Technologies assists Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) in upgrading the latest SuperGIS 3 software, including SuperPad 3.1, SuperGIS Desktop 3.1, and the extensions. The new versions of SuperGIS products increase powerful features that can fulfill various application needs for GIS professionals.
To increase more capabilities to SuperGIS Desktop 3.1, SuperGIS Spatial Analyst 3 is launched for advanced spatial analysis. With the new hydrology analysis function, the specialized tool offering 11 methods that enable hydrologists to extract new information from hydrologic data.
The latest SuperGIS Network Analyst 3 can support hierarchy setting, time window setting, and direction window, through which you can accomplish route planning more efficiently and easily solve the network problems in wide range of applications.
With enhanced user interface and newly added SBAS extension, SuperPad 3.1 simplifies the manipulation for surveyors and optimizes the accuracy of GPS data collection. Moreover, SuperPad 3.1 improves its efficiency of online editing for the maps published by SuperGIS Server, making data updating more effectively.
International Integrated Environmental Services Ltd. (IIES), the SuperGeo’s excusive distributor in Kuwait, contributes to the procurements from KISR. Integrating new GIS technologies with the relationships between different environmental sciences, IIES is able to offer professional GIS services to support environment-related services. With the continuous support from KISR, IIES and SuperGeo will keep providing advanced GIS solutions for the local clients.
IIES official website: http://iies-kw.com/en-us/home.aspx
For more product information about SuperGIS Desktop and extensions, please visit: http://www.supergeotek.com/productpage_SG3.aspx
SuperGeo Technologies Inc. is a leading global provider of GIS software and solutions. Since the establishment, SuperGeo has beendedicated to providing state-of-the-art geospatial technologies and comprehensive services for customers around the world. It is our vision to help users utilize geospatial technologies to create a better world.
SuperGeo software and applications have been spread over the world to be the backbone of the world’s mapping and spatial analysis. SuperGeo is the professional GIS vendor, providing GIS-related users with complete GIS solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms.
New York State License Provides ArcGIS Access to All K–12 Students
Redlands, California - May 08, 2012 - With the recent signing of a statewide license for the unlimited use of Esri's ArcGIS software, more than 2.7 million K–12 students in New York State (NYS) now have the opportunity to learn and apply geospatial concepts.
"Many educators recognize the ability of GIS to enhance all classes, so the interest in using GIS in schools continues to build," said Charlie Fitzpatrick, Esri K–12 schools program manager. "Making GIS available to all grades, all subjects, and youth clubs enables students in New York to integrate knowledge and develop problem-solving skills that lead toward a vast array of careers."
The GIS license agreement includes administrative use as well as classroom instruction throughout New York's K–12 state system and is available to recognized state youth groups, such as the 4-H Club, scouting organizations, and Boys and Girls Clubs.
The license agreement was made possible through the collaborative effort of the New York State GIS Association, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)/NYS Teacher Centers (NYSTC), and individuals from universities and organizations in New York. Together, this NYS Esri K–12 Consortium is responsible for initiating, coordinating, and promoting Esri GIS K–12 program activities and professional development for teachers throughout New York State.
"A growing number of educators are using the power of maps, the excitement of new technologies, and the relevance of real-world investigations to motivate students to learn science and prepare them to think critically and creatively," said Stan Silverman, director of NYIT's Technology Based Learning Systems (TBLS), which is managing the activities of the statewide rollout of the system. "The key is providing students, teachers, and administrators world class tools to view data through multiple lenses and allowing them to tackle interdisciplinary problems."
Amy Work, GIS analyst and education coordinator at the Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology (IAGT) in Auburn, New York, serves as one of the individuals implementing the license throughout the state. "We hope to introduce new educators to the many benefits of using GIS in the classroom and provide those teachers currently using the technology with the opportunity to advance their efforts without worrying about costs," said Work.
The NYS Esri K–12 Consortium recently conducted three webinars to promote GIS awareness in the state's education community and will soon begin a series of teacher training sessions. Work is also encouraging New York's K–12 educators and GIS professionals to join Esri's GeoMentor program so that they can work together to support GIS education in the classroom. She believes that science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) classes, as well as history, English, and language arts, will benefit from the addition of GIS to the curriculum.
For additional information regarding the New York statewide GIS license, visit https://sites.google.com/site/nygisk12/
New York Institute of Technology offers 90 degree programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, in more than 50 fields of study. A nonprofit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has 14,000 students attending campuses on Long Island, in Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. Led by president Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, 89,000 graduates have received degrees from NYIT. For more information, visit www.nyit.edu.
Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news.
Landiscor Launches New Online Mapping Service
Landiscor, partnered with Digital Map Products, announces the launching of a new real estate online mapping service called LanDiscover that was released on May 4, 2012.
The partnership enables the Digital Map Products’ SpatialStream technology to be combined with Landiscor’s extensive collection of current aerial imagery. The result is a comprehensive, easy to use and implement online mapping system.
“We are excited to partner with Digital Map Products and use their SpatialStream technology to offer a new web-based mapping product,” said Matt Schaeffer, Landiscor General Manager. “The LanDiscover concept is one that our customers have been asking about for several years. It combines the mapping features of our PhotoMapper Desktop Software with real estate information nationwide, such as parcel boundaries and the locations of major retailers. It allows us to offer a customizable aerial mapping solution to real estate brokers, developers and retailers in every market.”
LanDiscover uses the most current aerial imagery with valuable real estate and property information. Realtors and other industries will be able to search an area using important data layers to filter results. Examples of the data layers include retail, office, industrial, land listings, past and pending transactions, existing stores, and others.
Users are also able to create personal proprietary data layers, by uploading a GIS spreadsheet to the LanDiscover program. This allows companies and users to research easily, more accurately and to their own specifications.
“Landiscor’s long history and reputation of providing quality aerial products to the commercial real estate market make them a great partner for Digital Map Products,” said Jim Skurzynski, Digital Map Products CEO. “By using our SpatialStream platform to develop the LanDiscover product, they will be able to offer sophisticated spatial technology to their customers in a format that is easy to use and implement.”
The information researched on the Landiscor online mapping service can also be exported as images to be used for other applications and print. LanDiscover allows companies to share GIS data throughout entire organizations; all that is needed is a computer with an internet connection.
Landiscor is a leading provider of aerial information. It offers the most current aerial and satellite imagery integrated with real estate information and GIS data in a variety of popular formats to real estate brokers, developers, home builders, retailers, engineers, architects, utilities, government agencies and other GIS users. Delivery formats include: LanDiscover online subscription, PhotoMapper desktop software, large conference room wall murals of entire metropolitan areas, and digital image files of specific sites. All of these products help Landiscor's customers gain a clear market perspective, communicate more effectively, and assist in making faster and more informed decisions. For more information, please visit http://www.landiscor.com.
Digital Map Products is a leading provider of cloud-based mapping solutions that bring the power of spatial technology to mainstream business, government and consumer applications. SpatialStream™, the company’s SaaS spatial development platform, enables the rapid development of spatial applications. Its ParcelStream™ web service is powering national real estate websites with millions of hits per hour. LandVision™ and CityGIS™ are embedded GIS solutions for real estate and local government. To learn more, visit http://www.digmap.com.
RIM selects TomTom HD Traffic
CTIA Wireless - New Orleans, May 8, 2012 - TomTom today announced that Research In Motion (RIM) is using TomTom's award winning real-time traffic services for BlackBerry® applications. BlackBerry® Traffic is now powered by TomTom HD Traffic, giving customers access to the most accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date traffic information on the market. Additionally, TomTom maps and location content is used in BlackBerry® Maps, and for BlackBerry® Locate Services, which gives 3rd party software developers access to the mapping and traffic information for their own apps.
"Through our strategic relationship with RIM, we are enabling the future of mobile travel with powerful location content and real-time information, including HD Traffic," said Nuno Campos, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for TomTom Licensing. "TomTom's market-leading real-time traffic information will provide BlackBerry customers with the best mobile travel experience."
"We're thrilled to work with TomTom to leverage their industry-leading traffic and travel content for BlackBerry Traffic and BlackBerry Maps, and to enable access to those capabilities for BlackBerry developers as well," said Martyn Mallick, Vice President, Global Alliances and Business Development at Research In Motion.
According to a recent study, TomTom's traffic information saves commuters 50 minutes of travel time per week or approximately 40 hours per year. With HD Traffic, BlackBerry customers will be able to select the best route to their destinations in an effort to not only save time but also fuel.
Founded in 1991, TomTom (AEX:TOM2) is the world’s leading supplier of in-car location and navigation products and services focused on providing all drivers with the world’s best navigation experience. Headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom has 3,500 employees and sells its products in over 40 countries.
Our products include portable navigation devices, in-dash infotainment systems, fleet management solutions, maps and real-time services, including the award winning TomTom HD Traffic.
For the world’s most up-to-date route planner, including live traffic information, go to www.tomtom.com/livetraffic
For further information, please visit www.tomtom.com
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Telogis Releases Next Generation Geospatial Platform: Telogis GeoBase 3.8
ALISO VIEJO, CA - Telogis,Inc., the platform for location intelligence, has announced the availability of Telogis GeoBase 3.8, the latest release of the geospatial mapping software used by thousands of developers around the world for location-based application development.
“This release further cements our position as the leading provider of tools that can be used to add location intelligence across the enterprise quickly and easily,” said Jeff Fiore, director, sales engineering and product management, Telogis. “This next generation of Telogis GeoBase continues our focus on reducing development time for our customers and offering advanced features that can't be found in competitive offerings.”
Speed, scalability and ease-of-use remain the top design goals of the Telogis GeoBase platform as Telogis adds exciting new features and support for the newest programming standards. Version 3.8 includes a new WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) map control and improvements to the JavaScript API that take advantage of powerful HTML5 features.
Telogis has taken note of an increasing trend among enterprise developers who want to integrate geospatial data stored in legacy databases or in the cloud and has responded by providing tools that enable them to leverage that data from within their Telogis GeoBase applications. Examples of this include an elegant and fast way to spatially index and query data in third-party relational databases, such as Oracle, and support for WMS (Web Map Service) map layers. Developers can now easily add WMS layers to their application from a wide range of providers including NASA, TerraServer and OpenStreetMap.
“Telogis GeoBase is being rapidly adopted among the world’s largest supply chain management and courier service companies. Telogis Geobase 3.8 meets the needs of this demanding class of customers with new and specialized features that help to accelerate global deployments as well as provide even faster speeds and more flexibility,” says Fiore.
Additional advancements include an improved map style, smarter reverse geocoding, numerous navigation-related enhancements and simpler access for proxy connections. Telogis GeoBase 3.8 is now available for download from dev.telogis.com.
Telogis, Inc., the platform for location intelligence, is dedicated to enhancing the value of its customers’ businesses through intelligent integration of location technology, information and services. Telogis was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif., with offices in Europe and Latin America as well as development centers in Austin, Texas; Toronto; and Christchurch, New Zealand. Telogis’ products and services are used and distributed in more than 100 countries worldwide. To learn more about Telogis, visit www.telogis.com or call toll free at 866-TELOGIS (866-835-6447).
eQuest Releases Employment Index Results for April 2012
San Ramon, CA - eQuest today announced its employment findings for April, 2012 as published in its Employment Index, which can be viewed in its entirety at:
http://www.equest.com/news/employment-index-us/
http://www.equest.com/news/employment-index-uk/
The United States eQuest Employment Index showed a minimal gain in the month of April moving from 106.26 to 106.42. The April gain was achieved with a small increase in overall job postings across most tracked industries but led by a large jump in the retail sector. Energy and Healthcare continues to be the industries with the highest indices. The Government industry was again the industry with the largest move down in the overall index rankings.
The top three Industries in the Unites States for overall job posting volume in April were Healthcare, Energy and Biotech. Production and manufacturing-based industries continue to occupy the bottom of the Employment Index driven by a continued lack of a significant number of new positions being added to the marketplace and a consistent level of higher applicant traffic. Geographically, all states continued to show growth but the largest growth numbers were within states already showing better hiring conditions. The states with the highest hiring demand in April were Idaho, New Mexico and Washington while Missouri, Mississippi and Alabama continued to show the lowest demand indices.
The United Kingdom had a small downturn in April due to a reduction in job postings with steady applicant response rates. The net result of these effects was an increase in the UK Index from 98.36 to 98.12. While the number reflects a marginal overall decrease, the gap between locations that are hiring and those that lack job availability continue to grow. Index values continue to vary widely in the UK ranging from 116.61 at the top to 80.05 at the low end of the spectrum. Eden, East Devon and Ryedale again posted the highest overall demand values while Nottingham, Kingston upon Hull and Liverpool continued a more than year long position at the bottom of the regional list for candidate demand. Even during a month of a UK downturn, London continues to show strong positive signs of growth with increased job volume and reasonable applicant traffic.
The eQuest Employment Index shows the spending patterns of the Fortune 500 as measured by job posting activity month over month. The index derives its findings from algorithms based on the supply and demand of open positions posted to the internet relative to the number of responding candidates. A target index of 100 reflects relative balance in the number of applicants vying for each open position posted. The data to create the index is derived from thousands of monthly job posting transactions. Reporting includes analysis by geography and industry segment, using the US government’s Standard Occupational Codes (SOC) in major metropolitan areas, states and over 950 job classifications.
eQuest provides domestic and international job posting delivery, job board management and employment marketing services. With its global reach, eQuest posts jobs to any posting destination in the world, reaching over 180 countries and territories and thousands of job posting destinations worldwide. eQuest also provides comprehensive candidate source tracking analysis for evaluating job board performance. eQuest is one of the most recognized and admired brands in the human resource industry.
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
GSDI 13 Conference Connects Government and Industry
Redlands, California - Government, commercial businesses, community leaders, nongovernmental organizations, and the academic community will gain an understanding of the breadth of geographic information system (GIS) solutions available for implementing a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) at the Global Geospatial Conference 2012 (GSDI 13) being held May 14–17, 2012, in Québec City, Canada.
The theme for this year's conference is Spatially Enabling Government, Industry and Citizens. Several opportunities, including those listed below, are available for attendees to find out how cloud technology can be leveraged to bring SDI across these different sectors:
Preconference workshops will take place on Monday, May 14, such as Lessons Learned from Implementing SDIs, led by Mark Cygan and Marten Hogeweg from Esri and Gordon Plunkett from Esri Canada.
User sessions will be held May 15–17 to provide use case examples of SDI implementation. For example, Building the SDI Foundations in Latin America and the Caribbean will be given by Eric Van Praag, GeoSUR.
Daily plenary sessions will address diverse topics such as Industry Experiences and Perspectives, to be presented by Esri Canada President Alex Miller, who will be joined by innovative GIS user Ubisoft, maker of the popular Prince of Persia video game. Ubisoft uses GIS to improve video game application development and enable the visualization of geographic data in the virtual world.
A regionalized view of the use of SDI will be provided by local users like Prashant Shukle, director general, Mapping Information Branch, Natural Resources Canada, who will present Canadian Experiences and Perspectives.
Esri is a platinum sponsor of the GSDI 13 conference and works closely with the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association and GEOmatics for Informed Decisions (GEOIDE), the conference organizers. For more information on how Esri technology can be used for SDI solutions, visit esri.com/SDI. To learn about the conference and to register, visit gsdi.org/gsdiconf/gsdi13/.
Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news.
Founded in 1984, Esri Canada Limited provides enterprise GIS solutions that empower businesses, governments, and educational institutions to make timely, informed, and mission-critical decisions by leveraging the power of geography. The company distributes the world's leading GIS software from Esri, Telvent, CityworksAzteca Systems, Inc., and other technology partners. Headquartered in Toronto, the company serves over 10,000 customers from 16 regional offices across Canada and has been named as one of the top 250 Canadian IT companies and top 25 IT professional services providers in Canada by the Branham Group. Information about Esri Canada can be found at esri.ca
The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association is an inclusive organization with members from all sectors—public and private—and individuals from around the world promoting international cooperation and collaboration in support of local, national, regional, and international spatial data infrastructure developments. The goal of the GSDI Association is to allow nations to better address social, economic, and environmental issues of pressing importance through the establishment and use of SDIs and geospatial information. For more information, visit gsdi.org.
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