GEO World articles from April 2004

GEO World archives from April 2004

Defining data management demands.(Position)
April 1, 2004... Data issues and demands have long been central to GIS creation and maintenance. The industry has evolved from the conversion of paper-based archives to an increasingly enhanced and refined archive of digital data. As data volume has increased,...

LizardTech and Mapping Science settle lawsuit.(Newslink)
April 1, 2004... Seattle-based LizardTech Inc. and Mapping Science, a developer of specialized image-compression tools for the GIS and remote-sensing community, reached a settlement in LizardTech's ongoing lawsuit for claims against Mapping Science for...

Geospatial Intelligence Foundation established.(Newslink)
April 1, 2004... The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) was officially established in early 2004 and now is accepting applications for membership. The foundation is responsible for promoting a stronger community of interest among government,...

Space organizations create National Alliance.(Newslink)
April 1, 2004... Four leading space organizations--the National Space Society, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA), the Space Foundation, and the Washington Space Business Roundtable--created the National Space and Satellite Alliance (NSSA). NSSA...

Swiss LandArte project enlists aerial imaging systems.(Newslink)
April 1, 2004... Massive, colorful artworks dotted the fields of Switzerland's Rhine Valley in 2003. In celebration of the bicentennial anniversary of the Swiss canton of St. Gallen, artists created 13 crop images using a variety of geotechnology. ...

Esri, Redlands, Calif.(Online Update)
April 1, 2004... http://www.esri.com ESRI Virtual Campus introduced Solving Disaster Management Problems Using ArcGIS, a new course designed for publicsector and risk-management professionals and others interested in applying GIS technology to disaster...

Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions, Huntsville, Ala.(Online Update)
April 1, 2004... http://imgs.intergraph.com Intergraph introduced a new online geospatial infrastructure management solutions demo designed for public-works professionals. The demo addresses crisis situations and what can be done to resolve infrastructure...

Mapmart, Englewood, Colo.(Online Update)
April 1, 2004... http://www.mapmart.com MapMart partnered with Easy Analytic Software to provide demographic data via the Web. Data for selected areas can be purchased and downloaded in popular GIS formats and mapping projections to overlay with existing...

Ness Technologies, Bratislava, the Slovak Republic.(Online Update)
April 1, 2004... http://www.ness.com A project from the Geodetic and Cartographic Institute (implemented via Ness Technologies) allows public access to land-registry information via the Internet. The information will be accessible through a digital map or...

Global Change Master Directory.(Internet Resource of the Month)
April 1, 2004... http://globalchange.nasa.gov or http://gcmd.nasa.gov Using NASA's Global Change Master Directory (GCMD), students, scientists, teachers, reporters and the scientifically curious can locate earth science data easier and faster than before....

AirPhotoUSA, Phoenix.(People Link)
April 1, 2004... http://www.airphotousa.com Lynn Hand joined AirPhotoUSA as director of product management. Acting as liaison between internal operations and customers, Hand's role will be to advance operational systems that facilitate growth while...

Berryman & Henigar, San Diego.(People Link)
April 1, 2004... http://www.bhiinc.com Daniel A. York was appointed manager of municipal services.

Cadcorp, Stevenage, United Kingdom.(People Link)
April 1, 2004... http://www.cadcorp.com Cadcorp promoted Steve Cox to customer-services manager and Adam Fox to team leader, responsible for coordinating presales technical activity. In addition, Campbell Brown joined the Cadcorp presales team, Julian...

GiveMePower Corp., Calgary, Alberta, Canada.(People Link)
April 1, 2004... http://www.givemepower.com Doug Medley joined the GiveMePower management team as a regional sales manager, spearheading a growth campaign in the southeastern United States.

Hitachi Software Global Technology Ltd. (HSGT), Westminster, Colo.(People Link)
April 1, 2004... http://www.hsgt.com HSGT appointed Yue Xi Savage as its new project engineer, responsible for Any*GIS project implementation and product development for utility and government applications.

i-cubed, Fort Collins, Colo.(People Link)
April 1, 2004... http://www.i3.com As head of i-cubed's new Technical Sales Support Group, Tayin Hippeli will provide information and material required to complete requests for quotes and proposals. Justin Doucette will serve as a project manager,...

Maporama International, Paris.(People Link)
April 1, 2004... http://www.maporama.com Maporama added Sydney Drahy as a new investor and company chairman. Dominique Grillet now is CEO and will be working with Laurent Vermot-Gauchy, chief operating officer and company founder.

Ordnance Survey, Southampton, United Kingdom.(People Link)
April 1, 2004... http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Hugh Buchanan, Ordnance Survey's external relations manager for Scotland, was appointed honorary secretary of the Association of Geographic Information.

Positive Systems, Whitefish, Mont.(People Link)
April 1, 2004... http://www.possys.com Positive System's Cody Benkelman, principal engineer, eamed Mapping Scientist, Remote Sensing Certification from the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.

Tadpole-Cartesia Inc., Carlsbad, Calif.(People Link)
April 1, 2004... http://www.tadpolecartesia.com Tadpole-Cartesia appointed Anthony D. Palizzi business development manager for its geographic data delivery and management business within North America.

Vertical Mapping Resources Inc. (VMR), Scottsdale, Ariz.(People Link)
April 1, 2004... http://www.verticalmapping.com VMR named Bret Okraski director of consulting and development.

Woolpert LLP, Atlanta.(People Link)
April 1, 2004... http://www.woolpert.com David A. Wilkins joined Woolpert's Atlanta office as a senior project manager, responsible for supervising projects and providing expertise in photogrammetry as well as geodesy, boundary, hydrography, topography,...

Sanborn appoints vice presidents.
April 1, 2004... Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Sanborn hired Melinda Brown and William Aymard as vice presidents. Brown, vice president of marketing, will be responsible for developing and managing the company's overall marketing strategies and programs, and...

Remote-sensing bill moving through House.(Government Connection)
April 1, 2004... The House Science Committee approved a bill that would authorize $75 million over five years for a new NASA program to encourage the use of geospatial and remote-sensing data by state, local and tribal governments. The bill would establish a...

Consortium shows GIS link to homeland security.(Government Connection)
April 1, 2004... At a congressional breakfast held earlier in 2004, members of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) highlighted seven key research areas that may be valuable in the area of homeland security. Programs...

United Nations welcomes interoperable GIS.(Government Connection)
April 1, 2004... When it comes to civic applications, the need for interoperable GIS technology extends beyond the levels of government within the United States. Interoperability is becoming an international issue, and the United Nations isn't immune to the...

Intergraph prepares for GeoSpatial World 2004.(Conference Connection)
April 1, 2004... The Fourth Annual Intergraph GeoSpatial Users Community International Training and Management Conference (GeoSpatial World 2004) provides a forum for training, networking and sharing industry insight to further the application of geospatial...

ASPRS celebrates 70th anniversary.(Conference Connection)
April 1, 2004... The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), Bethesda, Md., celebrates its 70th anniversary at the 2004 Annual ASPRS Conference to be held May 23-28, 2004, in Denver. This year's event, "Mountains of Data--Peak...

Interoperability emphasized at GSDI Conference.(Conference Connection)
April 1, 2004... The Seventh Annual Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Conference (GSDI-7) was held Feb. 6, 2004, in Bangalore, India. The event brought together professionals who represented national and local government organizations; mapping and cartography...

Options seem endless when reclassifying maps.(Beyond Mapping)
April 1, 2004... Last month's "Beyond Mapping" column described a "map-ematical" framework for GIS modeling. In the discussion, four fundamental classes of analytical operations were identified: Reclassify, Overlay, Distance and Neighbors. Reclassify...

Everyone benefits from GIS and enterprise integration.(Open GIS Connection)
April 1, 2004... What does "spatially enabling the enterprise" mean for GIS users and remote-sensing experts working in university, government or non-governmental organization (NGO) settings? The language of Web-based computing (and Web-based geoprocessing) is...

Rethinking GIS and [homeland] security.(Critical GIS)
April 1, 2004... "The war against Iraq in 1990-91 was the first full-scale GIS war." --Neil Smith, 1992 Smith's now (in)famous statement was the opening line of an article examining the links between GIS and war--specifically in the first Gulf War....

US route GIS: a consensus method finds preferred routing.(Site Selection)(Cover Story)
April 1, 2004... Determining the best route through an area is one of the oldest spatial problems. Meandering animal tracks evolved into a wagon trail that became a small road and ultimately a superhighway. Although this empirical metamorphosis has historical...

Oracle 10g: a brave new (spatial) world.(Industry Trends)
April 1, 2004... Oracle began shipping the latest release of its database software, 10g, in mid-February 2004. Although Oracle is correctly touting its new manageability and GRID capabilities, it also has some significant new spatial capabilities. The following...

ROADIS shines: Japan creates a cooperative enterprise GIS deployment.(Infrastructure Protection)
April 1, 2004... Japan's ROad ADministration Information System (ROADIS) was formed in 1986 after a destructive gas explosion in a major city. Its charter is to centrally oversee the locations of on-ground and below-ground critical infrastructure and...

Computers get fit for fieldwork.(Hardware Showcase)
April 1, 2004... Laptops and Tablet PCs are gaining on workstations due to portability and nearly equal performance. When these devices are "ruggedized" to meet military specifications, users have a compelling solution for bringing work to the field. With the...

Dakota Worldwide Inc., Minneapous.(Data)
April 1, 2004... http://www.dakotaww.com Dakota Worldwide introduced updated 2000 census data with two new fields: Expected Value Index determines if recent growth is on the upswing, and Demand Score is similar to an occupancy rate that looks at the status...

Geolytics, East Brunswick, N.J.(Data)
April 1, 2004... http://www.census-data.net Geolytics introduced CensusCD 1990 Long Form in 2000 Boundaries in which users can run 1990 data as if the 2000 boundaries existed. There also are estimates for 2003 and 2008 that conform to the same geographic...

NOAA Coastal Services Center, Charleston, S.C.(Data)
April 1, 2004... http://www.csc.noaa.gov The NOAA Coastal Services Center developed land-cover and change data for the coastal zone of California, providing resource managers, land planners and other researchers with information about the state's coastal...

Sanborn, Colorado Springs, Colo.(Data)
April 1, 2004... http://www.sanborn.com Sanborn released CitySets in computeraided design format. A digital dataset of central business districts and select commercial areas, CitySets is available for 27 major U.S. cities.

Space Imaging, Denver.(Data)
April 1, 2004... http://www.spaceimaging.com Space Imaging released the Top 10 images taken from its IKONOS satellite during 2003. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

ACRT Inc., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.acrtinc.com ACRT developed the third generation of its Tree Manager for Windows and Green Resource Manager GIS software for urban forest management, invasive plant mapping, remediation and other applications.

Corporate Montage, Perth, Australia.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.corporatemontage.com.au Corporate Montage released MAPscript 4.2, an enterprise publishing and plotting solution for output of computer-aided design drawings, mapping publications, engineering documents, Microsoft Windows...

CubeWerx, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.cubewerx.com CubeWerx released software extensions that allow ESRI ArcGIS 8 and MapInfo Professional 7 GIS desktop users to lever-age the capabilities of OGC-compliant Web Map Servers. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Electric Vine Inc., Somerset, N.J.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.electricvine.com Electric Vine released Bullseye Pipeline software for automatically updating postal data for geographical applications.

ESRI, Redlands, Calif.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.esri.com ESRI released ArcGIS Business Analyst, which combines ESRI's GIS technology with business, demographic and consumer household data; and BusinessMAP for sales and marketing professionals, which is intended to transform...

Geo-3D Inc., Montreal.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.geo-3d.com Geo-3D released Trident-3D Analyst version 2.1, which includes the following features: GIS layer relations; an "IMAGE_NAME" field implemented in DBF georeferenced file format; an auxiliary data window to associate...

Geodan Mobile Solutions, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.geodan.nl/uk Geodan Mobile Solutions introduced Movida, an integrated toolbox for mobile location services. Movida locates positions of mobile phones for telecom operators, provides Global Positioning System location...

MapInfo, Troy, N.Y.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.mapinfo.com MapInfo released MapInfo MapXtreme Java Edition version 4.7, a Java server product that integrates mapping functionality into Web-based applications. Version 4.7 supports the OGC Web Mapping Service specification...

PCI Geomatics, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.pcigeomatics.com PCI Geomatics released Geomatica 9 version 9.1. Improvements include processing performance enhancements; stronger spatial overlay capabilities; additions to the online help; and, for the Geomatica 9 Software...

SRC LLC, Orange, Calif.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.extendthereach.com SRC released Geonetx, which performs spatial interaction models that solve a variety of location-allocation problems. The software relies on techniques for gravity model creation, and the process can be...

Stora Enso, Vantaa, Finland.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.storaenso.com Stora Enso released EnsoMOSAIC 5.0 software for aerial image orthorectification. The software automatically ties large image sets together using search and correlation algorithms. New features include support for...

TatukGIS, Gdynia, Poland.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.tatukgis.com TatukGIS released version 1.0 of its free GIS Viewer product, which is available on its Web site. GIS Viewer is compatible with most raster and vector data formats and features a variety of functionality. ...

Telcontar, San Jose, Calif.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.telcontar.com Telcontar released Drill Down Server 3.1, which provides flexible spatial, geocoding and routing for navigation, fleet tracking, trip planning, real-time traffic information, emergency roadside assistance and...

Visual Learning Systems Inc. (VLS), Missoula, Mont.(Software)
April 1, 2004... http://www.featureanalyst.com VLS released Feature Analyst 3.3 for ESRI's ArcGIS and ERDAS IMAGINE software. Enhancements include improvements in speed and accuracy for geospatial feature extraction; advanced clutter removal techniques...

Leica Geosystems, Heerbrugg, Swtizerland.(Hardware)
April 1, 2004... http://gis.leica-geosystems.com Leica Geosystems improved its ALS50 Airborne Laser Scanner to allow data capture at pulse rates up to 83 kHz. The release features improvements such as four range returns, simplified operation and improved...

Trimble Navigation, Sunnyvale, Calif.(Hardware)
April 1, 2004... http://www.trimble.com Trimble introduced its TrimTrac locator for consumer-oriented automotive applications. TrimTrac allows location-based service providers and system integrators to provide personal vehicle-monitoring services to a...

Tripod Data Systems (TDS), Corvallis, Ore.(Hardware)
April 1, 2004... http://www.tdsway.com TDS, U.S. distributor for Nikon total stations, introduced performance enhancements to Nikon NPL-302 pulse laser stations, offering a more stable initial measurement speed and continuous measurements up to 36 percent...

AND Products B.V., Rotterdam, the Netherlands.(Miscellaneous)
April 1, 2004... http://www.and.com Building on XML technologies, AND Products developed Streetguide in corporation with Vodafone. Streetguide automatically plots the location of mobile phone owners on a map and is available on the Vodafone live! platform....

Autodesk Inc., San Rafael, Calif.(Miscellaneous)
April 1, 2004... http://www.autodesk.com Autodesk introduced iMove Spherical Video technology as part of the Autodesk Emergency Response Solution program. iMove allows users to see and sense activity in every direction simultaneously. Users such as fire,...

Gate5 AG, Munich.(Miscellaneous)
April 1, 2004... http://www.gate5.de/english Fodors and Gate5 introduced iFodors, which allows travelers to access destination information on personal digital assistants. After a one-time download, travelers can find and read Fodors listings for...

Linkspoint, Norwalk, Conn.(Miscellaneous)
April 1, 2004... http://www.linkspoint.com LinksPoint and Pharos Science & Applications Inc. released a package including Pharos Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and LinksPoint StarCaddy software targeted at the golf market. StarCaddy software for...

Pharos Science & Applications Inc., Torrance, Calif.(Miscellaneous)
April 1, 2004... http://www.pharosgps.com Pharos Science's Smart Navigator now uses Tele Atlas' turn-by-turn map data, which link nearly 350,000 traffic reporting locations to Smart Navigator's map database to enable more-precise traffic incident and flow...

TomTom, Concord, Mass.(Miscellaneous)
April 1, 2004... http://www.tomtom.com TomTom introduced TomTom Navigator USA for Palm, a digitized roadmap system that works in conjunction with TomTom Global Positioning System receivers, providing a navigation tool for business and leisure travelers....

Vaman Technologies LTD., Mumbai, India.(Miscellaneous)
April 1, 2004... http://www.vaman.net Vaman Technologies introduced Vaman DataServer data management technology, which is focused on helping users optimize information technology resources and overcome unnecessary dependencies on diverse technologies.

Aether Systems Inc., Owings Mills, MD.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.aethersystems.com Western Distributing Transportation Corp. will convert its fleet to MobileMax, Aether Systems' multi-mode wireless communications and tracking solution. To submit information for "Product News" and...

The Asset Group (TAG), Broomfield, Colo.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.tag-theassetgroup.com TAG completed Phase I and the beginning of Phase II of a GIS program for the Cleveland Department of Utilities. TAG is providing citywide GIS services for the department's Division of Water.

Atlantis Scientific Inc. (ASI), Ottawa.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.atlantis-scientific.com ASI won a contract from the Canadian Space Agency to develop a polarimetry workstation. The contract was awarded under the Earth Observation Applications Development Program, which is designed to...

@Road, Fremont, Calif.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.road.com Frost & Sullivan named @Road GeoManager the 2004 Mobile Communications Product of the Year at the Excellence in Information and Communications Technologies Awards Banquet. GeoManager integrates wireless communications,...

Blue Marble Geographics, Gardiner, Maine.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.bluemarblegeo.com Blue Marble Geographics will provide its GeoCalc software development kit within ballistic targeting applications developed by LogicaCMG to provide grid system support within specialized military software...

Cadcorp, Stevenage, United Kingdom.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.cadcorp.com Cadcorp received six OpenGIS compliance certificates. Three Cadcorp software products--Cadcorp SIS Map Server, Cadcorp SIS Active Server Component and Cadcorp GeognoSIS.NET--were submitted for compliance testing...

Civil Solutions, Hammonton, N.J.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.civilsolutions.biz New Jersey awarded Civil Solutions a state contract for GIS data conversion services, part of a multiple line-item contract aimed at simplifying the process for acquiring GIS services by state agencies,...

DigitalGlobe, Longmont, Colo.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.digitalglobe.com DigitalGlobe agreed with Native Communities Development Corp. (NCDC) to provide high-resolution satellite imagery for integration with NCDC's remote-sensing, GIS and mapping technologies to provide wildfire...

DMTI Spatial, Markham, Ontario, Canada.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.dmtispatial.com DMTI Spatial will supply its map data to Perly's Maps for its Canada Road Atlas and a specialty version, Canada Ride Guide, which was created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Harley Davidson motorcycles.

Ecology and Environment Inc., Lancaster, N.Y.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.ene.com Ecology and Environment won a contract from the Erie County Water Authority to provide GIS services and support from infrastructure development to training. The contract value is $300,000 for two years with an available...

ESRI, Redlands, Calif.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.esri.com ESRI was principal editor of the OpenGIS Location Services (OpenLS) specification, which was key to the approval of the public release of OpenLS version 1.0; ESRI joined a group of international corporations supporting...

The Forest Technology Group (FTG), Charleston, S.C.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.ftgrp.com FTG, a wholly owned subsidiary of MeadWestvaco, will focus on its core business of Web-based forest management information systems and phase out its natural-resources consulting services. The announcement is consistent...

Geodan Mobile Solutions Amsterdam, the Netherlands.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.geodan.nl/uk Geodan Mobile Solutions and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Nederland B.V. are cooperating to offer location-based mobile communication services in the business-to-business market.

GeoDecisions, Harrisburg, PA.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.geodecisions.com GeoDecisions won from the state of New Jersey a GIS services contract that will enable state, county and municipal government agencies to contract directly with GeoDecisions for GIS data conversion and desktop...

GPSi LLC, Pontiac, Mich.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.guidepointsystems.com GPSi closed a round of financing that consisted of private equity and an expanded credit facility with Comerica Bank.

Haestad Methods, Waterbury, Conn.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.haestad.com Quebec selected Haestad Methods' French versions of WaterCAD and the Darwin Calibrator and Designer modules to support the redevelopment and management of the city's newly configured water-supply system.

Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions, Huntsville, Ala.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.intergraph.com/gis The Public Works Department of the city of Redmond, Wash., chose Intergraph's Geospatial Resource Management solutions to improve delivery of its public services; E.ON Bayern AG chose Intergraph's G/Net as the...

Itron Inc., Spokane, Wash.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.itron.com Central Valley Electric Cooperative and Carroll Electric Membership Corp. will implement Itron's Origin GIS software to more effectively manage facility and asset data.

Kinetic Solutions, St. Louis.(Business News)
April 1, 2004... http://www.kineticsolutions.net Kinetic Solutions completed its Web-based GIS for mapping the location of parolees and probationers in the city of St. Louis and surrounding areas, including Madison County and the city of Alton in Illinois....