GEO World articles from August 2002

GEO World archives from August 2002

Web services have arrived! (Position).
August 1, 2002... A lot of press has been devoted to Web services lately, and it's for good reason. This development promises a profound change in how software applications are developed and used. Web services are applications that combine data and computation...

NOAA method warns of heat waves. (NewsLink).
August 1, 2002... On June 21, 2002, the official start of summer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) introduced a new, Web-based technique to warn citizens across the United States of advancing heat waves up...

Visualization tool maps recent fires. (NewsLink).(Research Systems' Interactive Data Language)
August 1, 2002... Researchers are using a cross-platform data analysis and visualization tool to help map incidents of global change such as the recent forest fire that spread throughout Colorado. Arizona New Mexico and western Canada this summer (also see...

Satellite imagery makes Hollywood magic. (NewsLink).(in "The Sum of All Fears")
August 1, 2002... Movies often push the truth when depicting scenes of advanced technology. However, "The Sum of All Fears," which opened May 31, 2002, is the first film to use and properly portray high-resolution satellite imagery that has only recently been...

Four-Dimensional systems improve meteorological support. (NewsLink).(National Center for Atmospheric Research's 4DWX system)
August 1, 2002... The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) ranges require many weather products to satisfy needs related to test planning range operations, range safety and environmental compliance. Now many of ATEC's needs are being met with...

ABACO SRL. (Online Update).
August 1, 2002... ABACO SRL, Mantova, Italy. http://www.abacogroup.com ABACO announced that 30-day trial versions of its DbCAD dev 1.6 and DbGIS dev 1.6. products now are available for download via the company's Web site.

Cartography Associates Inc. (Online Update).
August 1, 2002... Cartography Associates Inc., San Francisco. http:/www.davidrumsey.com Cartography Associates announced that the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences selected the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection Web site as the winner...

Digital Data Services Inc. (DDS). (Online Update).(map of the Colorado Hayman Fire)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Digital Data Services Inc. (DDS), Lakewood, Colo. http://www.usgsquads.com /downloads/maps/hayman.pdf DDS released via its Web site a detailed map of the Colorado Hayman Fire, which burned more than 135,000 acres and is billed as the...

Earth Resource Mapping. (Online Update).(I-Wizard)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Earth Resource Mapping, San Diego. http://www.ermapper.com/downloads Earth Resource Mapping released via its Web site freely downloadable versions of the I-Wizard, which allows users to seamlessly integrate Image Web Server imagery in...

ESRI Inc. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ESRI Inc., Redlands, Calif. http://www.geographynetwork.com ESRI expanded the collection of georeferenced data available via its Geography Network to include Federal Emergency Management Agency flood data as well as additional...

Gisbid.com. (Online Update).
August 1, 2002... Gisbid.com, Huntsville, Ala. http://www.GISbid.com Gisbid.com established an office in Adelaide, Australia, enabling the company to expand its project-list coverage area to the Asia-Pacific region. Also, the company announced its...

Internet resource of the month. (NetLink).
August 1, 2002... THE UNITED NATIONS ATLAS OF THE OCEANS http://www.oceansatlas.org To focus attention on the failing health of the world's oceans the United Nations (UN) marked World Environment Day (June 5) with the launch of a Web-based global marine...

Laser-Scan Inc. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Laser-Scan Inc., Sterling, VA. http://www.radius.laser-scan.com Laser-Scan launched the Radius Topology Web site, which offers a variety of content related to the company's Radius Topology advanced spatial-processing environment,...

Maptech. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Maptech, Amesbury, Mass. http://www.maptech.com Maptech now offers to visitors of its Web site a free topographic map or marine chart, which can be printed out or e-mailed to others.

Navigation Technologies Corp. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Navigation Technologies Corp., Chicago. http:/www.navtech.com BellSouth RealPages.com (http://RealPages.com), a leading online yellow-page provider, will incorporate Navigation Technologies' NAVTECH digital map data into its Web site,...

Ordnance Survey. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Ordnance Survey, Southampton, UK. http://www.gps.gov.uk Ordnance Survey launched via its Global Positioning System (GPS) Web site a free coordinate transformation service that links GPS coordinates to Britain's map system, the OSGB36...

R.A. Smith & Associates Inc. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... R.A. Smith & Associates Inc., Brookfield, Wis. http://www.successgis.com R.A. Smith & Associates launched the "SuccessGIS" Web site, which guides beginning and advanced GIS users through a four-step approach to implementing a...

AERO-METRIC Inc. (People Link).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... AERO-METRIC Inc., Sheboygan, Wis. http://www.aerometric.com AERO-METRIC hired Wayne Baird as Photogrammetric Department manager, responsible for aerotriangulation, stereo compilation and digital orthophoto production activities.

AGRA Baymont Inc. (People Link).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... AGRA Baymont Inc., Clearwater, Fla. http://www.baymont.com AGRA Baymont created market-focused divisions led by Ted Grillo, vice president/general manager of the business division; Keith Patterson, vice president/general manager of the...

American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). (People Link).
August 1, 2002... American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), Bethesda, Md. http://www.asprs.org ASPRS elected its officers for 2002, including Russell G. Congalton as vice president, Terrence J. Keating as president and Donald T....

Anderson & Associates Inc. (People Link).(James Martin )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Anderson & Associates Inc., Blacksburg, Va. http://www.andassoc.com Anderson & Associates hired James Martin as GIS manager, responsible for GIS development for the firm's six offices.

Axiom Navigation Inc. (People Link).(Mark Luffingham )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Axiom Navigation Inc., Costa Mesa, Calif. http://www.axiomnav.com Axiom Navigation named Mark Luffingham European sales director, responsible for developing strategic business initiatives and expanding the company's presence in the...

Berryman & Henigar Inc. (People Link).(Robert H. Campbell, George W. Dixon)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Berryman & Henigar Inc., San Diego. http://www.bhiinc.com Berryman & Henigar hired to its Community Development Division Robert H. Campbell as chief financial officer and George W. Dixon as building safety manager.

CompassCom Inc. (People Link).(Montie Carr, Craig Snapp)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... CompassCom Inc., Centennial, Colo. http://www.compasscom.com CompassCom Inc. created and filled two executive positions to expand its software into asset tracking and location-based service markets in support of Homeland Security and...

DMTI Spatial Inc. (People Link).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... DMTI Spatial Inc., Markham, Ontario, Canada. http://dmtispatial.com DMTI Spatial presented its third annual award for "Best Analytical Major Project in Business Geographics" to Bryan McIntosh of Nova Scotia Community College.

Eastman Kodak Co. (People Link).(Bruce A. Wald)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y. http://www.kodak.com/go/globalimaging Kodak's Commercial & Government Systems (C&GS) unit appointed Bruce A. Wald general manager of Image Information Solutions (which includes Research Systems Inc.,...

EMA Inc. (People Link).(Roopchan Lutchman, Craig Yokopenic)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... EMA Inc., St. Paul, Minn. http://www.ema-inc.com EMA promoted Roopchan Lutchman and Craig Yokopenic to vice presidents.

GeoDecisions. (People Link).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... GeoDecisions, Harrisburg, Pa. http://www.geodecisions.com GeoDecisions named Donald J. Cole vice president of local government solutions, Connie L. Gurchiek vice president of transportation, Anthony J. Pietropola vice president of...

InfoNetrix. (People Link).(Chris Harlow, M.L. Chan)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... InfoNetrix, Sacramento, Calif. http://www.infonetrix.com InfoNetrix hired M.L. Chan of ML Consulting Group as a market research analyst. The company also selected Chris Harlow of Advanced Information Management Group to conduct the...

InfoTech Enterprises Europe. (People Link).(Nick Gordon)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... InfoTech Enterprises Europe, London. http://www. infotech-europe.com InfoTech Enterprises Europe appointed Nick Gordon European Sales and Marketing director.

Intergraph Corp. (People Link).(Intergraph GeoSpatial Users Community gives awards)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Intergraph Corp., Huntsville, Ala. http://www.intergraph.com Intergraph's Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions division and the Intergraph GeoSpatial Users Community announced the recipients of its first annual International Awards for...

ISTAR Americas Inc. (People Link).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ISTAR Americas Inc., Hemdon, Va. http://www.istar.com ISTAR Americas hired Erik Anderson as senior accounts manager, responsible for developing new accounts in the U.S. Midwest region, and Sara Johnson as applications/sales support...

James W. Sewall Co. (People Link).(Robert M. Anderson )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... James W. Sewall Co., Old Town, Maine. http://www.jws.com James W. Sewall hired Robert M. Anderson as project manager.

Kinetic Solutions LLC. (People Link).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Kinetic Solutions LLC, St. Louis, Mo. http://www.kineticsolutions.net Kinetic Solutions named Rondi Hosking Finance and Administration vice president.

Leica Geosystems Inc. (People Link).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Leica Geosystems Inc., Heerbrugg, Switzerland. http://www.leica-geosystems.com Leica Geosystems reorganized its North American operations into regions and appointed to each region a Leica Geosystems vice president who will be...

Lizardtech Inc. (People Link).(Karen Morley )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... LizardTech Inc., Seattle. http://www.lizardtech.com LizardTech appointed Karen Morley director of product management, Geospatial Imaging, responsible for guiding the market specifications and "productization" of LizardTech's geospatial...

Open GIS Consortium Inc. (OGC). (People Link).(awards Galdos Systems' Ron Lake)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Open GIS Consortium Inc. (OGC), Wayland, Mass. http://www.opengis.org OGC presented Ron Lake, Galdos Systems Inc.'s president and CEO, with its fourth annual Kenneth G. Gardels Award for his "outstanding contribution to advance OGC's...

Woodard & Curran. (People Link).(hires Ted Chapin)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Woodard & Curran, Portland, Maine. http://www.woodardcurran.com Woodard & Curran hired Ted Chapin as a GIS project developer, responsible for providing support to the company's municipal and industrial business centers.

OGC spotlights hazard mapping, critical infrastructure. (Government Connection).(Open GIS Consortium, Federal Emergency Management Agency)
August 1, 2002... Wayland, Mass.-based Open GIS Consortium Inc. (OGC) and its industry partners have been working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop a technology framework for sharing geographic data related to natural hazards. ...

Agencies focus on fire data amid crisis. (Government Connection).
August 1, 2002... Although federal, state and local workers have labored around the clock to fight a series of vicious wildfires this summer, agencies have made an effort to share fire data with one another an the public. The vast amount of data posted by...

BLM makes Land Survey data more open. (Government Connection).
August 1, 2002... In April 2002, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) launched a new centralized Land Survey Information (LSI) Web site to provide users with geographic information from the agency's Geographic Coordinate Data...

NASA awards grants to study ocean planet. (Government Connection).
August 1, 2002... On June 17, 2002, in response to a NASA research announcement, the agency awarded 72 grants to study Earth's oceans and ice that will increase the understanding of Earth's climate system and improve our ability to model climate change. The...

New approaches help Intergraph weather economic doldrums. (Conference Connection).(the company's GeoSpatial World 2002)
August 1, 2002... A leaner and more focused Intergraph Corp. offered a corporate status report and unveiled a variety of products at its second annual GeoSpatial World event held June 8-12, 2002, in Atlanta. Sponsored by the Huntsville, Ala.-based company's...

Middle East, African GIS users to gather in October. (Conference Connection).(ESRI's Sixth Annual Middle East and Africa User Conference, Oct 8-10, 2002)
August 1, 2002... Redlands, Calif.-based ESRI Inc.'s Sixth Annual Middle East and Africa (MEA) User Conference will be held Oct. 8-10, 2002, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Hosted by GISTEC, the longtime distributor of ESRI software in the UAE, the...

Interdisciplinary "GIScience" meeting slated for September. (Conference Connection).
August 1, 2002... More than 300 scientists from academia, industry and government are expected to attend the Second International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2002) to be held Sept. 25-28, 2002, in Boulder, Cob. The event, a...

Maps are numbers first, pictures later. (Beyond Mapping).
August 1, 2002... Historically, maps involved "precise placement of physical features for navigation." More recently, however, map analysis has become an important ingredient in how we perceive spatial relationships and form decisions. Understanding that a...

Can GIS help reverse the decline in boys' grade-school performance? (Edge Nodes).
August 1, 2002... Recent research suggests that girls outperform boys in grade school. It also has been suggested that GIS can help the boys' cause. Can this be true? To prove that GIS can help boys' grade-school performance, it's necessary to show the...

Mobile GIS demands rugged, GPS-equipped devices. (Mobile GIS).
August 1, 2002... Software developers have embraced mobile GIS in a major way. They listened to GIS users who had become accustomed to taking other business applications on the road--thanks to personal data assistants (PDAs)--and wanted to do the same with GIS....

CITE creates an interoperability "seal of approval". (Open GIS Connection).(Open GIS Consortium's Conformance and Interoperability Test and Evaluation Initiative)
August 1, 2002... Migrating from a legacy "island of geoprocessing" to an interoperating node on the "Spatial Web" of online geospatial information sources can begin with a Web Map Server. And thanks to server software vendors' adherence to the Open GIS...

Oil-sands castles: capturing environmental impact. (Environmental Assessment).
August 1, 2002... OIL SANDS, ALSO KNOWN AS BITUMEN OR TAR SANDS, ARE NATURALLY OCCURRING MIXTURES OF BITUMEN, WATER, SAND AND CLAY. ATYPICAL SAMPLE OF OIL-SAND MATERIAL MIGHT CONTAIN ON AVERAGE 12 PERCENT BITUMEN, WHICH IS DEFINED AS A HEAVY, VISCOUS FORM OF OIL...

Open source GIS fights the three-horned monster. (Technology Trends).(Good, cheap and quick software)
August 1, 2002... THEY SAY YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SOFTWARE GOOD, cheap or soon, but you can't have all three. Information technology (IT) project managers have assumed since the dawn of microchips that any improvement in one measure of software quality must...

A safety ".NET": GIS web services aid homeland security. (Internet-based GIS).
August 1, 2002... LOCATION INFORMATION THAT'S EASILY ACCESSED in real time and capable of being shared among users is essential to those responsible for tasks such as the homeland security mission. Such tasks won't be achieved without the real-time ability to...

Shop the GeoStor! one stop meets all your Geospatial needs. (Data Sources).
August 1, 2002... ARKANSAS' GEOSTOR SYSTEM, PUBLICLY accessible since January 2001, is the nation's first statewide, seamless, enterprise-class geospatial information system. It currently holds more than two terabytes of vector, image and grid data in an Oracle...

Enhance shaded relief with satellite imagery. (Remote Sensing).
August 1, 2002... ALTHOUGH RELIEF OFTEN IS ALL YOU NEED TO know about an area, there are times when it's helpful to see the agricultural land-use patterns and other land-cover features. But how can such details be observed in a standard relief image? New...

Delorme. (Data).(XMap Handheld Street Atlas USA Edition)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Delorme, Yarmouth, Maine. http://www.delorme.com DeLorme released XMap Handheld Street Atlas USA Edition, which allows users to import detailed, up-to-date street-level maps and directions to Pocket PC or Palm OS hand-held devices. An...

DMTI Spatial Inc. (Data).(CanMap Streetfiles 6.1 and CanMap RouteLogistics 6.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... DMTI Spatial Inc., Markham, Ontario, Canada. http://www.dmtispatial.com DMTI Spatial released CanMap Streetfiles version 6.1, which contains topographic and geographic features for 157 major Canadian urban areas, addressed street...

Easy Analytic Software Inc. (EASI). (Data).(The Right Site--2002, a Census 2000-based demographic analysis package)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Easy Analytic Software Inc. (EASI), Bellmawr, N.J. http://www.easidemographics.com EASI released The Right Site--2002, a Census 2000-based demographic analysis package that offers unlimited ring studies, dominant profiles (clusters),...

GeoLytics Inc. (Data).(CensusCD 2000 Long Form Profile)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... GeoLytics Inc., East Brunswick, N.J. http://www.geolytics.com GeoLytics introduced CensusCD 2000 Long Form Profile, which includes a sampling of information for 420 variables (e.g., educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry,...

LeadDog Consulting. (Data).(Mexico Postcode Geocoding Data)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... LeadDog Consulting, Anchorage, Alaska. http://www.goleaddog.com LeadDog Consulting released Mexico Postcode Geocoding Data, which is billed as the first nationwide geocoding dataset to offer detailed coverage of Mexico City. Designed...

Autodesk Inc. (Software).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Autodesk Inc., San Rafael, Calif. http://www.autodesk.com. Autodesk announced that Autodesk MapGuide now is certified to support Oracle Corp.'s Oracle9i Application Server, which will help enterprises create custom Java applications to...

Avenza Systems Inc. (Software).(MAPublisher 5.0 for Adobe Illustrator)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Avenza Systems Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. http://www.avenza.com Avenza Systems released MAPublisher version 5.0 for Adobe Illustrator, which allows users to produce cartographic-quality maps from GIS data. New features include...

Blue Marble Georgraphics. (Software).(TIGER to Shapfiles and TIGER to MIF)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Blue Marble Georgraphics, Gardiner, Maine. http://www.bluemarblegeo.com Blue Marble Geographics released version 6.0 of its TIGER to Shapfiles (TGR2SHP) and TIGER to MIF (TGR2MIF) translators, which are part of the company's TIGER/Line...

CARIS, Fredericton. (Software).(CARIS HOM AML)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... CARIS, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. http://www.caris.com CARIS released CARIS HOM AML, which contains specialized tools to create, edit and manage Additional Military Layer (AML) datasets in the IHO S-57 format, the...

CompassCom Inc. (Software).(CompassTrac Mobile automatic vehicle-location product)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... CompassCom Inc., Centennial, Colo. http://www.compasscom.com CompassCom introduced CompassTrac Mobile, an automatic vehicle-location product that tracks and displays the location and status of vehicles in multiple fleets on one...

DeLorme. (Software).(GeoSpider 3-D Network Adjustment program)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... DeLorme, Yarmouth, Maine. http://www.detorme.com DeLorme released GeoSpider, a 3-D Network Adjustment program that allows surveyors and engineers to verify the accuracy of terrestrial and Global Positioning System networks, enabling...

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (Software).(Fleetwise Monitor)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... Descartes Systems Group Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. http://www.descartes.com The Descartes Systems Group released Fleetwise Monitor, a browser-based routing and scheduling application that's designed to provide customer service...

DMTI Spatial Inc. (Software).(GeoPinpoint version 3.2 multiplatform geocoding and address management product)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... DMTI Spatial Inc., Markham, Ontario, Canada. http://www.dmtispatial.com DMTI Spatial released GeoPinpoint version 3.2, a multiplatform geocoding and address management product that attaches X and Y coordinates to facility, customer or...

eSpatial Inc. (Software).(iSmart)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... eSpatial Inc., Lisle, Ill. http://www.espatial.com eSpatial announced the availability of the iSmart product package, a topology-enabled deployment and development environment for spatial business applications on Oracle Corp.'s...

ESRI Inc. (Software).(ArcView 3.3)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ESRI Inc., Redlands, Calif. http://www.esri.com ESRI released ArcView version 3.3, a desktop mapping and GIS tool that allows users to manage, display, query and analyze spatial information. Enhancements include updates to the...

ESRI Canada. (Software).(ArcGIS 8.2, ArclMS 4.0, ArcPad 6.0, ArcPad Application Builder 6.0)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ESRI Canada, Toronto. http://www.esricanada.com ESRI Canada announced that newly released ArcGIS version 8.2, ArclMS version 4.0, and ArcPad and ArcPad Application Builder versions 6.0 now are available in Canada.

gate5 AG. (Software).(People Finder)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... gate5 AG, Berlin. http://www.gate5.de gate5 introduced People Finder, which allows users of the most recent generation of mobile devices (e.g., Java phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), etc.) to determine if friends are nearby...

Geovue. (Software).(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Geovue, Boston. http://www.geovue.com geoVue released interVue, a "real-time" customer intercept/survey and analysis product. Developed in conjunction with Allied Domecq QSR (parent company for Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins and TOGOs...

IDELIX Software Inc. (Software).(Pliable Display Technology Software Development Kit 2.0)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... IDELIX Software Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. http://www.idelix.com IDELIX Software released Pliable Display Technology (PDT) Software Development Kit version 2.0, which features enhanced PDT functionality including an...

INT Inc. (Software).(J/GIS)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... INT Inc., Houston. http://www.int.com NT released J/GIS version 1.0, a package of Java components that allow developers to visualize geographic information and integrate such data with other forms of business intelligence. Features...

Intergraph Corp. (Software).(GeoMedia Terrain 5.0)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Intergraph Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (Software) http://www.intergraph.com Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions released GeoMedia Terrain version 5.0, which enables terrain analysis, elevation-derived feature generation and 3-D...

Internet Pictures Corp. (Software).(Global Positioning System Mapping System)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Internet Pictures Corp. (iPIX), Oak Ridge, Tenn. http://www.ipix.com iPIX introduced the iPIX Global Positioning System (GPS) Mapping System, which combines GIS map editing software, precise GPS location information and iPIX 360-degree...

James W. Sewall Co. (Software).(Pipeline Open Database Standard )(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... James W. Sewall Co., Old Town, Maine. http://www.jws.com James W. Sewall Co. released the Pipeline Open Database Standard (PODS) model in the ESRI ArcGlS 8.x Geodatabase environment. The implementation integrates the PODS relational...

Leica Geosystems. (Software).(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Leica Geosystems, Heerbrugg, Switzerland. http://www.gis.leica-geosystems.com Leica Geosystems' GIS & Mapping Division released SCAN version 4.3.3, an aerial-film scanning product that operates in conjunction with the company's...

Maporama SA. (Software).(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Maporama SA, Paris. http://www.maporama.com Maporama released Maporama Property and Facility Management Solutions, the fifth module of the company's professional package, Maporama Enterprise Solutions. Specifically designed for large...

NovaLIS Technologies. (Software).(Parcel Editor 8.0 for ArcMap)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... NovaLIS Technologies, Charlotte, N.C. http://www.novalistech.com NovaLIS Technologies released Parcel Editor version 8.0 for ArcMap, a parcel mapping and addressing product for ArcGIS users. Within ArcMap, Parcel Editor 8.0 provides...

3Dlabs Inc. Ltd. (Hardware).(3Dlabs' Wildcat VP graphics accelerator)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... 3Dlabs Inc Ltd., Sunnyvale, Calif. http://www.3dlabs.com 3Dlabs, a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd., introduced Wildcat VP workstation-class graphics accelerators, which use 3Dlabs' Visual Processing Architecture to...

Axiom Navigation Inc. (Hardware).(Axiom Navigation's AccuTracker FMS-3000, 3100, 8000, 8100 devices)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Axiom Navigation Inc., Costa Mesa, Calif. http://www.axiomnav.com Axiom Navigation introduced the AccuTracker FMS-3000, 3100, 8000 and 8100 devices for fleet management and asset tracking. Combining Global Positioning System satellite...

VIDAR Systems Corp.(TruScan Titan IV wide-format scanner)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... VIDAR Systems Corp., Herndon, VA. http://www.vidar.com VIDAR Systems introduced the TruScan Titan IV wide-format scanner, which features four-channel CCD arrays that use three lines to capture high-fidelity RGB color, with an...

ESRI Inc. (Miscellaneous).(Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ESRI Inc., Redlands, Calif. http://www.esri.com/mappingourwodd ESRI Press published Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators, a collection of standards-based curricular materials, data and software designed to enhance world...