GEO World articles from December 2004

GEO World archives from December 2004

Refreshing our vision.(POSITION)
December 1, 2004... GeoWorld is blessed with a devoted editorial advisory board that actively shapes the future direction of the geospatial technology industry. Since 1992, we have set aside significant space in this end-of-year issue to enlist the wisdom and...

GIS aids Florida hurricane response.(NEWSLINK)
December 1, 2004... Four hurricanes hit Florida during a record 2004 hurricane season. Hurricane Charley made landfall west of Cape Coral, Fla., on August 13 as a Category 4 storm. Hurricane Frances made landfall near Sewall's Point, Fla., on September 5 as a...

LizardTech files appeal in patent lawsuit.(NEWSLINK)(case against Earth Resource Mapping Inc. )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Seattle-based LizardTech Inc. filed an appeal in its ongoing patent-infringement lawsuit against Perth, Australia-based Earth Resource Mapping (ER Mapper) in the U.S. Court of Appeals. In 1999, LizardTech filed a patent-infringement lawsuit...

Google acquires Keyhole.(NEWSLINK)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Internet search company Google Inc. purchased Keyhole Corp. in a move designed to combat chief rivals Yahoo and Microsoft MSN, which offer map search functionality on their Web sites. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Keyhole provides...

GIS mapping used to report 2004 presidential election.(NEWSLINK)(geographic information system)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... For the first time ever, CBS News used GIS to generate maps for its 2004 election coverage. The advanced system allowed CBS News to show which presidential candidate is leading in each county around the country, and the data were updated dozens...

www.avencia.com.(NETLINK)(Avencia introduced the Real Estate eXplorer a Web-based real estate decision-making tool.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... AVENCIA Avencia introduced in Philadelphia the Real Estate eXplorer (REX), a Web-based real estate decision-making tool targeted at prospective homebuyers, homeowners and developers. REX users can match information about recent home sales...

www.investinsummerside.com.(Caris introduces a software)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... CARIS CARIS launched a Web-mapping application for the city of Summerside in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada, to distribute property and real estate information to interested developers.

www.ermapper.com.(Earth Resource Mapping Inc. new product)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... EARTH RESOURCE MAPPING The Lee County Property Appraiser's office is serving half a terabyte of aerial photography to government agencies and the public using Earth Resource Mapping's Image Web Server. The initiative was set up in response...

www.geodecisions.com.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... GEODECISIONS GeoDecisions is developing a Web-based spatial data portal to help develop the Virginia Transport Information Portal, which will provide access to static and real-time transportation information.

www.geographicsoftware.com.(Geographic Software introduced an online portal)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... GEOGRAPHIC SOFTWARE Geographic Software created an online portal that caters to GIS professionals and customers of geographic information solutions. The portal aggregates and offers for sale the latest literature, books, mapping software,...

imgs.intergraph.com.(Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions new web portal)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... INTERGRAPH MAPPING AND GEOSPATIAL SOLUTIONS The Florida Turnpike Enterprise deployed its Turnpike Enterprise Asset Management System Web portal based on the new Scalable Vector Graphics display format.

www.mapquest.com.(new service from MapQuest Services)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... MAPQUEST SERVICES MapQuest Services introduced its MapQuest Site Advantage Web service, which allows businesses to incorporate premium interactive maps, door-to-door driving directions and location-search functionality into Web sites.

www.orion-gis.com.(online mapping services provided by Orion Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... ORION TECHNOLOGY INC. The county of Wellington and the township of Centre Wellington in south-central Ontario, Canada, launched new interactive online mapping services provided to the public through their respective Web sites...

www.worldcampus.psu.edu/pub/gism.(enhancement of the service by the Pennsylvania State University)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (PENN STATE), UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. To help keep pace with growing industry demands, Penn State upgraded its online GIS instruction. The university converted its noncredit certificate into a...

www.eoPortal.org.(new service)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... EOPORTAL By providing access to a large variety of information and services, Europe's eoPortal aims to provide a single access point for Earth-observation information and services, including satellite imagery, a directory to locate data...

Applanix.(PEOPLELINK)(Rainer Pallaske appointed as regional sales manager)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Applanix appointed Rainer Pallaske to regional sales manager, Europe. www.applanix.com

Bentley Systems Inc.(PEOPLELINK)(Greg Bentley testifies )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Greg Bentley, CEO of Bentley Systems Inc., testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, addressing policy issues that affect privately held companies in the new Sarbanes-Oxley regulatory environment. ...

DigitalGlobe.(PEOPLELINK)(Yancey Spruill appointed as chief financial officer)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... DigitalGlobe named Yancey Spruill its chief financial officer. www.digitalglobe.com

The GIS Certification Institute.(PEOPLELINK)(Lynda Wayne, Nancy Obermeyer and Peirce Eichelberger elected for the board)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) board of directors elected Lynda Wayne, GISP, to serve as president. Nancy Obermeyer, GISP, will serve as the association's secretary, and Peirce Eichelberger will serve as GISCI treasurer. ...

Northrop Grumman TASC.(PEOPLELINK)(James H. Frey joined IDELIX Software Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... James H. Frey, former president of Northrop Grumman TASC, joined IDELIX Software Inc.'s board of advisors, advising IDELIX on business development efforts in the homeland security, aerospace, intelligence and defense markets. ...

Innoprise Software Inc.(PEOPLELINK)(Glenn R. Mathes appointed as sales manager)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Glenn R. Mathes joined Innoprise Software Inc. as western region sales manager, and Bob Carnagey was added as an account manager for the western region. www.innoprise.com

Pixxures Inc.(PEOPLELINK)(John D. Russell appointed as chief technology officer)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Pixxures Inc. named John D. Russell chief technology officer, responsible for defining and implementing new technologies and business practices, especially related to digital aerial imagery processing. www.pixxures.com

SPADAC names Furick senior VP and COO.(PEOPLELINK)(Spatial Data Analytics Corp named Jay Furick senior vice president and chief operating officer)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... McLean, Va.-based Spatial Data Analytics Corp. (SPADAC) named Jay Furick senior vice president and chief operating officer (COO). Furick has more than 30 years experience in leading the development and growth of information technology firms...

Volcanic activity spurs data collection.(EarthScope, contract)
December 1, 2004... Following threatening rumblings from Mount St. Helens earlier in 2004, a project funded by the National Science Foundation moved to enhance data collection around the volcano. The project, the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO), is a...

Defense bill keeps FOIA exemption narrow.(Freedom of Information Act)
December 1, 2004... The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows the public access to information that, although not widely disseminated, doesn't qualify as secret or confidential, including imagery and geospatial data. The 2005 Defense Authorization Act,...

Agencies award geospatial grants.(contract with universities)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... NASA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced six grant awards under a joint-agency program that focuses on geospatial extension projects. The awards are based on a NASA/USDA memorandum of understanding signed in 2003,...

Baker firm lands census GPS work.(Global Positioning System, Bureau of the Census, Michael Baker Jr. Inc., contract)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The U.S. Census Bureau awarded Shreveport, La.-based Michael Baker Jr. Inc. an estimated $10 million contract for data collection services that involve Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. The company, an engineering unit of Michael...

2004 BE Awards of Excellence winners.(MARKET STORIES)
December 1, 2004... The BE Awards of Excellence honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users around the world. These projects set benchmarks for their industries, and showcase the imagination and technical mastery of the firms that created them. ...

Geospatial data integration central at GEOINT.(CONFERENCECONNECTION)
December 1, 2004... The role of geospatial intelligence in the war in Iraq and talk of intelligence reform as a result of the 9/11 Commission Final Report dominated discussions at the GEOINT 2004 Symposium. The event, organized by the newly formed U.S. Geospatial...

GIS for Oil & Gas Conference breaks records.(Geographic Information Systems)
December 1, 2004... The Geospatial Information and Technology Association (GITA) 2004 GIS for Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition broke several significant records during the three-day event held Sept. 20-22, 2004, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Houston. The...

GIS in the Rockies focuses on the future.(CONFERENCECONNECTION)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The 2004 GIS in the Rockies conference celebrated its 17th year by highlighting the ability of GIS to provide more and better information in less time. The conference was held Oct. 6-8, 2004, at the Denver Merchandise Mart. The conference...

Moving mapping to analysis of mapped data.(BEYONDMAPPING)
December 1, 2004... The evolution (or is it revolution?) of GIS technology has taken it well beyond traditional mapping roles. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For more than 8,000 years, maps were graphic representations of physical features primarily for...

The Yora of the Amazon and the power of a map.(research on tribes)
December 1, 2004... Sitting on my bookshelf is a piece of history: the 1972 copy of the Cambridge University Expeditions Journal. In 1971-1972, I was the secretary to the Cambridge University Explorers and Travellers Club. The society's mission was to provide a...

Geospatial means "GIS unbound".(OPENGEOSPATIALCONNECTION)
December 1, 2004... Although most of our industry's trade magazines removed the term "GIS" from their titles years ago, some people still object to the word "geospatial," asking, "What's wrong with 'geographic' and 'GIS'?" The answer is that "geographic" and...

Industry Outlook 2005.(industry trends)(telecommunications equipment industry)(Industry Overview)(Cover Story)
December 1, 2004... GeoWorld has provided this forward-looking end-of-year feature since 1992. This exercise provides our editorial advisory board members with a chance to reflect upon a year's worth of changes to the geotechnology industry as well as the...

Know the past to understand the present and future.(geotechnology analysis)
December 1, 2004... Predicting the future of information technology (IT) is a tricky business, but it's important for GIS professionals to understand ongoing developments and how they may affect our jobs and lives. Five important IT trends are exerting profound...

Sensor Webs: enabling decision support and enterprise architectures.(enterprise enablement)
December 1, 2004... Imagine hundreds of Internet- or radio-accessible ground-based, stationary or mobile weather sensors providing real-time measurements of current wind and temperature conditions in support of plume modeling to estimate the progress of chemical...

GPS mapping comes of age; Global Positioning System (GPS) data collection technology has changed significantly in the last couple of years, primarily due to the maturation of four technologies: wide-area augmentation system (WAAS), Bluetooth, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and Window's data collection programs.(fieldwork)
December 1, 2004... For many years, backpack-based systems such as the Trimble Pathfinder series, Ashtech Reliance and Leica GS-50 were the industry norm for meter-level GPS data collection. Differential GPS was accomplished via post-processing corrections or...

World Corporate Profiles: welcome to "World Corporate Profiles," an annual addition to GeoWorld's widely read "Industry Outlook" issue.(Company Profile)
December 1, 2004... This special advertising section offers a comprehensive look at the geographic technology products and services offered by many of today's industry leaders--from GIS solutions to printers and hardware to data compression to high-resolution...

GeoLytics.(DATA)
December 1, 2004... GeoLytics released CensusCD 1980 in 2000 Boundaries. GeoLytics normalized the entire Census 1980 Long Form and Short Form to all the 2000 geographies down to the block group for 100 percent national coverage. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] ...

IP2Location.com.(DATA)
December 1, 2004... IP2Location.com released IP2Location, a database product that enables Web sites to identify the geographic location of visitors using Internet protocol (IP) addresses. The database is used to match an incoming IP address to the user's country,...

NAVTEQ.(DATA)
December 1, 2004... NAVTEQ introduced the first navigable map of Hungary. www.navteq.com

RMSI.(DATA)
December 1, 2004... RMSI developed a cartography geodatabase covering North America. www.rmsi.com

Spatial Insights Inc.(DATA)
December 1, 2004... Spatial Insights released nation-wide GIS-ready elevation data, pre-assembled by county or MSA. The digital elevation model data are sourced from 30-meter-resolution USGS NED data. www.spatialinsights.com

Space Imaging.(DATA)
December 1, 2004... Space Imaging released "before-and-after" satellite images showing the extensive flooding of the village of Gonaives in northeast Haiti. The "after" image was taken just days after Tropical Storm Jeanne ravaged the country. [ILLUSTRATION...

Bentley Systems Inc.(SOFTWARE)
December 1, 2004... Bentley Systems released its Bentley Geo Web Publisher 2004 Edition, a high-performance Internet server that enables local or regional governments, utilities, communications providers and other organizations to cost-effectively develop and...

CACI.(SOFTWARE)
December 1, 2004... CACI launched InSite Online, an online GIS designed to meet the demands of mobile working environments. The product offers a range of tools for spatial and location planning, consumer analysis and territorial planning, all of which can now be...

Cadcorp.(SOFTWARE)
December 1, 2004... Cadcorp released Cadcorp SIS Batch Translator, a free application available for download by Cadcorp SIS users. www.cadcorp.com

CompassCom Inc.(SOFTWARE)
December 1, 2004... CompassCom released CompassTracker, a mobile resource-management application that can be loaded on wireless communications devices to provide real-time asset-tracking capabilities. CompassTracker tracks the position, speed, heading and status...

eSpatial.(SOFTWARE)
December 1, 2004... eSpatial released iSMART version 4.3.4, which is now fully compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS3. New capabilities include full spatial editing via a Web browser, ease of integration with third-party applications, a range of analysis and...

GDC.(SOFTWARE)
December 1, 2004... GDC introduced GeoReveal, which enables users to graphically represent the relationship between data and geography. Users can take advantage of intelligence about geographic trends to assist in future planning and improved decision making. ...

GeoFields Inc.(SOFTWARE)
December 1, 2004... GeoFields released RiskFrame HCA Analyst, a high-consequence area (HCA) analysis tool for pipelines transporting gases. www.geofields.com

GeoGraphs Corp.(SOFTWARE)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... GeoFlash Explorer now employs open-source components, including Apache Server, MySQL and PHP. In addition to automatically generating maps on the Internet, the system can be easily customized by individuals who may not be GIS or mapping...

MapInfo Corp.(SOFTWARE)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... MapInfo introduced Exponare, a series of pre-built applications that makes location-based information a daily resource across an organization. Exponare can be centrally deployed and managed, allowing for data integration, and it consists of two...

Mapping Solutions LLC.(SOFTWARE)
December 1, 2004... Mapping Solutions updated its Map-In-A-Box for MapInfo Professional product, including seamless access to high-resolution color orthographic aerial images recently made available by Microsoft's TerraServer-USA Web portal. [ILLUSTRATION...

MuskokaTech.(SOFTWARE)
December 1, 2004... MuskokaTech released PathAway GPS 3 on the Windows Mobile handheld platform, offering all the power and functionality of the version on the Palm OS platform. www.pathaway.com

MWH Soft Inc.(SOFTWARE)
December 1, 2004... MWH Soft and KYPIPE released Pressure Wave Analysis of Transient Flow in Pipe Networks for those involved in the design, operation and protection of water distribution systems. The company also released InfoSewer for ArcGIS 9 and InfoWater...

NavCom Technology Inc.(SOFTWARE)
December 1, 2004... NavCom Technology introduced version 3.0.0 of its GPS software, which provides features such as RTK Extend, a technology that combines the capabilities of the StarFire positioning system with RTK to overcome communication dropouts. The software...

NAVTEQ.(SOFTWARE)
December 1, 2004... NAVTEQ enhanced Flight Explorer's flight-tracking software through integration of NAVTEQ maps. Flight Explorer Professional now helps users track the real-time location of planes relative to the road network of the United States and Canada. ...

QinetiQ.(SOFTWARE)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... QinetiQ released EasySVG for ArcGIS, which allows interactive maps to be published quickly and cost effectively on the Web. Potential users include those in central and local government, estate agency, logistics, retail, information services,...

SPATIALinfo.(SOFTWARE)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... SPATIALinfo released its Fiber Design and Management system to support FTTH/FTTP. The integrated solution incorporates design and management of inside and outside plant networks in a single system, integrated with computer-aided design and GIS...

Spicer Corp.(SOFTWARE)(Imagenation for Hummingbird DM launched)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Spicer released Imagenation for Hummingbird DM, providing users with a single, consistent graphical view/edit solution for hundreds of file formats, including CAD drawings, plot files, office documents and large-format scanned images. ...

ESRI.(SOFTWARE)(Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.)(Job Tracking for ArcGIS (JTX) version 2.1)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... ESRI shipped Job Tracking for ArcGIS (JTX) version 2.1. JTX improves job tracking and workflow management in ArcGIS 9, providing an integration framework for ArcGIS multiuser geodatabase environments. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

HP.(HARDWARE)(Designjet printers integrated with ArcGIS 9.0 software)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The full line of HP Designjet large-format printers now are integrated with ESRI's ArcPress for ArcGIS 9.0 software, allowing for the production of faster, more reliable, higher-quality prints. www.hp.com

Onset Computer Corp.(HARDWARE)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Onset Computer introduced the HOBO U12 Thermocouple Logger, a 12-bit-resolution data logger for measuring and recording temperatures from J, K, S or T thermocouple probes. www.onsetcomp.com

RFDomus Inc.(HARDWARE)(GPS receiver RFD1400 launched)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... RFDomus introduced its RFD1400 GPS receiver, which addresses the growing requirements for low-power consumption and increasing GPS functionality in cellular phones and other portable communications applications. www.rfdomus.com

Symmetricom.(new product)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Symmetricom introduced four new hardware option modules for its XLi high-precision GPS synchronized time and frequency receivers, which allow customers to make measurements of external timing signals relative to the XLi. www.symmttm.com

Xplore Technologies Corp.(HARDWARE)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Xplore Technologies released its iX104C2 Tablet PCs, which feature the latest Intel Centrino (733) mobile technology, AIIVue enhanced display, advanced wireless LAN certifications, up to four multi-model wireless devices and patent-pending...

Bentley Systems Inc.(MISC.)
December 1, 2004... Bentley Systems launched a digital edition of BE Magazine, a quarterly publication dedicated to Bentley users and their work. BE Magazine joins the BE Conference, BE Newsletter, BE Awards and BE Meetings under one unified program. ...

ESRI.(new book from Environmental Systems Research Institute Press)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... A new book from ESRI Press, Measuring Up: The Business Case for GIS, offers insight about the benefits of using GIS technology in business to save time and money and increase accuracy, productivity, communication and collaboration. The book's...

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).(new service)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... NGA developed the Geospatial Intelligence Basic Doctrine to explain what GEOINT is, how it contributes to the nation's overall intelligence effort and how it's helping to transform intelligence and defense capabilities to meet the challenge of...

TM Property Service Ltd.(contract with software industry)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... TM Property Service, in partnership with Laser-Scan, Attenda, Intergraph, Ordnance Survey and Oracle, launched YourMap, the first commercial service using OS MasterMap topographic layers in Oracle 9i. www.tmproperty.co.uk

US Positioning Group LLC.(MISC.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... US Positioning Group released its new Rhino Rover for ArcPad hardware/software package built around a new extension for ESRI's ArcPad that allows users to simultaneously record uncorrected positional and attribute information in Shapefile...

AirPhotoUSA.(contract with Kings County Collaborative)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... AirPhotoUSA won its second consecutive contract from the Kings County Collaborative to provide aerial imagery solutions. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] www.airphotousa.com

Applied Science Associates.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The Crisis Management System (CMS) developed by Applied Science Associates is being used to predict and graphically depict how hazardous gases disperse in air and how chemical or radioactive releases disperse in water bodies like lakes or seas....

Barrodale Computing Services Ltd. (BCS).(BUSINESSNEWS)(contracts)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Three U.S. groups selected BCS' database extension technology. The new contracts, totaling more than $400,000, are for managing large multidimensional data grids. www.barrodale.com

Bentley Systems Inc.(Earth Resource Mapping ECW JPEG 2000)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Bentley Systems endorsed the Earth Resource Mapping (ERM) implementation of the ISO standard JPEG 2000 image format. Bentley will be adding JPEG 2000 support to its products by using ERM's ECW JPEG 2000 Software Development Kit. ...

Clark Labs.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Clark Laboratories Inc. wins Conservation International Foundation funding)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Clark Labs won additional funding from Conservation International to develop modeling and simulation tools to aid in analyses and simulation of land-cover change scenarios and their effects on biodiversity. The tools will be developed within...

CORDA Technologies.(contracts with Centivia, Endeca Technologies, Managed Objects Solutions, Management Ventures Inc. and the Reeher Group)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... CORDA Technologies signed contracts with five companies that will integrate Corda's information-presentation solutions directly into their product lines, including Centivia, Endeca Technologies, Managed Objects Solutions, Management Ventures...

DeLorme.(BUSINESSNEWS)(XMap/GIS Editor training)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... DeLorme introduced XMap/GIS Editor training to the curriculum at FEMA's National Fire Academy. Firefighters and emergency planners from around the nation gathered for a training program that covered the development and creation of a workable...

Digital Information Systems Inc.(market E-911 mapping systems.)(Emergitech)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Digital Information Systems and Emergitech deployed complete E-911 mapping systems (map data collection, map data editing and map display) in McLean and Caldwell counties. Digital Information Systems compiled the initial map data and developed...

Dynamix Corp.(relocates)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Dynamix relocated its Landover, Md., office to Greenbelt, Md., to better serve clients and accommodate its growing business. Also, Dynamix successfully completed its annual summer Educational Outreach Internship Program. ...

Enterprise for Innovative Geospatial Solutions (EIGS).(Digital Quest)(NVision Solutions)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... EIGS member-company Digital Quest's STARS Certification is a key component to support the Department of Labor's pilot of the Geospatial Technology Apprenticeship Program at The University of Southern Mississippi. Also, EIGS member-company...

ESRI.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Dutch distributor ESRI Nederland B.V. won a contract to provide the Dutch National Mapping Agency with a new, ArcGIS-based production environment. Also, ESRI supported the Mesoamerican and Caribbean Geospatial Alliance, a program implemented by...