GEO World articles from February 2004

GEO World archives from February 2004

Keying on enterprise enablement.(Position)
February 1, 2004... At this stage in the development of geotechnology, enterprise integration holds great promise for extending and transforming its use. Enterprise integration includes linking spatial data to spatial services and spatial services to other...

Resource21 terminates operations.(News Link)
February 1, 2004... Resource21 LLC, Englewood, Colo., announced that it has officially ceased operation. The company, whose backers included Chicago-based Boeing Co., had recently made an exclusive bid to commercialize the U.S. government's land remote-sensing...

New tools emerge for multimedia mapping.(News Link)
February 1, 2004... Fort Collins, Colo.-based Red Hen Systems Inc. combined its multimedia mapping software with cellular camera phones to give users the ability to map pictures in real time. The prototype works with Red Hen's multimedia mapping software,...

OrbView-3 satellite images released.(News Link)
February 1, 2004... Sample images from the OrbView-3 high-resolution commercial imaging satellite were officially released mid-December 2003. Dulles, Va.-based ORBIMAGE successfully launched the satellite on June 26, 2003. The lengthy delay in the release of...

Satellite records Bam earthquake destruction.(News Link)
February 1, 2004... A one-meter-resolution satellite image of Bam, Iran, was taken by Thornton, Colo.-based Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite on Dec. 27, 2003, just one day after a catastrophic earthquake struck the historic city. The image shows widespread...

Digital Data Technologies Inc. (DDTI), Columbus, Ohio.(Online Update)
February 1, 2004... http://www.ddti.net The Stark County Engineer's office launched a new Web site (http://www.engineer.co.stark.oh.us) that features online mapping functionality provided by DDTI. The office is primarily responsible for maintaining layers...

Intermap Technologies Corp., Ottawa.(Online Update)
February 1, 2004... http://www.intermaptechnologies.com/learning Intermap Technologies launched its first Web-based e-learning training course, Digital Elevation Models from Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar. The free course is aimed at the general...

Mapinfo, Troy, N.Y.(Online Update)
February 1, 2004... http://www.mapinfo.com MapInfo supplied Multimap with its street network routing solution, MapInfo Routing J Server. Attracting more than 6 million visitors each month, Multimap.com is using MapInfo Routing J Server to provide users with...

MapQuest, Denver.(Online Update)
February 1, 2004... http://www.mapquest.com Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide selected MapQuest Business Solutions' Enterprise Server 2.0 to help travelers find maps and directions to Starwood hotels via company Web sites. Starwood properties include St....

UCLID Software, Madison, Wis.(Online Update)
February 1, 2004... http://www.uclid.com UCLID Software added two user profiles to its Web site: Plum Creek Timber and American Electric Power. The companies used UCLID's IcoMap for ArcGIS for parcel mapping. To read the profiles, visit...

GeoBase Portal.(Internet Resource of the Month)
February 1, 2004... http://www.geobase.ca On Nov. 19, 2003, International GIS Day, Ottawa-based Natural Resources Canada launched the GeoBase Portal, providing Canadians access to geospatial data at no cost to users and with no restrictions on use. The portal...

Aerial Acquisition Group Inc. (AAG), Huntsville, Ala.(People Link)
February 1, 2004... http://www.aerialacquisitiongroup.com Hugo Sanchez-Sandoval joined AAG as an aerial acquisition specialist, and Carol Coffey joined the firm as a proposal manager.

CORDA Technologies, Lindon, Utah.(People Link)
February 1, 2004... http://www.corda.com CORDA Technologies appointed Ron Garland as vice president of sales.

Design Consultants Inc. DCI, Somerville, Mass.(People Link)
February 1, 2004... http://www.designconsultants.org DCI named Everett J. Chandler the new director of its Survey Department.

Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES), Cheshire, United Kingdom.(People Link)
February 1, 2004... http://www.ices.org.uk ICES inaugurated John Wilding as president for 2003-2004 and Robert Fleming as senior vice president.

KEMA Inc., Arnhem, The Netherlands.(People Link)
February 1, 2004... http://www.kemainc.com Hugo K. van Nispen joined KEMA as a vice president of management consulting services, focusing on developing strategies, reducing costs and optimizing operations for KEMA clients.

Space Imaging, Denver.(People Link)
February 1, 2004... http://www.spaceimaging.com Space Imaging named Jim Roper director of Defense/Intelligence Solutions Sales, responsible for expanding the business base and sales within the Department of Defense and national intelligence agencies. The...

Tango Enterprises, Reston, Va.(People Link)
February 1, 2004... http://www.tangoinc.com Tango Enterprises added Paul Stayert as director of business development.

Tripod Data Systems, Corvallis, Ore.(People Link)
February 1, 2004... http://www.tdsway.com Bill Martin assumed the role of president at Tripod Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trimble Navigation. Martin will succeed Dave Scribner, who is retiring after serving as president for 12 years.

Sanborn names Thorpe chief technical officer.(People Link)
February 1, 2004... Colorado Springs, Colo. - based Sanborn promoted Anthony Thorpe to chief technical officer, responsible for the company's technology strategy and direction as well as analyzing and developing new and emerging technologies. Thorpe was most...

Tomlinson awarded GISP Certificate for Lifetime Achievement.(People Link)
February 1, 2004... In recognition of his numerous industry achievements, the GIS Certification Institute awarded Roger Tomlinson the GIS Professionals (GISP) Certificate for Lifetime GIS Achievement. In addition to the certificate, the Park Ridge, III.-based...

FAA/NOAA program seeks safer airports.(Government Connection)
February 1, 2004... A pilot program between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will create GIS data layers for 60 airports, providing airport layout diagrams to pilots, air-traffic controllers...

Data panel issues annual report.(Government Connection)
February 1, 2004... The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), the 19-member interagency organization developing a National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) of policies, standards and procedures for sharing geographic data, released its annual report. The...

NASA sponsors new remote-sensing research.(Government Connection)
February 1, 2004... NASA is turning to instruments based in space and the sky to study Earth activities such as ice formation, coral reefs and earthquakes. NASA's Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) gathers scientific data and 3-D views of Earth's...

GeoTec Event showcases pathways to integration.(Conference Connection)
February 1, 2004... The GeoTec Event, to be held March 28-31, 2004, in Toronto, provides a unique gathering place for geotechnology professionals from all disciplines to interact and learn from each other's experience and knowledge. The event also offers an...

Washington event celebrates GIS.(Conference Connection)
February 1, 2004... Mapping and GIS technology were the main focus of 32 federal agencies from nine government departments at the Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day celebration held Nov. 19-20, 2003, in Washington, D.C. The event, "Peering into the Past and...

Utah welcomes Forest Service Remote-Sensing Conference.(Conference Connection)
February 1, 2004... The 10th Biennial Forest Service Remote-Sensing Applications Conference (RS 2004), to be held April 5-9, 2004, in Salt Lake City, is co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the University of Utah. The theme for RS...

Migration modeling determines spill effects.(Beyond Mapping)
February 1, 2004... Overland flow careens downhill and across flat areas in a relentless pursuit of beachfront property. Previous "Beyond Mapping" discussions focused on the important factors in the flow mechanics (path, sheet, flat and pooling) as well as major...

Look for the Open GIS certification mark.(Open GIS Connection)
February 1, 2004... The Open GIS Consortium (OGC) now provides online compliance testing for organizations to determine whether their software products and/or applications comply with the Web Map Service and Web Feature Service OpenGIS Specifications. If a product...

Implementing and complying with Open GIS Specifications.(Open GIS Connection)
February 1, 2004... If a software product includes an interface (or if a data product is based on an encoding) that implements a specific OpenGIS Specification, but the product hasn't passed a compliance test (perhaps because no test is yet available), the...

Use predictive analytics to make better decisions.(Enterprise Integration)
February 1, 2004... Predictive analytics combine computer algorithms with known and inferred data to project an outcome for business decisions. This can include deciding where to build new stores, anticipating uncertain markets or consolidating operations. ...

NET: the future of geospatial development?(Industry Trends)(Cover Story)
February 1, 2004... For the last 18 months, there has been a lot of high-level discussion concerning the role of Microsoft's new programming environment, .NET, in the next generation of software development. This article looks at .NET in the specific context of...

LIDAR sounds: Island County applauds new data source.(Digital Elevation Models)
February 1, 2004... When a regional consortium invited Island County, Wash., to participate in a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) mapping project three years ago, most people in the county's Public Works Department didn't even know what LIDAR was. Since then,...

Open borders: Mexico's state oil company demands GIS interoperability.(Utilities Management)
February 1, 2004... Established in 1938, Pemex is Mexico's state oil and gas company. It's the world's seventh-largest integrated oil and gas company, with a current daily output of approximately 3.4 billion barrels of oil and a natural gas production of more than...

DMTI Spatial, Markham, Ontario, Canada.(Data)
February 1, 2004... http://www.dmtispatial.com DMTI Spatial released CanMap 7.3, which provides access to more than 85,000 new kilometers and more than 120,000 new road segments nationwide, and Enhanced Points of Interest 3.0, which comes with a new source...

ESRI Business Information Solutions (BIS), Vienna, Va.(Data)
February 1, 2004... http://www.esribis.com ESRI BIS introduced Community Tapestry, which classifies U.S. neighborhoods into 65 segments based on socioeconomic and demographic composition. To increase versatility and analytical value, Tapestry segments are...

European Space Imaging, Munich.(Data)
February 1, 2004... http://www.euspaceimaging.com European Space Imaging collected high-resolution IKONOS satellite images that show the extent of flooding in Southern France that killed at least six people and forced more than 15,000 to leave their homes. ...

Navigation Technologies, Chicago.(Data)
February 1, 2004... http://www.navtech.com Navigation Technologies introduced a map of Canada's entire road network. The navigable map offers more than 1.1 million kilometers of roadway and 100 percent population coverage. The product features up to 150...

3D Nature, Arvada, Colo.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.3dnature.com 3D Nature introduced Scene Express, an add-on to World Construction Set 6 and Visual Nature Studio 2 that allows users to export projects in other formats, and NatureView Express, which will be available to all...

Algo Vision LuraTech, Berlin.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.algovision-luratech.com Algo Vision LuraTech released LuraWave.jp2 GEO Edition, its JPEG2000 compression tool tailored to the GIS sector. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Applanix, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.applanix.com Applanix released POSPac 4.1, the latest update to its post-processing software. Designed to maximize the quality of data generated using the company's airborne and land-based Position and Orientation Systems, the...

Blue Marble Geographics, Gardiner, Maine.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.bluemarblegeo.com Blue Marble Geographics released Geographic Transformer 5.0, which improves on the batch-transformation capabilities of 4.6, automating steps in the process for true batch transformation. The new release also...

DBx GEOMATICS Inc., Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.dbxgeomatics.com DBx GEOMATICS launched svgX software to edit geographic information online. Using the Scalable Vector Graphics standard and working with MapInfo Web server technology, svgX can implement "user-friendly"...

Digital Data Technologies Inc. (DDTI), Columbus, Ohio.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.ddti.net DDTI released AccuGlobe 2004 GIS software, the core engine behind many of DDTI's spatial software products. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Ekahau Inc., Saratoga, Calif.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.ekahau.com Ekahau announced the availability of Ekahau Site Survey 2.0 software, which provides a solution for Wi-Fi network professionals for wireless network optimization, security, onsite planning and professional reporting.

espatial, Dublin, Herndon, Va.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.espatial.com eSpatial released iSMART 4.3, which includes a single application development environment for non-GIS specialists, connected and disconnected functionality for mobile and offline use, and support for the Open GIS...

ESRI, Redlands, Calif.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.esri.com ESRI announced that users wanting to add routing capabilities to ArcIMS-powered Web sites now can use the ArcIMS Route Server extension with updated Geographic Data Technology and Tele Atlas data packs. ArcIMS Route...

GeoConcept Sa, Paris.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.geoconcept.com GeoConcept introduced a new version of GeoConcept Sales & Marketing, which is designed to maximize the productivity of enterprise sales operations through intelligent use of geographic information to identify...

Group 1 Software, Lanham, Md.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.g1.com Group 1 Software enhanced all the products in its Centrus business geographics suite. The solution now outputs vendor segment identifiers linked to data from vendors such as Geographic Data Technology and NAVTECH as well...

IONIC Enterprise, Alexandria, Va.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.ionicsoft.com IONIC launched RedSpider Studio to develop applications and deploy geospatial portals. Studio simplifies the building of portals by separating underlying business logic from presentation layers, enabling Web...

LizardTech, Seattle.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.lizardtech.com LizardTech released GeoExpress with MrSID 4.0, featuring new tools for image re-sampling "on the fly," easier mosaicing (even with tiles at different resolutions) and improved visual cropping. The software...

MapInfo, Troy, N.Y.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.mapinfo.com MapInfo announced new European language versions of MapInfo Professional 7.5 for France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic and Portugal. The newest...

Research systems Inc. (RSI), Boulder, Colo.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.rsinc.com RSI released a new module for ENVI that supports reading and writing of image files in National Imagery Transmission Format (NITF) and NATO Secondary Image Format. NITF is the digital imagery standard for the U.S....

Safe Software Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.safe.com Safe Software released FME Suite 2004, the latest version of its Spatial Extract, Transform and Load tool for sharing and transforming data among more than 100 GIS, computer-aided design and database systems. New...

SRC LLC, Orange, Calif.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.extendthereach.com SRC expanded the analysis and reporting functions of Solocast, its desktop and Web-based micromarketing solution, and Allocate, its data engine for storing, managing and retrieving geographically organized...

UnderTow Software, Channahan, ILL.(Software)
February 1, 2004... http://www.undertowsoftware.com Peak Systems updated its UI-View32 amateur radio software that integrates UnderTow Software's street-level mapping technology. UI-View32 enables amateur radio operators to see the geographic position of...

FARO Technologies Inc., Lake Mary, Fla.(Hardware)
February 1, 2004... http://www.faro.com FARO Technologies introduced its FARO Laser ScanArm, a seven-axis contact/non-contact measurement device with a fully integrated laser scanner, and its FARO Laser Tracker SI.2 portable coordinate measurement machine.

Geneq Inc., Montreal.(Hardware)
February 1, 2004... http://www.geneq.com Geneq introduced SXBlue, a sub-meter, Bluetooth wireless Global Positioning System mapping receiver that uses off-the-shelf Bluetooth-enabled personal digital assistant/notebook computers to collect map data in the...

Leica Geosystems, Heerbrugg, Switzerland.(Hardware)
February 1, 2004... http://gis.leica-geosystems.com Leica Geosystems introduced a new family of surveying total stations optimized for construction and building applications. The TPS110C has a keypad with just six function keys, and the TPS410C features a...

Pharos Science & Applications Inc., Torrance, Calif.(Hardware)
February 1, 2004... http://www.pharosgps.com Pharos Science & Applications introduced its iGPS-360 Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. The modular design of the iGPS-360 allows users to add GPS positioning and navigation capability via serial, USB,...

ESRI, Redlands, Calif.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.esri.com ESRI Press published Connecting Our World: GIS Web Services, which provides an introduction to GIS Web Services and a broad sampling of applications. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Guardian Mobility Corp., Ottawa.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.guardianmobility.com Guardian Mobility introduced Guardian Sentinel and Guardian Sentinel GPS, two satellite-based remote asset-tracking systems. The compact and battery-operated devices are part of a customizable platform that...

NOAA Coastal Services Center, Charleston, S.C.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.csc.noaa.gov Produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center, Coastal Remote Sensing includes basic information about remote sensing and examples of how several state coastal...

Cadcorp, Stevenage, United Kingdom.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.cadcorp.com IGN, the French national mapping agency, placed a contract for the provision and implementation of additional Cadcorp SIS software licenses. The additional software is required to enable IGN to fulfil internal GIS...

Contact One, Austin, Texas.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.contactone.com The city of Sheridan, Wyo., selected Contact One to perform mapping services for the implementation of E-911 caller location mapping in public-safety answering points. Mapping services include collecting and...

CSDC Systems, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.csdcsystems.com CSDC Systems plans to incorporate GeoNorth's CityMap and MapOptix products into its AMANDA enterprise software.

Cyantel, Cork, Ireland.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.cyantel.com Cyantel will deliver its E-Z-Manage Resource Manager to Vodafone Germany to start a service called Vodafone FleetManagement. Accessed via a Web interface, E-Z-Manage Resource Manager enables businesses to locate,...

DMTI Spatial, Markham, Ontario, Canada.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.dmtispatial.com DMTI Spatial launched Local Government Information Sharing, which is based on a partnership among DMTI Spatial and municipal governments that supplies access to CanMap Streetfiles, CanMap RouteLogistics, CanMap...

eSpatial Inc., Herndon, Va.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.espatial.com eSpatial and the University of Arkansas Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) entered a joint venture to establish a Center of Excellence in Enterprise Spatial Solutions. eSpatial will provide software...

ESRI, Redlands, Calif.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.esri.com The ESRI Press book Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators was presented with the 2003 Geography Excellence in Media Award from the National Council for Geographic Education at its annual meeting. Also, the Swiss...

GeoDecisions, Harrisburg, Pa.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.geodecisions.com GeoDecisions was selected by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) to complete the Decision Support Environment project. GeoDecisions and its teaming partner, Bentley Engineering, will be developing a...

Geospatial Information & Technology Association GITA, Aurora, Colo.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.gita.org GITA expanded its annual awards program to include more-comprehensive acknowledgement of geospatial industry achievements. In addition to its longstanding Excellence Award, GITA will be adding the Innovator Award, the...

GlobeXplorer LLC, Walnut creek, Calif.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.globexplorer.com GlobeXplorer's U.S. Geological Survey digital orthophoto quarter quadrangle data were included in ESRI's ArcWeb USA, a new service package that ArcGIS users can access through a specialized ArcWeb toolbar.

Group 1 Software, Lanham, MD.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.g1.com The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts selected Group 1 Software's GeoTAX solution to automate the state's tax jurisdiction assignment process.

Haestad Methods, Waterbury, Conn.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.haestad.com Haestad Methods expanded its local presence in Queretaro, Mexico. The new international office follows the opening of similar operations in Australia and China.

IDELIX Software Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.idelix.com IDELIX Software will integrate its Pliable Display Technology (PDT) into Paragon Imaging's Electronic Light Table Series software. Also, IDELIX will combine its PDT Software Development Kit with HFE Group's aerospace,...

ImageLinks, Melbourne, Fla.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.imagelinks.com ImageLinks' Open Source Software Image Map and Active Archive ranked in the top 10 of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Commercial Electronic Light Table for the Intelligence Community Pathfinder...

Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions, Huntsville, Ala.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.intergraph.com/gis Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions' European Competence Center for Mapping and Military implemented an optimized GIS for the geoinformation office of the German Federal Armed Forces. Also, Pontis...

Intermap Technologies Inc., Denver.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.intermaptechnologies.com Intermap Technologies and Global Mapper Software formed a strategic alliance to develop and market the Global Mapper software tool. Intermap will distribute Global Mapper at no charge to customers who buy...

International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), London.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.isprs.org ISPRS created the ISPRS Foundation, which will feature programs such as awards, awareness education, distance learning, exchange programs, fellowships, grants, international workshops, internships, preservation and...

Intertek Group, Boxborough, Mass.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.intertek.com The ETL SEMKO division of Intertek Group upgraded its existing wireless testing facilities to include Global Positioning System performance testing for products that operate within the frequency range of 800-1, 900...

James W. Sewall Co., Old Town, Maine.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.jws.com The General Services Administration awarded James W. Sewall a five-year Federal Supply Schedule contract for environmental and engineering services. The award enables federal government agencies to procure Sewall...

Kinetic Solutions, St. Louis.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.kineticsolutions.net Kinetic Solutions won a contract from Boeing to perform a boundary and topographic survey of a 60-acre parcel in the St. Louis region. Kinetic Solutions teamed with Pickett, Ray & Silver to acquire field...

KOREM, Quebec.(Miscellaneous)
February 1, 2004... http://www.korem.com KOREM was named "MapInfo Canadian Partner of the Year" for the third year in a row.