GEO World articles from January 2003

GEO World archives from January 2003

Realizing a virtual world. (Position).(Editorial)
January 1, 2003... This month's cover story, "It's a 3-D World!" page 30, discusses photogrammetry tools currently available. Photogrammetry has long been the leading means to collect 3-D data, and the technology is becoming more accessible. The new tools...

GIS software revenue tops $1.1 billion in 2001. (News Link).
January 1, 2003... GIS software revenue topped $1.1 billion in 2001, a growth of 14.3 percent over the prior year, according to a market study recently released by Cambridge, Mass.-based Daratech Inc., a market research and technology assessment firm. The...

Oil pollution tracked from space. (News Link).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A satellite-based oil pollution monitoring program to Brazil is being developed via an agreement between RADARSAT International (RSI) and COPPETEC a special operations division of the Federal University of Rio-de-Janeiro and a recently...

Airport management provides market for satellite imagery. (News Link).
January 1, 2003... There's a lot of development activity at airports worldwide to accommodate higher capacity and stronger security without sacrificing safety and efficiency, and high-resolution satellite imagery has become a natural fit in airport development,...

Activists create digital photo archive of California coast. (News Link).(Kenneth and Gabrielle Adelman)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Activists Kenneth Adelman and his helicopter-pilot wife Gabrielle spent more than three months photographing 1,150 miles of California coastline from the air in an effort to protect the coast. "I've seen the beauty of the natural coastline...

Digital Data Technologies Inc. (DDTI), Columbus, Ohio. (Online Update).(Web-based routing tool for voters in Hancock County, Ohio)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.ddti.net DDTI implemented a Web-based routing tool for voters in Hancock County, Ohio. Viewable via the "Where Do I Vote?" link on the Board of Election's Home Page, http://www.hancockboardofelections.com, voters enter in their...

Geospatial One-Stop initiative, Washington, D.C. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.geo-one-stop.gov The Geospatial One-Stop (GOS) initiative recently issued a Call for Additional Requirements for the Geospatial One-Stop Portal (see http://www.geo-one-stop.gov/cfar/). The GOS Portal will rely in part on...

Maporama, Paris. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.maporama.com Footwear brand Dr. Martens chose Maporama to provide mapping functionality for its Web site at http://www.drmartens.com. The site now provides an easy-to-use store-finding facility to locate 7,000 Dr. Martens...

Spatial Insights, Falls Church, Va. (Online Update).(online proximity analysis service)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.spatialinsights.com Spatial Insights introduced an online proximity analysis service that allows clients to integrate the application within their Web site. In addition to traditional "find-the-closest" analyses, clients also...

Terralogic Inc., Staunton, Va. (Online Update).(UFOMAPPER 551 )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.gislogic.com Terralogic released UFOMAPPER 551 at http://www.ufomapper.com. Terralogic developed and maintains the free system for public entertainment and research value. The Web site uses Internet map server technology to...

National Flu monitoring system. (Internet Resource of the Month).(Health Canada's Flu Watch Web site)
January 1, 2003... http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphb-dgspsp/fluwatch/index.html Visitors to Health Canada's Flu Watch Web site can choose a given week and view a map of Canada that displays flu activity in "No Activity," "Sporadic Activity," "Localized Activity"...

ASPRS, Bethesda, MD. (People Link).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.asprs.org ASPRS, The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society, elected Kevin Perkins as vice chair of the ASPRS Sustaining Members Council. He will serve a one-year term as vice chair and then become chair of the council for a...

ESRI Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (People Link).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.esricanada.com Roger Tomlinson of Tomlinson Associates Ltd. was presented with an Award of Excellence at ESRI Canada's Regional User Conference in Ottawa. Alex Miller, president of ESRI Canada, presented the award in recognition...

GEOCOMtms, Atlanta. (People Link).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.geocomtms.com GEOCOMTMS, ATLANTA GEOCOMtms appointed Dan Owings, former key executive at UPS Logistics Technologies Inc., as vice president, Business Development.

Greenhorne & O'mara Inc. (G&O), Greenbelt, MD. (People Link).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.g-and-o.com G&O appointed Colin Vissering vice president of its Mid-Atlantic Resource Management Group. Vissering has more than 14 years of experience in the emergency management, environmental planning and natural-resource...

Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern Inc. (HSMM), Roanoke, Va. (People Link).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.hsmm.com HSMM named Julie Puuri GIS manager for the company's Roanoke office. Puuri defines, contracts, implements and manages GIS projects within the firm's Imaging and CADD Services Department that focus on GIS integration...

Idelix Software Inc., Vancouver, British, Columbia, Canada. (People Link).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.idelix.com IDELIX Software announced that former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Admiral Bill Owens, joined the visualization software company's Board of Advisors. Admiral Owens will advise IDELIX on its...

Spatial Technologies Industry Association (STIA), Washington, D.C. (People Link).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.spatialtech.org STIA held a meeting of the board of directors to nominate and elect three additional industry leaders to help manage the association. The new board members are: Andrew R. Etkind, general counsel and secretary,...

TVGA Consultants, Elma, N.Y. (People Link).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://wwwtvga.corn TVGA CONSULTANTS, ELMA, N.Y. TVGA Consultants announced the following new staff additions: Frank Sokoloski was hired as production manager and project manager for Mapping and GIS Services, Gerry Sikora was hired as...

Diamond leaves Autodesk, GIS Industry. (People Link).(Larry Diamond, VP of Autodesk GIS Solutions Division)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Following a seven-year tenure at San Rafael, Calif.-based Autodesk Inc., more than half of which was spent with the GIS division, Larry Diamond left the company. After many years on the West Coast, Diamond decided to be closer to his family on...

Lewis and Clark maps stay relevant. (Government Connection).
January 1, 2003... Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark didn't have the luxury of digital orthophoto quadrangles or 10-meter-resolution commercial imagery when they led a 35-member "Corps of Discovery" on a trek across the uncharted interior of the United...

Focus on GIS grows as new security agency emerges. (Government Connection).(Dept of Homeland Security)
January 1, 2003... As Washington, D.C., policy makers finalize new domestic security legislation, some insiders are viewing the growing attention on domestic or "homeland" security as a chance for geospatial data and technologies to earn new respect. In an...

Earthquake planners hail scientific planning. (Government Connection).
January 1, 2003... A 7.9-magnitude earthquake that rattled central Alaska on Nov. 3, 2002, was one of the largest earthquakes on record in America, but advanced geospatial know-how may have kept the quake from being more damaging than it was. The earthquake...

GITA announces keynote speaker for Annual Conference 26. (Conference Connection).(Geospatial Information & Technology Association; Armanda Gore)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA), Aurora, Colo., selected professional speaker Amanda Gore to provide the keynote address at GITA's Annual Conference 26 to be held March 2-5, 2003, in San Antonio, Texas. Gore is...

GeoMedia best Practices and Poster Competition winners to be recognized at GeoSpatial World. (Conference Connection).
January 1, 2003... Huntsville, Ala.-based Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions will hold the second annual GeoMedia Poster Competition for students and GeoMedia Best Practices Awards for educators. The worldwide competitions recognize projects and programs based...

EuroGeographics General Assembly strives for interoperability. (Conference Connection).
January 1, 2003... The Second EuroGeographics General Assembly was held in Frankfurt, Germany, from Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2002. A total of 109 delegates-director generals and staff--of National Mapping Agencies (NMAs) of 33 countries were present to listen to and...

NCGIS 2003 to feature spatial partners. (Conference Connection).(North Carolina Geographic Information Systems Conference)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The 2003 North Carolina Geographic Information Systems Conference will be held Feb. 20-21, 2003. Th event, sponsored by the North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis and the North Carolina Chapter of the Urban and Regional...

New Orleans welcomes International LIDAR Mapping Forum. (Conference Connection).(International LIDAR Mapping Forum's Third Annual Meeting)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The International LIDAR Mapping Forum's Third Annual Meeting (ILMF2003) will take place in New Orleans Jan. 27-28, 2003, at the Chateau Sonesta hotel. The meeting takes on an expanded format this year with two days of events and exhibits. ...

Attendance at NovaLIS User Conference exceeds expectations. (Conference Connection).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... About 100 people were able to attend the First Annual NovaLIS User Conference held Nov. 13-16, 2002, in Daytona Beach, Fla. NovaLIS Technologies specializes in land records software and services. Its customers are located throughout North...

Beware slope's slippery slope. (Beyond Mapping).
January 1, 2003... If you're a skier, it's likely that you have a good feel for terrain slope. If it's a steep double-diamond run, the timid will zigzag across the slope, while the "boomers" will follow the fall line straight down the hill. This suggests...

3-D geovisualization is coming of age. (The "G" In Gis).
January 1, 2003... There's something alluring about 3-D geovisualization that goes beyond its inherent utility But there are many questions. How good is it? How feasible is it with commercial products on the market today? What progress has been made? What...

911: where's your emergency? (Public Safety).
January 1, 2003... "Where's your emergency?" is a phrase spoken thousands of times a day all over the world. The phrase is the first communication between a 911 call taker and a caller requesting assistance. Many times the caller can't answer this simple question...

Go to the source for differential satellite positioning. (GPS/GIS Integration).
January 1, 2003... When discussing differences among survey-and GIS-grade Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware and system configurations, the two criteria most often considered are accuracy and autonomy. Although the price vs. accuracy curve has long been a...

It's a 3-D World: emerging photogrammetry technologies make it easier than ever to deliver geospatial solutions. (Visualization Tools).
January 1, 2003... GEOSPATIAL SOLUTIONS ARE INCREASINGLY MOVING FROM A 2-D TO A 3-D WORLD. MANY USER-FRIENDLY PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND LASER SCANNING TECHNOLOGIES ARE EMERGING TO GENERATE 3-D MEASUREMENTS. NEW CONSUMERS, MANY OF WHOM GREW UP WITH HIGHLY REALISTIC 3-D...

Develop online demographic visualization and interaction with SVG. (Developer Details).(Scalable Vector Graphics)
January 1, 2003... DETAILS Fitzgerald is GIS programmer/analyst with Richland County GIS; e-mail: brianfitzgerald@richlandonline.com RECENT ADVANCES IN INTERNET-BASED DYNAMIC IN DYNAMIC vector graphics are generating a profound impact on the level of...

Enable your enterprise with open Web services. (Internet GIS).
January 1, 2003... Tucker is president and CEO of IONIC Enterprise Inc. Dessard is a founder of IONIC Software SA. IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE STATES AND LOCALITIES ARE able to securely publish their spatial data on any vendor platform. As a result, authorized...

Mexico's Rio Laja watershed: GIS/GPS integration supports rehabilitation efforts. (Environmental Management).
January 1, 2003... Steede-Terry is the author of Integrating GIS and the Global Positioning System, a publication from ESRI Press. DEEP IN CENTRAL MEXICO, IN THE STATE OF Guanajuato, is a place known as the Rio Laja watershed. Just as the Amazon and other...

Intermediary Systems Ltd. (ISL), London. (Data).(RESIDATA 360 property risk database)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.isl-online.com ISL built a new property risk database, RESIDATA 360, an enhanced version of the RESIDATA housing categorization already validated and used by the U.K. government in producing the 2001 indices of local conditions...

Spatial Data Technologies, Fort Collins, Colo. (Data).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.spatialdatatech.com Spatial Data Technologies added enhanced one-meter DOQQs to its expanding library of maps and imagery available through its DataGATE repository.

Tele Atlas, Menlo Park, Calif. (Data).(MultiNet Finland, MultiNet Ireland)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.na.teleatlas.com Tele Atlas released its first MultiNet products for Finland and the Republic of Ireland, enabling the development of applications for geomarketing, consumer targeting or advanced location-based services. In the...

Cimmetry Systems Inc., Washington D.C.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.cimmetry.com Cimmetry Systems introduced a viewing and collaboration solution for Brightspire, FileNET Corp.'s business process management framework and component of its Enterprise Content Management offering.

GeoConcept SA, Paris. (Software).(GeoConcept Dispatcher)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.geoconcept.com GeoConcept released GeoConcept Dispatcher, its new vehicle routing, scheduling and dispatching solution for daily route planning. GeoConcept Dispatcher combines the precision and user-friendly design of the...

Geographs Systems Corp., North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Software).(Geo-Colors Lite GIS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.geographs.com GeoGraphs Systems released Geo-Colors Lite, an affordable GIS software product that works inside Microsoft Internet Explorer. The software has the same capabilities as CeoGraphs Geo-Colors, but is restricted to...

Geomicro, Santa Ana, Calif. (Software).(AltaMap AVL mapping software)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.geomicro.com GeoMicro introduced AltaMap AVL, an Internet-based mapping solution for asset tracking and fleet management systems that features the following core elements: Internet mapping, national geocoding and reverse...

Intergraph Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (Software).(IntelliWhere Mobile Workforce Starter Kit)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.intergraph.com IntelliWhere, a division of Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions, launched its new Mobile Workforce Starter Kit, an out-of-the-box solution that enables organizations to automate the delivery and use of spatial...

Keigan Systems Inc., London., Ontario, Canada. (Software).(Keigan Grid software development kit)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.keigansystems.com Keigan Systems released Keigan Grid, a common object model-compliant Software Development Kit equipped with a fully exposed application programming interface and extensive developer help documents, a full...

Leica Geosystems, Atlanta. (Software).(ERDAS IMAGINE 8.6 geographic information system)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.gis.leica-geosystems.com Leica Geosystems released ERDAS IMAGINE version 8.6, featuring enhancements such as a Spectral Analysis tool for hyperspectral image processing, ESRI Geodatabase support and improvements to the IMAGINE...

Mapinfo Corp., Troy, N.Y. (Software).(with Red Hen Systems, releases MediaMapper ELITE imaging software)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.mapinfo.com MapInfo and strategic partner Red Hen Systems jointly released MediaMapper ELITE, which enables location-based video and digital still imagery to be automatically embedded into mapping applications.

Research Systems Inc. (RSI), Boulder, Colo. (Software).(IDL 5.6 and IDL 5.6 for Mac OS X)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.rsinc.com RSI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Co., released IDL 5.6 and IDL 5.6 for Mac OS X. The new versions add features that increase performance and flexibility, and offer the option of a Personal Use license....

Safe Software, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Software).(Feature Manipulation Engine)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.safe.com Safe Software added Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) export capability to its data translation and transformation product, Feature Manipulation Engine (FME). This enables SVG 1.0 documents to be created directly from more...

Sicad Geomatics, Munich, Germany. .(SICAD-UT-TC network management software)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.sicad.com SICAD GEOMATICS' new SICAD-UT-TC (Telecommunication) application can be used for planning, implementing, documenting and managing telecommunication and data networks. SICAD-UT-TC gives operators, particularly power...

TatukGIS, Gdynia, Poland. (Software).(GIS Developer Kernel)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.tatukgis.com TatukGIS released the GIS Developer Kernel (DK) toolkit as an ActiveX control for compatibility with Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual Studio, .NET and scripting languages as well as Borland Delphi and C++Builder. In...

Tripod Data Systems (TDS), Corvallis, Ore. (Software).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.tdsway.com TDS released version 3.6 of its Survey Pro software for Windows CE, which lets users toggle the touch screen on and off and allows cable-free operation when used with Trimble Blue Cap. Survey Pro 3.6 works with the...

Utility Automation Integrators (UAI), Huntsville, ALA. (Software).(UtilityCenter 2.0)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.uai.com UAI released UtilityCenter 2.0, a comprehensive solution addressing the operational needs of electric, water, wastewater, gas and broadband utilities. The latest version is the result of input from UAI's current client...

Visual Learning Systems Inc. (VLS), Missoula, Mont. (Software).(Feature Analyst Professional GIS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.featureanalyst.com Feature Analyst Professional, developed by VLS, now allows GIS and image analysts to identify and extract object-specific changes in high-resolution digital imagery. The software, which leverages advancements...

Epson America, Long Beach, Calif. (Hardware).(EPSON Stylus Pro 10600)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.epson.com Epson America introduced its most flexible and powerful wide-format printer, the EPSON Stylus Pro 10600, which combines the high-speed performance and media handling offered in the Stylus Pro 10000 with a wider choice...

Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, Calif. (Hardware).(HP Workstation xw4000)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.hp.com Hewlett-Packard introduced a new line of workstations and monitors resulting from the integration with Compaq. The workstations offer three choices in computing architecture: Intel Pentium 4/Intel Xeon, Intel Itanium or...

Leica Geosystems, Atlanta. (Hardware).(TPS700 and TPS1100 series surveying total stations)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.gis.leica-geosystems.com Leica Geosystems now offers long-range reflectorless measuring technology as a standard feature on its full line of TPS700 and TPS1100 series surveying total stations. Construction-grade total stations...

Riegl USA, Orlando, Fla. (Hardware).(Riegl LMS-Z420 3-D imaging scanner)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.rieglusa.com Riegl USA introduced the Riegl LMS-Z420 3-D imaging scanner, an accurate, portable, 3-D laser-imaging scanner for mapping targets up to 1,000 meters away. Designed for the rapid acquisition of high-quality,...

Cary and Associates, Longmont, Colo. (Miscellaneous).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://caryandassociates.com Cary and Associates released a market report, "Geotechnology Business Opportunities with Government," which provides information about actual projects and budget allocations in agencies that have a requirement...

ImageLinks, Melbourne, Fla. (Miscellaneous).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.imagelinks.com ImageLinks implemented an advanced atmospheric correction algorithm based on the 6S radiative transfer code. This correction will be adopted as one of the standard digital image-processing techniques ImageLinks...

Pharos Science & Applications Inc., Torrance, Calif. (Miscellaneous).(Pocket GPS Navigator for Microsoft Pocket PC Phone Edition )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.pharosgps.com Pharos Science & Applications introduced the first Pocket Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigator Kit available for the Microsoft Pocket PC Phone Edition platform, currently available on GSM/GPRS networks. The...

QinetiQ, Malvern, United Kingdom. (Miscellaneous).(enAble3D map service)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.qinetiq.com QinetiQ launched its 3-D map service, enAble3D, which uses intelligent processing of Ordnance Survey MasterMap and other GIS sources such as aerial imagery to create 3-D worlds. Basic visualizations of any location...

Transmap Corp., Columbus, Ohio. (Miscellaneous).(International Infrastructure Management Manual )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.transmap.com The latest version of the International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM) now is available in North America. The IIMM is a unique desk reference for anyone responsible for maintaining outside infrastructure....

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Reston, Va. (Miscellaneous).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.usgs.gov USGS released a report, "Atlas of Natural Hazards in the Hawaiian Coastal Zone," about the coastal hazards of Hawaii. The report should allow Hawaiian citizens and regulatory authorities to better understand the...

Applanix Corp., Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.applanix.com Applanix sold two POS LS inertial survey backpacks to Seisland Surveys Ltd. for use in seismic survey operations.

Autodesk Inc., San Rafael, Calif. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.autodesk.com Tele Atlas and Autodesk Location Services formed a strategic alliance to jointly provide wireless operators with technology for the successful deployment of location services. Autodesk Location Services will...

Avineon Inc., Alexandria, Va. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.avineon.com Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., Doha, State of Qatar, selected Avineon to provide conversion and migration services for its as-built drawings and update its engineering records for the next three years....

Byers Engineering Co., Atlanta. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.byers.com Byers Engineering was named to Deloitte & Touche's first Atlanta Technology 50, previously known as Arthur Andersen's Fast Tech 50. The company was ranked No. 45. The Atlanta Technology 50 ranks the top 50...

CARIS, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. (Business News).(CARIS Land Information Network)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.caris.com CARIS will provide the province of Nova Scotia with CARIS Land Information Network to modernize and streamline Nova Scotia's real property system. Developed in cooperation with the province of New Brunswick under the...

CES International Atlanta. (Business News).(Centricity Operations Resource Management system licenses)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.ces.com CES International announced that its Centricity Operations Resource Management system was selected by Xcel Energy for a corporatewide deployment across all service territories. In addition, Mid-Carolina Electric...

Conclusive Strategies, Dripping Springs, Texas. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.conclusivestrategies.com Conclusive Strategies agreed with American Suzuki Motor Corp. to provide retail network management-related consulting services. Conclusive Strategies performed open-point analysis on behalf of Suzuki to...

Digital Data Technologies Inc. (DDTI), Columbus, Ohio. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.ddti.net DDTI completed delivery of an intelligent road centerline network, established a GIS Web site, integrated GIS mapping in the 911 center, and provided a countywide GIS viewing tool for Marshall County, Ind. The entire...

DigitalGlobe, Longmont, Colo. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.digitalglobe.com DigitalGlobe QuickBird satellite imagery is helping researchers of the Amboseli Elephant Research Project (AERP) locate elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park and surrounding ecosystem. Armed with the...

Earth Resource Mapping, San Diego. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.ermapper.com Cape Nature Conservation (CNC) purchased a license of ER Mapper 6.3 from Andrew Terhorst Consulting CC. CNC is responsible for managing and monitoring several wilderness areas within the Cape Floral Kingdom. In...

Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.kodak.com The National Imagery and Mapping Agency chose Eastman Kodak Co. as a prime contractor on its Softcopy Search project, which is designed to provide a more efficient and effective way to detect changes of significance in...

EMERGE, Andover, Mass. (Business News).(contracts from Falcon Informatics, Kinder Morgan, ImageLinks)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.emergeweb.com Falcon Informatics contracted with EMERGE to fly a variety of locations to identify timber species. Also, EMERGE will collect four-band, one-meter imagery covering 2,330 square miles in 287 sites in the California...

ESRI Inc., Redlands, Calif. (Business News).
January 1, 2003... http://www.esri.com The Oregon Educational Technology Consortium (OETC) agreed to promote, sell, duplicate and disseminate ESRI software to K-12 school members. Members of OETC also will have access to ESRI's ArcView versions 3 and 8 for...

GeoDecisions, Harrisburg, Pa. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.geodecisions.com GeoDecisions signed a formal partnership agreement to become part of NovaLIS Technologies' Business Partner Consultants and Resellers Program, following several successful joint initiatives. GeoDecisions also...

Geographic Data Technology Inc. (GDT), Lebanon, N.H. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.geographic.com GDT was named sole provider of mapping and routing data for use within the "Cities" location-based guides offered through EarthLink's wireless e-mail and Internet services. GDT's Dynamap/Transportation street and...

Geovue, Boston. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.geovue.com Curves, the first club to offer 30-minute fitness and weight-loss facilities designed for women, announced that it completed a rollout of geoVue's iSITE product for site selection and will require more licenses for...

GiveMePower Corp., Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.givemepower.com The city of Loveland, Cob., is reducing costs and improving efficiencies by combining GiveMePower's PowerCAD CE, a mobile/wireless handheld computer-aided design system, with Autodesk's AutoCAD Map product.

Harvard Design and Mapping (HDM), Cambridge, Mass. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.hdm.com HDM won a contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a GIS-based system for Rapid Population Assessment in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies (CHEs). HDM's research will focus on developing...

Leica Geosystems, Atlanta. (Business News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... http://www.gis.leica-geosystems.com The National Ocean Service Pacific Services Center purchased ERDAS IMAGINE to help the Pacific Islands of Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands update their GIS...