GEO World articles from January 2005

GEO World archives from January 2005

Global reach.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... Having just renewed my subscription, I wanted to let you know that I enjoy reading GeoWorld. I find it a useful mix of application, teaching and industry commentary. In reading the article "Oldham Uncovers Its Past" in the October 2004 issue...

Transportation database issues.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... Paul Scarponcini and I attended many of the same meetings and teleconferences on transportation data modeling and information exchange standards during the last several years. So I was surprised to see his recommended solution to the...

Gathering technologists in Vancouver.
January 1, 2005... It's a healthy (yet daunting) exercise to stand back and gain perspective on trends and then take a gamble on a new approach. In putting together the program for the 2005 GeoTec Event, it seemed time to fully embrace a technology-centric...

Geographers improve minefield mapping.
January 1, 2005... To help improve the safety of minefield mapping, the University of Kansas (KU) Department of Geography, Lawrence, Kan., partnered with the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), one of the world's leading organizations...

WebTech Wireless acquires GlobeTrac's European business.(NEWSLINK)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada-based WebTech Wireless acquired all of London-based GlobeTrac Inc.'s existing location-based and Telematics business in Europe. GlobeTrac was a provider of location-based and fleet Telematics services...

Geospatial applications examined for space exploration.
January 1, 2005... Radiance Technologies, Los Altos, Calif., was selected by NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate to support its new vision for space exploration by developing a geospatial technology toolkit for a safe, efficient and effective human...

GIS helps specialty coffee growers.
January 1, 2005... The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is helping coffee-producing countries in Latin America and Africa compete in the specialty coffees market by helping them develop ESRI ArcIMS software-based marketing and certification systems, facilitating the...

www.esri.com.(NETLINK)(Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. introduced its Project Center )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... ESRI ESRI introduced its Project Center (support.esri.com/projectcenter), a new extension of the ESRI online support center. The Project Center is free to all ESRI users, guiding them through the complete lifecycle of a successful...

www.eurogeoGRAPHICs.org.(NETLINK)( launched on its Web site the Online Ordering and Delivery System)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... EUROGEOGRAPHICS EuroGeoGRAPHICs launched on its Web site the Online Ordering and Delivery System, which allows potential customers to choose EuroGeoGRAPHICs products and order them online.

www.globexplorer.com.(NETLINK)(Users can see an aerial photo of their desired location from this site.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... GLOBEXPLORER eNeighborhoods (www.eneighborhoods.com) introduced instant aerial and satellite photos from GlobeXplorer to help real estate professionals maximize the impact of presentations and help educate prospective buyers about...

bbc.co.uk/nature.(NETLINK)(discover more about the evolution of the British Isles from the site)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... ORDNANCE SURVEY Viewers of a television series, "British Isles: A Natural History," can discover more about the evolution of the British Isles from Ordnance Survey maps on the BBC Web site. Using a "clickable" map, a search can be made to...

www.orion-gis.com.(NETLINK)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... ORION TECHNOLOGIES The town of Milton implemented a new Web-based GIS service based on Orion Technology's OnPoint products. Residents and the public can use the external site (www.milton.ca) to interact with maps of the area and obtain...

www.sialtd.com.(NETLINK)(SIA Ltd)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... SIA LTD. SIA's Internet GIS Browser provides a digital map-based method for the public to access and view corporate information.

www.extendthereach.com.(NETLINK)(SRC L.L.C. and GlobeXplorer Inc., Licensing agreements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... SRC LLC SRC licensed GlobeXplorer's online aerial and satellite photo library featuring high-resolution images from AirPhotoUSA and others. The subscription-based library of nationwide photos will be available immediately to SRC's...

www.telcontar.com.(NETLINK)(Ask Jeeves Inc. selected Telcontar's Drill Down Server to power its Map Search function .)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... TEL CONTAR Ask Jeeves Inc. selected Telcontar's Drill Down Server (DDS) to power its Map Search function on the Ask Jeeves (www.ask.com) Web site. Combining DDS with NAVTEQ map data, Ask Jeeves provides users with access to city maps and...

www.riparianhealth.ca.(RESOURCEOFTHEMONTH)(Manitoba Riparian Health Council)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... MANITOBA RIPARIAN HEALTH COUNCIL The Manitoba Riparian Health Council emerged from a desire to increase producer involvement and improve coordination of.cooperative efforts among agencies that develop riparian projects with landowners...

Carter & Burgess.(PEOPLELINK)(Jeffery Garcia appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Jeffery-Garcia joined Carter & Burgess as a senior survey technician for the Survey Unit in Sacramento, Calif. www.c-b.com

DAT/EM Systems International.(PEOPLELINK)(John Pratt appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... DAT/EM Systems International added John Pratt as a new software programmer. www.datem.com

DM Solutions Group Inc.(PEOPLELINK)(Kim Tofin appointed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... DM Solutions Group Inc. appointed Kim Tofin as vice president of business development. www.dmsolutions.ca

Earth Resource Mapping.(PEOPLELINK)(Simon Cope presents paper)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Earth Resource Mapping's chief software architect, Simon Cope, presented a paper to the JPEG 2000 symposium hosted by the University of Connecticut. The symposium focused on the impact JPEG 2000 may have on sustaining the library and archives...

FORSight Resources.(PEOPLELINK)(appointments)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... FORSight Resources named Greg Day vice president of GIS services, managing the GIS staff out of the company's headquarters in North Charleston, S.C. In addition, Karl Walters was appointed vice president of forest planning, working from...

GeoDecisions.(PEOPLELINK)(appointments)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... GeoDecisions named Jason L. Gleason GIS analyst for the firm's Pittsburgh office. Also, the company named Ric Johnson development manager, responsible for designing application architecture and serving as the project development manager on...

MWH Soft Inc.(PEOPLELINK)(Paul F. Boulos was named to the National Research Council's Committee on Public Water Distribution Systems)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Paul F. Boulos, president and chief operating officer of MWH Soft Inc., was named to the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council's Committee on Public Water Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks. www.mwhsoft.com...

RBF Consulting.(PEOPLELINK)(appointments)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... M. Violet Gray joined RBF Consulting as a project manager in the GIS group of the firm's Camarillo, Calif., office. www.rbf.com

The staff of the former Lockwood Mapping formed Lockwood Geospatial, a division of TVGA Consultants.(PEOPLELINK)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The staff of the former Lockwood Mapping formed Lockwood Geospatial, a division of TVGA Consultants. Don Faso, Betsy Lombardo, Janet Mains, Cliff Sears and Barb Snyder will continue to deliver geospatial and land mapping services to the...

WebTech Wireless.(PEOPLELINK)(appointment of Neil G. Chan to the post of senior vice president )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... WebTech Wireless appointed Neil G. Chan to senior vice president of business development, responsible for developing new growth opportunities for the company as well as managing North American sales and marketing activities. ...

Leaders recognized at URISA conference.(PEOPLELINK)(Urban and Regional Information Systems)
January 1, 2005... During the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) 42nd Annual Conference held in November 2004 in Reno, Nev., several of the association's leaders received special awards. Don Cooke received the Horwood Distinguished...

Radar study addresses safety at sea.(GOVERNMENTCONNECTION)
January 1, 2005... A group of federal agencies launched a four-year study using high-frequency Doppler radar to map daily and seasonal current changes in Alaskan waters. The study should produce detailed oceanoGRAPHIC data and help increase maritime safety by...

Project focuses on GIS for managing mines.(GOVERNMENTCONNECTION)(Geographic information systems)
January 1, 2005... The Office of Surface Mining (OSM) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) teamed with Wilkes University to demonstrate how geospatial tools can be applied to regulatory management of an active mine site. OSM,...

MAPPS recommends GIS for federal property.(GOVERNMENTCONNECTION)(Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... A policy brief written by John Palatiello, executive director of the Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS), urges Congress to scrutinize the dollars being spent at unused or underused federal properties. The...

Agencies use LIDAR to monitor volcano.(GOVERNMENTCONNECTION)(light detection and ranging)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists studying Mount St. Helens are using light detection and ranging (LIDAR) instrumentation to analyze changes in the surface elevation of the crater, which began deforming in late September 2004....

2005 GeoTec Event explores geospatial possibilities.(CONFERENCECONNECTION)
January 1, 2005... The GeoTec Event, to be held Feb. 13-16, 2005, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, provides a unique gathering place for geospatial technology professionals from all disciplines to interact and learn from each other's experience and...

Autodesk celebrates success in 2004.(CONFERENCECONNECTION)(Autodesk University)
January 1, 2005... The annual Autodesk University returned to Las Vegas for the fifth straight year. The event was held Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 2004, at the MGM Grand Conference Center, and a record 4,400 users attended--up 30 percent from last year. The expansion...

URISA welcomes spatial professionals.(CONFERENCECONNECTION)(Urban and Regional Information Systems Association)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The 2004 Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) Conference and Exposition was held Nov. 7-10, 2004, in Reno, Nev. The conference theme, "The Place for Spatial Information Professionals," embraced GIS users and helped advance...

Bending our understanding of distance.(BEYONDMAPPING)(spatial analysis)(Column)
January 1, 2005... Last month's "Beyond Mapping" column introduced two dominant forces that are moving mapping toward map analysis (see "Moving Mapping to Analysis of Mapped Data," GeoWorld, December 2004). Spatial statistics are used to characterize the...

Modern technologies rise above the level.(SURVEYING/GIS INTEGRATION)(Column)
January 1, 2005... In my previous "Surveying/GIS Integration" column (see "On the Level--Tracking the Third Dimension," GeoWorld, October 2004, page 26), I discussed some of the ways that elevations are determined and mapped using conventional survey methods such...

Examining the art of mapping.(CRITICALGIS)
January 1, 2005... Is cartography art or science? This is an age-old question that's undergoing re-examination by a series of cartoGRAPHICally minded artists. It seems that the swing toward science is being complemented by an emerging swing toward art. ...

Map mistakes: five major errors unraveled.(Cartography)(Cover Story)
January 1, 2005... An advantage of working in teams is that every member is wrong about one thing, at least one member knows how to correct it, and everyone else learns more than they wanted to by the end of the "discussion" (i.e., heated arguments with thrown...

Saving Florida's Fish and Wildlife: research institute embraces metadata management.(geospatial data, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
January 1, 2005... As the leading marine and terrestrial resources monitoring organization in Florida, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) in St. Petersburg manages and archives significant volumes of spatial data. Spatial datasets include satellite...

It takes a lot of paper to move water.(Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District )
January 1, 2005... GISs have traditionally focused on relating data elements to geospatial coordinates typically represented by map locations. But to gain maximum benefit from a GIS investment, as many people as possible in an organization have to use it. ...

Fit for fieldwork: handheld computers continue to improve.(Hardware Showcase)(Buyers Guide)
January 1, 2005... Devices specifically designed for GIS fieldwork integrate accurate Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and are field tested with the needs of field mappers in mind. In the accompanying table, we look at some popular ruggedized devices....

Aerodata International Surveys.(Data)(aeroGRID online aerial photography)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Aerodata International Surveys introduced its aeroGRID online aerial photography, which allows users to access the aeroGRID NL2003 product, a detailed digital aerial photo dataset of The Netherlands. The product is offered with a ground sample...

GfK MACON AG.(Data)(digital maps)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... GfK MACON now provides complete four-digit post-code areas all over China, attributed in Chinese characters. All digital maps fit seamlessly on top of each other and are based on geographical coordinates (WGS84). www.macon.de/en

Intelepix LLC.(Data)(released its new Software Development Kit)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Intelepix released its new Software Development Kit, which provides documentation, samples, header files, libraries and tools for technologies supported by Oblivision and the Intelepix Mission Planning System. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

MapQuest Services.(Data)(added street-level mapping )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... MapQuest Services added street-level mapping for major Latin American countries, including Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. www.mapquestservices.com

Maptech.(Data)(introduced its new Outdoor Navigator PDA Outdoor Atlas)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Maptech introduced its new Outdoor Navigator PDA Outdoor Atlas, providing access to more than 60,000 topographic maps and nautical charts. www.maptech.com

Microsoft Corp.(Data)(released Pocket Streets 2005)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Microsoft released Pocket Streets 2005, its location-enabled software for smart connected devices. Detailed maps of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, Brazil and Greece are available for free download on the Microsoft Web...

NAVTEQ.(Data)(added new attributes to NAVTEQ maps)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... NAVTEQ added five new attributes to NAVTEQ maps: enhanced geometry accuracy, speed limits, special speed situations, variable speed signs and number of lanes. www.navteq.com

BAE Systems.(Software)(released SOCET GXP)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... BAE Systems released SOCET GXP, a software application designed to meet the production needs of image analysts, geospatial analysts and photogrammetrists. www.baesystems.com

ESRI.(Software)(ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... ESRI and Safe Software jointly developed the ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension, which eliminates barriers to data sharing by providing direct data access, complex data transformation and import/export capabilities. ArcGIS Data...

IDELIX Software Inc.(Software)(Pliable Display Technology (PDT) Software Development Kits)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... IDELIX Software released new versions of its Pliable Display Technology (PDT) Software Development Kits, featuring new programming options and performance enhancements. PDT is a virtual lens technology that provides users with a more intuitive...

IONIC Software.(Software)(RedSpider Web 3.2)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... IONIC Software released RedSpider Web 3.2 with full bilingual support for English and French. RedSpider Web 3.2 includes the functionality to build an interoperable spatial data infrastructure in a scalable product. Version 3.2 includes an OGC...

ObjectFX.(Software)(released Micro Edition of its SpatialFX platform)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... ObjectFX created a Micro Edition of its SpatialFX platform, enabling content developers for small wireless device applications to create interactive maps and other location-enabled services directly within the devices. www.objectfx.com

PhatWare.(Software)(introduced the latest version of PhatPad )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... PhatWare introduced the latest version of PhatPad, which allows users to sketch on a Pocket PC and print the sketches. Improvements to PhatPad 2.0 include a companion desktop PC application that allows all of PhatPad's features to be accessed...

Research Systems Inc. (RSI).(Software)(released ENVI version 4.1)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... RSI released ENVI version 4.1, which includes new spectral-processing and information-extraction tools, updated support for file formats, enhanced orthorectification capabilities, and ease-of-use improvements. Also, RSI released Image Access...

Sensor Systems.(Software)(released RemoteView Professional version 2.4.1)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Sensor Systems released RemoteView Professional version 2.4.1 for Windows, which includes a variety of enhancements that improve image visualization, information extraction, and image management and retrieval. www.sensor.com

SIA Ltd.(Software)(introduced CATmap, GIS software)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... SIA introduced CATmap, which applies GIS technology to help users in sales tracking and analysis, customer profiling, and planning effective marketing campaigns. The system dynamically links to customer and prospect databases and offers SONAR,...

The Sidwell Co.(Software)(released Parcel Builder)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The Sidwell Co. released Parcel Builder, which provides users with tools for ESRI's ArcMap 9.0. www.sidwellco.com

TM Property Service Ltd.(Software)(introduced TM YourMap mapping software)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... TM Property Service introduced TM YourMap in partnership with Laser-Scan, Intergraph, Attenda, Ordnance Survey, Hopewiser and Oracle. The product adds greater accuracy for fast property conveyancing and provides OS MasterMap Topography Layers...

DeLorme.(Hardware)(Earthmate Blue Logger GPS receiver)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... DeLorme introduced its Earthmate Blue Logger GPS receiver, which offers an ultra-compact, Bluetooth-enabled GPS receiver with onboard data logging memory. Blue Logger GPS logs standard tracking data or raw GPS satellite data and can be...

FARO Technologies Inc.(Hardware)(FARO Laser Tracker X)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... FARO Technologies released its new FARO Laser Tracker X, which features the company's latest technological advancement: XtremeADM (patent pending). www.faro.com

Navman.(Hardware)(released its new pocket-sized iCN 510 Gps receiver)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Navman released its new pocket-sized iCN 510, which has a sleek new design and offers all the software capabilities of Navman's existing iCN product line, with dozens of enhancements such as a new touch-screen LCD and long-lasting internal...

Optech Inc.(Hardware)(introduced new laser scanner)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Optech added the ILRIS-36D to its line of tripod-mounted laser scanners. The ILRIS-36D builds on the functionality provided by the ILRIS-3D by increasing the scanner's field of view to 360 degrees by 360 degrees. A modular design and unique...

Avenza Systems Inc.(Misc.)(introduced a quarterly newsletter)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Avenza Systems introduced a quarterly newsletter, The Avenza News, which will be delivered free to all interested parties via e-mail in Adobe Acrobat pdf format and contain a variety of news items and informational pieces regarding MAPublisher...

E Team Inc.(Misc.)(E Team solution is available in a new open systems release)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The E Team solution is available in a new "open systems release" that will run on industry-standard relational database platforms such as IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL and Oracle. The move to open standards will allow public-safety customers to share...

Advantica.(BUSINESSNEWS)(contract with Centrica Energy)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Advantica won a three-year contract to provide technical safety support to Centrica Energy's Morecambe Bay. Advantica will conduct offshore quantitative risk assessment and safety engineering using its proprietary Frost and Aramas software. ...

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).(BUSINESSNEWS)(partnered with FIATECH)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... AGC partnered with FIATECH to develop AGC Extensible Mark-up Language standards to address interoperability in the construction industry. www.agc.org

Avenza Systems Inc.(Real World GIS, distribution agreements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Real World GIS was appointed regional distributor of MAPublisher and other Avenza products for Australia, New Zealand and other points in the South Pacific area. Real World GIS will be responsible for local marketing and promotion as well as...

Bentley Systems Inc.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Haestad WaterGEMS software contracts)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... ACCIngenieria selected Bentley's Haestad WaterGEMS hydraulic modeling software for major water distribution projects in Colombia; Parsons selected WaterGEMS for use in major potable water system developments in Baghdad, Iraq; and SIAPA, the...

BI Inc.(BUSINESSNEWS)(BI ExacuTrack contract awards)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... BI's offender-supervision technology for community corrections, BI ExacuTrack, won more than 30 contract awards with community corrections agencies throughout the United States. The ExacuTrack system incorporates GPS technology to precisely...

Blue Marble Geographics.(BUSINESSNEWS)(partnered with Screen & Paper)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Blue Marble Geographics partnered with German mapping software vendor, Screen & Paper. Also, Risk Frontiers--Natural Hazards Research Centre at Macquarie University in Sydney became Blue Marble Geographics' first Australian customer of its...

Clark Labs.(BUSINESSNEWS)(received additional funding from Conservation International to develop modeling and simulation tools .)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Clark Labs received additional funding from Conservation International to develop modeling and simulation tools to aid in the analyses and simulation of land-cover change scenarios and their effect on biodiversity. The tools will be developed...

CMC International.(BUSINESSNEWS)(got exclusive rights to resell MapInfo Corp's software)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... CMC International was selected to join MapInfo's Predictive Analytics Partner Program with exclusive rights to resell MapInfo AnySite and AnySite Online as well as MapInfo TargetPro and MapInfo's modeling and predictive-analytics services. ...

CORDA Technologies Inc.(BUSINESSNEWS)(launched a new systems-integrator program )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The Mountain West Venture Group named CORDA Technologies the 23rd fastest-growing company in Utah. Also, CORDA Technologies launched a new systems-integrator program and selected Edgewater Technology as its first systems integrator. ...

3D Nature LLC.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Approval for Visual Nature Studio 2 software.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... 3D Nature won from the U.S. Forest Service Southern Region a Blanket Technical Approval for Visual Nature Studio 2 software. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] www.3dnature.com

Daratech Inc.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Geographic Information System core-business revenue to top $2.02 billion in 2004)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Daratech forecasts total GIS core-business revenue to top $2.02 billion in 2004, an increase of 9.7 percent over 2003. In 2003, core GIS revenue reached $1.84 billion, up 5.1 percent, by Daratech estimates. Core-business revenue includes...

DigitalGlobe.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The Upper Midwest Aerosopace Consortium, a program of the University of North Dakota, is using high-resolution Digital-Globe QuickBird satellite images to research the effect of the Rhizomania disease on sugar-beet crops. Also, DigitalGlobe...

Geographic Technologies Group Inc. (GTG).(BUSINESSNEWS)(won contract to complete GIS metadata services for different county councils.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... GTG acquired a contract to complete GIS metadata services for Gwinnett County, Ga. In addition, GTG, in conjunction with Sungard HTE, won multiple software contracts for public safety and land management, including Ormond Beach, Fla.;...

ESRI.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. introduced the Surveying Special Interest Group.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... ESRI introduced the Surveying Special Interest Group, which gives surveyors, GIS professionals and those with a general interest in a survey-related field the opportunity to work together toward integrating surveying and GIS technology. Also,...

ESRI Canada.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, awards)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration won an Award of Excellence at ESRI Canada's annual ESRI Regional User Conference in Winnipeg. Also, the district of Saanich won an Award of Excellence at ESRI Canada's Regional User Conference in...

GeoAnalytics Inc.(BUSINESSNEWS)(completed a GIS needs assessment and geodatabase design project for Milwaukee County)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... GeoAnalytics completed a GIS needs assessment and geodatabase design project for Milwaukee County, Wis., based on ESRI ArcGIS technology. The project focused on foundational land-record datasets, including parcels, street centerlines and...

Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA).(BUSINESSNEWS)(GeoConnections Canada)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... GITA announced that its 2005 Awards Program will recognize the "stewardship and leadership afforded by individuals and organizations that share their experiences, serve as mentors and push geospatial technologies to higher levels of...

GlobeXplorer.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... GlobeXplorer added to its archive EarthSat's NaturalVue 2000 collection of 15-meter-resolution satellite orthophotos covering the entire globe. www.globexplorer.com

har*GIS LLC.(BUSINESSNEWS)(contracts)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association contracted with har*GIS to purchase 30 field information systems. www.har-gis.com