GEO World articles from July 2002

GEO World archives from July 2002

Preserving a historical perspective. (Position).(Editorial)
July 1, 2002... The value of a historical geographic perspective is highlighted in this month's cover feature, "An Ancient Cityscape Revealed," beginning on page 34. Keith Challis and Gary Priestnall from the University of Nottingham recount their efforts to...

Letters.
July 1, 2002... Enron Challenges Business World I have been reading GeoWorld magazine for about nine years, but I was disappointed with J.D. Wilson's April 2002 "GeoBusiness Watch" column (see "Public Markets on Trial," page 62). As I read it, my blood...

Ordnance Survey releases "key" to spatial data warehouse. (News Link).
July 1, 2002... Ordnance Survey, United Kingdom's national mapping agency, will offer hundreds of government departments and agencies free access to its most detailed digital map data. The mapping agency has secured funding from its existing government users...

Autodesk announces Map Series software suite. (News Link).(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... Autodesk Map Series includes mapping, raster image integration and map querying and presentation capabilities. In late May 2002, Autodesk released Autodesk Map Series an integrated package of mapping and design tools that allows GIS,...

Nation's capital puts GIS in employees' hands. (News Link).(D.C. Atlas)
July 1, 2002... The recently established Washington, D.C.-based Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) launched the "D.C. Atlas," a sophisticated, World Wide Web-based intranet GIS tool that's been under development for the last two years as an offshoot...

Intergraph releases GeoMedia 5.0. (News Link).
July 1, 2002... In early May 2002, Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions announced its newest GeoMedia products, version 5.0. The GeoMedia product line includes GeoMedia and GeoMedia Professional for the desktop and GeoMedia WebMap and GeoMedia WebMap...

ESRI supports Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. (News Link).(ArcGIS 8.2)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... Continuing its commitment to Microsoft Corp.'s development environment, Redlands, Calif.-based ESRI Inc. recently announced ArcGIS 8.2 support for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, a comprehensive development environment for creating advanced...

Blue Marble Geographics. (Online Update).(Geographic Calculator 5.1 coordinate conversion product and Geographic Transformer 4.3 image transformation tool)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... BLUE MARBLE GEOGRAPHICS, GARDINER, MAINE http://www.bluemarblegeo.com Blue Marble Geographics announced that freely downloadable evaluation versions of its Geographic Calculator 5.1 coordinate conversion product and Geographic...

DigitalGlobe. (Online Update).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... DIGITALGLOBE, LONGMONT, COLO. http://archive.digitalglobe.cOM DigitalGlobe introduced initial access to its online archive of QuickBird imagery. The archive's search mechanism allows users to identify candidate imagery by region,...

Intergraph Corp. (Online Update).
July 1, 2002... INTERGRAPH CORP., HUNTSVILLE, ALA. http://www.intergraph.com The city of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, will use Intergraph's GeoMedia WebMap technology to create a "user-friendly," interactive mapping interface for its Web...

Leica Geosystems Inc. (Online Update).(ViewFinder 2.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... LEICA GEOSYSTEMS INC., TORRANCE, CALIF. http://www.Ieica-geosystems.com Leica Geosystems released ViewFinder version 2.1, a freely downloadable viewing tool that allows users to display image files; spatially query image files prior to...

Spatial Insights Inc. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... SPATIAL INSIGHTS INC., VIENNA, VA. http://spatialinsights.com Spatial Insights reorganized and expanded its Web site. The site's main sections now include "Data," which was reorganized based on geography; "Software," which was expanded...

Internet resource of the month. (Online Update).
July 1, 2002... EXPLORE MISSISSIPPI http://www.geospatial.msstate.edu/website/mississippi/ In June 2002, the Mississippi State University (MSU) Remote Sensing Technologies Center (RSTC), via the MSU Extension Service, lanched the "Explore Mississippi"...

Avatech Solutions Inc. (People Link).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... AVATECH SOLUTIONS INC., Owing Mills, Md. http://www.avatechsolutions.com Avatech Solutions named Scott Fischer senior vice president, responsible for growing Avatech's professional services business and strategic growth initiatives,...

Berryman & Henigar Inc. (People Link).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... BERRYMAN & HENIGAR INC., San Diego http://www.bhiinc.com Berryman & Henigar appointed Fred D. Goodrow district manager of the company's Ocala, Fla., office, responsible for developing new business and leading the company's Community...

Ema Inc. (People Link).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... EMA INC., St. Paul, Minn. http://www.ema-inc.com EMA expanded its GIS staff by hiring Chuck Cmeyla as a principal consultant as well as Keith Croteau, A.J. Romanelli and John Schiebold as senior consultants.

Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA). (People Link).
July 1, 2002... GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (GITA), Aurora, Colo. http://ww.gita.org GITA announced its 2002 Speaker Award winners, recognizing speakers who received the highest ratings for their presentations (as rated by...

Kema Consulting. (People Link).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... KEMA CONSULTING, Fairfax, Va. http://www.kemaconsuhing.com KEMA Consulting announced John D. McDonald, the company's senior principal consultant and manager of Automation, Reliability and Asset Management, will receive the "Award for...

Leica Geosystems Inc. (People Link).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... LEICA GEOSYSTEMS INC., Torrance, Calif. http://www.leica-geosystems.com Leica Geosystems' GIS & Mapping Division named Sorin Posescu, a Ph.D. candidate in the forestry department at Vierginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,...

PCI Geomatics. (People Link).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... PCI GEOMATICS, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada http://www.pcigeomatics.com PCI Geomatics appointed John Cheng north Asia reseller manager and hired Lesley Marino as a customer training instructor.

Plangraphics Inc. (People Link).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... PLANGRAPHICS INC., Frankfort, Ky. http://www.plangraphics.com PlanGraphics hired Paul Baynham as a senior consultant at the company's East Coast operations in Silver Spring, Md.; Vinod Belani as a senior research analyst at the...

Precision Measurements Inc. (People Link).(Thomas E. Stallman and Paul R. Simek become licensed land surveyors)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... PRECISION MEASUREMENTS INC., Virginia Beach, Va. http://www.precisionmeasurements.com Precision Measurements announced Thomas E. Stallman, senior project manager, and Paul R. Simek, project manager, became licensed land surveyors in...

The Sidwell Co. (People Link).(Jason Patrick to its sales staff as an account manager)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... THE SIDWELL CO., St. Charles, III. http://www.sidwellco.com The Sidwell Co. hired Jason Patrick to its sales staff as an account manager for the company's Commercial Service product line, which includes digital and hardcopy atlases as...

Space Imaging. (People Link).(Mark Kachmar won the "2002 Space Imaging Award for the Application of High-Resolution Digital Satellite Imagery" award)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... SPACE IMAGING, Thornton, Colo. http://www.spaceimaging.com Space Imaging announced that Mark Kachmar, a student in the master's degree program in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta, won the "2002 Space Imaging...

Tachyon Inc. (People Link).(Jeremy Guralnick from vice president to senior vice president of strategic marketing)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... TACHYON INC., San Diego. http://www.tachyon.net Tachyon promoted Jeremy Guralnick from vice president to senior vice president of strategic marketing and chief scientist, responsible for operations research and overseeing quality of...

Steklac Joins GeoWorld editorial advisory board.(Ivo Stekiac)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... GEOTec Media, a division of Adams Business Media, announced that Geo World magazine added Ivo Stekiac, vice president of for the marketing SchlumbergerSema Energy and Utilities Group, North America, to its editorial advisory board. Born in...

Astronauts moving to digital photography. (Government Connection).
July 1, 2002... Despite the proliferation of expensive and sophisticated automated imagery devices in space, sometimes a camera in human hands is the best way to see what's happening across the planet. NASA discovered this firsthand from the International...

BLM increases focus on monument management. (Government Connection).
July 1, 2002... The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is swiftly embracing a relatively new role. Long the gatekeeper of commercial interests on federal land, increasingly the agency is becoming a shepherd of tourism and...

Data management at heart of Bioterrorism Act. (Government Connection).(Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002)
July 1, 2002... A bioterrorism bill passed by the U.S. Congress in late May 2002 and sent to President Bush for signing into law carries several opportunities for spending on geospatial and related technologies. (For more information about bioterrorism and...

GML event to address "leading edge" of GIS. (Conference Connection).(Geography Markup Language Developers' Conference)
July 1, 2002... Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based Galdos Systems Inc. will host the first Geography Markup Language (GML) Developers' Conference (GML Dev Days 2002) July 22-26, 2002, in Vancouver. GML is a software language written in extensible...

Leica announces User Group Meeting 2002. (Conference Connection).
July 1, 2002... Leica Geosystems Inc.'s Atlanta-based GIS & Mapping Division will host the Leica Geosystems User Croup Meeting (UGM '02) Aug. 18-23, 2002, in San Diego, which will serve as the division's principal annual gathering of speakers, specialists and...

First public-participation GIS event slated for July. (Conference Connection).(First Annual Public-Participation GIS (PPGIS) Conference)
July 1, 2002... As GIS continues to grow and evolve, the technology is being used alone or with other information and communication technologies to help improve public knowledge and participation. The use of GIS as a participatory tool raises critical...

ESRI International User Conference exhibitor news.(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... Several exhibitors will make business announcements and highlight product launches at the ESRI International User Conference (to be held July 8-12, 2002, in San Diego), including the following: AMERICAN FORESTS, WASHINGTON, D.C. ...

Grids and lattices build visualizations. (Beyond Mapping).
July 1, 2002... Points, lines and polygons have been used to depict map features for thousands of years. With the stroke of a pen, a cartographer could outline a continent, delineate a highway or identify a specific building's location. With the advent of the...

An evil king used geography to enslave the Congo. (The "G" in GIS).
July 1, 2002... One of the great crimes against humanity was the enslavement of the Congo by King Leopold II of Belgium. And, if there is any crime for which geographers should issue a collective "mea culpa," it is this. A Geographer of Sorts From...

The national elevation dataset is a major improvement. (Applied Geoscience Forum).
July 1, 2002... Geoscientists in the United States are spoiled. For many years, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has provided cheap topographic base maps at several scales on which geological observations can be plotted. And unlike many other countries, the...

Is e-government the new reality? (E-Government in Action).
July 1, 2002... Why is e-government now featured in the pages of Geo World? It's because the GIS industry needs to become better integrated with the larger picture, and the larger information technology environment needs to understand the significant role...

An ancient cityscape revealed: scientists use GIS and remote-sensing technologies to map the historic landscape of Raqqa, Syria. (Fieldwork Applications).
July 1, 2002... IN THE NINTH CENTURY A.D., THE CITY OF AL-RAQQA, ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE RIVER EUPHRATES, WAS THE ADMINISTRATIVE HUB OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD AND AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL CENTER. THE CITY, ABANDONED IN A.D. 1250, LAY ALMOST UNTOUCHED UNTIL THE...

Bioterrorism GIS can help fight a new threat. (Industry Trends).
July 1, 2002... THE LOOMING THREAT OF BIOTERRORISM HAS created a sense of urgency to adequately prepare for possible subsequent attacks. Public-health and homeland security officials recognize that there's only a brief period of time to determine if an act of...

Will GML enable an accessible Geo-Web?
July 1, 2002... Since the origin of GIS, the sharing and exchange of geographic information (GI) has been a constant headache. But the dawn of the current millennium marks an evolution in GI technologies, and users have been served up some Tylenol in the form...

The GeoData Alliance: a new hope. (Data Resources).
July 1, 2002... GEOSPATIAL DATA USERS CAN GET PASSIONATE about data access issues. It happened at the 2002 GeoTec Event in Toronto, for example, during a panel discussion organized by the GeoData Alliance (GDA) on the "Value of Sharing GeoSpatial Data." The...

Lose the film? Digital imaging sensors provide new opportunities. (Product Showcase).
July 1, 2002... THE COST OF DIGITAL IMAGING SENSORS HAS decreased dramatically in recent years due to technological advancements as well as increased market penetration and user acceptance. Digital sensor technology has advanced to the point that the cameras...

Dakota Worldwide Corp. (Data).(US population forecasts)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... DAKOTA WORLDWIDE CORP., MINNEAPOLIS http://www.dakotaww.com Dakota Worldwide, in conjunction with Synergos Technologies Inc., announced the release of quarterly population forecasts by block group for the United States. The forecasts...

ESRI Inc. (Data).(national Geographic Society ship TOPO! map database)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... ESRI INC., REDLANDS, CALIF. http://www.esri.com ESRI and the National Geographic Society announced the immediate availability of National Geographic's award-winning TOPO! product, which combines seamless map coverage of most U.S....

Geographic Data Technology Inc. (Data).(street and address database update)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... GEOGRAPHIC DATA TECHNOLOGY INC., LEBANON, N.H. http://www.geographic.com The latest quarterly release of GDT's Dynamap street and address databases features enhanced information for the United States' 600,000 miles of highway for...

LeadDog Consulting. (Data).(publishes map database for Colombia)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... LEADDOG CONSULTING, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. http://www.goleaddog.com LeadDog Consulting released Colombia Major Roads & Highways, a GIS data product designed for routing, tracking and location-based service applications. Available in all...

Spatial Insights Inc. (Data).(Tower Demographics maps towers and cell-phone usage in the US)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... SPATIAL INSIGHTS INC., VIENNA, VA. http://spatialinsights.com Spatial Insights released Tower Demographics, which provides users with tower-location availability enhanced with demographic and cellular-phone usage data for the United...

BEM Systems Inc. (Software).(PAECETrak 3.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... BEM SYSTEMS INC., CHATHAM, N.J. http://www.bemsys.com BEM Systems introduced PAECETrak version 3.1, a program designed to help public agencies and private developers manage and facilitate the numerous clearances and reviews required...

Boeing Autometric. (Software).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... BOEING AUTOMETRIC, SPRINGFIELD, VA. http://www.autometric.com Boeing Autometric released the Kork Digital Mapping System version 132, a digital photogrammetric vector collection product that allows existing customers to transfer...

Clark Labs. (Software).(ldrisi32 2.0 GIS software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... CLARK LABS, WORCESTER, MASS. http://www.clarklabs.org Clark Labs released ldrisi32 Release 2, an integrated package of almost 200 "research-grade" GIS and image-processing tools. New features include a Hierarchical Data Format...

Compressus Inc. (Software).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... COMPRESSUS INC., WASHINGTON, D.C. http://www.compressus.com Compressus announced the availability of its Imagel/O product package and software developer kit, which contains compression tools that can be embedded into applications...

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (Software).(MobileLink: Tracker tracks delivery vehicles)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP INC., WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA http://www.descartes.com Descartes Systems Group introduced MobileLink: Tracker, a wireless application that uses Global Positioning System technology to provide delivery...

ESRI Inc. (Software).(ArcSDE 8.2, ArcPad 6.0, ArcSDE 8.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... ESRI INC., REDLANDS, CALIF. http://www.esri.com ESRI released ArcGIS version 8.2, a scalable system of products (i.e., ArcView, ArcEditor, ArcInfo, ArcSDE and ArcIMS) that allows organizations to create, manage, integrate, analyze and...

GeoConcept. (Software).(GeoConcept Internet Server 2.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... GEOCONCEPT SA, PARIS http://www.geaconcept.com /uk/index.htm GeoConcept released GeoConcept Internet Server version 2.0, which allows companies to extend access to interactive mapping across intranets, extranets and World Wide Web...

JCMB Technology Inc. (Software).(Adele 2.7)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... JCMB TECHNOLOGY INC., ST. LAURENT, QUEBEC, CANADA http://www.jcmb.com JCMB released Adele version 2.7, an automated mapping product that helps electric, gas and water utilities establish and maintain distribution network connectivity....

Leica Geosystems Inc. (Software).(ImageEqualizer imaging system)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... LEICA GEOSYSTEMS INC., TORRANCE, CALIF. http://www.Ieica-geosystems.com Leica Geosystems' GIS & Mapping Division released ImageEqualizer, a standalone application that allows users to simultaneously correct image variations (e.g., hot...

MapInfo Corp. (Software).(MapInfo TargetPro 4.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... MAPINFO CORP., TROY, N.Y. http://www.mapinfo.com MapInfo released MapInfo TargetPro version 4.0, an analytical customer relationship management (CRM) product that allows organizations to link location analysis to CRM systems, and...

Miner & Miner, Consulting Engineers Inc. (Software).(ArcFM 8.1.3 for utility companies)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... MINER & MINER, CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC., FORT COLLINS, COLO. http://www.miner.com Miner & Miner released ArcFM version 8.1.3 for electric, gas and water utilities, which consists of ArcFM, a collection of tools for managing, modeling...

Orbital Imaging Corp. (Software).(OrbMap 5.0 aids fishing industry)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... ORBITAL IMAGING CORP. (ORBIMAGE), DULLES, VA. http://www.orbimage.com ORBIMAGE released OrbMap version 5.0 in support of its SeaStar Fisheries Information Service, which combines high-quality plankton data from the company's OrbView-2...

Safe Software Inc. (Software).(Feature Manipulation Engine 2002 SR-1 for GIS professionals)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2002... SAFE SOFTWARE INC., SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. http://www.safe.com Safe Software released Feature Manipulation Engine 2002 SR-1, a data translation and manipulation package for GIS professionals and other users. Features include...

Telcontar. (Software).(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... TELCONTAR, SAN JOSE, CALIF. http://www.telcontar.com Telcontar released Drill Down Server version 2.5, a location-based services platform that allows customers to provide location-based applications (e.g., maps, driving directions,...

Tobin International Ltd. (Software).(Tobin InSight)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... TOBIN INTERNATIONAL LTD., SAN ANTONIO. http://www.tobin.com Tobin International introduced Tobin InSight, a system of access, interchange and storage technologies that combine previously incompatible geographic and business information...

Axiom Navigation Inc. (Hardware).(Axiom Navigation's Swift B2 LP GPS receiver)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... AXIOM NAVIGATION INC., COSTA MESA, CALIF. http://www.axiomnav.com Axiom Navigation introduced the Swift B2 LP, a Global Positioning System receiver for original equipment manufacturers and integrators that features low power...

DuncanTech Inc. (Hardware).(DuncanTech MS4100 digital camera)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... DUNCANTECH INC., AUBURN, CALIF. http://www.duncantech.com DuncanTech introduced the MS4100 high-resolution progressive-scan digital camera for remote sensing, aerial photogrammetry and "high-end" color imaging. The camera, which...

IDEAL Scanners and Systems Inc. (Hardware).(IDEAL/Contex Chameleon Premier 36-inch Monochrome Scanner, IDEAL/Contex Crystal TX 40-inch Monochrome Scanner with Color Capabilities, IDEAL/Contex Chroma TX 40-inch Color Scanner)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... IDEAL SCANNERS AND SYSTEMS INC., ROCKVILLE, MD. http://www.ideal.com IDEAL introduced three new large-format scanners: the IDEAL/Contex Chameleon Premier 36-inch Monochrome Scanner; the IDEAL/Contex Crystal TX 40-inch Monochrome...

Navcom Technology Inc. (NCT). (Hardware).(Navcom Technology SF-2040G, Navcom Technology SF-2050G, Navcom Technology SF-2050M, all GPS receivers)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... NAVCOM TECHNOLOGY INC. (NCT), REDONDO BEACH, CALIF. http://www.navcamtech.com NCT introduced for GIS markets three new "real-time" receivers that offer geodetic level capabilities and decimeter-level accuracy: the SF-2040G, an...

Spectral Imaging Ltd. (SPECIM). (Hardware).(AISA Airborne Hyperspectra Systems )(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... SPECTRAL IMAGING LTD. (SPECIM), OULU, FINLAND http://www.specim.fi SPECIM upgraded the AISA sensor in its AISA Airborne Hyperspectral Systems products to the AISA+, which offers 500 swath pixels instead of 360, a higher hyperspectral...

3Dlabs Inc. Ltd.(3Dlabs Visual Processing Architecture)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... 3DLABS INC. LTD., SUNNYVALE, CALIF. http://www.3dlabs.com 3Dlabs introduced its "Visual Processing Architecture," which enables advanced software rendering techniques to be accelerated in "real time" to produce interactive imagery with...

ESRI Inc. (Miscellaneous).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... ESRI INC., REDLANDS, CALIF. http://www.esri.com/esripress ESRI Press published Undersea with GIS, a collection of works from experts in marine biology, oceanography, aquatic resource management and other fields that shows how GIS is...

IDEAL Scanners and Systems Inc. (Miscellaneous).(Scan-to-GIS Scanning System)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... IDEAL SCANNERS AND SYSTEMS INC., ROCKVILLE, MD. http://www.ideal.com IDEAL introduced the "Scan-to-GIS" Scanning System, which allows users to scan and edit large-format scanned maps in raster format with the same ease as maps in...

Laser-Scan Inc. (Miscellaneous).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... LASER-SCAN INC., STERLING, VA. http://www.radius.laser-scan.com Laser-Scan introduced Radius Topology, an advanced spatial processing environment that extends Oracle Corp.'s Oracle9i database and improves the speed and quality of...

Meteorlogix LLC. (Miscellaneous).(MxVision Weather Information Notification Service)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... METEORLOGIX LLC, MINNEAPOLIS. http://www.meteorlogix.com Meteorlogix introduced MxVision Weather Information Notification Service, which delivers to subscribers "real-time," location-specific weather alerts to mobile communication...

BAE Systems ADR. (Business News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... BAE SYSTEMS ADR, PENNSAUKEN, N.J. http://www.adrinc.com BAE SYSTEMS won contracts from Cincinnati Area GIS (CAGIS) to provide photogrammetric map updating services for CAGIS' existing GIS; the Arizona Department of Military Affairs to...

DAT/EM Systems International. (Business News).(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... DAT/EM SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. http://www.datem.com To expand its existing worldwide distribution network, DAT/EM Systems selected Genesys International Corp. Ltd. to distribute DAT/EM photogrammetric mapping...

Definiens Imaging GMBH. (Business News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... DEFINIENS IMAGING GMBH, MUNICH, GERMANY. http://www.definiens-imaging.com Space Imaging selected Definien's eCognition image classification and feature extraction system for advanced image assessment with its package of Earth...

Design Visualization Inc. (DVI). (Business News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... DESIGN VISUALIZATION INC. (DVI), ATLANTA. http://www.dvimaps.com DVI now is shipping Geographic Data Technology Inc.'s products in Bentley Systems Inc.'s MicroStation DGN format with full attribute data attachments.

DigitalGlobe. (Business News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... DIGITALGLOBE, LONGMONT, COLO. http://www.digitalglobe.com In May 2002, DigitalGlobe commenced full commercial operations by introducing its QuickBird imagery products--previously available only to the company's Charter Club members and...

DMTI Spatial Inc. (Business News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... DMTI SPATIAL INC., MARKHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA. http://wwwdmtispatial.com DMTI won a fifth contract from Vicinity Corp. to continue to supply its CanMap RouteLogistics mapping data to support address-level routing, driving directions and...

EI Technologies Inc. (Business News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... EI TECHNOLOGIES INC., PARKER, COLO. http://www.eitek.com El Technologies won a contract from the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) to provide strategic planning services for an enterprisewide GIS that will incorporate...

ESRI Inc. (Business News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... ESRI INC., REDLANDS, CALIF. http://www.esri.com DHI Water & Environment of Horsholm, Denmark, agreed to integrate ESRI's ArcGlS platform into its latest generation of dynamic water-modeling products, which will operate as "standalone"...

Geographic Data Technology Inc., (GDT). (Business News).(GDT's U.S. Dynamap/Transportation database)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... GEOGRAPHIC DATA TECHNOLOGY INC., (GDT), LEBANON, N.H. http://www.geographic.com Wingcast, a company founded by Ford Motor Co. and QUALCOMM to provide telematics services and applications to the automotive market, will use GDT's U.S....

GeoVue. (Business News).(iSITE-based location analysis system for Bright Horizons Family Solutions)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... GEOVUE, BOSTON. http://www.geovue.com geoVue successfully implemented an iSITE-based location analysis system for Bright Horizons Family Solutions, a leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education and work/life...

Global Geomatics Inc. (Business News).(pricing discounts for its MapFusion Workstation product)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... GLOBAL GEOMATICS INC., MONTREAL. http://www.globalgeo.com Global Geomatics introduced pricing discounts (from $2,500 to $495) for its MapFusion Workstation product, which allows "real-time" access to geospatial data of diverse formats...

GRW Inc. (Business News).(to produce a GIS database in ESRI Inc.'s ArcInfo SDE GeoDatabase format)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... GRW INC., LEXINGTON, KY. http://www.grwinc.com GRW won a contract from Kentucky's Louisville Water Co. to produce a GIS database in ESRI Inc.'s ArcInfo SDE GeoDatabase format. Tasks will include Global Positioning System-based field...