GEO World articles from May 2005

GEO World archives from May 2005

Straddling the fuzzy and the firm.(POSITION)(Interview)
May 1, 2005... An interesting topic came up during a recent interview I conducted with Styli Camateros, vice president of Geospatial Software at Bentley Systems Inc. (see www.geoplace.com/uploads/IndustryInterview/camateros.asp). While discussing the focus of...

Canadian GeoConnections program extended.(Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... In a vote of confidence toward the benefits of implementing the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI), the Canadian federal government included an investment of $60 million in the 2005 budget for continued development through the next...

Changes underway in GIS and geospatial industries.(NEWSLINK)
May 1, 2005... Daratech Inc., Cambridge, Mass., which has studied and written about the GIS market for 15 years, is expanding its coverage to include geospatial markets in 2005. Daratech recently released a report, "2004 GIS Markets and Opportunities," that...

GIS eases California traffic congestion.(Geographic information systems)
May 1, 2005... The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) continuously looks for ways to improve travel times by speeding routine maintenance and reducing the time it takes to respond to and resolve traffic incidents. With these goals in mind,...

Georeferencing reveals biological importance.(BioGeomancer)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Biological specimens and environmental observations have been stockpiled in museums worldwide for more than 250 years. There are about 2.5 billion specimen records and a wealth of observational information that's largely unusable in current...

www.ermapper.com.(NETLINK)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ER MAPPER WebBased Ltd., using its Internet-based GIS application, InfoMapper, and ER Mapper's Image Web Server, served the world's largest image, a 3.9 terabyte ECW file. The image was served via Internet to schools in England's South...

www.esri.com.(NETLINK)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ESRI An ArcIMS Web site spatially enables the Reuters humanitarian news portal, AlertNet (www.alertnet.org), which provides a geocoded news feed where online visitors can search for stories by geographic region or retrieve digital maps...

www.govern.net.(NETLINK)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... GOVERN SOFTWARE The town of Southampton, N.Y., is the first to go live with Govern Software's E-payment solution.

imgs.intergraph.com.(NETLINK)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... INTERGRAPH MAPPING AND GEOSPATIAL SOLUTIONS Manitoba Transportation and Government Services deployed Intergraph's GeoMedia technology to power its new Web site for road information (www.manitoba.ca/roadinfo), which uses static and...

www.sialtd.com.(NETLINK)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... SIA LTD. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister chose SIA to be an official supplier of e-admissions software with its SMART Online product, an Internet-based service that can be made available to parents from the council's Web site to...

www.maphub.org.(RESOURCEOFTHEMONTH)
May 1, 2005... MAPHUB [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MapHub is a Web-based, multi-user, group-managed information storage system and map. Collecting information about people, places, events and notes, it can help document unseen narratives and histories in...

American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.(PEOPLELINK)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Wolfgang Forstner won the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 2005 Photogrammetric Award (Fairchild) in honor of his contributions to the science of photogrammetry. www.asprs.org

Byers Engineering.(PEOPLELINK)(appointed N. Allen Robertson as president of SpatialAge Solutions Division.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... N. Allen Robertson returned to Byers Engineering as president of its SpatialAge Solutions Division, overseeing the management of client relations, technical services and product development. He also is responsible for the division's financial...

Carter & Burgess.(PEOPLELINK)(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Carter & Burgess named Marla McOmber an associate, and Chet Glasscock joined the company as Survey Unit manager in Austin, Texas, supporting business development efforts while managing survey staff. www.c-b.com

Dewberry.(PEOPLELINK)(promoted Mike Shepp to vice president.)
May 1, 2005... Dewberry promoted Mike Shepp to vice president, managing the firm's West Virginia office. www.dewberry.com

Eastcan Geomatics.(PEOPLELINK)(Eastcan Geomatics appointed Andy Hawkes as senior project manager.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Eastcan Geomatics appointed Andy Hawkes to senior project manager--utilities. www.eastcan.ca

GeoAnalytics Inc.(PEOPLELINK)(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Brant Serxner joined GeoAnalytics Inc. to lead the firm's new Project Management Office, and Craig Devine joined GeoAnalytics as a project manager in that office. www.geoanalytics.com

GeoDecisions.(PEOPLELINK)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Ali Detar was named marketing manager for GeoDecisions, responsible for public relations, awards submissions, advertising and tradeshow initiatives. In addition, Stephen A. Ellis was promoted to director of commercial solutions, responsible for...

GeoVantage.(PEOPLELINK)(Appointed Les Strauss as Board of Director)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... GeoVantage appointed Les Strauss to its board of directors, helping direct company growth. www.geovantage.com

KEMA.(PEOPLELINK)(appointed David Elizondo as senior consultant.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... David Elizondo joined KEMA as a senior consultant, focusing on transmission and distribution as well as leveraging his experience with Central and South American countries to support KEMA's expansion of its services in that market. ...

National Association of GIS-Centric Software.(PEOPLELINK)(appointed John Przybyla as project director.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... John Przybyla, project director of Wool-pert, was selected as the primary application evaluator of the National Association of GIS-Centric Software (NAGCS). Przybyla will coordinate the review of all software applications for NAGCS...

Ordnance Survey.(PEOPLELINK)(appointed Clare Hadley as European affairs adviser.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Ordnance Survey appointed Clare Hadley to European affairs adviser, working closely with European Commission officials and other geographic information experts in EU member states. Also, Sallie White returned to the agency as international...

Pictometry International CEO.(Richard A. Kaplan selected at Rochester Institute of Technology)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Pictometry International CEO Richard A. Kaplan was selected to a three-year term as a member of the board of advisors for the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. www.pictometry.com

Plexis Group.(PEOPLELINK)(promoted Scott Stephens to vice president.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Scott Stephens was promoted to vice president of Plexis Group, focusing on expanding business opportunities by pursuing new applications and partnerships. www.plexisgroup.com

Sanborn.(PEOPLELINK)(Appointments)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Sanborn hired Hugh Bender as Texas Gulf regional manager, Shawn Slade as West Coast regional manager and Joseph Stark as Southeast regional manager. www.sanborn.com

Smart Data Strategies.(PEOPLELINK)(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Devon Humphrey was named Smart Data Strategies Central Regional sales manager based out of Austin, Texas. Also, Tom Godish joined the company as Northeast Regional sales manager. www.sds-inc.com

Telcontar.(PEOPLELINK)(appointed W. Michael West as director.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Telcontar named W. Michael West director of its current board of directors. www.telcontar.com

TruePosition.(PEOPLELINK)(appointed Rob Anderson as chief technology officer.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... TruePosition appointed Rob Anderson to the position of chief technology officer, responsible for overseeing the development of TruePosition's location technology portfolio and supporting the recently announced TrueNorth Managed Location Service...

Woolpert Inc.(PEOPLELINK)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Thomas Gregory Pendleton joined Woolpert Inc.'s Arlington, Va., surveying team. Also, Russell S. Kauffman was named Woolpert's GIS federal Department of Defense group manager. www.woolpert.com

USGIF welcomes new board of directors.(PEOPLELINK)(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) welcomed three new board members: * John T. Werle, vice president and general manager, Space & Intelligence Systems, Boeing Co. * Michael M. Thomas, vice president and general...

EPA project highlights data exchange.(Environmental Protection Agency)
May 1, 2005... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been overseeing a multimillion-dollar data exchange grant program that, since 2002, provided almost $65 million to states, tribes and territories. According to the agency, the grant program...

BLM adds tools to mapping data Web site.(GOVERNMENTCONNECTION)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) introduced two new tools within its GeoCommunicator (www.geocommunicator.gov), a Web site for interactive mapping and the distribution of GIS data from the agency's National Integrated Land System (NILS). ...

Proposed act seeks federal land inventory.(Chris Cannon announced bill)
May 1, 2005... Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah) introduced a bill that would create a comprehensive federal land inventory. The Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS) already has come out in support of the proposed legislation. ...

Bentley revives Geospatial Summit.(Bentley Systems Inc.)
May 1, 2005... Exton, Pa.-based Bentley held a revived Geospatial Summit in Prague, Czech Republic, from Feb. 28-March 2, 2005. Previous Geospatial Summits took place in Europe and Keystone, Colo. The event took a hiatus for a few years, as more focus was...

ASPRS holds successful annual conference.(CONFERENCECONNECTION)(American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing)
May 1, 2005... The Bethesda, Md.-based American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2005 Annual Conference was held March 7-11, 2005, at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, welcoming more than 1,500 attendees. This year's...

GITA leverages Denver location.(Geospatial Information & Technology Association)
May 1, 2005... The annual conference of the Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) provided attendees with various means to leverage existing geospatial investments. The event, organized around the theme "Crossing Boundaries," was held March...

Use cells and rings to calculate simple proximity.(BEYONDMAPPING)
May 1, 2005... Last month's "Beyond Mapping" column established that proximity is measured by a series of propagating rings emanating from a starting location--a splash algorithm. Because the reference grid is a set of square grid cells, the rings are formed...

Are location-based wireless applications finally ready?(ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION)
May 1, 2005... Mobile wireless location-based services (LBSs) on cell phones were repeatedly presented as the "next big thing" in conferences, studies and publications at the beginning of the new millennium. LBSs were being euphorically and rapidly projected...

Integrating geography and real-time sensor data.(GMLDEVELOPMENT)
May 1, 2005... Although many people now are familiar with the use of Geography Markup Language (GML) for vector geographic features, a smaller number are aware of the application of GML to real-time sensor data and the consequent ability to integrate...

Lasers provide important benefits to GPS/GIS users.(Global Positioning System/Geographic information systems)
May 1, 2005... The same technology used by law enforcement to catch speeding motorists is being applied in mobile GIS to complete mapping projects faster and more safely. Laser rangefinders have emerged as popular Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping...

Geospatial One-Stop moves to phase two: weaving a tapestry of national geospatial data coverage.(Spatial Data Infrastructure)(Cover Story)
May 1, 2005... The broad number of federal agencies that rely on geospatial data as critical business information has resulted in many duplicate datasets during the years as well as a frustrating level of government inefficiency. Such inefficiency hasn't...

Fixing high-crash locations: Nevada DOT geospatially enables traffic safety.(Transportation Analysis)
May 1, 2005... Making roads and highways safer for motorists is the primary goal of the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Safety Engineering Section. The department administers the Federal Hazard Elimination Program, which is aimed at finding...

The greatest search operation: people unite to find Space Shuttle Columbia debris.(Debris Mapping)
May 1, 2005... Space Shuttle Columbia broke up over East Texas on Feb. 1, 2003, scattering debris over a 2,400-square-mile area. The effort to recover as much debris as possible has been called the "greatest coordinated search operation in recorded history,"...

Field & Web: collecting and communicating details of abandoned agricultural chemical facilities; The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is the state lead agency for the response to and cleanup of agricultural chemical contamination (pesticides and fertilizers) in Minnesota.(Environmental Cleanup)
May 1, 2005... The 1989 Minnesota Groundwater Protection Act named MDA the authority for agricultural chemical contamination under the Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act (MERLA), the Minnesota "Superfund," and created a fund for the partial...

DMTI Spatial Inc.(DATA)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... DMTI Spatial released its latest edition of CanMap. A new version standard will convert the existing numerical format to a yearly format indicating the year and quarter of the release. For example, the latest release of CanMap will be referred...

Ordnance Survey.(DATA)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Ordance Survey enhanced its digital height data defining the physical landscape of Britain. The enhanced data, Land-Form PROFILE Plus, enables nationally consistent 3-D modeling for activities such as flood-risk assessment, pipeline...

Woolpert Inc.(DATA)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Woolpert and Fugro Pelagos completed a bathymetric LiDAR survey of the Yakima River for the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. The project acquired and processed airborne LiDAR bathymetry data along approximately 16 miles of...

BlueSky.(DATA)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... BlueSky is creating and selling new 25-centimeter-resolution aerial imagery of large areas of Scotland as part of a project to capture a detailed aerial photomap of the country. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] www.bluesky-world.com

The COGNET Group.(SOFTWARE)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The COGNET Group launched Filter Editor, a new product for managing GIS data files. Filter Editor works on .flt files supported by Graphics Technologies Inc.'s GTViewer product line. www.cognetgroup.com

ER Mapper.(SOFTWARE)
May 1, 2005... ER Mapper released the source code to its ECW JPEG 2000 Software Development Kit (SDK). The ECW JPEG 2000 SDK allows software developers to add support for large geospatial images in ECW and JPEG 2000 format to applications. ...

ESRI.(SOFTWARE)(Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.)(ArcIMS 9 Route Server)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ESRI released ArcIMS 9 Route Server, which features a wider selection of data and can perform routing throughout North America and Europe. ArcIMS Route Server offers the ability to incorporate point-to-point driving directions and accurate...

ESRI Canada.(SOFTWARE)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ESRI Canada, ESRI France and several other organizations partnered to introduce the French Supplement for ArcGIS 9, which is being provided free to all French-speaking ESRI Canada users currently utilizing ArcGIS 9. www.esricanada.com

GE Energy.(SOFTWARE)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... GE Energy developed a new geospatial multi-translator software product, the Smallworld Spatial Objects Manager for Feature Manipulation Engine 4. The new product enables users of Smallworld's Core Spatial Technology, Smallworld Spatial...

GiveMePower Corp.(SOFTWARE)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... GiveMePower released its Power-CAD CE 5.5 line of mobile/wireless CAD and digital blueprint management software optimized for "anytime and anywhere" use on Windows Mobile handheld PCs, Pocket PC cell phones and tablets. www.givemepower.com...

Leica Geosystems.(SOFTWARE)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Leica Geosystems introduced GPS Spider V2.0, an integrated suite of software for controlling and operating single reference stations or networks of stations from a central location. Integrated within GPS Spider is the new SpiderNET module,...

LizardTech Inc.(SOFTWARE)(Express Server ArcIMS 9.0 Integration Toolkit)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... LizardTech released Express Server ArcIMS 9.0 Integration Toolkit to address the needs of ArcIMS 9.0 users and take advantage of MrSID Generation 3 technology. Express Server simplifies image management and reduces storage requirements by...

MWH Soft.(SOFTWARE)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... MWH Soft's latest release of H2OMAP water/wastewater modeling software supports ArcSDE 9, providing enhanced data management performance and scalability for ArcGIS software users. www.mwhsoft.com

Tadpole Technology Group.(SOFTWARE)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Tadpole Technology introduced its GO! Sync (Redline) framework field-mapping system that allows organizations to create and share digital field sketches across the enterprise. GO! Sync (Redline) is a customizable frame-work built on ESRI ArcGIS...

Tier 3 Inc.(SOFTWARE)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Tier 3 enhanced its proprietary data conflation methodology and software "tool kit" to improve performance and increase flexibility in spatially re-locating existing GIS facility data to higher-accuracy land base and centerline network...

Air Trak Inc.(MISC.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Nextel Communications partnered with Air Trak to provide a dual-mode GPS tracking and communications service that combines satellite and cellular communications on Nextel's iDEN network with GPS, Java-enabled phones and/or Air-Trak's...

Exor Corp.(MISC.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Exor included Ordnance Survey's MasterMap Integrated Transport Network (ITN) into its NetFusion service, which establishes a link into the ITN layer to provide a national spatial dataset for road geometry. www.exorcorp.com

Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG).(MISC.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The latest version of the NAG Fortran Library now includes more than 250 new routines, taking the total number of user-callable routines in Mark 21 to more than 1,450. www.nag.com

Vexcel Corp.(MISC.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Vexcel, in cooperation with the Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing of the University of Miami, developed the OceanView ocean surveillance system, which provides automatic ship detection from satellite imagery for use in...

Applanix Corp.(MISC.)(Image View 3.0)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Applanix released its Image View 3.0 software for use with its Digital Sensor System (DSS). The new software incorporates an extensive toolset designed to maximize DSS's capabilities in generating georeferenced color and color infrared digital...

Adobe Systems Inc.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Adobe Systems and HP expanded their relationship to help technical professionals improve collaboration and complete document-based work. www.adobe.com

Byers Engineering Co.(BUSINESSNEWS)(J. Mack Robinson College of Business)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Byers SpatialAge Solutions Division entered a research and development agreement with the Center for Process Innovation at J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, to improve Byers' software development requirements...

Cadcorp.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Strabane District Council)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Strabane District Council in Northern Ireland selected Cadcorp SIS as the basis for the council's corporate GIS. www.cadcorp.com

Corbley Communications Inc.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Corbley Communications moved its corporate headquarters to Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C. www.corbieycommunications.com

DeLorme.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... American Electric Power selected DeLorme's XMap GIS software for its data visualization capability, navigational tools, and access to aerial and satellite imagery. DeLorme also is providing its proprietary Earthmate GPS hardware for tracking...

DigitalGlobe.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ImageCat Inc. is using DigitalGlobe's QuickBird satellite imagery to assess damage resulting from the Indian Ocean tsunami. Also, Apache Corp. joined DigitalGlobe's Enterprise Partner Program. www.digitalglobe.com

ER Mapper.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Coboplan Co. Ltd)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Coboplan Co. Ltd. became a commercial licensee of ER Mapper's ECW JPEG 2000 software development kit. Coboplan will add unlimited ECW and JPEG 2000 compression and decompression functionality to its upcoming Maplet 2005 product. ...

ESRI.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Lamar Advertising chose ESRI's ArcWeb Services for its Maps and Photos system, which allows sales staff to create map proposals for prospective customers. www.esri.com

GeoVantage.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Olympic Resource Management)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... GeoVantage delivered a 540,000-acre imagery project to Olympic Resource Management, including one-meter-pixel resolution, multi-spectral orthophotography in full color and near infrared. www.geovantage.com

GiveMePower Corp.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Penn State University increased productivity, noted time savings, reduced errors and improved collaboration in its facilities management group using GiveMePower's PowerCAD CE mobile CAD and VoiceNOTE hands-free audio note-keeping solution on...

Global Marketing Insights Inc.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The NOAA Satellite and Information Services division awarded a contract for Survey and Analysis of the Remote Sensing Market in Aerial and Spaceborne applications to Global Marketing Insights Inc. www.globalinsights.com

Hitachi Software Global Technology (HSGT).(BUSINESSNEWS)(Arkansas CAMA Technology)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... HSGT won a contract from Arkansas CAMA Technology to provide HouseDiff service for a three-year project with the Washington County, Ark., Tax Assessor Office. The multi-phase HouseDiff project will involve initial building footprint generation...

Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Ordnance Survey purchased Intergraph's Z/I Imaging Digital Mapping Camera system to complete conversion of its photogrammetric operations into a fully digital process; U.S. federal government security teams used Intergraph's mobile solutions in...

Intermap Technologies.(BUSINESSNEWS)(BlueSky International)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Intermap Technologies signed a distribution agreement with BlueSky International, which will become a frontline reseller of NEXTMap Britain elevation datasets throughout Britain. www.intermap.com

Laser-Scan.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Aligned Assets)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Aligned Assets signed a Laser-Scan Radius Topology reseller agreement for the United Kingdom. www.laser-scan.com

Leica Geosystems Inc.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Leica Geosystems completed deliveries of 132 high-precision GPS surveying systems to the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografia e Informatica in Mexico. The systems include Leica GX1220 GPS surveying instruments with AX1202 antennas and...

MapFrame Corp.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... UGI Utilities chose MapFrame's FieldSmart software to power its Field Level Asset Management Environment, using UGI's Small-world GIS and integrating with its EMS document management system and Virynet mobile dispatch system to deploy a...

Merrick & Co.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Merrick & Co. won a contract from the Tallahassee-Leon County Interlocal GIS Organization to obtain new aerial photography, create color digital orthophotography, and update planimetric and topographic data. www.merrick.com

Miner & Miner.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The city of Hamilton finalized its ArcFM implementation, moving from an Intergraph MGE system to ESRI's ArcGIS and Miner & Miner's ArcFM Solution. In addition, EI Paso Electric Co. selected Miner & Miner's ArcFM Solution together with ESRI's...

NovaLIS Technologies.(BUSINESSNEWS)(Timmons Group)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... NovaLIS Technologies and business partner Timmons Group are implementing NovaLIS Land Development Office in Montgomery County, Va., and completed Phase 1 of the Lancaster County, Pa., implementation of the NovaLIS product suite. ...