GEO World articles from September 2003

GEO World archives from September 2003

Investment in Cyberinfrastructure will empower research.(Position)
September 1, 2003... According to the National Science Foundation's Blue-Ribbon Advisory Panel on Cyberinfrastructure, the rapid progress in computing, information and communication technology and the expanding complexity, scope and scale of today's challenges are...

UCGIS drafts model GIS curricula.(Newslink)
September 1, 2003... The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), a nonprofit organization of more than 60 colleges and universities, public agencies and private-sector firms dedicated to advancing the understanding of geographic processes...

National 511 alliance delivers traveler information.(Newslink)
September 1, 2003... At the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) Annual Meeting, PBS&J, SmartRoute Systems/Westwood One, Tele Atlas and Meteorlogix announced that the companies will combine forces to provide 511 traveler information telephone...

Tunnel image solution speeds subterranean survey.(Newslink)
September 1, 2003... The city of Chicago contracted Aldridge Electric to install 3G wireless voice and data technologies in all of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) subway tunnels, and the company needed a means to assess the construction effort. To lay the...

200th anniversary of Great Arc survey celebrated.(Newslink)
September 1, 2003... The Great Arc Festival, a six-month event taking place in five cities in the United Kingdom, celebrates the 200th anniversary of the survey of the Indian subcontinent led by Col. William Lambton and Surveyor General George Everest. On April 10,...

Digital Data Technologies Inc. (DDTI), Columbus, Ohio.(Online Update)
September 1, 2003... http://www.ddti.net DDTI released four Ohio County Auditor Web sites. Trumbull, Muskingum, Fulton and Hardin counties have signed agreements with DDTI to upgrade their Web solutions.

ESRI, Redlands, Calif.(Online Update)
September 1, 2003... http://www.esri.com Hunter Engineering incorporated ArcWeb for Developers into its corporate Web site at http://www.hunter.com. The software enables developers to include spatial content and capabilities in applications without hosting...

Haestad Methods, Waterbury, Conn.(Online Update)
September 1, 2003... http://www.haestad.com Haestad Methods launched UTalk, an online discussion group created for university, faculty, researchers and students. Accessible at http://www.haestad.com/forums, the free forum offers an opportunity for the academic...

Tobin International Ltd., Houston.(Online Update)
September 1, 2003... http://www.tobin.com Tobin International launched the Tobin Vendor Data Index (VDI), a spatially enabled data search tool. Tobin partnered with A2 D Technologies, IHS Energy, Seismic Exchange Inc., Seitel Data and TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co....

Register of English Football Facilities.(Internet Resource Of The Month)
September 1, 2003... http://www.reff.org.uk Thanks to advances in computer software, football (soccer in the United States) administrators, local authorities and fans of the "beautiful game" can access detailed information on football grounds and their...

Greenhorne & O'Mara Inc. (G&O), West Palm Beach, Fla.(People Link)
September 1, 2003... http://www.g-and-o.com G&O appointed A. Lee Watts III as vice president, Construction Services, Southeast Transportation, responsible for assuring the viability of G&O's Florida Construction Engineering and inspection (CEI) market,...

James W. Sewall Co., Old Town, Maine.(People Link)
September 1, 2003... http://www.jws.com James W. Sewall named Michael Mannion a senior analyst.

The Sidwell Co., St. Charles, Ill.(People Link)
September 1, 2003... http://www.sidwellco.com The Sidwell Co. announced that Don Mangus joined the staff as manager of photogrammetry.

Utility Automation Integrators Inc. (UAI), Huntsville, Ala.(People Link)
September 1, 2003... http://www.uai.com Former Tennessee Valley Authority Chairman Craven Crowell was appointed chairman of UAI's board committee for Finance and Corporate Strategies. Crowell will help steer UAI's future financial and strategic direction.

Woolpert LLP, Dayton, Ohio.(People Link)
September 1, 2003... http://www.woolpert.com Kevin Stacy joined Woolpert as a group manager, responsible for managing group resources to meet project goals as well as establishing and improving client relationships and growth.

CubeWerx trio receives OGC's Gardels Award.(People Link)
September 1, 2003... Three directors from Gatineau, Quebec, Canada-based CubeWerx were recognized by Wayland, Mass.-based Open GIS Consortium (OGC) for their contributions to advance OGC's vision of geographic information fully integrated into the world's...

Northrop Grumman lands Army Corps contract.(Government Connection)
September 1, 2003... The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a potential $50 million contract to Northrop Grumman Information Technologies/TASC for a digital mapping system project. The contract, awarded by the Corps' Topographic Engineering Center (TEC) in...

New program addresses climate change and technology.(Government Connection)
September 1, 2003... The Bush Administration unveiled a set of federal initiatives aimed at organizing federal research and science involving climate change. The initiatives also address funding for global climate observation. The new program involves 13...

Federally funded venture invests in Keyhole.(Government Connection)
September 1, 2003... In Q-Tel, a private nonprofit venture funded by the CIA, announced a strategic investment in Mountain View, Calif.-based Keyhole Corp., a company that focuses on interactive 3-D Earth visualization. In-Q-Tel's mission is to identify and invest...

New geospatial bill proposed for Homeland Security.(Government Connection)
September 1, 2003... Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) introduced a bill (S. 1230) that calls on the chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security to create a geospatial information program. The bill is similar to an amendment Allard offered last year,...

ESRI serves users at annual conference.(Conference Connection)
September 1, 2003... Highlighting the ways in which GIS serves our world, the 23rd annual ESRI International User Conference attracted more than 11,000 attendees from 135 countries to the San Diego Convention Center July 7-11, 2003. The conference began with...

Water Resources Conference focuses on emerging technology.(Conference Connection)
September 1, 2003... Haestad Methods, Waterbury, Conn., invited water resource professionals worldwide to participate in its online 2003 International Water Resources Conference (IWRC) held July 29-30. IWRC was for engineers, managers, operators, professors and GIS...

STIA hosts Homeland Security workshop.(Conference Connection)
September 1, 2003... The Defense and Security Geospatial Initiative (DSGI) Committee of the Spatial Technology Industry Association (STIA) held the Geospatial Preparedness Workshop in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2003. "Companies have many proven geospatial...

A recipe for calibrating and weighting GIS model criteria.(Beyond Mapping)
September 1, 2003... The last two "Beyond Mapping" columns described procedures for constructing a simple GIS model that determines a preferred route for a proposed electric transmission line. The discussion focused on the spatial logic inherent in the solution and...

GIS sleuths use spatial technologies to find mythological and religious sites.(Edge Nodes)
September 1, 2003... Through the years, geographers and other explorers have searched for lost, exotic sites with mythological, archeological and religious significance. One explorer was the author Tim Severin, who searched for places visited and routes taken by...

Global GIS demands global fieldwork.(The "G" In GIS)
September 1, 2003... My goal is to see the whole world before I die, and I still have a long way to go (on both counts, I hope). Recently, an acquaintance asked what I had learned from my world travels. I responded with heartfelt concerns about rampant population...

Data collection can be accurate, precise, "spot on" or garbage.(GPS/GIS Integration)
September 1, 2003... As GIS continues to improve our representation of the world, it's natural that the model becomes more refined and exact. Multiple factors are driving the push toward higher-quality data, including, but not limited to, technological advancements...

The smart sensor web: a revolutionary leap in earth observation.(Industry Outlook)
September 1, 2003... THE MOST PROFOUND REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGIES ARE THOSE THAT DISAPPEAR. THEY WEAVE THEMSELVES INTO THE FABRIC OF EVERYDAY LIFE UNTIL THEY'RE INDISTINGUISHABLE. THE WEB IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF SUCH TECHNOLOGY--IT'S NO LONGER EXCITING, BECAUSE...

GIS-based solutions power fleet management.(Business Geographics)
September 1, 2003... ORGANIZATIONS WITH LARGE FLEETS OF vehicles have realized significant return on investment by using GIS for fleet management. Such increased efficiency no longer is limited to Fortune 500-sized organizations. The market has expanded, allowing...

Looking for quality geographic data? Analyze geographic data purchases with the "six Cs".(Data Development)
September 1, 2003... QUALITY MEANS A LOT. IN THE CASE OF geographic data, it can mean the difference between a successful GIS application that saves time, money or lives and a costly, problem-ridden system of questionable value. Until recently, however, the GIS...

Intelligent rubbersheeting preserves the value of legacy data.(Data Conversion)
September 1, 2003... TWO SITUATIONS STRIKE FEAR IN THE HEARTS OF those who work with maps. One occurs when the area of interest falls across not two, but four, paper or digital maps. The other occurs when important previously collected mapped data don't overlay the...

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Washington, D.C.(Data)
September 1, 2003... http://www.bts.gov BTS released the 2003 edition of the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD), the first complete national database to be developed and distributed that describes Metropolitan Planning Organization boundaries. NTAD...

DigitalGlobe, Longmont, Colo.(Data)
September 1, 2003... http://www.digitalglobe.com DigitalGlobe announced the availability of a civil government solution comprised of a two-foot, one-inch: 400-foot-scale color digital orthorectified imagery product as well as a subscription program and a civil...

Easy Analytic Software Inc. (EASI), New York.(Data)
September 1, 2003... http://www.easidemographics.com EASI introduced The Right Site-2003, which contains current updates as well as improvements. Standard features include street lookups, ring studies, mapping, dominant profile (cluster), significant variable...

Solid Terrain Modeling (STM), Fillmore, Calif.(Data)
September 1, 2003... http://www.solidterrainmodeling.com STM completed a 384-square-foot model of the Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton, Calif. The project is the world's largest physical terrain model ever created from digital data sources. ...

Tactician Corp., Andover, Mass.(Data)
September 1, 2003... http://www.tactician.com Tactician introduced Major Mall data through MapScape.com, an Internet-based product that provides demographic mapping, reporting, market area and location analysis solutions for retail analysts, marketers and real...

3D Nature, Boulder, Colo.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.3dnature.com Visual Nature Studio (VNS) 2 now supports Earth Resource Mapping's open standard Enhanced Compression Wavelet technology, which streamlines the terrain rendering process. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Adam Systems Group, San Jose, Calif.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.adamsystems.com ADAM Systems Group unveiled its GeoProcessor, a standalone Solaris-based application fur satellite and aerial imagery data processing. GeoProcessor retrieves metadata and source imagery from customer-specified...

Avenza System Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.avenza.com Avenza Systems released MAPublisher 5.0 for Macromedia FreeHand. New functionality includes support for FreeHand MX, Apple Mac OS X and import of MicroStation Design files. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Azteca System Inc., Sandy, Utah.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.azteca.com Azteca Systems released version 4.1 of its Cityworks GIS-based asset and maintenance management software.Version 4.1 offers a new user interface and enhanced domain security, and enhancements include improved service...

Blue 8, Nottingham, United Kingdom.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.blue8.uk.com blue 8 launched blue 8 LVM (least vehicle moves), a software tool that enables emergency service resources to be planned dynamically to respond to immediate changes on the ground.

Compasscom Inc., Centennial, Colo.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.compasscom.com CompassCom released version 4.0 of its CompassTrac and CompassFDE Automatic Vehicle Location products. CompassTrac is the mobile positioning and fleet-tracking component of the CompassCom AVL system, and...

Contex Scanning Technology, Ontario, Calif.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.contex.com Contex Scanning Technology introduced WlDEimageNET 2.8 scanning software, which retains Contex's range of scanning features while adding ContexNET Architecture, Scan & View PDF files and anti-aliasing for increased...

Earth Resource Mapping, San Diego.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.ermapper.com Earth Resource Mapping's Image Web Server 2.0 added OpenGIS Web Map Service image access, selective image area security, enhanced I-Wizard for ArcIMS 4.x integration, per-image user access security, real-time image...

ESRI Business Information Solution (BIS), Vienna, Va.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.esribis.com ESRI BIS announced the 2003 release of ESRI BIS Coder 4.1, its standard geocoder software product, The customer profiling and data appending software assigns detailed information and location data to customer records...

Geodynamic Solutions Inc., Houston.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.geodynamic.com Geodynamic Solutions released Spatial Search Engine version 1.0, a Web-based search technology that allows users to find information related to features on a map. Spatial Search Engine also includes an adapter for...

IDELIX Software Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.idelix.com IDELIX Software released version 3.0 of its Pliable Display Technology (PDT) Software Development Kit, which features simplified integration options for original equipment manufacturers and system integrators. PDT is...

IONIC Enterprise Inc., Alexandria, Va.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.ionicenterprise.com IONIC released RedSpiderWeb 3.0, a configurable portfolio of OpenGIS spatial Web services. Natively implementing OpenGIS and ISO specifications, RedSpiderWeb supports a wide range of OpenGIS interfaces,...

Keigan Systems Inc., London, Ontario, Canada.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.keigansystems.com Keigan Systems released MFworks 3.0 for Windows and MacOS PCs. Included in the new version are more than a dozen tools for improved grid surface interpolation, hydrological modeling routines, expanded...

Leica Geosystems, Heerbrugg, Switzerland.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.leica-geosystems.com Leica Geosystems introduced Spider reference station control software with full Internet connectivity, which can be used to control a single local area Global Positioning System (GPS) reference station or a...

Manifold Net Ltd., Carson City, Nev.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.manifold.net Manifold System Release 5.50 was enhanced with more than 100 new features in a free Service Pack. Service Pack 1 provides new features in geocoding, formatting, programming extensions, Internet Map Server and other...

MapInfo Corp., Troy, N.Y.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.mapinfo.com MapInfo announced the availability of its Insurance Decision Solution Suite (IDSS), a mapping and risk-management solution for the global insurance industry. Featuring country specific data, MapInfo IDSS is initially...

MuskokaTech, Toronto.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://pathaway.com MuskokaTech released its PathAway version 3.0 Global Positioning System navigation and mapping software. The update adds the ability to zoom in and out by scaling maps on the fly, and maps can be calibrated in their...

NovaLIS Technologies, Charlotte, N.C.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.novalistech.com NovaLIS Technologies released Parcel Editor 8, an ESRI ArcMap 8.3 extension that enables users to create and maintain accurate parcel data with ArcGIS.

ObjectFX, Minneapolis.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.objectfx.com ObjectFX delivered version 3.3 of its SpatialFX software platform, which adds new features targeting government customers along with advanced Web capabilities.

RPM Consulting, Northridge, Calif.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.rpmconsulting.com RPM Consulting announced the availability of RPM MarketBank and Branchlnfo updates to accompany the soon-to-be-released 2003/2008 data update of ESRI's ArcView Business Analyst software.

Safe Software Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.safe.com Safe Software introduced FME Suite 2003 X2, which allows organizations to translate, transform, share and enhance data among more than 100 GIS, computer-aided design and database formats. Key enhancements include...

Snowflake Software, Southampton, United Kingdom.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.snowflakesoftware.co.uk Snowflake Software announced the availability of the new Enterprise Edition release of GO Loader, which designs and builds Oracle databases from content delivered in Geography Markup Language. GO Loader...

Syncline Inc., Boston.(Software)
September 1, 2003... http://www.syncline.com Syncline extended its MapCiti Suite of eGovernment applications to include its Homeland Security Viewer in response to customer requests for assistance with the implementation of homeland security measures at the...

Contex Scanning Technology, Ontario, Calif.(Hardware)
September 1, 2003... http://www.contex.com Contex Scanning Technology introduced its Magnum XL 54 Scanner, a 54-inch-wide scanner that incorporates Tx technology for enhanced scan speed and image quality.

Leica Geosystems, Heerbrugg, Switzerland.(Hardware)
September 1, 2003... http://www.leica-geosystems.com Leica Geosystems introduced the GS20 Professional Data Mapper, which uses B1uetooth wireless communication with digital Global Positioning System correction technologies to achieve sub-meter accuracy without...

LinksPoint, Norwalk, Conn.(Hardware)
September 1, 2003... http://www.linkspolnt.com LinksPoint introduced its second generation of Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers for the Symbol Technologies SPT1800, PPT2800 and PDT8100 series ruggedized handheld computers. The new 12-channel...

Red Hen Systems Inc., Fort Collins, Colo.(Hardware)
September 1, 2003... http://www.redhensystems.com Red Hen Systems released VMS Mobile, an add-on video module for its MediaMapper and MediaMapper ELITE products. Users equipped with a digital video camera and Global Positioning System receiver can collect the...

Tripod Data Systems (TDS), Corvallis, Ore.(Hardware)
September 1, 2003... http://www.tdsway.com TDS introduced an improved line of Ranger rugged handheld computers that are available with up to 512MB of non-volatile Flash memory, work in extremely cold temperatures down to -13[degrees]F (-25[degrees]C) and...

American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), Bethesda, MD.(Miscellaneous)
September 1, 2003... http://www.asprs.org ASPRS announced the approval and official release of the ASPRS LIDAR Data Exchange Format Standard for the exchange of light detection and ranging (LIDAR) data among hardware manufacturers, software developers, data...

ESRI, Redlands, Calif.(Miscellaneous)
September 1, 2003... http://www.esri.com ESRI Press released Community Geography: GIS in Action and Community Geography: GIS in Action Teacher's Guide, which contain educational materials for teachers, lesson plans, GIS exercises for students, data required...

Haestad Methods, Waterbury, Conn.(Miscellaneous)
September 1, 2003... http://www.haestad.com Haestad Press launched an online version of Advanced Water Distribution Modeling and Management, the first in a series of free eBooks being offered for water resource professionals and students.

IDEAL.com, Rockville, MD.(Miscellaneous)
September 1, 2003... http://www.ideal.com IDEAL.com introduced the IDEAL PlanRoom, acustomizableonline document-ordering and management system.

Laser-Scan, Cambridge, United Kingdom.(Miscellaneous)
September 1, 2003... http://www.laser-scan.com Laser-Scan released a white paper for professionals in the telecommunications industry, "Enhancing the Customer Experience Using location Data." The paper explores how companies can deliver memorable user...

Metropolis New Media Inc., San Jose, Calif.(Miscellaneous)
September 1, 2003... http://www.metropolisnewmedia.com Metropolis New Media enhanced its Managed Security service with proprietary Intrusion Prevention technology, which scans all traffic on the Metropolis network at wire speed and eliminates any malicious...

Ubisense, Cambridge, United Kingdom.(Miscellaneous)
September 1, 2003... http://www.ubisense.net Ubisense developed a local positioning system that can determine the precise location of people or objects in buildings or built-up areas. The service works by tracking an electronic tag about the size of a credit...

Aerial Acquisition Group Inc. (AAG), Huntsville, Ala.(Business News)
September 1, 2003... http://www.aagflight.com AAG completed data acquisition for seven countywide projects for the spring 2003 flight season. All the jobs were flown using airborne Global Positioning System technology with Trimble 5700 receivers. The counties...

Applanix, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.(Business News)
September 1, 2003... http://www.applanix.com PROFIT magazine ranked Applanix as the 93rd fastest-growing Canadian company for the 2002 year, with revenue growth of 602 percent during the last five years.

Applied GEO Technologies Inc. (AGT), Choctaw, Miss.(Business News)
September 1, 2003... http://www.appliedgeotech.com AGT plans to expand its technology center in Choctaw. A significant portion of the growth will come from the relocation of AGT's lllinois production facility.

Autodesk Inc., San Rafael, Calif.(Business News)
September 1, 2003... http://www.autodesk.com The city of West Palm Beach, Fla., selected Autodesk MapGuide software to manage and distribute GIS information to all city employees and the general public. The city is using the software to improve the sharing of...

Digital Engineering Corp. (DEC), Annapolis, MD.(Business News)
September 1, 2003... http://www.digitalcorp.com The U.S. Army awarded DEC a contract for enhancement of DEC's conflation product Conflex for performing military-specific feature matching and conflation. The contract is expected to provide enhancements to...

DigitalGlobe, Longmont, Colo.(Business News)
September 1, 2003... http://www.digitalglobe.com DigitalGlobe's QuickBird satellite images were used by the state of Alaska's Forestry Division to help firefighters navigate wild-fires. The 60-centimeter-resolution black-and-white images, collected in August...

DMTI Spatial, Markham, Ontario, Canada.(Business News)
September 1, 2003... http://www.dmtispatial.com DMTI Spatial responded to an urgent call for assistance from Health Canada and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry by offering several geographic tools to track SAPS. DMTI Spatial provided...

Ekahau Inc., Saratoga, Calif.(Business News)
September 1, 2003... http://www.ekahau.com Ekahau enabled the first location-aware library navigation system deployed by the Oulu University Main Library, Finland. The wireless personal digital assistant-based system, SmartLibrary, helps users find books and...

ESRI, Redlands, Calif.(Business News)
September 1, 2003... http://www.esri.com Alcott Routon, a national direct-marketing agency, is using ESRI's ArcWeb for Developers to enhance its analytical services. Also, the GIS Day Committee welcomed HP as a Principal GIS Day Sponsor.

ESRI Business Information Solutions (BIS), Vienna, Va.(Business News)
September 1, 2003... http://www.esribis.com ESRI BIS agreed with Pixxures to provide aerial photography integrated in its software and via its Web site to ESRI BIS clients.

European Space Imaging, Munich.(Business News)
September 1, 2003... http://www.euspaceimaging.com European Space Imaging started directly tasking the IKONOS satellite. The new ground station is located at the German Aerospace Center in Oberpfaffenhofen, just west of Munich. Its reception area covers Europe...

GeoInformation Group, Cambridge, United Kingdom.(Business News)
September 1, 2003... http://www.crworld.co.uk Training 4 GIS, the training and consultancy arm of The GeoInformation Group, was commissioned by The Intra-governmental Group on Geographic Information to undertake a review of the uptake of Ordnance Survey data...

IDELIX Software Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.(Business News)
September 1, 2003... http://www.idelix.com IDELIX Software's Pliable Display Technology won a Wow! award from Cadalyst magazine, which considered how useful and distinctive the product is compared with other offerings in its market niche.