GEO: connexion articles from February 2003

GEO: connexion archives from February 2003

Private rights and public wrongs. (Upfront).(Editorial)
February 1, 2003... At the risk of generalising - and the even more perilous prospect of being lynched by incensed readers - it's tempting to speculate how national temperament is reflected in the comments made by personalities on key issues. Contrast the...

Value added OS MasterMap. (News).(online service agrees to license product to Ordnance Survey)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * eMapSite (Reading, England) has agreed licensing terms with Ordnance Survey for three products incorporating OS MasterMap [TM]. BaseMap -- site centred with a choice of content and attribution and in a variety of GIS-ready formats. ...

GeoMedia supports .NET. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions (Huntsville, USA) has confirmed GeoMedia [R] technology's Microsoft(r) Visual Studio NET Intergraph partners and customers can now use the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to take advantage...

Map-In-A-Box jumps for InfoTech. (News).(InfoTech signs agreement to distribute Mapping Solutions product in Europe)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * InfoTech Enterprises Europe (London, England) has signed an agreement with Mapping Solutions, LLC of the US, to become the master European distributor for Map-In-A-Box [TM]. The latter seamlessly integrates the wealth of functionality found...

Masternaut for Leeds. (News).(telematics company opens new office in Leeds)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Masternaut, (Elbeuf-sur-Seine, France) the international telematics company, has opened a headquarters office in Leeds to serve the UK and Republic of Ireland. The company's web-based information service is employed by several European...

ERDAS ships IMAGINE 8.6. (News).(Leica Geosystems ships new geographic imaging software)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Leica Geosystems (Atlanta, USA) is now shipping ERDAS IMAGINE[R] V 8.6 worldwide. The latest version of this geographic imaging software features a hyperspectral image analysis enhancement: common vector data access between ERDAS IMAGINE and...

Space imagery aids probe into glacier catastrophe. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Researchers at Moscow State University are studying images taken by the International Space Station to better understand the recent catastrophic collapse of a glacier on the northern slope of Mount Kazbek. The event, in September of last...

Web GIS comes to East Devon. (News).(geographic information systems)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * East Devon District Council has embarked on a major IT programme centred on a web-enabled Geographic Information System (GIS) from GGP Systems (Croydon, England). The council is implementing new core information systems throughout key...

View of the East. (News).(East View Cartographic improves its website)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * East View Cartographic (Minneapolis, USA) is improving the map indexing available on its web site for ease of access to Russian 1:200,000 scale or American 1:250,000 scale maps. These cover 95% of the world's 192 independent countries and...

Taking AIM in Ingolstadt. (News).(German company successfully caputes data using after image technology)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Inglostadt Netze GmbH has successfully completed the digital capture of supply network data for its four divisions. This project was managed by Siemens Business Services (SBS) using the AIM (After Image) technology within the standard...

Definiens Imaging releases eCognition 3.0. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Definiens Imaging GmbH (Munich, Germany) has released eCognition 3.0, the latest version of its object-oriented image classification software. eCognition 3.0 introduces advanced features for image segmentation and a series of tools for easier...

Speedy compression from Latvia. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Datoru Drosibas Tehnologijas (DDT) (Riga, Latvia) has announced a new. 'patent pending' lossless data compression method, which, according to comparative software library tests, is 10 or more times faster than other widely-used methods. The...

Hopes high at Lantmateriet. (News).(Swedish National Land Survey to market software)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * ArcCadastre software from the Swedish National Land Survey, Lantmateriet, (Gavle, Sweden) is expected to become a major export product. Strong interest has already been shown in around ten countries, including Russia and China, Its...

Property photos prove popular. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Getmapping (Hartley Wintney, England) is supplying aerial photography to Richards Gray, a major supplier of geographical information to legal and conveyancing practices. Every Richards Gray environmental search for residential clients now...

GGP Version 2.8 released. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * GGP Systems (Croydon, England) has launched GGP Version 2.8, a major new release of its Geographic Information System (GIS), that enables advanced mapping and GIS functions to be embedded into other systems. The new development is significant...

GeoWise shows its English Nature. (News).(contract signed for Internet mapping site)
February 1, 2003... * Edinburgh-based GeoWise has secured a contract from English Nature to develop and host an Internet site that makes its data available to the public via interactive mapping. Nature On The Map will provide access to wildlife, geology and other...

Better Global Insight. (News).(new map from Europa Technologies)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Europa Technologies (London, England) is now shipping its digital world map Global Insight version 3.0. This includes a number of updates and enhancements that extend across the Global product family: Global Discovery, Global Insight Plus and...

GPS Starter Pack. (News).(new product from Telecom Design Communications Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * TDC (Telecom Design Communications) Ltd. has launched the GPS9543 Starter Pack providing fast, out-of-the-box evaluation of the Leadtek 9543 GPS Receiver. This receiver is a high performance, low power, easily integrated and low-cost product...

UK phones located. (News).(Mobile Commerce provides locations of mobile phones)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Mobile Commerce (Cirencester, England) now provides third party development companies with access to the location of all 02, Vodafone and T-Mobile mobile handsets through one XML based interface (API). This enables developers to integrate...

MapPoint.NET hits the European streets. (LBS News in Brief).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Microsoft Corp. (Redmond, Washington) has released MapPoint.NET version 3.0, the newest version of its flexible Web service platform for mapping and location-based services. Dollar Rent A Car Systems Inc., a major rental car provider with...

CPS and Intel Co-operate. (LBS News in Brief).(Cambridge Positioning Systems)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd (CPS) (Cambridge, England) is working with Intel Corporation to integrate its E-OTD high accuracy location technology into a range of Intel products aimed at the wireless and handheld markets. These products...

Webraska developments. (LBS News in Brief).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Webraska (Paris, France) has demonstrated one of the first applications to come out of the COSMECA (Continuite de Service de Mobilite Evaluee dans un Contexte Automobile) project at the Tourism@ Show 2002. COSMECA, is part funded by the...

Maporama enhances banks I-Mode. (LBS News in Brief).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Credit Mutuel Arkea Group, France's second largest regional banking group has chosen Maporama (Paris, France) to provide a locator facility to enhance the company's I-Mode site' to read 'for its I-Mode site, An I-mode phone call can establish...

UK's Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency. (Awards).(awards contract to Laser-Scan)
February 1, 2003... * The production division of the UK's Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency has awarded a contract to Laser-Scan for software, maintenance and support.

EPSHOM, France has awarded a contract for hydrographic and oceanographic surveying. (Awards).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * EPSHOM, France has awarded a contract for hydrographic and oceanographic surveying, as well as hydrological and meteorological instruments, to Navcontrol based in Juan-les-Pins.

Combidata of Poland has been awarded a contract through the Phare programme. (Awards).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Combidata of Poland has been awarded a contract through the Phare programme to organise training courses for future users of Poland's integrated cadastral system.

NET Technology SA. (Awards).(recieves new contract)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Also through the Phare programme, the supply of hardware and software for the pilot phase of the new cadastral system has been awarded to NET Technology SA.

Italy's Institute of Military Survey has recently awarded large contacts to Geosigma sri. (Awards).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Italy's Institute of Military Survey has recently awarded large contacts to Geosigma sri, Studio A sri and Compucart sri (for mapping); to Core Soluzioni Informatiche sri (for spatial database services); and to Compagnia Generale Riprescaeree...

Intergraph sues Dell, H-P, Gateway. (News).(intellectual property)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... In the latest chapter of its long-running litigation, Intergraph's Intellectual Property division has filed a lawsuit charging Dell Computer Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company (including Compaq products), and Gateway, Inc., with infringing...

QAS posts record results. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Leading international Address Management technology company, QAS, posted record results for the year ended 30th June 2002. The UK-based group maintained significant growth across all territories with turnover rising to [euro]59 million, an...

PlanGraphics, Inc. (News).(reports net loss for fiscal 2002)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... PlanGraphics, Inc., the US-based designer/integrator of e-government solutions, spatially enabled information systems and data warehouses, reported a net loss of [euro]375,000 on revenues of [euro]7.8million for the fiscal year ended September...

PriceWatch.(stock prices for digital mapping services)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... PriceWatch * stock price change Autodesk 14.57 [up arrow] +0.24 Intergraph 17.61 [down arrow] +0.92 MapInfo 4.38 [down arrow] -3.03 Trimble 12.59 [down arrow] -0.77 Navigation * Share...

MapInfo acquisition. (News).(MapInfo acquires Thompson Associates)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... MapInfo Corporation has acquired Thompson Associates, a privately-owned, US-based provider of location-based analytical services and business intelligence software for the retail, restaurant and real estate sectors. MapInfo says the...

Middle East View. (Middle East).(East View Cartographic has Iraq maps available)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * East View Cartographic (Minneapolis, USA) has a comprehensive inventory of Russian topographic maps for Iraq and most other countries in the Middle East. Maps of Iraq are available at 1:50,000 to 1:1,000,000 scales plus City Plans for many...

Lebanon on line. (Middle East).(ArabiaGIS creates first geographic information systems website in the Middle East)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * ArabiaGIS, (Beirut, Lebanon) has created what its describes as the the first Online GIS (Geographical Information Systems) portal in the Middle East, providing maps and other information about the Lebanon for business, commerce and tourism....

Turkish Soil Database completed. (Middle East).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * HAT GIS Tech Inc of Ankara has finalised work on the Turkish Digital Soil Database Project. Commissioned by the Soil & Water Resources Information Center of the General Directorate of Rural Services, the exercise entailed the digitising...

Autodesk for Turkish election. (Middle East).(SAYISAL GRAFiK develops digital maps for Turkish election website)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Turkey's leading news portal, www.ntvmsnbc.com, features interactive mapping on 'Election 2002', a set of pages devoted to the General Election. While information on parties, candidates, electoral law, results, and much else besides can...

TerraImaging registers in Oman. (Middle East).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * From September 2002 Terraimaging (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has been operating on the Arabian Peninsula. In the Sultanate of Oman, Terralmaging is now represented by Technique LLC, a local trading company that also represents several other...

GIS Day in Lebanon. (Middle East).(geographical information systems)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Khatib & Alami -- Consolidated Engineering Company, (Tripoli, Lebanon) and the Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture for Tripoli & North Lebanon organised a seminar to coincide with GIS Day, Nov 23rd, under the patronage of the Prime...

Tanzania utilising GIS. (Africa).(geographic information systems)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * Geographic data from Land Info Corp. (Greenwood Village, USA) is being extensively used in Tanzania to help identify and guide action on a number of environmental projects. Tanzania has over 800 km of tropical shoreline. Its coastal region...

Tracking elephants from space. (Africa).(DigitalGlobal satellite imagery helps Kenyan wildlife management)
February 1, 2003... * DigitalGlobe[TM] (Longmont, USA) satellite imagery is helping researchers in Kenya locate elephants in the Amboseli National Park. QuickBird[TM] images are being used by the Amboseli Elephant Research Project (AERP) to locate elephants in the...

Mapping health. (Africa).(new digital mapping services in South Africa has health applications)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... * MRC Mapping, an application developed in South Africa by the GIS Centre, the Malaria Research Programme and Intermap, is aimed at the provision of useful, spatially distributed information in a mapped format, so that simple queries, searches...

DEFRA waves its MAGIC wand. (Connect).(UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs wins award for its Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside web site)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Hard work paid off for Britain's Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) which scooped first place in the GIS Project Category of the Information Management 2002 Awards, organised by Elan Conferences. A glittering year-end gala...

Setting objectives for 2003. (AGI View).(Association for Geographic Information)
February 1, 2003... * Many readers will be familiar with the range of activities undertaken each year by the Association on Many readers will be aware of the activities undertaken each year on behalf of members, perhaps the most visible being the annual...

AFIGEO and CNIG: Association Francaise pour l'Information Geographique Conseil National de l'information Geographique. (EUROGI Member Profile).
February 1, 2003... Date of foundation: 1986 (AFIGEO), 1985 (CNIG) Status: Not-for-profit organisation (AFIGEO), inter-ministerial government body (CNIG) Language: French Number of members: 3 sponsors and 64 members in various categories including...

Multamaki new President of Tekla Corporation. (People).
February 1, 2003... Seppo Ruotsalainen, President and CEO of Tekla Corporation, has resigned. Tekla's Board of Directors has appointed Vice President, Heikki Multamaki (53) as Tekla's acting President as of December I, 2002. Heikki Multamaki joined Tekla in 1974,...

Aerodata appoint Hagman. (People).
February 1, 2003... Ir. F.A. Hagman has been appointed as managing director of Aerodata International Surveys, Deurne (B) and Aerodata Remote Sensing, Roosendaal (NL) with effect from January 1st 2003. For the last 5 years he headed the Advice and Research Remote...

WRc goes Full Circle. (People).
February 1, 2003... WRc, the international water and environment consultancy, has appointed John Cima and Yvonne G Walker to head up its integrated spatial information development team to be known as Full Circle. WRc Spatial Solutions. John and Yvonne rejoin WRc...

Ross joins PCI Geomatics. (People).
February 1, 2003... PCI Geomatics (Ontario, Canada) has appointed David Ross as the salesman responsible for the Eastern united States. Arnold Hougham, Vice-President of Sales for PCI Geomatics said "David's background, training, and market experience fit well...

ACTIVE people. (People).
February 1, 2003... Two new faces have joined ACTIVE (Basingstoke, UK) to strengthen the existing team as this specialist geographic and demographic information supplier continues to expand into new markets. Helen Cook joins as GIS Consultant, responsible for...

Admiral comes on Board. (People).
February 1, 2003... IDELIX [TM] Software Inc. (Vancouver, Canada) has announced the former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Admiral Bill Owens has joined the company's Board of Advisors. Admiral Owens will advise IDELIX on it business development...

First eduGI.NET summer school: Institute for GeoInformatics, University of Muenster, Germany report by Ph.D. student participants Corinna Heye and Eleni Tomai. (Focus On).
February 1, 2003... * Organised by and held at the Institute for GeoInformatics (ifgi) at the University of Muenster, the first eduGI.NET multinational summer school attracted participants from across Europe between 28 July and 6 August last year. The event...

British geography teachers are expected to attend this year's annual conference of the Geographical Association. (Newsround).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Up to 1,200 British geography teachers are expected to attend this year's annual conference of the Geographical Association, to be held at the University of Derby, 23-25 April. Its ambitious programme reflect the wide-ranging nature of...

GDTA, the Toulouse-based organisation offering professional training in remote sensing. (Newsround).(helps start new education website)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... GDTA, the Toulouse-based organisation offering professional training in remote sensing, has joined forces with EADS' specialist image analysis and Earth Observation subsidiary, Fleximage, to launch a new distance learning Web site. ...

GIS Day 2003. (Newsround).(geographic information systems)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... GIS Day 2003, the global awareness and educational programme, will be held on Nov 19. Last year's GIS Day featured thousands of events in 90 countries and spread the GIS message to millions of children and adults. Latest news from: *...

"Refusing to become a vassal of the United States": Jacques Chirac, President of France, made some hard-hitting comments at the 40th anniversary celebrations of CNES, the French Space Agency. (Viewpoint).(Transcript)
February 1, 2003... * Scientific and technical research has been the core mission of CNES since its inception, and it has pursued this mission with verve and imagination for 40 years. Nevertheless, two alarming figures today deserve our attention. First, the...

PointX and the future of geographic information: Christopher Roper outlines a venture that promises to change the face of mapping as we know it. (Futures).
February 1, 2003... * A major constraint on developing new uses for geographic information (GI) is our inability to imagine how the world might be if spatial information were built into everyday appliances such as laptop computers, mobile phones or cameras. When...

Sweden's Lantmateriet: a role model for EuroGeographics? Sindre Langass puts pen to paper on the subject of publicly-funded geodata. (Talk).
February 1, 2003... In furthering debate, GEO: connexion has obtained permission to reprint the following open letters posted on the EGIP(European GI Policy) discussion mailing list. * In them, Dr. Sindre Langass addresses Joakim Ollen, Director General of...

IONIC raises the standard! Paul Deus explains how interoperable standards-based solutions from Ionic are making a world of difference for users far and wide. (Advertorial).
February 1, 2003... * Key topics for discussion at last year's 8th EC GI & GIS Workshop in Dublin centered on the realisation of interoperable Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs). An important stimulus in this direction is INSPIRE - the EC initiative that...

Canton of Vaud: territory management made simple. (Advertorial).
February 1, 2003... + At the "Geo-Evenement 2000" exhibition in Paris, an IONIC presentation on GIS Interoperability gave delegates representing the Swiss Canton of Vaud food for thought. They realised that their needs were identical to those of many others in...

BRGM: towards a Virtual Earth. (Advertorial).
February 1, 2003... The Geological Survey of France (Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres or BRGM) operates from 22 sites at home and abroad and undertakes both government and commercial work. As part of its core business, BRGM is currently pursuing a...

Hutchison 3G: an exceptional lbs project. (Advertorial).
February 1, 2003... Last September, Hutchison 3G. holder of UMTS licenses in more than IC countries, officially announced its choice of IONIC Software as Location Services Partner. As such, IONIC will provide and integrate its off-the-shelf products within H3G's...

OpenLS (Open Location Service): success breeds success. (Advertorial).
February 1, 2003... A meeting of the OpenLS Initiative Forum in Washington DC last October saw IONIC Software networking with some of the biggest players in IT such as Sun Microsystems and Oracle, as well as other participants to this OpenGlS initiative such as...

Making a world of difference. (Advertorial).
February 1, 2003... In Washington, IONIC demonstrated some concrete examples of services based on a user's position... services that promise to become part-and-parcel of our daily lives: find the meeting place; find the nearest restaurant; find the nearest cinema...

Laser on the Loire: laser scanning helps stiffen flood defences. (France).
February 1, 2003... * For many of us, the River Loire conjures up visions of ancient castles, historic cities, famous name vineyards and beautiful landscapes Nevertheless, it has its darker side, too. For example, one study estimates that severe flooding of...

ARES Group. (Newsround).(introduces new services for geographic information systems on the Web)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Founded in 1986 and now France's leading independent integrator of medium-to-large-sized servers, a major Oracle developer and Autodesk reseller, the ARES Group has developed two EUROGIS Web-enabled solutions for municipalities based on ESRI...

ESRI France. (Newsround).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... ESRI France has teamed with PlanetObserver M-SAT to make satellite pictures of the earth accessible to a wider audience. With the aid of specialist consultancy GeoKiosk, ESRI combined its software with PlanetObserver space imagery as part of a...

GEOSYS. (Newsround).(signs distribution agreement)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Toulouse-based GEOSYS, a specialist geographic information and services provider since 1987, has signed agreements with DLR to distribute (1 arc sec/25m) DEMs and with 1pt Sri to distribute EROS 1.8m imagery. The company already distributes...

En avant Le Geo-Evenement! (France).(geographical information systems trade show opens for 15th year)
February 1, 2003... France's premier geomatics conference and trade show, Le Geo-Evenement, opens its doors for the 15th year running at the Palais des Congres in Paris between 4-6 March. With GIS spending in France climbing at an estimated annual rate of l5...

Cartographic production: still a labour of love? In the first of a three-part series, Jonathan Shears reviews the impact of new techniques on the cartographic production process. (Cartographic Production).(part 1)
February 1, 2003... * Cartography, for the purposes of this review, is defined as the process whereby geo-spatial feature data are converted into a form that conveys a representation of the real world, in the early 1980's, as automated cartography began to emerge,...

Computer-to-Plate technology takes off at AIDU: one of the world's top publishers of aeronautical charts exploits new technology to eliminate production bottlenecks. (Cartographic Production).(Aeronautical Information Documents Unit)
February 1, 2003... * No. 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit (AIDU) at PAF Northolt in Middlesex, England, is responsible for compiling, printing and distributing aeronautical information for military and civilian personnel concerned with the operational...

Putting backbone into primary health care: location based intelligence provides much-needed support for Britain's primary care trusts. (Health).
February 1, 2003... * In managing up to 75% of the National Health Service budget the Primary Care Trust, or PCT, is now the cornerstone of Britain's healthcare system at local level. Responsible for commissioning, delivering and improving services, PCTs must...

Danger signals: as health and safety legislation becomes ever more restrictive, Bob Froger points to tools that can help cellular network operators heed the signals in more ways than one. (Health).
February 1, 2003... * Like it or not, radio waves are everywhere and we are literally bathing in a cocktail of signals radiated by all sorts of antennas -- TV, radio, cellular networks. Perhaps understandably, there is growing public concern regarding the possible...

Reconstructing our geodetic roots: Lionel Decramer and Richard Hilton report on the exacting system of measurement that underpinned Rome's far-flug Empire. (Geodesy).
February 1, 2003... * Allusions to maps are plentiful in the works of classical dramatists and historians. From them we can deduce how the Greeks and, later, the Romans built up graphical images of the Mediterranean and, indeed, of the whole known world. ...

Offshore GIS: Nick Summers reports on how new tools from Svitzer streamline the task of offshore pipeline inspection. (Solutions Showcase).(geographic information service)
February 1, 2003... * The GIS division at Svilzer Ltd, based in Great Yarmouth, England, delivers a range of GI services to clients in the energy and telecommunications sectors, government agencies, and those participating in EU studies. One of its latest...

Census 2001: are you ready? A powerful new resource awaits those prepared to plan and invest. (UK Census).
February 1, 2003... * The eagerly awaited UK 2001 Census are at last upon us. This decennial survey remains the most comprehensive national source of information on the status, activities and lifestyle of people across the UK. It is widely used by the public,...

Non-slip in Lincs.: Brian Thompson explains how route optimisation software keeps winter roads safe for traffic and helps one English County Council keep within budget. (UK Xtra).
February 1, 2003... * Although Lincolnshire is a largely rural county with a widely dispersed population, its roads must be kept clear in all weathers, both to link farms and villages and sustain the overall economy. Yet the funds derived from local taxation are...

Cadcorp. (Business Briefs).(supplies new software manual)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Cadcorp (Stevenage, England) will be supplying an additional software manual to British users of Cadcorp SIS V6 focusing exclusively on OS MasterMap. Cadcorp has already announced solutions for customers using OS MasterMap including direct...

CAPS Solutions. (Business Briefs).(its software is used by local government in Sevenoaks, UK)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Citizens of Sevenoaks in England have access planning information online, thanks to a new website based on the UNI-form Public Access for Planning software package from ESRI(UK) local government arm, CAPS Solutions. Implemented as part of the...

DAT/EM Systems International. (Business Briefs).
February 1, 2003... DAT/EM Systems International (Anchorage, Alaska) has completed integration of Space Imaging's IKONOS Stereo satellite imagery into its Summit Evolution digital photogrammetric workstation. Imagery can be either black and white or colour from...

Earth Resource Mapping has formed a strategic partnership with Infoterra UK. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Earth Resource Mapping (Perth, Australia) has formed a strategic partnership with Infoterra UK (Farnborough. England). Infoterra will offer Image Web Server as part of its integrated data management solutions package throughout the UK. The...

MapsDirect, an Internet mapping facility hosted by ESRI, is now available to complement the range of local government services. (Business Briefs).
February 1, 2003... MapsDirect, an Internet mapping facility hosted by ESRI (UK), is now available to complement the range of local government services on offer to residents in Wiltshire, England. Jointly developed by Wiltshire County Council, Swindon Borough...

Centra Technology and its distributors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa will cooperate with ESRI. (Business Briefs).
February 1, 2003... Centra Technology (Wolverhampton, England) and its distributors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa will cooperate with ESRI(UK) to provide integration between the CENTRA 2000 electronic document and information management software suite and...

GeoConcept SA. (Business Briefs).
February 1, 2003... GeoConcept SA (Paris, France) has launched the GeoConcept Dispatcher, a new vehicle routing, scheduling and dispatching solution for day-to-day fleet. It combines the precision and user-friendly design of the cartographic GeoConcept engine with...