State and Local Government

Aylesbury, 22 May 2012:  Esri UK, the country’s leading provider of geographic information systems (GIS) technology has launched an online, interactive map, to show the public the location of their nearest beacon being lit to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, on June 4th 2012. A...

  San Francisco, Sacramento, Boston, and New York Earn Top Spots A groundbreaking park rating system developed by The Trust for Public Land ranks San Francisco, Sacramento, Boston and New York as the nation’s top city park systems. Indianapolis, Mesa (Arizona), Louisville, Charlotte and...

CALGARY – May 22, 2012 – An up-to-date land inventory is required for effective conservation and land-use planning. While there are numerous commercial data providers of aerial photography and remotely-sensed imagery, not all provide comprehensive geographic coverage due to the significant costs of...

ITS Americas Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May 21, 2012 – TomTom today announces a partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation (DOT). In an effort to assess the traffic situation in the I-95/I-64 overlap corridor, the Virginia DOT leveraged the TomTom historical traffic product,...

GeoFoundation Exchange will Provide Organizations across Canada with an Open Platform for Efficiently Exchanging Geographic Data to Build a National Web Basemap QUÉBEC CITY, Global Geospatial Conference, May 16, 2012 – Esri Canada today announced that the company has been selected by Natural...

  QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC, May 14, 2012 - The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, today discussed Canada's leadership role in the field of geomatics at the 2012 Global Geospatial Conference in Quebec City. The field's influence of the geomatics sector is felt both nationally and...

Directions Magazinewill present a webinar presentation entitled, “Create Enduring Spatial Skills That Lead to Job Opportunities.” This complimentary webinar will be offered on May 17th at 2 p.m. EDT and is ideal for anyone interested in assessing how their skill set stacks up against current and...

Christchurch City Council Managing and Sharing Timely Imagery and Data HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 8, 2012 — Intergraph® announces that Christchurch City Council (CCC) recently received the Association of Local Government Information Management (ALGIM) GIS Project of the Year Award. CCC received the...

St. Cloud, MN: The King County Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) Program Office and the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Consolidation Steering Committee, which is comprised of local PSAP, police, fire, and emergency medical services representatives, have selected GeoComm Public Safety Consulting...

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 11, 2012 - IHS Inc., the leading global source of information and analytics, announced today that it has acquired XeDAR Corporation, a leading developer and provider of geospatial information products and services, for approximately $28 million, net of cash...