State and Local Government

New Mexico Latest State DOT in U.S. to Transition to Autodesk BIM for Infrastructure Solutions Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), the leader in cloud-based design and engineering software, announced that the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is the latest state DOT in the U.S. to...

  Subscribers can upload, map and share their own point data with anyone, anywhere. Philadelphia, PA (December 11, 2012) – With over 25,000 users and 600 customers, PolicyMap (www.policymap.com) has become a trusted source for quick, easy, online data and mapping. Today, PolicyMap...

  Hundreds of mappers across the globe contribute in effort to expand U.S. map   WASHINGTON, D.C.-Dec. 4, 2012-Operation Cowboy, OpenStreetMap.org's second worldwide mapping marathon, was an unqualified success, with several hundred participants  worldwide focusing on the United...

  – GIS Offers a Higher Degree of Success for Data Processes That Used to Require Weeks or Months to Tabulate –   AURORA, Colo. – December 4, 2012 – Geographic information systems (GIS) technology provides municipal governments with exceptional quantitative and qualitative benefits. In...

  Hexagon AB, leading global provider of design, measurement and visualisation solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business of GTA Geoinformatik GmbH, a pioneer in georeferenced virtual 3D city models and highly efficient building reconstructions. Founded in 1995,...

Des Plaines, IL, Nov 29, 2012 - URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet (VC) is an advisory board made up of GIS professionals (35 years of age or younger) who represent the young membership of the organization. In advance of the 2013 VC application deadline on December 17, the current Vanguard Cabinet will be...

  Users can create high-performance web applications for real-time enterprise access HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 28, 2012 – Intergraph® announces the upcoming release of GeoMedia® WebMap 2013 as part of Intergraph Geospatial Portfolio 2013. As a fully-scalable server solution for building and...

Microdesk Predicts Technology to Play Key Role in Helping AECO Firms Strengthen American Infrastructure Microdesk, a leading provider of business and technology consulting services to help firms successfully plan, design, build and operate land and buildings, today unveiled its annual list of...

  MELBOURNE, Fla., Nov. 26, 2012 - Galileo Group, Inc., announced today that it has completed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight operations and hyperspectral data collections for a series of missions supporting a NASA sponsored project to map sea grass beds and coral reefs in the Florida...

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 06:31 AM PST ST. PETERSURG, Fla. –The extent of Hurricane Sandy's wrath -- and the future coastal vulnerability of the region -- is clear in a new U.S. Geological Survey analysis of recently collected lidar coastal data. The research documented particularly dramatic...