Directions Magazine - Press Releases

GeoComm tested GeoLynx Spatial Router at NG9-1-1 Industry Collaboration Event

GeoComm recently tested their new GeoLynx Spatial Router NG9-1-1 Location Validation and Routing software at the inaugural Next Generation 9-1-1 Industry Collaboration Event (ICE) hosted by NENA at Texas A&M University�s Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center. GeoLynx Spatial Router is an IETF 5222

Cart�Graph Offers Glimpse of New Applications

Enterprise-Ready Solutions Highlight of Cart�Graph�s Annual User Conference Dubuque, Iowa�Cart�Graph Systems, Inc., the leading provider of location-based infrastructure management solutions, recently concluded its 11th Annual User Conference. Held October 5-8 in Dubuque, Iowa, the Cart�Graph User Conference played host to over 160 attendees who travelled

LBS Wireless launches a field data collection application for the iPhone and iPod Touch

Field Assets is Now Available on the App Store for field data collection Sydney Australia November 5, 2009 ó Field Assets makes it easy for mobile workers with Apple iPhones or iPods to collect data on assets and their attributes in the field and wirelessly export

AERIALS EXPRESS EXPANDS US-MEXICO BORDER REGION IMAGERY PROGRAM

Extended Imagery Coverage Underscores Growing Interest for Current Geospatial Information of United States � Mexico Border Region Tempe, Ariz., November 5, 2009 � Aerials Express, a leading international provider of high-resolution digital imagery, announced their continuing investment in current aerial imagery along the United States and

ESRI�s Electric and Gas User Group Members Share GIS Best Practices

Redlands, California�ESRI users met in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss how geospatial technology is helping them meet the challenges of an uncertain economy and increasing demands for alternative and traditional energy. ESRI\'s Electric & Gas User Group (EGUG) presenters offered technological geographic information system (GIS)

ESi and 3-GIS Announce New Joint Venture Company

AUGUSTA, Ga., November 5, 2009 � ESi®, the developers of WebEOC®, the world�s first web-enabled crisis information management software, and 3-GIS, a major provider of geospatial consulting and systems integration services, have announced the formation of a new joint venture company, Tucuxi (�Too-Koo-Shi,� www.tucuxisoftware.com.)

Creative Force Maps Completes Project for Travelhost of East Texas

Creative Force Maps recently completed a project for Travelhost of East Texas. This area covers an 11 county region in East Texas, from Canton to the Louisiana border along the I-20 corridor. The publication is available in over 5000 hotel rooms in the region. Travelhost

Urban Mapping�s Neighborhood Data Now Used By Canada�s Most Visited Online Directories

Urban Mapping�, Inc. (UMI) today announced that Yellow Pages Group (YPG) is using the URBANWARE® Neighborhoods database for its online directory sites. YPG, Canada�s leading local commercial search provider and largest directory publisher, owns and manages the country�s most visited online directories YellowPages.ca� and Canada411.ca�.

K2 Geospatial and Keeneo sign a partnership agreement

Montréal, November 5th, 2009 � On October 24, K2 Geospatial (K2) and Keeneo signed a partnership agreement for the distribution and support of Keeneo�s video analytics software products. Keeneo provides Intelligent Video Surveillance (IVS) solutions that are adapted to customer security and operational logistic

Mayrise Mapping System Manages Street Lighting Contracts in London

Cartledge, the specialist street lighting division of May Gurney, has selected advanced management software from Mayrise Systems to help deliver street lighting maintenance services and improvement programmes to the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest and Tower Hamlets. MAYRISE for Street Lighting, complete with integrated mapping

GTG Selected for Multiple Contracts

Geographic Technologies Group® (GTG®) was selected for multiple software contracts and services including: GTG implemented and trained the Town of Easton, Maryland for LG Crimes. GTG implemented LG Dispatch Community Connect and LG Mobile Community Connect for the Town of Harrison,

Bluesky�s Home Heat Loss Data Goes Online in Calderdale

Home owners in West Yorkshire, UK, will soon be able to go online to see the heat loss from their property. Following airborne surveys by aerial mapping firm Bluesky, the property level thermal map together with high-resolution aerial photography are to be provided online

RapidEye To Supply Satellite Imagery To The European Space Agency

Brandenburg / Havel, Germany, November 5, 2009 � RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of five identical Earth Observation satellites, announced today that a frame contract has been signed with the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide RapidEye satellite

XMF AlerterTM spans local government needs for enterprise GIS performance monitoring and management

Longmont, CO, November 5, 2009 --- geoXMF LLC announced today that Campbell County, Wyoming and the City & County of Honolulu have acquired licenses to geoXMF�s industry-leading enterprise GIS performance monitoring and management software XMF AlerterTM. Campbell County will use XMF AlerterTM Standard Edition

ESRI Press Publishes Children Map the World, Volume 2

Children\'s Hand-Drawn Maps of the World Focus on Themes of Peace and Universal Cooperation Redlands, California�ESRI Press recently published a new international collection of 100 maps drawn by young artists and cartographers under the theme Many Nations�One World. Children Map the World: Selections from the

FortiusOne Announces Distinguished Additions to Board of Advisors - Geospatial Industry Veteran, Peter Batty and US Intelligence Expert, Jeff Harris Bring Unparalleled Expertise to FortiusOne�s Advisory Board

Arlington, VA � November 4, 2009- FortiusOne, the leading provider of rich, dynamic Visual Intelligence, today announced the addition of two advisory board members, Peter Batty, Founder and President of Spatial Networking, and Jeff Harris, Corporate Vice President and Managing Director, Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Cy Smith to Deliver Luncheon Keynote Address at URISA Leadership Academy

Cy Smith, GISP State of Oregon Geographic Information Officer Member of the Oregon Geographic Information Council Chair, Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO) President-elect, URISA Past President, National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) November 4, 2009 � Cy Smith will provide the luncheon keynote address at the conclusion of the

Digital Data Services, Inc. Awarded Contract with the State of Colorado

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Digital Data Services, Inc. Awarded Contract with the State of Colorado November 4th, 2009 Lakewood, CO- Digital Data Services, Inc. (DDS) announced that it has been awarded a contract with the State of Colorado Department of

Penn State online GIS program earns top national honor

Sloan Consortium selects World Campus Master of Geographic Information Systems offered by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences as Most Outstanding Online Teaching and Learning Program University Park, Pa. -- When hurricanes, wildfires or other disasters strike, emergency services personnel frequently turn to

DMCii is Latest Addition to IPAD, Office of Global Analysis, FAS, USDA Prime Vendor Contract

International Production and Assessment Division (IPAD), Office of Global Analysis (OGA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), announce DMCii, Guildford, UK as the latest addition to the Prime Vendor Contract. Under the contract, DMCii International Imaging Ltd., (DMCii) will provide