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Merrick & Company Wins Grand Award in MAPPS Geospatial Excellence Awards Program

San Antonio, TX - MAPPS (http://www.mapps.org) has recognized Merrick & Company as the winner of the association\'s third annual Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards competition for their \"Levee Recertification Using Geospatial Technologies\" project. The Project of the Year was awarded during a ceremony at

GGP Addresses Corporate Information Needs in South Northamptonshire

GIS supplier GGP Systems is helping the UK�s South Northamptonshire District Council provide corporate wide access to essential council records. Used to maintain and manage the Council�s Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) GGP software, including GGP\'s GIS, NGz gazetteer management system and intranet based

Registration Now Open for the ESRI Southeast Regional User Group Conference

Redlands, California—The ESRI Southeast Regional User Group (SERUG) Conference will bring together more than 500 geographic information system (GIS) software users April 26–28, 2010, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Participants will discuss using geospatial technology to address today’s issues and get

New stable version of gvSIG Desktop available: gvSIG 1.9

gvSIG ha hecho pública una nueva versión estable de su aplicación de escritorio: gvSIG Desktop 1.9. Está disponible en la sección de Descargas [http://forge.osor.eu/frs/?group_id=89&release_id=362] . Esta nueva versión incluye numerosas novedades que pueden consultarse a continuación. Novedades gvSIG Desktop 1.9

QA Technologies Chooses Tele Atlas to Power Effective Fleet Vehicle

QA Technologies Chooses Tele Atlas to Power Effective Fleet Vehicle Management Services Agreement Delivers Freshest Maps of US for Accurate Mobile Resource Tracking Solutions Lebanon, NH and Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 19 November 2009 � Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of

Geosparc announces professional services for Geomajas

GEOSPARC ANNOUNCES PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR GEOMAJAS Ghent, BELGIUM � November 19, 2009 � Geosparc, the company commercially supporting the open source GIS application framework Geomajas, announced today a set of professional services aimed at supporting developers and end-users from Value Added Resellers

1Spatial helps PSMA Australia secure international Spatial Awards

PSMA Australia, one of 1Spatial�s largest Australian customers, were judged winners in the top two categories of Innovation & Commercialisation and Spatial Professional of the Year in the prestigious Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards (APSEA). PSMA Australia won the Innovation & Commercialisation Award for their

SuperGIS showcased at 2nd GIS Congress in Izmir, Turkey

KOKLU, SuperGeo�s reseller in Turkey, showcased SuperGIS series software and GIS Learning CD at 2nd GIS Congress (http://www.hkmo.org.tr/etkinlikler/cbs/). Held in Izmir, the third most populous city and the second largest port in Turley, 2nd GIS Congress is an important GIS event for the local users.

NAVTEQ Selected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Power Geospatial Analysis

NAVTEQ� map data will be used in a wide range of the EPA�s mission support areas Chicago, IL--NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, announced today that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected

The HOP Improves Fixed-Route and Paratransit Service with an ITS Solution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The HOP Improves Fixed-Route and Paratransit Service with an ITS Solution Results include more efficient runs and routes as well as better use of staffing resources CALGARY, AB � November 18, 2009 The HOP

ESRI GIS Services Available on Apps.gov

GSA Storefront Provides Easy Access to ArcGIS Online Maps and Tasks Redlands, California—Federal government employees can now easily purchase ESRI ArcGIS Online services on Apps.gov, the United States General Services Administration\'s (GSA) source for cloud-based IT services. The initial ArcGIS Online offerings are on the GSA

IDV Solutions Releases Piracy Watch and Hurricane Watch

IDV Solutions today announced the public releases of Piracy Watch and Hurricane Watch, interactive data visualizations built on Visual Fusion, Microsoft\'s Bing Maps, and Silverlight. Visual Fusion is visual mashup software for the enterprise, a platform for creating interactive, visual applications utilizing

OnPOZ Precision Positioning introduces advances in GNNS post-mission automation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OnPOZ Precision Positioning introduces advances in GNNS post-mission automation Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 18, 2009 OnPOZ Precision Positioning announced today the worldwide availability of a new version of its EZSurv� GNSS post-processing software, introducing advanced post-processing automation capabilities. The new version of the software includes

Tele Atlas North America Maps Rated Highest for Quality and Reliability

Tele Atlas North America Maps Rated Highest for Quality and Reliability Certified Tests Show GPS devices with Tele Atlas maps win for address availability, routing and destination accuracy Lebanon, NH, November 18, 2009 � Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of

CartêGraph Introduces Request Portal

CarteGraph | Mobilize Your Workforce For Immediate Release CartêGraph Introduces Request Portal New application allows service requests to be initiated online Dubuque, IA- CartêGraph Systems, Inc., the leading provider of location-based infrastructure management solutions, is pleased to announce the immediate release of the Request

Service New Brunswick Delivers Public Access to Geographic Information with ESRI Canada�s GIS Solution

FREDERICTON � November 18, 2009 � ESRI Canada celebrates GIS Day with the launch of Service New Brunswick�s GeoNB Map Viewer, a new online source of New Brunswick geographic information that uses ESRI geographic information system (GIS) technology. The tool provides the public with a

New NLPG License is Perfect for Smaller Organisations

The NLPG (National Land and Property Gazetteer) is more accessible than ever thanks to a new license that makes it attractive for smaller organisations such as Housing Associations and Primary Care Trusts. The NLPG, which covers England and Wales, can now be licensed for smaller

Geospatial Career Leader, GeoSearch, Inc. Rolls Out Social Media Campaign on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Leading online employment organizations like GeoSearch, Inc. provide innovative tools to connect employers with new employees. To provide relevant and meaningful experiences, Social Media Networks provide a feedback loop that niche job boards lack. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Press Release) � Nov 17,

Marine Environmentalist to Speak on the Effects of Plastic Waste in Our Oceans

Free to the Public, This Presentation Is Part of the Town & Gown Series Sponsored by ESRI and the University of Redlands Redlands, California�Captain Charles Moore, founder and chief research coordinator of the Algalita Marine Research Organization, will speak on his personal experience documenting the

ESRI Canada Scholarship Award Program Promotes GIS Innovation

Program Awards More Than $2 Million in Scholarships, Software and Books to More than 40 Canadian Universities and Colleges TORONTO � November 17, 2009 � Continuing on its commitment to advance geographic information systems (GIS) in education, ESRI Canada today announced the Canadian institutions selected to