Jan. 11, 2013, SPRINGFIELD, Va. — National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency received a Joint Meritorious Unit Award for the extraordinary contributions made to the warfighter and national defense from Jan. 1, 2008 to Dec. 31, 2010. The award was formally presented by Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter during a ceremony at NGA headquarters, Jan. 11.

The Joint Meritorious Unit...

Esri today announced that it will provide Phoenix, Arizona-based Intellimed International Corp., a major health care data and analytics company, with updated demographic data for its future health care forecasting and planning projects with hospitals.

Embedded Esri demographics will allow Intellimed's IntelliClient software to provide health care data that's better than...

As part of its commitment to continually improving the quality and security of the data it works with, the GeoPlace management team is dedicated to maintaining the organisation’s internationally recognised ISO standards: ISO27001 Information Security and ISO9001 Quality Management Standard.

Both of these standards have been applied to the whole of GeoPlace’s business, specifically...

OMG plc, the company behind motion capture technology used in the medical and movie industries, is set to transform the management of North American highways with a range of innovations from its highways technology arm Yotta DCL. At a special event held in Washington DC (the Transport Research Board 92nd AGM 13-17 January 2013), Yotta DCL will launch Horizons, its innovative web-based...

BigChange has introduced the world’s first all-in-one 4G Telematics Solution for transport, fleet and field service operators. Connecting drivers and fleets seamlessly to the office via the mobile Internet, the BigChange JobWatch Office App connects to the JobWatch multi-functional mobile app that runs on a rugged touchscreen mobile computer that can be used as a fixed or portable...

The Times newspaper publisher News International has optimised home delivery routes by 16 per cent using advanced routing and scheduling software from Paragon Software Systems. Paragon's combined Territory and Routing Optimiser solution is giving a boost to News International's direct-to-consumer routes by helping the planning team to cluster deliveries and shorten routes. This routing...

The Erie County, Pennsylvania assessment department recently used the TatukGIS Editor product in the performance of a county-wide reassessment of property values. TatukGIS Editor was used to query appraisal data in vector parcel map layers and visualize results, in order to view comparable homes within neighborhoods, and export the query results to spreadsheets for further manipulation....

Vistronix, LLC, a leading mid-tier national security company, announced today it has completed the acquisition of Technology Associates International Corporation in Stafford, Va.
Technology Associates provides information technology support services to the Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Strategic Command. The company develops highly...

Python Scripting for ArcGIS is a technical guide that provides a clear, step-by-step process for the creation of Python scripts to enhance ArcGIS 10.1 capabilities.

"Python scripting is a fundamental tool for GIS professionals to extend the functionality of ArcGIS and automate workflows," says author Paul A. Zandbergen. "You can use it to modify the existing capabilities of ArcGIS...

 

SEATTLE, Wash. — Jan. 10, 2013 — LizardTech®, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced the release of its free GeoViewer application for Android devices, designed to view geospatial imagery and vector overlays.

With this latest application, Android users will be able to view their imagery in MrSID^® and JPEG 2000 formats, as well...

NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is scheduled to launch Feb. 11 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. A joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission, LDCM will add to the longest continuous data record of Earth's surface as viewed from space. 

LDCM is the eighth satellite in the Landsat series, which began in 1972. The mission will extend more than 40...

Las Vegas area Walgreens Stores Showcased during CES in the aisle411 Android Application. Technology allows Retailers and App Developers to message shoppers based on in-store presence and their in-store location.

 

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 10, 2013 - aisle411, the premier mobile retail navigation service, today announced their Indoor Location Geo-Fence Alerts API being showcased in...

Ordnance Survey has launched the organisation’s first official mobile app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. OS MapFinder, is an ideal iOS app for outdoor enthusiasts or anyone participating in in outdoor activities; is free to download and includes free overview mapping for the whole of Great Britain. Once downloaded OS MapFinder allows users to purchase and download more detailed map...

—Python Scripting for ArcGIS is a technical guide that provides a clear, step-by-step process for the creation of Python scripts to enhance ArcGIS 10.1 capabilities.

"Python scripting is a fundamental tool for GIS professionals to extend the functionality of ArcGIS and automate workflows," says author Paul A. Zandbergen. "You can use it to modify the existing capabilities of ArcGIS...