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New Israeli imaging spacecraft deployed in orbit
A high resolution Israeli Earth observation satellite was delivered into orbit on April 25 on a mission to strengthen the nation's domestic imaging capability, which is heavily relied upon by Israel's national security officials. 
India, Germany plan to set up science centre
The envisaged Indo-German Science, Research and Technology Centre is expected to accelerate the process of buttressing links between the two countries' academic and strategic communities…
New version of FAO GeoNetwork launched
A new version of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's spatial data catalogue, FAO GeoNetwork, which provides agricultural information to decision-makers, allowing them to access satellite imagery, interactive maps and spatial databases from FAO, WFP, CGIAR and others, was launched on April 24.
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EVENTS
Map Malaysia 2006
3 - 4 May 2006
Palace of the Golden Horses
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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ARTICLES OF THE WEEK
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GIS based decision support for gas pipe maintenance
Kathrin Kirchner
Department of Business Information Systems,
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany
k.kirchner@wiwi.uni-jena.de
Pipelines worldwide have suffered from the effects of time and corrosion. The integrity and reliability of pipes are therefore issues of concern and focus of all pipeline operators. Geographic information systems are employed to document the state of the pipeline network…
Neighbourhood Information Systems
Dennis Culhane
Cartographic Modeling Laboratory
University of Pennsylvania, USA
culhane@mail.med.upenn.edu
Bradley Breuer
Avencia, Incorporated
Philadelphia, USA
bradley@avencia.com
The Neighbourhood Information System (NIS) was developed by the Cartographic Modeling Lab (CML) at the University of Pennsylvania…
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NEW PRODUCTS
LandVoyage launches FetchConnect WMS technology
FetchConnect WMS will allow all of the LandVoyage maps and imagery to be accessed by any WMS compatible software from providers such as ESRI, AutoCAD and more.
Spatial Insights releases CartoUS 2005 nationwide mapping data
The CartoUS 2005 data are sourced from the latest US Census Bureau TIGER files, with enhanced display characteristics and roadway classifications. The data are available by county, state, region, or nationwide.
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CORPORATE
VARGIS is now Infotech Enterprises America, Inc.
VARGIS LLC announced on April 21 that it is merging its operations with its corporate parent, Infotech Enterprises America, Inc. and will be known by that name beginning 24 April 2006.
ER Mapper appoints Guy Perkins as CEO
ER Mapper announced the appointment of Guy Perkins as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ER Mapper's global operations. Until recently, Perkins was Vice-President of ER Mapper Asia-Pacific. Perkins replaces Stuart Nixon who will continue with ER Mapper as Founder and will concentrate on strategic projects and deep research for the next generation of imagery solutions.
East View Cartographic wins contract to map Afghanistan’s Uruzgan Province
East View Cartographic (EVC) has announced it has been contracted by the Royal Netherlands Army Geographic Agency to produce new 1:50,000 scale topographic maps of Uruzgan province in Afghanistan. The maps will initially support Dutch military deployments in the region as responsibility for this province is handed off from US troops.
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