16^th - 31^st December 2000

Maps and Records for Agriculture [ 21/12/00 ]
By using maps and applied data, the AMS/SGIS will offer highly accurate control for the variable rate application of fertilizer, lime, chemicals, NH3, and other crop inputs. This product can also be used alone to record soil sample points, field boundaries, and field features.

United States Military Academy to Use Land Warrior Simulation [ 21/12/00 ]
The Army chose NovaLogic Systems to create the training software because the Delta Force 2 game already contained many elements the simulation needed: the ability to render vast outdoor terrain as well as indoor and urban settings; support for as many as 50 users in a single scenario; varied weather conditions; map displays; night vision; a large array of real-world weapons; and a full-featured mission editor.

Government of West Bengal starts its GIS based Municipal Information [ 20/12/00 ]
This is the first time a decentralised aproach has been taken up to promote the information technolgy through application of GIS in the daily management system of the local bodies. House wise tax details, health education, water supply, etc. along with all municipal infrastrucure details of roads, water pipes , drainage details are likely to be available for their daily work.

GIS integreted application for Forestry [ 20/12/00 ]
GIS provides the ability to manage all aspects of forest operations, from planning and land management, through tracking operational progress, to contract management and scale data capture. By linking together information across functional departments (planning, silviculture, harvesting, timberflow, scale and accounting), Gulf States Paper will achieve greater operational efficiency and flexibility in adapting to changing business conditions.

Earthsat provides weather and agricultural information to more than 200,000 customers every day. [ 20/12/00 ]
Satellite imagery helps detail regions in each country having productive or less-than-productive seasons. Earthsat's crop production forecasts are 97 per cent accurate, and are released weeks before government forecasts.

Integration of databases of different solutions to locate municipal tax boundaries across the country [ 20/12/00 ]
This agreement provides for the integration of databases of different solutions of GDT and Group 1. As a result, GeoTAX users will have exclusive access to the most current and accurate information regarding municipal tax boundaries across the country.

A new Space Application Centre from 2002 in India [ 19/12/00 ]
First of its kind in the north-east, it would play an important role in the developmental process of the region, helping through its satellite images research in the fields of agriculture, horticulture and floriculture.

Intergraph Announces the Launch of a New Global Division Called IntelliWhere [ 16/12/00 ]
New division brings industry-proven technology to emerging wireless and location-based services industries

ERDAS Software Helps Costa Rica Advance University Curricula [ 16/12/00 ]
Stunning 3D tours of the Costa Rican landscape so exact in detail you could plan a trek through the jungle will be created by local universities to promote tourism-the country's number one industry-while providing students with hands-on experience with world's leading geospatial and geographic information system (GIS) technologies.

India is ready for satellite data sharing : ISRO [ 18/12/2000 ]
ISRO Chairman Dr. K. Kasturirangan said that India is prepared to share itscc with neighbouring countries to facilitate research and decision making for integrated disaster management or other humanistic purposes.

Ordnance Survey announces Faster route to information and promotion [ 16/12/2000 ]
From their home and office desk tops, browsers can click onto a range of innovative web sites to pinpoint the nearest supermarket, curry house or cinema, and plan the best way to get there. And with access to the Internet becoming more available on mobile phones and palmtops, people on the move are map reading on-screen too.

Assocham Seeks Fast Clearance Of Convergence Bill   [ 16/12/2000 ]
In an open letter addressed to the Indian Prime Minister, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) Expert Committee on Telecoms appealed for immediate clearance of the Convergence Bill, envisaging a "composite" license in the bill against separate licensing practice followed at present.

Indian Export in GIS segment will increase 2.5 times: A Report [ 27/12/2000 ]
"The export from Geographic Information System (GIS) segment will increase to $150 million in the next five years from the present level of $60 million." This is the finding of a report on 'Export of IT enabled services from India to North America' prepared by the US-based consulting firm "Stevens International Consulting" (SIC)

Webraska reinforces position as a leading worldwide provider of wireless navigation solutions and technologies with new corporate brand identity [ 27/12/2000 ]
The new logo has been designed to capture the three principal personality traits of the Webraska brand character: "innovative", "effective" and "universal". The slogan "KNOW THE WAY" summarises in three short words the core of Webraska's value proposition, both literally, as a company that guides people to their destination, and metaphorically, as a "leading light" in the industry.

Apex Data Services, Inc. received ISO 9002 certification for its production facilities in India. [ 22/12/2000 ]
Apex Data Services, Inc. a provider of data conversion and related services for the e-publishing, utility, and government markets, has received ISO 9002 certification for its production facilities in India. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9002 certification confirms quality system models for quality assurance in production, installation, and servicing.

CARIS HIPS 5.1 which process large bathymetric datasets for hydrographic surveys, now shipping [ 22/12/2000 ]
CARIS HIPS is a powerful software system, which effectively processes large bathymetric datasets for hydrographic surveys, cable and pipeline route surveys, geophysical exploration, as well as management and control of the fisheries.

Leica's GS50 GPS/GIS data collection system for Washington Department Of Transportation [ 22/12/2000 ]
The Washington Department of Transportation (DOT) has selected Leica Geosystems as the preferred manufacturer of GPS/GIS equipment. The Washington DOT decision in favor of Leica's GS50 GPS/GIS data collection system was made following a competitive analysis of products from six manufacturers. The evaluations included extensive benchmark GPS tests and product demonstrations.

Automated vehicle location (AVL) system [ 22/12/2000 ]
This automated vehicle location (AVL) system can be used to track vehicles, analyze routes, and compile historical trip information.

NVIDIA Workstation Graphics Chosen by Compaq [ 22/12/2000 ]
NVIDIA Corporation announced today that Compaq Computer Corporation will offer the NVIDIA Quadro2(TM) Pro graphics solution on the company's Deskpro Workstation AP250, Professional Workstation AP550, and Professional Workstation SP750.

Cadcorp Spatial Information Systems (SIS) products in India [ 21/12/2000 ]
Cadcorp have entered into a preliminary business partnership with Ace Software Exports Ltd. of Rajkot to market the range of Cadcorp Spatial Information Systems (SIS) products in India.

LTI Offers Discounts to Institutions of Higher Learning [ 21/12/2000 ]
LTI, a manufacturer of laser-based speed and distance measurement devices,is providing discount on its products to Institutions of Higher Learning . This is an effort to place high-tech, innovative products in front of the students that will eventually be using this equipment in real-world applications in the near future. This will apply to schools that teach, for example, Forestry, Civil Engineering, Mapping, Surveying, Archeology, Geology and GIS.

The Sanborn Map Company Announces Acquisition of Williams-Stackhouse Inc. [ 21/12/2000 ]
The Sanborn Map Company Inc. today announced it has acquired Williams- Stackhouse Incorporated, an aerial photography and mapping services firm. This is the fifth such acquisition for Pelham, New York-based Sanborn.

Mobile Location Based Services In Switzerland [ 21/12/2000 ]
SignalSoft Corporation (Nasdaq: SGSF), the platform and applications developer of Wireless Location Services®, today announced that Swiss cellular operator Orange has licensed SignalSoft software in order to deploy location-based services.

Orange selects Webraska's enabling technology to launch Europe's first location-based WAP navigation services [ 21/12/2000 ]
While on the move, users will be able to access a database containing points of interest throughout the country in their own language (German, French, Italian, or English), including a huge selection of restaurants, hotels, car parks, and leisure facilities such as sports centres and art galleries. The service will also offer useful information such as cinema listings, the location of ATMs, chemists, and restaurants .

Tripod Data Systems Ramps Up ForeSight [ 20/12/2000 ]
2000-ForeSight 2.0, released by Tripod Data Systems, extends the capabilities of the popular ForeSight computer aided surveying product by adding direct file transfer capability with the TDS Ranger running Survey Pro for Windows CE and alphanumeric point name functionality.

SpaceDev Given Go-Ahead on NASA CHIPSat Mission [ 20/12/2000 ]
NASA Office of Space Science Approval Paves the Way for Early 2002 Launch Date

Enterprise Oil Awards Contract to Paradigm Geophysical for Global Access to Paradigm Technology [ 20/12/2000 ]
This agreement provides Enterprise Oil with unlimited global access to the complete Paradigm solution including all its Geophysical, Geological and Petrophysical applications.

New President and CEO for Indexonly Technologies Inc. [ 19/12/2000 ]
Indexonly Technologies, Inc.announced today that Peter Ribeiro will become President and CEO effective January 1, 2001.

Mobilaris launches Wireless Portal [ 19/12/2000 ]
Mobilaris today announced the official release of the Wireless Portal, a strategic mobile service for the wireless carrier market. The service, named Wireless Portal, is revolutionizing when it comes to aggregating content and creating live dynamic location-based information databases. The Wireless Portal enables wireless carriers to quickly build location based information databases by allowing content owners to enter their information into the database while being automatically positioned.

Indexonly Technologies to create Wireless Location Industry Association [ 19/12/2000 ]
Eight leading companies involved in the wireless location industry from U.S., Europe and Canada have joined together to announce today the creation of the Wireless Location Industry Association (WLIA), located in Washington, D.C.

Webraska opens new offices in Singapore and in Sweden [ 19/12/2000 ]
Webraska, the worldwide provider of wireless navigation services and technologies, announces the opening of two new offices in Singapore and in Stockholm, Sweden.

GDR Software Ltd. in $23mn GIS deal with AT&T [ 18/12/2000 ]
Bangalore based GDR Software has struck a $23 million business deal (about RS 110 crore) in the Geographical Information System (GIS) with telecommunication giant AT&T and a top digital mapping company in US.It involves country outlines to be broken first into state outlines, followed by district outlines and so on to superimpose AT&T's telecom network.

SWEGIS now resells software from Easy Trace Group [ 16/12/2000 ]
SWEGIS will resell the software Easy Trace Pro and Rainbow. Easy Trace Pro is an advanced raster to vector conversion software for automated and manual map digitizing. Rainbow is a complete system intended to prepare color map raster material for printing, archiving or vectorization.

Space Imaging Asia Celebrates Grand Opening [ 16/12/2000 ]
Denver, Colo., December 12, 2000 - Space Imaging Asia (e-HD.com), a Regional Affiliate of Space Imaging, celebrated its grand opening this month in Seoul, Korea. Space Imaging Asia's regional operation center is now fully capable to task the IKONOS satellite and downlink high-resolution imagery of Earth directly to a ground receiving station. Once the one- and four-meter resolution imagery is collected it is cataloged and archived.

NovaLIS Technologies appoints new President [ 16/12/2000 ]
NovaLIS Technologies, a world leader in land records software, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Waters as President.

Motorola Wins GSM Network Expansion in Pakistan [ 16/12/2000 ]
Motorola Inc.'s (NYSE: MOT) Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS), a leading supplier of the world's GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) digital wireless network infrastructure, has signed a US$ 26 million network expansion contract with Pakistan Mobile Communication (Mobilink).

Mark Reichardt Joins Ogc Staff [ 16/12/2000 ]
On December 12, 2000, the Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) announced that Mark Reichardt joined the OGC team in November 2000 as Director of Marketing and Public Sector Programs.

Geographic Information Systems Promotions For Land Records Management [ 16/12/2000 ]
Many state and local governments across the country have the mandate to modernize and automate their land records and map information, which has traditionally been managed using inefficient technology that does not support easy public access.

Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program Selects ERDAS IMAGINE For Building Desert Data Clearinghouse [ 16/12/2000 ]
The Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program purchased ERDAS IMAGINE geographic imaging software to build a spatial data clearinghouse that can be accessed by private, state and federal natural resource managers engaged in ecosystem preservation projects in the greater Mojave and California Desert regions.

XMap® Geographic - Low-cost tools for effective geospatial analysis [ 16/12/2000 ]
This highly robust mapmaking tool is designed by mapmakers to help companies of any size perform detailed analyses and produce quality work. XMap Geographic handles complex mapping issues behind the scenes so you can concentrate on satisfying customers and growing business.

CARTERRA Satellite Images Aid Corridor and Highway Planning [ 16/12/2000 ]
DENVER, December 12, 2000 - Highway and transportation engineers now have a powerful new tool that will impact the way they make decisions and do business. High-resolution Earth imagery from Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite will help these professionals better plan, monitor and evaluate highway and corridor construction projects anywhere on Earth.

A project on China Historical Geographic Information System (CHGIS) [ 22/12/00 ]
It will provide a base GIS platform for spatial analysis, temporal statistical modeling, and representation of selected historical units as digital maps. The project intends to make the multi-lingual base GIS available to the scholarly community at no charge through download sites throughout the world.

Unique learning expeditions to the Antarctica . From December 27, 2000 to January 8, 2001 [ 21/12/00 ]
This will be an historic opportunity for high school students from across Canada to explore and experience the mysteries and wonders of Antarctica that have fascinated the world's great explorers and scientists. The Students On Ice expedition Web site will allow anyone, across Canada and around the world, to follow the student expeditioners. During the trip, daily live Internet links, via satellite, will allow the students to share digital photos, journals, and their amazing discoveries with the Web audience.

The first GeoSpatial World 2001 International Conference at Atlanta [ 20/12/00 ]
The first annual GeoSpatial World is being hosted in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, June 18-20, 2001 and is targeted at decision makers, managers, staff, and users who create or use geospatial information technology to solve problems in the public or private sector, or academia.

National Atlas Receives Vice President's Hammer Award [ 20/12/00 ]
The National Atlas of the United States® has received the Hammer Award for putting digital geospatial data such as soils, county boundaries, volcanoes, and watersheds and geostatistical data such as crime patterns, population distribution, and incidence of disease at America's fingertips. Using this information, children and adults can better understand the complex relationships between the places and the people.

World's first degree course on "Satallite Positioning Technology" by University of Nottingham, UK. [ 18/12/00 ]
University of Nottingham is offering degree course dedicated to Satellite Positioning Technology from the next academic year. Students embarking on the course, which starts in the University's Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy (IESSG), will get the chance to learn in depth about the science and practical uses of satellite positioning systems.

GITA Announces Dates for GIS for Oil & Gas Conference - ( 17-19 sept,2001) at TEXAS [ 16/12/00 ]
December 13, 2000, Aurora, Colo.- The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA), is pleased to announce the dates and location for its tenth annual GIS for Oil & Gas Conference. The event is scheduled for September 17-19, 2001, at the JW Marriott in Houston, Texas.

French maps and drawings of ancient India to be exhibited [ 16/12/00 ]
The Govt. of France in collaboration with the National Museum and the Alliance Francaise and the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad are going to exhibit for the first time, an exceptional collection of French maps and drawings of 18th century cities and monuments of India.