1^st - 7^th February 2001

WeatherMarkets.com by Verdisys [ 05/02/01 ]
Verdisys Inc., an information technology enabler for the agriculture industry, has added WeatherMarkets.com's agricultural weather content to the technology solutions it provides the agriculture industry

UK Royal Navy and NATO to update their flight simulators with the latest GPS [ 05/02/01 ]
UK Royal Navy and NATO in Germany will update the existing flight simulator with the latest GPS, central tactical system and radar system.

www.mygeomidia.com - A new website for GeoMedia users [ 5/02/2001 ]
MyGeoMedia.com is dedicated to users and programmers using the Intergraph GeoMedia product family.

Q-1500 and QHE-2500: two-way messaging systems for Europe [ 5/02/2001 ]
Q-1500 and QHE-2500 are two-way messaging systems for tracking and remote monitoring. Ruggedized for reliable operation, both systems are ideal for areas where protection from severe environment is a must.

Emergency rescue beacons for the recovery of submarine personnel [ 2/02/2001 ]
French Special Forces and UK Ministry of Defense has placed trial order for world's first military search and combat rescue beacon to incorporate GPS technology. The emergency rescue beacons will be used in the recovery of submarine personnel upto a depth of 350 mts.

New release: Cadcorp SIS vr 5.2 [ 2/02/2001 ]
Cadcorp SIS - Spatial Information System version 5.2, is now shipping with some new features and look.

Personal Safeguard Companion: your access to 24 hour emergency aid available through satellite tracking system [ 2/02/2001 ]
Press one button and help is on the way. The "Mayday" button connects you to satellites, cellular service and the command center; help is dispatched immediately. The PSC offers two-way voice communication, and standard cellular service to send and receive calls.

Sauer-Danfoss and Topcon to form joint venture [ 05/02/2001 ]
The new company,TSD Integrated Controls, will focus on the development and marketing of electronic systems used to control the work functions of off-highway vehicles.

Bae System Canadain merger agreement with Oncap [ 05/02/2001 ]
Bae System Canada Inc. and Oncap L.P. announced the signing of an agreement under which ONCAP will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Bae System Canada.

Analytical Surveys to sell Colorado Springs office [ 05/02/2001 ]
Analytical Surveys, Inc., is selling all of the assets of its Colorado Springs, to The Sanborn Map Company, Inc.

IntelliWhere in strategic alliance with Computer Sciences Corporation in Australia [ 03/02/2001 ]
IntelliWhere has signed an agreement with CSC to collaborate on the marketing and implementation of IntelliWhere's lead product, IntelliWhere Genie, in Australia

Orbimage awarded contract by U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency [ 05/02/2001 ]
Orbimage, a provider of Earth imagery products and services, has signed the NIMA Production Prototype contract with the National Imagery and Mapping Agency

Inforetech Wireless Technology and Proshot Golf networks streamlines operations [ 05/02/2001 ]
Inforetech Wireless Technology Inc. has implemented a streamlining of operations between its Vancouver and the newly acquired Orange County, California office

GIS solution for New Zealand utility company by ESRI [ 05/02/2001 ]
Delta Utility Services Limited of New Zealand, has selected ESRI GIS and Miner & Miner's energy applications. The solution will unify and modernize DELTA's systems, ensuring cost savings and improved customer service.

French national mapping agency opts for Cadcorp SIS to maintain UK maps [ 02/02/2001 ]
IGN France International (IGN-FI), the French national mapping agency subsidiary for IGN overseas activities, has selected Cadcorp SIS - Spatial Information System software as the software tool for the data revision of Ordnance Survey Topo '96 digital map data.

Autodesk strategy briefing for the electric utility industry [ 05/02/2001 ]
At DistribuTECH 2001, the Autodesk GIS Solutions Division will host a vision briefing highlighting its direction, technology and partnerships for the Electric Utility Industry

Destination Lab "Integrating Geospatial Technologies into 21st Century Management" - an interactive, hands-on training [ 02/02/2001 ]
Destination Lab "Integrating Geospatial Technologies into 21st Century Management" is a three-and-a-half day field-based, interactive training. The participants can learn how to use GIS, GPS and RS technology in a project based environment to solve real-world problems. The first Destination Lab training will be held during February 25-28, 2001 in Celebration, Florida.

In Sahara Desert with a topographic map and compass [ 05/02/01 ]
The Trophée Aicha des gazelles is a unique women-only event that involves driving off-road for nearly 2,500 km through the desert. The participants will navigate through the dunes, gullies and mountains of Sahara desert using only a topographical map and a compass.