16^th - 23^rd January 2001

GPS, PDA, Mobile GIS Devices to have larger secondary storage: Toshiba's 2.5-inch 30 MB HDD [ 23/01/2001 ]
Toshiba announced its newest family of 2.5-inch hard disk drives in 15GB and 30GB capacities, offering the industry's highest areal density per platter at 26.7 gigabits per square inch. The new line of HDD provides higher-capacity storage options for a range of mobile PC and non-PC applications like Geographical positioning Systems, PDAs, etc.

SOLIDWORKS 2001: A Windows-based 3D mechanical design software released by Solidworks [ 23/01/2001 ]
SolidWorks 2001 offers major enhancement in the area of user interaction, sheet metal creation, feature and part development, assembly design tools, drawing performance, and Internet collaboration tools. It is a Windows-based 3D mechanical design software.

Car Angel: a smart device [ 23/01/2001 ]
In a smart device application contest organised by devicetop.com, Car Angel selected for the grand prize. Car Angel is an application equipped with a GPS helps drivers to find a location, to find the nearest gas station and fast food restaurant or to track past car movements.

ImageSat International reveals first images from EROS A-1 satellite [ 22/01/2001 ]
EROS A-1 has completed the first phase of In Orbit testing with all systems and sub-systems equaling or exceeding anticipated performance specifications, and has started sending high resolution imageries.

European Space Agency selected Ariane 5 to launch its communications testbed satellite Artemis [ 22/01/2001 ]
Artemis is now scheduled for launch as a co-passenger with Insat 3C in late summer. Artemis was originally scheduled for launch on a Japanese H-2A rocket. The completed satellite is in storage, awaiting shipment to the launch site.

Meltdown: Satellites show accelerated Polar ice threat [ 22/01/2001 ]
Vast sheets of ice on the warming fringes of Antarctica may be on the verge of collapse and could eventually release rivers of ice that would cause sea levels worldwide to rise more rapidly than expected, according to new study of satellite images released Tuesday.

Galileo, Europe's global satellite navigation system, in the making [ 20/01/2001 ]
At present satellite navigation users in Europe have no alternative other than to take their positions from US GPS or Russian GLONASS satellites. Galileo will provide European navigators with an independent system.

Airbiquity and Televigation announce availability of first GPS-Enabled Voice- Activated Location Application for Wireless Users [ 20/01/2001 ]
This application enables location services, such as traffic reports, turn-by-turn driving directions and nearby business searches, based on the actual position of the user. This GPS-enabled voice-activated application will be unveiled at the Upside Showcase in Palm Springs, CA on January 22-24.

Hyperion sending data to Earth; NASA's first Hyperspectral Imager On-Orbit [ 20/01/2001 ]
Hyperion is NASA's first hyperspectral imager to become operational on-orbit. One and a half months after its launch aboard NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) spacecraft, the Hyperion hyperspectral imager is transmitting images of the Earth's surface to ground stations around the world.

Fujian and Nokia to launch the revolutionary Nokia mCatch positioning system [ 20/01/2001 ]
With new Location Based Services, mobile subscribers can access a range of new, exciting services, relevant to their location, such as tourist information, weather and traffic reports, tracking, restaurants, regional advertisements, shopping and theatre ticket bookings.

Space Imaging awarded license to provide Half-Meter Resolution Commercial Satellite Imagery [ 20/01/2001 ]
Space Imaging announced today that it has been awarded a license by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to operate a commercial remote sensing spacecraft capable of providing half-meter resolution imagery of the Earth.

TravelEyes2 : A comprehensive vehicle-tracking system utilizing GPS satellite technology [ 20/01/2001 ]
The TravelEyes satellite receiver gathers and stores GPS (Global Positioning System) signals, showing the exact locations visited by the vehicle, time on site, speeds en route, and the time the vehicle left each location. Used with its mapping and reports software, the device tracks miles driven on a daily basis, maintains a timelog and produces comprehensive reports on all travel activities.

GPS: in the use of heavy equipment monitoring from distance [ 19/01/2001 ]
The EquipView Heavy Equipment Monitoring System offers the ability to remotely monitor a machine's engine run hours, location, and usage, all through a real-time web-enabled software interface.

R2V version 5.0.7h released by Able Software [ 19/01/2001 ]
In this new release, R2V added a new function to convert 1-bit monochrome black/white image to 8-bit greyscale. For an 8-bit greyscale image, advanced image processing functions, such as smoothing, filtering, thresholding and noise removal can be applied.

KOREM releases PUSH'N'SEE 3.1: The newest version of Web-mapping software for MapInfo users. [ 18/01/2001 ]
Push'n'See3.1 has been developed to meet the GIS and mapping needs of companies and public organizations using MapInfo Professional. Push'n'See, written in Java, will enhance the publication and communication of interactive maps over the Internet.

DMTI Spatial releases CanMap vr - 4.1 [ 17/01/2001 ]
CanMap V4.1 now includes transit systems in these key urban centres across Canada. And is supported by the availability of street names for communities as small as 1,000 people, CanMap V4.1 also includes street addressing for communities as small as 4,500 people.

China's unmanned spacecraft returns safely  [ 16/01/2001 ]
China's unmanned Shenzhou II spacecraft returned safely to Earth on 16^th January

First GSLV to be launched in February by INDIA  [ 16/01/2001 ]
Scientists and engineers are working round-the-clock preparing for the launch of the first Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) any day between or February 25 and 28. The GSLV will be used for placing communication satellites of the INSAT class into orbit.

NASA delays Atlantis Shuttle launch to February  [ 16/01/2001 ]
The space agency had planned to launch Atlantis on Friday, but mission managers grew worried about the solid-fuel booster rockets strapped to either side of the large, external fuel tank mounted on the shuttle's back during liftoff. Hence they decided to postpone it for now.

RIM Imaging: A new technology on the ramp  [ 16/01/2001 ]
"RIM Imaging" uses radiowave imaging for remote sensing and mapping. This technology can be used in mining industry, oil exploration and even in nuclear and chemical explosion. This technology has been developed jointly by a US firm and a former Soviat Nuclear Institute.

Location Based Services revenues to grow to $40.7 billion in 2006 : Allied Business Intelligence [ 22/01/01 ]
The nascent location based services (LBS) industry stands on the brink of tremendous growth. According to the findings in a study from Allied Business Intelligence Inc., the world LBS revenues will grow from approximately $1 billion in 2000 to over $40 billion in 2006, i.e. a compound annual average growth rate of 81%.

Surrey building Disaster Monitoring Constellation [ 22/01/01 ]
The constellation will consist of five micro-satellites to provide daily imaging world-wide for the monitoring and mitigation of natural and man-made disasters. The company has yet to choose the rocket to do the job, and at present is considering Russian, Chinese, Indian and U.S. boosters.

World's first multi-language street level on-line Business Directory by Indexonly Technology [ 20/01/01 ]
Indexonly has developed a multi-dimensional search process that allows users the quickest path to find business information anywhere, anytime. Users can search Indexonly's US, Canadian and Italian directories in English or Italian.

www.metrocuadrado.com: A real estate website for Colombia [ 20/01/01 ]
Visitors to this web site can use it for locating and viewing properties, in Columbia, that are either for rent or sale by inputting their own specifications. Besides the visitor can also search for the locations of any public amenities in that area including restaurants, hospitals, hotels, ATM's, libraries, and government offices,etc.

Novatel Wireless adds GPS functionality to Its Lancer 3W wireless modem [ 19/01/01 ]
The Novatel Wireless Lancer GPS Module brings automatic vehicle location capability to Lancer 3W users in the public safety market.

PASDA (Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access) joins Geography Network [ 19/01/01 ]
PASDA provides free public access to more than 12,000 data sets and 14,000 metadata records covering various types of data. Geography Network assists governments in promoting citizen welfare, caring for the environment, protecting public safety and similar aspects.

Verdisys markets Planalytics enabling technology for crop and yield planning [ 18/01/01 ]
Verdisys Inc., an information technology enabler for the agriculture industry, has obtained marketing rights to two new services of Planalytics Inc., that give growers and their suppliers forecasts of growing season conditions and crop yields.

Now, Magic mapping by Ordnance Survey [ 17/01/01 ]
Ordanance Survey : National mapping agency of Britain is coming up with a new service, i.e. digital map data along with a wide range of other information, such as crime statistics and land use registers, in computerised GIS. Together these layers of information will provide customised mapping and data analysis that will benefit everyday life.

Federal Geographic Data Committee of US announced 2001 Cooperative Agreements Program [ 22/01/2001 ]
This program is designed to promote the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) basic concepts of metadata, clearinghouse, standards, and framework by providing seed money to individuals and organizations.

Gravitate and Webraska signs agreement to integrate worldwide navigation services into Location Precise Platform [ 23/01/2001 ]
Gravitate Inc. and Webraska announced an agreement in which Gravitate will integrate Webraska's Personal Navigation Application Programming Interface (PN-API) providing mapping, navigation and traffic information technology as a core element of the Gravitate Platform for Location Precise wireless Internet services.

CLARITAS and MAPINFO to form strategic technology alliance [ 23/01/2001 ]
Claritas Inc. and MapInfo Corporation announced the formation of a strategic technology alliance to develop a new mapping and reporting solution to support market and site analysis.

Orem, announced availability of an industry-acclaimed Global Positioning System module for the Handspring Visor handheld computer. [ 19/01/2001 ]
This Geode GPS module integrates content such as interactive maps and travel guides with GPS technology.

Wavecom hires Corporate Manufacturing Director [ 18/01/2001 ]
Wavecom announced the appointment of Marc Cases as Corporate Manufacturing Director. Cases has overall responsibility for all production activity, including sourcing, purchasing and logistics.

Webraska names Jamie Macdonald as Chief Operating Officer [ 18/01/2001 ]
Jamie will manage the day-to-day operations of Webraska in sales, marketing, production, customer support and business development. He will be contributing to the development of the overall strategy of Webraska.

Signalsoft appoints Maureen O'Neillas new Vice President of software development [ 18/01/2001 ]
O'Neill, a three-year veteran of the SignalSoft software development team, will now assume the strategic, operational and technical leadership of the company's software development.

Paradigm to acqure NaftEL's all navigation technology and intellectual property [ 18/01/2001 ]
Paradigm Advanced Technologies, Inc. of Toronto announced that it has executed a term sheet with NaftEL Technologies, Ltd. of Israel to acquire all of NaftEL's navigation technology and intellectual property. NaftEL develops and markets navigation system software.

Inforetech Wireless Technology acquires ProShot Golf [ 18/01/2001 ]
Inforetech Wireless Technology Inc. has acquired ProShot Golf Inc., a manufacturer of Global Positioning System (GPS) based distance measurement equipments for golf courses.

Honeywell signs agreement with Bae System Canada to supply new generation aviation GPS receivers [ 18/01/2001 ]
Bae Systems Canada Inc. has signed a multi-year agreement to supply its latest-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to Honeywell International.

Intergraph announces support for new OGC Interface Specifications with enhanced GeoMedia product suite [ 17/01/2001 ]
With the implementation of these new specifications, Intergraph is demonstrating GeoMedia and GeoMedia Professional as rich clients accessing multiple WFS and WMS enabled spatial data warehouses distributed across the Web

TMI Communications and Motient Corporation announce plans to form new Mobile Satellite Venture [ 17/01/2001 ]
The newly formed company will bring together the technology and the resources required to create the next generation of mobile satellite services in North America. The new satellite system will use a highly innovative and spectrum efficient combination of spot beam satellites and fill-in terrestrial base stations.

Space Imaging named Robert Z. Dalal as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [ 16/01/2001 ]
Space Imaging announced on January 15, the appointment of Robert Z. Dalal to the position of vice president and chief financial officer. Dalal's appointment is effective immediately.

Bill Huber: Acting Editor of Directions Magazine [ 20/01/01 ]
Dr. Huber, who was a Contributing Editor of the magazine has been appointed as Editor (Acting) of the Directions Magazine, on January 19,2001. It should be noted that Scott Elliott, Founder Editor of Directions Magazine passed away on January 10, 2001

Intergraph to broadcast fourth quarter 2000 Financial Results Conference Call over the Internet [ 20/01/01 ]
Intergraph Corporation will provide an online, real-time webcast and rebroadcast of its 4th Quarter 2000 financial results conference call to be held on Wednesday, January 31, 2001, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.