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Autodesk announces powerful new softwares
Responding to changing business and technical challenges faced by its customers, Autodesk has unveiled its next generation of design software across all product lines, from Architecture, Engineering, and Construction, to Geographic Information Systems and Land Development, to Manufacturing. Autodesk announced two new products and 13 product upgrades (note new products in bold)
AutoCAD Mechanical 6, Autodesk® Mechanical Desktop 6, Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 3.3, Autodesk® Building Mechanical, Autodesk® Building Electrical, Autodesk® Map 5
Autodesk® Land Desktop 3, Autodesk® Civil Design 3, Autodesk® Survey 3, Autodesk® OnSite 2, AutoCAD 2002, AutoCAD LT® 2002, Autodesk® CAD Overlay® 2002, Autodesk® OnSite 2, Volo View 2, Volo View Express 2
Visit : http://www.autodesk.com
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Enterprise wide GIS for the City of Jacksonville Beach
MESA Solutions, a consultant and systems integrator for utility companies, has announced the successful implementation of Miner & Miner's (M&M) ArcFM GIS solution for the City of Jacksonville Beach Municipal Utilities Department. A strategic alliance between M&M and MESA was announced in March 200l to jointly market, sell and implement the ArcFM suite of products to a wider customer base. The City of Jacksonville will utilize ArcFM for managing the electric and water facilities design, management and mapping records for the City of Jacksonville Beach. MESA was selected in December 2000 by the City of Jacksonville to provide GIS systems integration for Jacksonville Beach.
Visit: http://www.mesahq.com/
& http://www.miner.com/
Trimble GPS Used in FAA Weather Radar System
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is using Trimble Global Positioning System (GPS) timing technology for its Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) system. The TDWR uses GPS as a reliable, stable and easy-to integrate time source. Installed at 45 major airports across the U.S. that experience hazardous weather conditions, the TDWR system provides increased safety measures and improved runway/airfield management. The system detects and displays microbursts and gust fronts; it also predicts wind shifts and precipitation. The TDWR system provides graphic and text-based information to air traffic control; the system also provides hazardous weather alerts in the terminal area and provides advanced notice of changing wind conditions to permit the timely redirection of air traffic flow. The systems are being installed at
sites in a wide range of climate conditions that vary from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Minneapolis and will operate continuously.
Visit: http://www.trimble.com
Landmark Graphics releases DataStar database
Landmark Graphics Corporation has announced the release of its DataStar database.
The new database is accessed via Landmark's GeoGraphix Windows-based geologic mapping software for reconnaissance and mapping projects. DataStar provides essential information for business evaluations of potential oil and gas ventures and divestitures. A comprehensive collection of land grid, culture and well data for the entire United States is contained in the database. These data, which reside locally on the user's Landmark GeoGraphix desktop, can be accessed and provide a streamlined mapping workflow whereby maps can be generated quickly, eliminating the need to locate a data source, load and format the data, and then mapping it. DataStar allows geoscientists to perform regional reconnaissance and determine specific areas of interest. This feature enables the company to purchase only those wells that are potential producers rather than entire counties, which results in significant cost savings. In addition, the user may query the database and use the information as many times as necessary. It is not sold on a per usage basis.
Visit: http://www.lgc.com/
Aeris.net & FleetBoss to provide Coast-to-Coast Fleet Management Solutions
Aeris.net and FleetBoss Global Positioning Solutions have announced an agreement to provide nationwide wireless GPS fleet management services.
Under the agreement, Aeris.net will provide FleetBoss customers with comprehensive wireless data communications Aeris.net wireless telemetry network. The FleetBoss fleet management system is fully certified and commercially available from 15th of this month. FleetBoss offers The Boss(R), an on-board vehicle device that receives and collects GPS positioning data and provides fleet managers with comprehensive reports on driver and vehicle activity. The Boss Cool Blue edition (FMS-3500) combines passive GPS data collection with real-time automatic vehicle location (AVL) for total fleet accountability.
Visit: http://www.fleetboss.com/ & http://www.aeris.net/
 
United Nations Launches UNEP.Net on ESRI's Geography Network
Using ESRI's Geography Network portal as well as ArcIMS, ESRI's Internet enabled geographic information system (GIS) software, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched its Environment Network Web site, UNEP.Net. Geography Network Explorer technology is the principal spatial search engine for finding data on the Environment Network Web site. In addition to its own data sets, UNEP.Net uses data published through ESRI's Geography Network and data from the European Environment Agency, World Conservation Union, U.S. Geological Survey, and World Wildlife Fund. Application development have been provided by Conservation International, the World Wildlife Fund, and ESRI.
Visit: http://www.unep.net
MAGERT becomes an Associate Sponsor of GIS Day 2001
The Map and Geography Round Table (MAGERT) of the American Library Association has become an Associate Sponsor of GIS Day 2001. The Map and Geography Round Table is one of 15 round tables in the American Library Association. Formed in 1980, MAGERT provides a forum for people interested or involved in any aspect of map or geography librarianship. MAGERT, the world's largest map library organization, has been involved in GIS for the past several years. GIS Day 2001 is November 14, the Wednesday of Geography Awareness Week (November 11-17, 2001), and is principally sponsored by the National Geographic Society, the Association of American Geographers; the United States Geological Survey; the Library of Congress; the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science; and ESRI.
Visit: http://www.esri.com
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Two day workshop on database modelling
CHENNAI, MAY 15. SRA Systems, the Chennai-based SEI CMM Level 4 company, is arranging a two-day workshop in Chennai on May 31 and June 1 and in Bangalore a week later by Dr. Shamkant Navathe, who is well-known for his work on database modelling, database conversion, database design, distributed database allocation, and database integration. Dr. Navathe is a professor at the College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
SRA systems is in the business of providing software solutions to clients worldwide. The company promoted by a group of technocrats in 1986 has been successful in implementing projects in the areas of custom software development, re-engineering, maintenance and support services in many parts of the world.
For further details : www. techiway.corn
Source : The Hindu , 16 May, 2001
Biggest software park coming up in Pune
PUNE, MAY 15.
The thriving IT sector is likely to get a further impetus with the construction of the country's largest software technology park. Billed as a unique experiment in private participation, the software park and township, named as Magarpatta City, is coming up on 400 acres at Hadaspur on the Pune-Sholapur road. Cyber City Magarpatta, the software park, when completed will house three million sq. ft. of modular office spaces. Several residential blocks are slated to come up all around the cyber city. Set to become operational in six months, the township when fully completed by 2008, will have more than 10,000 tenements. The first phase of the Rs. 800 crore project is likely to be completed by 2003. The four sectors of the city have been so planned to accommodate more than 12,000 apartments in several neighbourhoods. Each neighbourhood comprises a cluster of 8-10 buildings interspread with gardens.
Satellite and terrestrial links of 64 kbps will be provided for voice-data, video conferencing and high-speed connectivity through antennae, multi-point connections with customer work stations.
Mr. Magar said Cyber City Magarpatta had entered into strategic alliances with global entities such as Compaq, Microsoft, Avaya (formerly Lucent), 3Com, Nortel, IBM, AMP, Cisco, Oracle and Computer Associates to provide IT infrastructure
Source : The Hindu, 16 May, 2001
Working group on IT constituted for tenth plan
NEW DELHI: Planning Commission has constituted a working group on information technology to evolve an approach for the communication and infotech sector for the tenth five year plan (2002-07). The 32 member-group chaired by IT secretary Vinay Kohli would have representatives from ministries of information and broadcasting, communications, Human Resource Development (HRD), law and health, besides IT secretaries from various state governments.
The group would estimate the investments required in the public and private sector during the tenth five year plan, sources said. Other terms of reference of the working group would envisage assessing year-wise capacity and production for the different sub sectors of the IT industry for the tenth plan in line with the perspective up to year 2010 taking into account domestics requirements and export potential. "The aim would be to evolve an approach for IT sector for the tenth plan keeping in view the comparative advantage and weaknesses of the industry, international scenario including WTO regime and the national goal of making India an it superpower.
The group would also consider setting up smaller sub groups to go into specific issues in the sector for detailed information gathering and analysis.
Source : The Times Of India, 16 May, 2001
Delhi University project for Kutch
NEW DELHI
An year long project of Delhi University for rehabilitation of the Gujarat earthquake victims was launched today by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Deepak Nayyar. Inaugurating the project, he said the work was not ``charity, but an occasion to be involved with people''. The project has been named University for Development and Integrated Learning (UDAI) in keeping with the twin objectives with which it was conceived: Rehabilitation and bringing experimental learning back to the university system by integrating the youth in disaster management and prevention.The university will implement the project in and around the Kutch area in collaboration with a local NGO engaged in rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes.
Urging the university community to recognise its social obligation as an institution of higher learning, Prof. Nayyar underscored the need to respond beyond individualism in a culture of materialism and an era of marketisation. This project will involve a large number of students, teachers and non-teaching staff in housing, education, health, employment generation and trauma counselling.
Source : The Hindu, 16 May, 2001
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