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GeoConcept announces international roadshow

GeoConcept, European leader in geographical information systems (GIS) and one of Europešs largest software publishers, announces today an international tour programme designed to bring customers and prospects first hand knowledge of its new products and solutions.

The tour will include: Rome: October 29th, Rabat: October 30th, London: November 16th, Manchester: November 20th. GeoConcept currently sells 50% of its licences in international markets. Its products and solutions are frequently customised to respond to specific regional demands. For example, the GIS GeoConcept is an excellent tool for the management of highly complex networks in developed countries. It can also provide vital support in optimizing the use of drinkable water resources in North Africa and the Near East.

Visit:- http://www.geoconcept.com

Tadpole and Leica Geosystems form business alliance

GIS field system specialist Tadpole-Cartesia, a business unit of Tadpole Technology plc, and spatial data acquisition and management products leader Leica Geosystems AG, a strategic partner of Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. (ESRI), have jointly announced a business alliance to develop and sell VisualSurvey, a new generation of field data capture software that extends ESRI technology into the field surveying market. A best-of-breed solution that harnesses Leica spatial innovations and Tadpole's field software development expertise, the new software will be built by Tadpole's engineers in Edinburgh and sold by Leica to its worldwide customer base through its wholly-owned business units and 100 distribution partners. VisualSurvey will replace Leica's current Fieldlink 5.01 software and will have an industry showing this week at ESRI's EMEA user conference in Lisbon. ESRI technology is one of the world's most widely-used platforms in the corporate GIS environment. The originality and unique value-add proposition of VisualSurvey is that it ensures, for the first time, seamless transfer of corporate-based GIS data from and to Leica's field survey and mapping products, which include SurveyAnalyst and ArcCadastre. VisualSurvey is designed to fully link and interact with Leica's TPS measurement and GPS sensors.

Visit:- www.leica-geosystems.com & www.tadpole.com

ESRI Announces First ESRI Health GIS Conference, November 12-14, 2001

ESRI announced the first ever ESRI Health GIS Conference will be held November 12-14, 2001, at the Renaissance Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C. Registration information can be located via the Web at www.esri.com/industries/health/hug2001.html. The event is designed for health and human services professionals and geographic information system (GIS) users to network for mutual support, find solutions to technical problems, provide a forum for the discussion of important issues critical to GIS, and exchange information on how GIS technology can help solve complex problems within the health organization. Attendees will get an opportunity to see some of the latest and most advanced GIS health care applications presented by GIS professionals from around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) will also introduce attendees to two important initiatives in building an informed disease surveillance community-the Global Health Atlas and HealthMapper. The GIS Solutions EXPO provides attendees a chance to see firsthand the best technology and solutions in GIS. In addition to advanced technology demonstrations, technical sessions and presentations will give attendees an excellent learning opportunity.

Visit:- www.esri.com/industries/health/hug2001.html

Chapman Technologies to develop safeguard companion GPS enhancer accessory for Ericsson T60c

Chapman Technologies, Inc. is developing Global Positioning Service (GPS) location-specific features and functionality designed to work with Ericsson's new T60c mobile handsets for CDMA2000 1X networks, now part of the Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' product portfolio. The GPS location provisioning will be incorporated into one of the detachable Smartback(TM) accessories available exclusively for Ericsson products. The Chapman Safeguard Companion(R) GPS Enhancer will enable value-added services on the T60c Ericsson mobile phone. Ericsson has provided design and compatibility input to Chapman. The Chapman Engineering department will be responsible for the design, development and manufacturing of the Safeguard Companion(R) GPS Enhancers. Chapman has developed a proprietary end-to-end analog solution for the simultaneous transfer of voice and location-specific data. As part of this project, Chapman is developing the same solution for CDMA Digital wireless networks.

Visit:- http://www.chapmantech.com/

EarthSat Inc. announces strategic investment and agreement with Forest One

Earth Satellite Corporation (EarthSat), an international leader in the field of remote sensing and geo-spatial technologies, has announced a strategic investment in Forest One, Inc - a leading information technology company, focused on providing remote sensing solutions and web technologies to the forestry and natural resources industries. "Our investment in Forest One represents our move to expand our market within the field of remote sensing. Forest One's unique combination of forestry related services and software position it extremely well within the remote sensing market," said EarthSat CEO Doug Hall. "With Forest One and EarthSat working together, we will be able to better serve forest product companies and other major land managers in different states."

Visit:- http://www.earthsat.com/

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A Nepal district puts old records to new digital uses

Old records used to lie in dusty corners in Kanchanpur, a district in far-west Nepal. Now they have become part of the digital revolution. Kanchanpur is one of the areas in this mountainous country most dedicated to using information technology to modernize public administration and promote local development.

"The old records that used to be tightly wrapped up in big pieces of cloth and piled above the cupboards have found their place on hard-disks, and there has been an enormous change in the management system," said Mr. Lumsali.

The abundant socio-economic data on the computers has brought a dramatic revolution in the committee's planning processes, and it also provides information services for all the agencies in the district.

The district committee also produces colourful computer-generated maps depicting road networks, health clinics, educational centres, communication centres and other infrastructure. These transformations have made the committee a resource for activists, planners and students seeking maps and data.

Source: http://www.undp.org/dpa/index.html

Tibet Science Association Holds Academic Meeting

LHASA, October 16 (Xinhuanet) -- The Association for Science and Technology of the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China held its first annual academic meeting here Tuesday.

A large number of local experts on agriculture, livestock husbandry, meteorology, and solar and geothermal energies, attended the meeting. Some of them have prepared academic papers and will give lectures.

Wang Baohai, vice chairman of the association, said this meeting will focus on how to accelerate scientific and technological advancement in Tibet and improve the income of local residents.

Tibet now has 26 scientific research institutions and 34,000 scientific research personnel, over 70 percent of whom are Tibetans or other ethnic minorities.

Source: Xinhua News Agency
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