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OS MasterMap set to revolutionise Britain's geographical information
Ordnance Survey has been part of Britain's national identity since Napoleonic times, creating innovations in mapping, which are known and respected throughout the world. Digital mapping is now the biggest part of Ordnance Survey's business, and is said by independent experts to underpin £100 billion worth of economic activity in Britain. Without the cartographic successes already achieved, we would not be on the threshold of OS MasterMap, as much a turning point in the history of Britain's mapping as the National Grid itself. The roots of OS MasterMap and the project behind it, the Digital National Framework, began to take hold in earnest when Ordnance Survey pioneered the computerisation of large-scale mapping in the 1970s. It created a giant topographic database that could be constantly updated in line with changes in the landscape. Over the past two years the database has been comprehensively enhanced to pave the way for OS MasterMap, a quantum leap forward. OS MasterMap will add intelligence to digital map data. It will radically improve its quality and versatility, giving users the power to choose not only precise, seamless geographical areas but also only those themes - such as roads or buildings - they require.
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LizardTech helps 1.6 million in the UK explore the heavens
Following up on last year’s successful 'Window on the UK 2000' CD, LizardTech today is providing a preview demonstration of the Window on the Universe CD, at GIS2001 Conference in London. The CD, developed by the British National Space Centre (BNSC) is a fascinating electronic information bank of Astronomy and Space Science, with contributions from many leading companies and technologies including LizardTech’s MrSID digital imaging software. LizardTech’s MrSID Geo software was used by key members of the UK’s air and space scientific community to produce the CD. MrSID, the leading image format for geospatial and high-end digital imaging professionals, reduces high-resolution images to less than five percent of their original file size while maintaining the quality of the original. MrSID eliminates the need for multiple images for different purposes by encoding a digital photo or mosaic of photos into a single-source image of reduced file size. MrSID’s unique technology was essential for the BNSC to fit over 500 high-resolution images onto one user-friendly CD.
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Trimble's New 3300 DR Total Station offers high performance measurement
Trimble has introduced its new 3300 Total Station with DR (Direct Reflex) technology for improved productivity in surveying and engineering applications. The new 3300 DR is a high-performance option that is ideal as a stand-alone measuring and stakeout instrument for data capture and field computations. The announcement was made today at Intergeo 2001, the world's largest international event for geodesy and geoinformatics. The DR measurement technique provides greater versatility of measurement than a traditional Total Station instrument by allowing surveyors to measure directly to any surface with high accuracy and without the need for a prism. This saves the surveyor valuable time and creates greater efficiencies. The DR also allows the operator to measure objects up to 100 meters away that were previously impossible or difficult to measure without special accessories and
measurement techniques.
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Navicom introduces the most precise GPS Translator and Pseudolite Systems in the market (HL)
During the world's largest conference of GNSS Positioning Systems, Products, and Services, held Sept. 12 - 14, 2001, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Navicom stole the show for the third consecutive year by unveiling its latest cutting-edge innovations -- the most precise and cost-effective GPS Translator and Pseudolite Systems available. Navicom's new GPS Translator System tracks and displays real-time trajectory of fast-moving objects, such as rockets which are capable of flying at supersonic speeds. This latest advancement in GPS technology consists of the GPS Translator and ground station. GPS signals from the mobile object's GPS Translator (via GPS antennas) are converted to telemetry signals, which are then sent to the ground-based telemetry receiver. The ground receiver unit provides the exact location and real-time trajectory and speed of such fast-moving objects. Pseudolite System is a navigation device positioned to replace the reliance on GPS satellites in areas that historically have poor reception signals, as well as for use with indoor locations. Pseudolite emits signals very similar to that of GPS satellites and can also be effectively utilized in ITS, which requires precise location and navigation information. Other applications include usage in automatic airplane landing systems and amusement parks.
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Town Compass - Mobile Disaster Relief Information Keeps You Informed
Town Compass, LLC has created the Disaster Relief Pocket Directory(TM) database for Palm OS(TM) handhelds to keep people informed of some important information related to the New York and Washington DC tragedies. This reference directory includes the national Red Cross and America's
Blood Centers listings, with phone numbers and contact information. Phone numbers for charitable and counseling organizations, and relevant airline hotlines are also listed. Citizens on the go can be armed with disaster relief information and the ability to contact places to turn to for support. This free database is available for download from the site.
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County of Kane, Illinois to implement Municipal Software's CityView System
Municipal Software Corporation, a leading developer of local government business process automation software, announced today that the County of Kane, IL has purchased CityView® to automate their building permits, zoning and subdivisions, transportation permits, well and septic permits, restaurant licensing and complaint tracking systems. The total value of the contract is $342,000 (US). The County of Kane is located near Chicago. It has a population of approximately 320,000. The integrated system will provide the County with the ability to automate the wide range of functions listed above and share the information out on a county-wide basis. The total project will be implemented in phases with the initial phases of the project to be completed by February 2002 and the final phases completed in May 2002. The County will also be integrating CityView with their GIS systems via MapObjects. A future phase will include integration using ArcView. The County plans to deploy this information over the Web using ArcIMS with future versions of CityView
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Trimble Awarded Contract From Japanese GSI
Trimble has announced that the Japanese GSI (Geographical Survey Institute) has awarded a contract for the purchase of 360 additional 5700 Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) receivers to expand its GPS-based network. The network is used to monitor the movement of the earth's crust and
ultimately aid in the prediction of earthquake activity in Japan. The purchase is part of an ongoing program to upgrade the GSI nationwide network. This follows an earlier purchase this year of more than 100 5700 CORS receivers for use in the same program. The announcement was made at Intergeo 2001, the world's largest international event for geodesy and geoinformatics. Trimble, in cooperation with Hitachi Zosen Information Systems (HZS), Japan, has supplied more than 830 GPS reference stations since 1992. GPS data from the 5700 CORS reference stations will support the existing monitoring system, which uses the Bernese processing software, and also provides the real-time information necessary to produce the network corrected Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) data created by the Virtual Reference Station (VRS(TM)) system. Not only does the network of reference stations collect GPS information to monitor the movements of the earth's crust to millimeter accuracy, it also
provides accurate survey control points to Japanese surveyors, who will be able to access surveying data through an online bulletin board service.
Source: www.trimble.com
IT mega event in February
MUMBAI, Sept. 19 - CONFEDERATION of Indian Industry (CII), Manufacturers Association of Information Technology (MAIT) and National Association of Software and Services companies (Nasscom) on Wednesday jointly announced that ICT-2002 (Information and Communication Technology), an IT event, would be held from February 6-9.
This clubs together the annual CII-MAIT annual event as well as that of Nasscom. ``This will be a regular annual event,'' Mr Phiroz Vandrevala, Chairman, Nasscom, told newspersons. The event has been described as a one-stop shop for everything and everybody in the IT and communications industry. Its focus will be the convergence factor, according to Mr Vandrevala.
From the Nasscom side, the focus will be `Opening new avenues for the software sector'.
The three associations said that there was a lot of synergy among their industries, with the CII representing over 4,000 IT user organisations. The forum would offer 20,000 sq. metres of exhibition space, of which commitments had already been received for 30 per cent. Infosys has taken up 2,000 sq. metres and is the principal sponsor for the event, which is expected to get 2,00,000 visitors.
The ICT market in India is estimated at $26 million, with software and hardware accounting for $12.2 million and communication amounting to $13.84 million. This represents five per cent of the GDP. By 2005, it will represent eight per cent of the country's GDP, according to Nasscom.
At a time when the economy was not doing very well, this would be a one-stop shop at minimum cost to the consumer, said Mr N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman, Infosys.
Source: Business Line
Arcus Software to showcase 3D map of Tokyo at WORLD PC EXPO 2001
Arcus Software, a Finnish high-tech company focused on three-dimensional mapping technology, brings its innovative 3D route instruction products to Japanese market. Arcus Software will showcase its new digital 3D map of central Tokyo, along with VisitGuide and MobileGuide navigation products for Internet and mobile use, at the WORLD PC EXPO in Tokyo, Japan, in September 19-22. In a three-dimensional map, the user sees the landscape and nearby buildings from a pedestrian perspective. In route instruction products, an arrow image or a dotted line can be added in order to help guide the user to the right direction. When using a 3D map on a mobile device, the user is able to download additional pictures when moving forward until the destination is reached.
Source: www.arcussoft.com
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