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GolfLogix Adds Distance to Green to GPS Device [ 14/03/2001 ]
GolfLogix, Inc. has announced that it has added the distance to the green feature to its handheld GPS-based system used to track golfers' statistics during their rounds. This new feature allows golfers to view distances in real time while they track performances.
DeLorme delivers maps and driving directions for WAP-enabled cell phone users. [ 14/03/2001 ]
Companies using the Eartha Enterprise map server can now deliver customized mapping information and driving directions to their mobile workforce through WAP-enabled cell phones by using Eartha Enterprise WAP module.
World's First 64-Bit RISC Processor Soars Into Space [ 13/03/2001 ]
MIPS Technologies, Inc. today announced that HIREC of Japan, under contract with NASDA of Japan, has developed the first 64-bit RISC microprocessor chip for space applications. NASDA plans to use the chip in satellite applications, beginning with the Engineering Test Satellite VIII, which will establish and verify the world's largest geostationary satellite bus.
Hubble Space Telescope Team Wins Space Foundation Award [ 07/03/2001 ]
The Space Foundation announced today that the Hubble Space Telescope Team has been selected to receive the 2001 Space Foundation Space Achievement Award. Hubble was selected for its unprecedented and enduring contributions, over ten years of operation, to humankind's understanding of the universe and our place in it.
GPS for Golf Course [ 07/03/2001 ]
KVH announced today that an order for the C80 compass sensors, which are integrated with the ProLink System, a golf cart-mounted, Global Positioning System (GPS)-based navigational and tracking system being assembled on behalf of ProLink which will be installed aboard standard golf carts found at a typical local golf course.
GIS in Schools-a New Book from ESRI Press [ 06/03/2001 ]
ESRI has published GIS in Schools a beautifully illustrated book presenting applications of geographic information system (GIS) software in the classroom. It is now available for purchase.
PortaTraka, a new LBS solution by ESRI and Main Course Technologies [ 05/03/2001 ]
PortaTrakis a new LBS solution for mobile asset tracking. Developed by using ESRI ArcIMS GIS software, PortaTrak merges GPS, wireless, and Internet technologies to allow businesses to locate and manage their mobile workforce from any location.
Jamaica to use IKANOS satellite imagery to update land records [ 03/03/2001 ]
Space Imaging, has signed an agreement with the government of Jamaica for providing 1-meter, high resolution satellite images of the entire country.The satellite imagery would be used by all of Jamaica's land-related and mapping agencies.
Navigation Technologies Joins Location-Based Services Group [ 01/03/2001 ]
Navigation Technologies Corporation (NTC) announced today that it has become a sponsor member of the Mobile and Automotive Geographic Information Core, or MAGIC, Services Initiative, a consortium established to develop and promote industry specification for delivering navigation, telematics and location-based services across multiple networks, platforms and devices via standard internet transports and service access protocols.
DeLorme's Applied GeoSpatial Solutions Unit Introduces DNET Program [ 01/03/2001 ]
DeLorme, a leading innovator in digital mapping and location technologies, today announced the launch of its DeLorme Network (DNET) Program, a network of resellers, service providers, OEMs and integrators, to sell and support the DeLorme XMap® series of GIS software products.
Seattle Hit by Earthquake measuring 6.8 [ 01/03/2001 ]
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 rocked Washington State at 10:54 am. Epicentred at 100 km south of Seattle and approximately 50 kilometers or 30 miles below the earth's surface near the state capital of Olympia it was the biggest quake in the area since 1949.
China Signs Network Station Renewal Contract with RSI [ 28/02/01 ]
RADARSAT International and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) of Saint-Hubert announced today that the Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station (RSGS) of the People's Republic of China has extended the terms of its RADARSAT-1 network station license agreement by a period of three years.
Intergraph and Farallon Geographics team to deliver GeoMedia GIS solution [ 27/02/01 ]
Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions, a division of Intergraph Corporation, today announced that San Mateo County, California, has selected Intergraph's GeoMedia(r) technology for its countywide GIS initiatives.
ESRI's ArcLogistics Route Helps Velocity Express Provide Delivery Solutions [ 24/02/01 ]
Velocity Express, Inc in North America is now providing dedicated logistics services to one of the country's largest retailers by using ESRI's state-of-the-art transportation routing software ArcLogistics Route.
Hydro One to implement ESRI technology [ 24/02/01 ]
Hydro One in order to standardize its geographic information system (GIS) platform on ESRI's ArcGIS.
GIS tools for the classrooms in British Columbia [ 23/02/01 ]
Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions announced a license agreement with the British Columbia Ministry of Education in Canada to make Intergraph's GeoMedia GIS education kit available to schools in British Columbia.
Mobile Location Based Services in Singapore [ 23/02/01 ]
This service will include Proximity Search and Location Marketing. Proximity Search will allow customers to locate places of interest within their travel routes. On the other hand, Location Marketing will enable merchants to send promotional messages to customers.
Satellite imagery to determine snow water equivalent values over mountainous terrain [ 23/02/01 ]
RADARSAT International and VIASAT Geo-Technologies have been selected by the Canadian Space Agency to lead a project team who will develop and evaluate a methodology that uses RADARSAT-1 satellite imagery to determine snow water equivalent values over mountainous terrain.

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