http://www.gisdevelopment.net/ News on GIS Development Portal. en-us Copyright 2000 GISDevelopment Pvt. Ltd Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/rss Maneesh.prasad@gisdevelopment.net (Maneesh Prasad) kumar.vikram@gisdevelopment.net (Kumar Vikram) Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_brpysxqhfz Canadas industry minister confirmed Friday he is blocking the sale of leading space firm MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates to a US defense contractor, saying it provided no net benefit to Canada. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_cqrfitkads CASCADOSS project is helping to build solid organisational foundations for those public sector bodies and SMEs which use the Free and Open Source GIS and Remote Sensing projects Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_wtyeglmzki The blurring technology, which will be retrospectively applied to all existing Street View images and incorporated in all future releases of the popular mapping feature, is intended to mollify concerns about the potentially intrusive nature of the service. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_wfbdagmocr At the 2008 Annual Conference of the American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS), Microsofts Photogrammetry division—Vexcel Imaging, GmbH—unveiled its UltraMap photogrammetric workflow software system. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_detimgxvbp The PolluMap can measure the amount and type of pollutants in the air over different areas of a city and immediately send the results through satellite to an internet server, which then updates, in real time Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_pexrhcaotq In a bid to diversify from its existing business of graphic designing, Ahmedabad-based Scanpoint Geomatics (SGL), formerly known as Scanpoint Graphics, is entering into the GIS segment. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_qzntekuypo Spatial Dimension is pleased to announce that Vale, formerly know as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD), is the latest company to select FlexiCadastre as their enterprise mineral rights management solution. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_hinqtryfmc According to request for information (RFI) documents released this week, the web application must be capable of creating tables and graphs from statistical data along with geospatial maps. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_psmtqkwzxo Urban Mapping, Inc has announced it has compiled 40,000 U.S. neighborhoods representing more than 2,000 cities and towns. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_jdymruqslk Microsoft has announced that the online service, Windows Live Maps now includes Birds Eye views of a number of Irish towns and cities. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_mzwkvlpifu Researchers are using LiDAR remote sensing to unlock the secrets of the Maya hidden by forest canopy. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_jxgwzrcebu Compatible with all database, desktop mapping and GIS systems, STI: BlockPoint is available on a nationwide basis, with annual, semi-annual or quarterly updates. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_xebrsaqygc The Mapping of Ukraine: European Cartography and Maps of Early Modern Ukraine, 1550-1799, includes 42 original maps published over a 250-year period by noted European mapmakers Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_heprbxoinl Infotech Enterprises Ltd announced that it has been awarded a three year contract to provide solutions in GIS & data management services to Powercor Australia Ltd, one of the largest electricity distribution companies in Australia. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news/viewn.asp?id=GIS:N_nsigvujcqk This was occasioned by the need for strategic urban development plans to guide development and environmental strategies.