The European Environment Agency (EEA) has signed an agreement with Esri to develop a cloud architecture to share environmental data. The EEA helps the EU community and member countries make informed decisions about improving the environment, integrating environmental considerations into economic policies, and moving toward sustainability by providing accurate information on the environment. The new […]
AfricaGEO2011
By Spatial Source on 23 August, 2010The theme of the AfricaGEO 2011 is Developing Geomatics for Africa, with an emphasis on the development of Geomatics as an industry and technology in Africa. WHEN: 2011-05-30 to 2011-06-02WHERE: Cape Town, South AfricaSTATE: InternationalCOUNTRY: INT AfricaGEO is being organised by South African geomatics associations, and enjoys the full support of, amongst other organisations – […]
SPAR Europe
By Spatial Source on 23 August, 2010The conference focuses on 3D data capture, processing and integration with CAD/GIS for engineering, construction, manufacturing and security. WHEN: 2010-12-07 to 2010-12-08WHERE: Amsterdam, NetherlandsSTATE: StateCOUNTRY: Country The conference will bring together plant owner-operators, EPC contractors, information management solution providers; as well as managers and engineers in the European oil and gas industry, manufacturing companies, civil […]
European Geospatial Intelligence conference
By Spatial Source on 23 August, 2010This event will bring together more than one hundred Geospatial, GIS and remote sensing professionals from the public and private sectors from all around the world WHEN: 2010-09-29 to 2010-09-30WHERE: Vienna, AustriaSTATE: StateCOUNTRY: Country The conference will provide a unique forum to discuss and debate the development of GIS capabilities across the globe. It will […]
Best of the Blogs 17 August 2010
By Spatial Source on 16 August, 2010The All Points Blog reports that more than 50 per cent of maps in China’s Silicon Valley are pirated. GIS Lounge finds someone who has taken the map element out of Google maps. It’s art, apparently. Remember animated flipbooks? Googlemapsmania have made some by using Google Street View images. Mibazzar reports on a […]
Tracking Genghis Khan from your armchair
By Spatial Source on 16 August, 2010The National Geographic Society is looking to enlist the help of armchair archaeologists to find the lost tomb of Genghis Khan. The society’s Valley of the Khans project is looking for additional amateur archaeologists to sift through satellite imagery of the region in Mongolia provided by the GeoEye-1 and Ikonos satellites and mark what […]
South Africa to access Russian Satellite Data
By Spatial Source on 16 August, 2010South Africa and Russia have signed an agreement to collaborate on earth observation and on other areas of space science and technology. The deal allows South Africa to access historic Russian satellite data collected over southern Africa. Sandile Malinga, the acting Chief Executive of the South African National Space Agency, said access to this data […]
US Gets First Female Geo-Spy Chief
By Spatial Source on 16 August, 2010The US National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) has appointed Letitia Long as its new director, the first woman to head up a US major intelligence agency. The Agency collects and analyses satellite and airborne imagery and provides map-based intelligence for military, national security and humanitarian efforts. Speaking at Long’s appointment ceremony, US Secretary of Defense […]
Google Launches Location Based Ads
By Spatial Source on 16 August, 2010Google has launched a new mobile advertising product that allows marketers to target adverts based on users' immediate location. If the user is in the area of the business, the ad will appear as a display banner advert in their internet browser. If clicked on, the advert can then expand to show the business location […]
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