Esri released the ArcGIS API for the Apple iOS platform. It is available at no cost from the Esri Resource Center. ArcGIS API for iOS enables developers to build applications that use the powerful mapping, geocoding, geoprocessing, and editing capabilities that ArcGIS Server provides.
Leica Geosystems announced the successful flight testing of its new Point Density Multiplier technology for airborne LIDAR. The unique scanning system allows the use of a single laser and scanning mechanism to provide over double the data collection productivity of previous systems. The new technology will be incorporated into Leica Geosystems’ ALS series airborne LIDAR Systems.
Leica Geosystems announced the Leica RCD30, the world’s first 60MP medium-format airborne camera to acquire co-registered multispectral RGBN imagery. The new Leica RCD30 Series offers exciting new features, including Forward Motion Compensation, to ensure highest accuracy with “best-in-class” image quality.
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that its U.S. operation, MDA Information Systems, Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide an advanced information solution to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Army Geospatial Center (AGC).
The information solution will provide a demonstration system to display the capability of receiving MDA’s RADARSAT-2 and DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-2 data using a very small, tactically deployable, mobile ground station.
ALK Technologies, Inc., announced the release of PC*MILER|Rail 17, the latest version of the transportation and logistics industry's leading rail routing, mileage and mapping software solution.
Around the Web
GISCafe Today Blog
OSI Geospatial’s Software in Use On-Board by the Royal Navy Logistics Week
Google Cars Drive Themselves, in Traffic, John Markoff, October 10, 2010, The New York Times (registration required)
Finding Your Way Through the Mall or the Airport, With a Cellphone Map, Verne G. Kopytoff, October 11, 2010, The New York Times, (registration required)
Events
| 2010 ESRI Health GIS Conference | |
| Date: | October 18 - 20, 2010 |
| Place: | Denver, CO USA |
Join us for the 2010 ESRI Health GIS Conference and learn how health and human services organizations worldwide are improving our health with GIS. | |
| ESRI Regional User Conference | |
| Date: | October 19 - 20, 2010 |
| Place: | Hampton Inn Ottawa & Conference Centre
200 Coventry Road, Ottawa, K1K 4S3 Canada |
ESRI Canada is pleased to invite you to join other GIS professionals for this exclusive opportunity to learn about the latest advances in GIS technology and hear first hand how other in your community are using a geographic approach in their work | |
| GSDI 12 World Conference | |
| Date: | October 19 - 22, 2010 |
| Place: | Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre (SICEC)
Singapore |
Geographic information technologies and spatial data infrastructure play critical roles in allowing governments, local communities, non-government organizations, the commercial sector, the academic community and common people to make progress in addressing many of the world’s most pressing problems. Further, use of spatial data in conjunction with mobile technologies is becoming pervasive within many nations. | |
| 2010 Geospatial Conference | |
| Date: | October 19 - 22, 2010 |
| Place: | The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education
1197 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA USA |
The focus this year is on "partnering for success". In a world of tight budgets, we must learn how to do more with less and one way to accomplish this is to develop strategic partnerships internally and externally. Delivering return on investment is the model for today's managers when pursuing GIS initiatives, which often requires partnering as a key to success. | |
| 3rd International Conference on Geoinformation Technology for Natural Disaster Management & Rehabilitation | |
| Date: | October 19 - 20, 2010 |
| Place: | Chiang Mai
Thailand |
The conference will focus on the use of geoinformatics for natural disaster preparedness such as earthquake, flood, landslide, drought, typhoon, tsunami etc., and for rehabilitation and risk management by exploring the various causative factors. There will also be deliberations on how to use GIS for better planning of risk areas and also rehabilitation. | |
| 9th Seminar on Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Forest Engineering. | |
| Date: | October 19 - 21, 2010 |
| Place: | FIEP - Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Paraná,
Brazil |
Seminars on Remote Sensing and GIS applications in Forestry have been held every two years in Curitiba (The Capital of Paraná State) under the leadership of FUPEF (Foundation for Forest Studies). | |
| GeoImaging Tools for ArcGIS | |
| Date: | October 20, 2010 |
| Place: | Hampton Inn/Ottawa Congress Centre
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
PCI Geomatics will be hosting a workshop during the ESRI Canada Regional User Conference event being held in Ottawa, ON on October 19-20. The workshop is on October 20th from 1:30 - 4:30 | |
| Pictometry FutureView 2010 | |
| Date: | October 24 - 27, 2010 |
| Place: | Hilton at Walt Disney World
Lake Buena Vista, FL USA |
| Set for October 24-27, 2010 at the Hilton at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Pictometry’s annual FutureView event has become known as an uncommon one-stop-shop for training, learning, networking and unique opportunities to help shape the future. | |
| GIS for National Security, Defence & Emergency Management Conference | |
| Date: | October 24 - 27, 2010 |
| Place: | Le Royal Meridien
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Geospatial information systems are at the heart of modern military, civil defence and emergency management services. They enable extensive analysis and support critical decision making by providing the right information to the right place at the right time. | |
| 2010 New York State Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference | |
| Date: | October 24 - 26, 2010 |
| Place: | The Saratoga Hilton
Saratoga Springs, NY USA |
| The NYS GIS conference has a long standing tradition of providing attendees with an opportunity to meet fellow New Yorkers active in the GIS field, exchange information and real experiences, and seek solutions to your geographic data management needs. | |
| GITA’s GIS for Oil & Gas Conference | |
| Date: | October 25 - 28, 2010 |
| Place: | Marriott Westchase Hotel
Houston, TX USA |
| The conference features in-depth seminars, technical paper presentations, discussion forums, panel deliberations, and several networking events. A product and service exhibition will showcase companies with offerings that target the unique needs of the energy industry. | |
| 2010 HDS Worldwide User Conference | |
| Date: | October 25 - 27, 2010 |
| Place: | San Ramon
CA USA |
| Leica Geosystems believes fundamentally that the success of our users is key to driving the success of our business. So, this conference focuses on helping our users increase their success with their HDS tools. We've found that when our staff and HDS users from different areas gather to teach, network and openly share information, the success of our users increases, often very significantly. This is the essence of the annual HDS Worldwide User Conference. Since its inception, a mountain of evidence & user testimonials support its extremely positive impact. | |
| ESRI Regional User Conference | |
| Date: | October 26 - 27, 2010 |
| Place: | Delta Fredericton
225 Woodstock Road, Fredericton, NB, E3B 2H8 Canada |
| ESRI Canada is pleased to invite you to join other GIS professionals for this exclusive opportunity to learn about the latest advances in GIS technology and hear first hand how other in your community are using a geographic approach in their work | |
| 2010 Esri Europe, Middle East, and Africa User Conference | |
| Date: | October 26 - 28, 2010 |
| Place: | Ergife Palace Hotel
Rome, Italy |
| The EMEA UC will be an excellent event and tremendous resource for anyone working with geographic information system (GIS) technology in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa. | |
| GEOINT 2010 Synposium | |
| Date: | November 1 - 4, 2010 |
| Place: | New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, LA USA |
| The GEOINT Symposium is the preeminent event of the year for the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities. Each year since 2003, GEOINT Symposia have brought together an exciting agenda of keynote speakers, panel discussions, breakout sessions and provided attendees a unique opportunity to learn from leading experts, share best practices, and uncover the latest developments from government, military and private-sector leaders. | |
| ESRI Regional User Conference | |
| Date: | November 2 - 3, 2010 |
| Place: | Hyatt Regency
655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 2R7 Canada |
| ESRI Canada is pleased to invite you to join other GIS professionals for this exclusive opportunity to learn about the latest advances in GIS technology and hear first hand how other in your community are using a geographic approach in their work | |
| 18th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM GIS 2010) | |
| Date: | November 2 - 5, 2010 |
| Place: | Doubletree Hotel San Jose
2050 Gateway Place , San Jose, CA USA |
| The ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems 2010 (ACM SIGSPATIAL GIS 2010) is the eighteenth event of a series of symposia and workshops that began in 1993 with the aim of bringing together researchers, developers, users, and practitioners carrying out research and development in novel systems based on geo-spatial data and knowledge, and fostering interdisciplinary discussions and research in all aspects of geographic information systems. | |
| 1st International Workshop on GeoStreaming (IWGS2010) | |
| Date: | November 2, 2010 |
| Place: | San Jose, CA USA |
| Real-time stream data acquisition through sensors and imagery devices has been widely used in many applications. In addition to the temporal nature of stream data, various sources provide stream data that has geographical locations and/or spatial extents such as point coordinates, lines, or polygons. Thanks to advances in geosensing technologies, researchers in the geospatial community have been able to acquire huge amounts of streamed sensor data. On one hand, this amount of streamed data has been a major propeller to advance the state of the art in geographic information systems. | |
| GITA Ontario Chapter Fall Forum 2010 | |
| Date: | November 4, 2010 |
| Place: | Oakville Conference and Banquet Centre
Oakville, Ontario, USA |
| A facilitated discussion and opportunity to learn about the latest infrastructure related GIS application and technology trends in Ontario. | |
| Trimble Dimensions 2010 | |
| Date: | November 8 - 10, 2010 |
| Place: | The Mirage
Las Vegas, NV USA |
| Don't miss Trimble Dimensions 2010—the positioning event of the year! It's the one place where you can make connections to gain insight into positioning solutions that can transform the way you work. Be inspired by our panel of visionary guest speakers. Increase your knowledge base from hundreds of educational sessions that focus on surveying, engineering, construction, mapping, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), geospatial, infrastructure, utilities and mobile resource management solutions. | |
| Spatial Electric Load Forecasting for T&D and IRP Planning | |
| Date: | November 8 - 9, 2010 |
| Place: | The Hyatt Regency-Riverfront
St. Louis, MO USA |
| This seminar focuses on methods for analyzing and forecasting electric load growth on an area-by-area basis to provide information needed for planning the locations, timing, and sizes of future electric transmission lines, substations, and distribution facilities. Day 1 will examine how the load forecast supports and fits into the overall utility T&D planning function, what qualities and types of accuracy are most critical, and how the forecasting process interacts with, depends upon, and supports other functions within the utility. The afternoon session will review the various T&D demand forecasting methods available, examine their strengths and weaknesses, and provide an analysis of their track record in industry usage. | |
| ASPRS/CaGIS 2010 Fall Specialty Conference | |
| Date: | November 15 - 19, 2010 |
| Place: | Doubletree Hotel
Orlando, FL USA |
| A special Symposium of AutoCarto 2010 and the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Technical Commission IV, "Geodatabases and Digital Mapping". Sponsored by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) and the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS), this Symposium will include special participation from ISPRS, the International Cartographic Association (ICA), and the International Geographical Union (IGU). | |
| Rocket City Geospatial 2010 | |
| Date: | November 16 - 17, 2010 |
| Place: | Davidson Center for Space Exploration
Huntsville, AL USA |
| The Rocket City Geospatial Conference presents a wide range of key topics of local and regional interest from the Southeaster United States. Now in its fourth year, the conference draws approximately 200 geospatial professionals from state and local governments and supporting solution providers. | |
| ESRI Regional User Conference | |
| Date: | November 17 - 18, 2010 |
| Place: | Delta St. John's
120 New Gower Street, St. John's, NL , A1C 6K4 Canada |
| ESRI Canada is pleased to invite you to join other GIS professionals for this exclusive opportunity to learn about the latest advances in GIS technology and hear first hand how other in your community are using a geographic approach in their work | |
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