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The GeoInformation Group announces “Digital London” Awareness Event

Free Digital London information awareness day suited to everyone working for a better London 25 October 2006: Cambridge – The GeoInformation® Group, publishers of Cities Revealed™ aerial photography (www.citiesrevealed.com), today announce that it will be hosting a geographic information solutions event focussing on London. The event will take place on 6 December 2006 at Regents College ...

Oct. 25, 2006

By Verisk Analytics

The GeoInformation Group celebrates 10 years of innovation and success

The GeoInformation® Group, publishers of Cities Revealed aerial photography announce today that this year it is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The company was established in April 1998 following a management buy out from Pearson Publishing. Dr Seppe Cassettari and Dr Alun Jones joined forces to become the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director respectively. The company has since ...

Apr. 30, 2008

By Verisk Analytics

EPA awards $127,000 to the Pueblo of Laguna (NM)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $127,000 to the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico. The funds will be used by the Pueblo to develop the capacity to establish a core program for environmental protection. Specific activities include developing environmental and administrative infrastructure, providing environmental oversight, and developing Geographic Information System/Global ...

Sep. 17, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Web-based screening of air pollution in North Rhine-Westphalia using IMMISluft

On behalf of the Landesumweltamt (State Environmental Agency) of North Rhine-Westphalia LANUV a web-based screening of air pollution in main roads in North Rhine-Westphalia had been developed by IVU Umwelt. The system enables communities to input data and evaluate results using a standardised and validated software application made available by ...

Sep. 19, 2011

By IVU Umwelt GmbH

Esri Chief Scientist Receives Honors

Esri chief scientist Dawn J. Wright, PhD, has received the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Presidential Achievement Award. Presented at the AAG annual meeting on February 28, 2012, the award recognizes Wright's outstanding work as a scientist, researcher, author, and advocate for marine conservation and for her contributions to geographic science. "Dawn Wright is a researcher of ...

Feb. 29, 2012

By Esri

walkit.com makes a healthy investment in Cities Revealed aerial imagery

The GeoInformation® Group, publishers of Cities Revealed aerial photography, announce today that walkit.com have purchased modern aerial imagery of nine cities to assist in the calculation of walking routes on its award-winning website. walkit.com is the only dedicated walking route planner for urban areas, its mission to get people walking more in and around towns and cities. By equipping the ...

May 14, 2008

By Verisk Analytics

Cities Revealed Adds New Modern Aerial Imagery of Belfast to its Portfolio

High Resolution Aerial Imagery of Belfast Captured at 12.5 cm 13 October 2006: Cambridge – The GeoInformation® Group, publishers of Cities Revealed aerial photography (www.citiesrevealed.com), announce today that it has captured aerial imagery of Belfast at 12.5 cm resolution. This high-resolution aerial imagery dataset was captured on 16th September 2006 and is the most current aerial ...

Oct. 13, 2006

By Verisk Analytics

Southern Water Awards framework to Black & Veatch as AMP5 consultant

Southern Water has chosen Black & Veatch as one of the partners on its AMP5 Professional Services Framework. Being part of the framework means B&V is able to bid for professional services work on the water company’s 2010 to 2015 capital program. In addition the agreement affords Southern Water the opportunity of retaining Black & Veatch as a professional services framework partner during AMP6. ...

Dec. 9, 2009

By Black & Veatch Corporation

Earth Day 2009: Green technologies and buildings bloom on the US`s National Mall

EPA will hold the 5th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo, which will display new sustainable or green technologies. More than 40 college teams and other exhibitors from across the country will show their innovative solutions for an environmentally sustainable future, including generating ethanol from coffee production wastewater, embedding small glass spheres in house paint to deflect heat ...

Apr. 17, 2009

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Media Invitation: Press Conference and Awards Ceremony - New York, 18 September

From Tackling Deforestation in the Amazon and Resource Inefficiencies in Europe, to Championing Community Conservation in Mexico, Atmospheric Research in Asia and Revolutionizing Technology for a ‘Green Economy’ Worldwide Eco Trailblazers Awarded Top UN Prize for Pioneering and Inspirational Environmental Action Award Presented by UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen US ...

Sep. 13, 2013

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Black & Veatch Expands Geographic Information Systems Offering within its Water Business

Kansas City, Mo. – With the increasing demand for geographically related information and services, Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, is expanding its geographic information systems (GIS) offering within its global water business. The geospatial industry has been recognized as having one of the greatest potentials for impact on the economy, ...

Jan. 23, 2007

By Black & Veatch Corporation

EPA to participate During 9-1-1 Day at T-Bones` Ballpark

On-scene coordinators (OSCs) from EPA Region 7 will showcase their mobile command post and its state-of-the-art integrated communications equipment as part of the '9-1-1 Day at the Ballpark' event at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan., on Saturday evening. The event honors public safety and emergency communications personnel who process 9-1-1 calls and respond to emergencies. EPA's ...

Aug. 20, 2009

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

European City of Culture 2008 invests in Cities Revealed Aerial Photography

High Resolution Aerial Imagery of Merseyside Captured at 12.5 cm Cambridge – The GeoInformation® Group, publishers of Cities Revealed aerial photography (www.citiesrevealed.com), announce today that it has captured aerial imagery of Liverpool and the Merseyside area at 12.5 cm resolution. This high-resolution aerial imagery dataset was captured in May 2006 and is the most current aerial ...

Feb. 2, 2007

By Verisk Analytics

EPA awards $120,000 to the Pueblo of San Ildefonso (NM)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $120,000 to the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in New Mexico. The funds will be used by the Pueblo to develop and manage environmental programs to protect and improve the environment and public health of the Tribe. The projects include grant writing, attending environmentally related training and updating quality assurance documents. The funds will ...

Sep. 21, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

GeoDATA 2007: FREE Educational Seminars Lighting the Way to GI

Training 4 GIS™, the training and consultancy division of The GeoInformation Group™, announced today that it is offering its fifth national GeoDATA seminar series showcasing geographic data and the benefits they bring to those within both the public and private sectors. Due to the popularity of this educational seminar series, GeoDATA has become an annual fixture encouraging anyone ...

Feb. 15, 2007

By Verisk Analytics

New Esri office in middle east includes international tech hub

With the opening of its latest office in Dubai, Esri continues to expand its international network of offices and distributorships, further demonstrating its commitment to supporting the user community. The primary focus of the Dubai office, which is responsible for the first Esri ArcGIS Technology Hub outside the United States, is to help the distributor network further develop its ArcGIS ...

Nov. 28, 2011

By Esri

Esri wins 2011 visual studio magazine`s readers choice awards

For the second year in a row, Esri won in the Mapping and GIS Components category of Visual StudioMagazine's (VSM's) Readers Choice Awards for its ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). In addition, Esri received merit awards for ArcGIS for Desktop and ArcGIS for SharePoint. Esri created the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF for developers who want to ...

Nov. 10, 2011

By Esri

Scenario maps designed to manage possible levee breach

The people of Muscatine, Iowa, enjoy the beauty and the power of the Mississippi River, but they live in fear of floods. It's only a matter of time before devastating floods, like those in 1993 and 2008 in eastern Iowa and 2011 in western Iowa, strike again, according to experts at the University of Iowa's Stanley Hydraulics Lab and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. To diminish worries ...

Sep. 10, 2013

By Esri

Air quality plans with IMMIS

Supplying IMMIS to local, regional and federal authorities as well as consulting companies, IVU Umwelt provides a comprehensive program set to evaluate traffic induced air and noise pollution. The program system IMMIS consists of the following programs: IMMISem - is developed to calculate traffic-induced emissions IMMISnet - a Gaussian multi-source dispersion model is used to calculate and ...

Sep. 19, 2011

By IVU Umwelt GmbH

EPA Awarded highest honor at Annual GIS Conference

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was awarded the Esri President’s Award at the annual Esri International User Conference in San Diego, Calif. Esri is a company specializing in GIS mapping software. The President’s Award is given to one organization each year that exemplifies a model for others to follow in implementing geographic information systems (GIS) ...

Jul. 23, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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