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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New Version of Free GIS Portal Toolkit Improves Data Access

GIS Portals Make It Easy to Share, Discover, and Access Geographic Data

Redlands, California

           

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information about this announcement, contact:

Sam Bacharach
Executive Director, Outreach and Community Adoption Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc
tel: +1-703-352-3938
sbacharach@opengeospatial.org

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Wayland, MA, USA, September 30, 2008.

           

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information about this announcement, contact:

Sam Bacharach
Executive Director, Outreach and Community Adoption Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc
tel: +1-703-352-3938
sbacharach@opengeospatial.org

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Wayland, MA, USA, September 30, 2008.

           

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 30, 2008
Alex Hauk
Marketing Manager
Navman Wireless OEM Solutions
Alex.Hauk@NavmanWireless.com

Rus Graham
Rushton Gregory Communications
603-868-1359
rgraham@rushtongregory.com

NAVMAN WIRELESS OEM SOLUTIONS

           

Sam Bacharach
Executive Director, Outreach and Community Adoption Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc
tel: +1-703-352-3938
sbacharach@opengeospatial.org

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September 30, 2008, Wayland, Massachusetts. The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) announced today that OGC members Blue Marble and 1Spatial have released the results of the OGC Spatial Data Quality Survey. The results are now available at http://portal.opengeospatial.org/files/?artifact_id=30415.

The OGC Technical Committee’s Spatial Data Quality Working Group, under the leadership of Blue Marble (www.bluemarblegeo.com) President Patrick Cunningham (Vice Chair), and Seb Lessware (Chair) of 1Spatial (www.1spatial.com), developed the survey and distributed it to thousands of geospatial data suppliers and users around the world. The goal of the survey was to provide user feedback to guide the OGC’s development of appropriate terms of quality measure and a robust spatial data quality model.

“We are particularly pleased to have been involved in this effort to gather feedback from members of the geospatial community,”
commented Patrick Cunningham. “With this data, we will be able to move forward with the Working Group’s directive of researching the best framework for spatial data quality standards.”

The mission of the Data Quality Working Group of the OGC Technical Committee is to provide a forum for describing an interoperable framework or model for OGC quality assurance measures and Web services. Standards developed on this framework will enable more effective and reliable evaluation, sharing and use of geospatial information; improve data analysis and ultimately influence policy decisions. In order to achieve the Working Group’s goal, it was necessary at the outset to poll organizations involved in the marketplace to ascertain what they mean when they use the term “spatial data quality.”

The OGC

           

Redlands, California

           

TENET is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Hodson as Managing Director.

           

New Autodesk Feature Data Object (FDO) Providers for GE Smallworld and Microsoft SQL Server 2008; Open Source Community Develops New FDO Providers for IBM Informix, KML and PostGIS

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Sep. 30, 2008

           

Norcross (Georgia, USA)

           

Opened the registration period for the 4th gvSIG Conference, organized by the Regional Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (CIT). They will be celebrated from 3rd to 5th December 2008 in the Valencia Conference Centre, and the Open Geospatial Consortium Meeting (1st to 5th December) and the Eclipse Day (2nd December) event will be celebrated at the same time. Registrations are free of cost (limited
capacity) and must be done through the application form on the Conference web page (http://www.jornadasgvsig.gva.es/ingl/boletindeinscripcion/).
Registration requests made by e-mail, telephone or fax will not be attended.

Once the registration is done you will immediatelly receive a confirmation code. Please, keep this code for later consultations or for update the registration data.

At the end of the conferences the participants, including present public, will receive an Participation Certificate.

News Office
gvSIG project
Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

           

Bruchsal, September 30, 2008
Updated digital maps of Yemen
GfK GeoMarketing recently updated its digital administrative maps of Yemen. GfK GeoMarketing offers the world

           

Ghent, Belgium

           

Newton, MA (USA) – September 29, 2008 – Caliper Corporation is now shipping version 5.0 of Maptitude for Precinct and Election Management (Maptitude P&E). Maptitude P&E combines sophisticated GIS and mapping software, an easy-to-use interface, and a wide array of customized data to create a complete precinct and election management solution for county and state election offices. Election offices throughout the country from New York City to Orange County, CA, use it to enhance the election process.

Maptitude P&E contains a variety of tools for modifying precinct boundaries. As you select geographic areas, the software computes the number of registered voters being added to the precinct, along with any other attributes you have identified. You can automatically create a list of registered voters and the streets where the precinct has changed.

The Precinct Map tool makes it easy to view any precinct, query information about it, print a map, and print a legal description (metes and bounds report). Precinct-Voter reports can be designed to list the number and characteristics of voters per precinct, and the software can also create complete precinct map books using predefined templates.

Once you have defined your new precinct boundaries, Maptitude P&E can automatically update the street file required by your voter registration software. You can combine odd and even ranges, account for precinct splits, and print a sorted report.

Maptitude P&E is a special edition of Caliper Corporation

           

The Zip+4 2008 from GeoLytics is invaluable for profiling customers and clients. This DVD provides latitude/longitude coordinates for each zip+4, and assigns 2000 census block, block group, tract, and county identification numbers and FIPS codes. The 2008 version even lets you import and geocode your own lists of zip+4s, as well as append demographic data right to the zip+4 records.

If you have a list of zip+4 records, you can run your file and append data in one quick and easy step. Zip+4 DVD also lets the user run a report that will download a given area of zip+4 records, such as all the zip+4s in a county or download all the zip+4 records for the nation in one single extraction ? just like previous versions of the product.

Zip+4 2008 will also append demographic
information automatically to the zip+4 records.
The standard version has more than 60+ geographic and demographic variables derived from Census 2000 Long Form from which the user can choose.
These data are at the block group level, therefore each zip+4 is assigned to a block group and then its data is appended to the zip+4.

In addition, GeoLytics has released the Zip+4 with 2008 Estimates and 2013 Projections.

           

Norcross, GA

           

The gvSIG metadata prototype is now available. The aim of this prototype is to make catalogation of geospatial information easier, providing gvSIG with some specific features. First of all, it allows us to extract automatically some metadata from the data source (only from shapefiles right now). Secondlly it has an editor that allows us to complete the rest of the metadata. And finally we

           

Leuven, Belgium, September 29, 2008 – Luciad, the leading software provider for high performance visualization of geospatial information, announces that it has released LuciadMap Version 8.1 with substantial new functionality and increased performance, enabling developers to rapidly and effectively build and deploy high-end mission-critical systems.

LuciadMap is a suite of customizable software components that system integrators and original equipment manufacturers can easily integrate into their existing systems. The product has a global user base in aviation, security and maritime sectors. With version 8.1, Luciad adds additional accuracy, flexibility and performance to its LuciadMap software platform.

LuciadMap Version 8.1 offers even more accuracy and precision than before. The product now contains several optimization methods for image geo-referencing and rectification. Images such as for instance a scanned paper map can now be warped on the fly based on the tie points and a suitable optimization method. Improved buffer and corridor support helps the user to represent 2D buffer shapes, often used in the Security and ATC/ATM domains to define a safety corridor around a line. A new painter has been added to create, edit and render these shapes.

This latest release also provides Luciad customers with a dramatically increased display quality. The product has extended all its pen implementations with adaptive subdivision and supports several parameters to fine-tune the accurate display of geodetic lines, rhumblines, arcs and other shapes on a 2D view in different projections.

Luciad continuously expands its features to offer the most complete product. LuciadMap

           

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 29, 2008
Press Contact:
Gary Outlaw, GISP, Vice President – Business Development,
GeoSpatial Solutions
Tel.:

           

GOLDSBORO, N.C.

           

Vienna, Va., Sept. 25, 2008

           

Carrier Route and ZIP Code Boundary Data Enhances MapInfo

Location Intelligence Solutions and Improves Direct Mail Targeting

           

NEWS RELEASE

Contact/For More Information:

           

Web Seminar Focuses on the New Out-of-the-Box ArcGIS Mobile Application and Enhancements to the ArcGIS Mobile Software Development Kit

           

Press Contact:
Ron Kuhfeld
+1 610 321 6493
ron.kuhfeld@bentley.com
News Alert
Bentley Opens 2009 BE Awards
Student Design Competition

University, Technical College, and High School Students Are Invited to Submit Projects Displaying Their Creativity and Skill in Applying Design and Engineering Principles

EXTON, Pa.

           

News Release

Press Contact:

Ron Kuhfeld

+1 610 321 6493

ron.kuhfeld@bentley.com
New Release of Bentley

           

Norcross, GA

                       

Reliability, Efficiency, and Mobility Are Key Benefits of Enterprise Image Management

           

Worldwide Software Licensing Agreement Provides NAVTEQ Access to the ArcGIS Family of Products

           

As Master Distributor, JiguSoft Streamlines Korean Reseller Network
Norcross, GA

           

GOLDSBORO, N.C.

           

Now that each local authority in England and Wales has completed the lengthy process of creating their Local Land and Property Gazetteers (LLPGs), more than ever they are now looking at ways to further the access to that data.

A simple way to facilitate this access is a web-based solution from gazetteer specialists Aligned Assets who have recently announced the latest release of their Symphony iSearchWeb product that creates an easy, yet highly efficient way of allowing authority-wide access to the LLPG.

Through the use of iSearchWeb, all departments can have access to the LLPG data via a web browser, with the ability to look up and copy addresses into any application.

           

While Moscow and St. Petersburg continue to dominate the top third of the rankings, Rostov-on-Don jumps to the eighth position. There is also some movement in cities ranked outside of the top ten. For example, cities such as Novokuznetsk, Naberezhnye Chelny and Kaliningrad possess significantly higher demand levels than one would assume based on population size alone.

Shopping center-to-inhabitants ratio an important indicator
The shopping center floor space-to-inhabitant ratio is a good benchmark for gauging the likely success of a planned project for a given area. Cities such as St. Petersburg, Samara, Ufa and Yekaterinburg score well in this regard. By contrast, Moscow ranks only eighth among Russia

           

2006 Business Data, 2008 Demographics Estimates, and 2013 Projections from GeoLytics

GeoLytics just released the Business Demographics 2008 with all the business and demographic data needed on one DVD.

           

Norcross, Georgia, USA

           

Goldsboro, N.C.

           

Newton, MA (USA) – September 19, 2008 – Caliper Corporation, a worldwide leader in GIS, transportation and mapping software, reports strong interest in TransCAD, TransModeler and Maptitude at the XV Pan-American Conference of Traffic and Transportation Engineering held September 14-17th in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

Caliper Corporation and its representative in Colombia, SAIP Ltda, presented the latest versions of TransCAD 5.0, TransModeler 2.0 and Maptitude 5.0.

TransCAD is developed by Caliper Corporation, and is the most widely used transportation planning software in the Americas. In conjunction with TransModeler, Caliper

           

September 16, 2008 (Park Ridge, IL)

           

Norcross, GA

           

Company Expands Vienna Headquarters, Focuses on Talent Acquisition

VIENNA, Va.

           

Richmond Hill, Ontario

           

17th September 2008, Cambridge, UK.

           

Norcross, GA

           

Newton, MA (USA) – September 17, 2008 – Caliper Corporation, a worldwide leader in GIS, transportation and mapping software, is pleased to announce the Table Chooser for the 2006 American Community Survey (ACS).

The Caliper Table Chooser is recommended as an excellent product for heavy users of census data. It automates the most tedious tasks associated with using census files in a GIS, including extraction, table formatting, and joining table data to maps for subsequent GIS operations.*

The Table Chooser for ACS 2006 includes a selection of the 1323 Detailed Tables that are available from the 2006 version of the ACS. The selected tables are representative of the Caliper Transportation Profile for use by transportation planners. The 2006 version of the ACS is the first to enumerate the entire population because it now includes people living in group quarters.

Data are available for State, County, County Subdivision (MCD), Place, Alaska Native Regional Corporation (ANRC), Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Principal City, New England City and Town Area (NECTA) Principal City, Congressional District (109th), 5% Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA), School District (Elementary), School District (Secondary), and School District (Unified).

Only areas with 65,000 or more population are tabulated by the ACS. All states, Congressional Districts, and PUMAs are above that threshold.

The Table Chooser for the 2006 ACS is provided with the latest version of TransCAD 5. Please contact Caliper Sales at 1-617-527-4700 or sales@caliper.com to learn more.

About Caliper:

Caliper Corporation <www.caliper.com> is a leading developer of packaged and custom GIS products, including Maptitude and TransCAD. Caliper GIS mapping software is used by more than 70,000 users in over 70 countries.

*Comenetz, Joshua, and Grant Ian Thrall. 2003. Maptitude Table Chooser: Census Data Fast and Easy. Geospatial Solutions 13 (6)

           

News Release

Press Contact:

Ron Kuhfeld

+1 610 321 6493

ron.kuhfeld@bentley.com

Bentley Launches Building Performance Group,

Names Noah Eckhouse Vice President

New Group Will Focus on Immediate Need to Create and Maintain

Energy-Efficient, Environmentally Friendly, Safer Buildings

EXTON, Pa.

           

Norcross, GA

           

FME to Power Spatial Data Loading into Netezza Spatial

Vancouver, BC, September 16, 2008 – Safe Software, the leaders in spatial ETL (extract, transform and load) announced today that Netezza, a global data warehouse appliance company, is partnering with Safe Software for spatial ETL. Safe’s proven FME

           

Enables Organizations to Develop Customized, Interactive Mapping Applications for Enhanced Analysis and Improved Decision-Making

Troy, NY

           

Florida, USA, September 16, 2008 – Munsys, Inc. today announced the release of new tools utilizing Google Earth and Google Maps to better visualize utility information. The tools streamline the overlay of Munsys spatial data stored in Oracle into layers in Google Earth and Google Maps, allowing utility and government organizations to take advantage of Google’s rich graphic environment together with applications such as Street View.

As easy to use applications and rich on-line data, like those provided by Google, become more widely accepted, utility and government users have been looking for ways to view their own data in these environments. The Munsys tools enable engineering design data created in AutoCAD Map to be viewed in Google Earth and Google Maps thereby adding real world context, while also enabling others to share the visualization.

“The ability to easily add your own data to the rich graphic environment and easy to use applications provided by Google adds major benefits for Munsys customers” said Chris Tolken, Munsys President.

“Field crews and managers can view assets such as manholes, hydrants and poles on the map and in the picture. Using the Google Street View capabilities to get visual information about surrounding buildings and structures before sending work crews out into the field provides a new dimension on company data as well as a great way to visualize existing conditions or proposed changes.”

The Munsys tools for Google are being provided as part of Munsys service pack 10.0.2 and are available to all Munsys customers with a valid software upgrade subscriptio

           

Norcross (Georgia, USA)

           

Septembe 16, 2008 (Park Ridge, IL) – URISA is pleased to announce the results of its Second Annual Student Paper Competition.

First Place

Arjen Koekoek, Wageningen University – The Netherlands
THE POTENTIAL OF E-PARTICIPATION AS PLANNING SUPPORT SYSTEM

ABSTRACT: The increasing complexity of spatial planning issues and pressure from citizens to take part in designing and deciding on spatial plans result in a need for improved methods to aid communication between governmental actors and citizens. These developments put high demands on participatory Planning Support Systems (PSS); instruments that can aid planners in doing their planning tasks. By using the accessibility of the internet, e-participation offers opportunities as a PSS. Although many advantages are attributed to participatory PSS, its use in the planning practice remains marginal until now. It is argued here that this is partly caused by the lack of empirical studies that demonstrate potential benefits and problems when applying PSS.

This paper provides guidelines for organizations that contemplate on using a participatory PSS. In order to do so, a framework is developed, identifying obstacles that could block effective participation in a PSS. Three planning processes are evaluated to investigate the importance of these obstacles. It is demonstrated that, although e-participation has potential as PSS, the lack of political will blocks effective participation and a more profound link between the citizen input and the decision-making is needed.

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Second Place

Claire Brill, Clark University

           

Computer Aided Development Corporation Ltd. (Cadcorp)

PRESS INFORMATION

Ref. IGP/09/015.

Richard Spooner joins Cadcorp as account manager for Central England

Stevenage, Herts. 16 September, 2008.

           

A Complimentary ESRI Web Seminar Outlines the Administrative Options

Redlands, California

           

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 15, 2008

           

FME to Play Critical Role in Loading Spatial Data into SQL Server 2008

Vancouver, BC, September 15, 2008 Safe Software, the leaders in spatial ETL (extract, transform and load) today announced that their spatial data translation solution, FME, has been selected as a key component for the Geospatial Emergency Management Support System (GEMSS) being developed by the Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS). FME will enable spatial data from disparate formats to be quickly loaded into the SQL Server 2008 database in which GEMSS spatial data is stored. Upon its completion, GEMSS will provide emergency responders with the information they need to make fast and appropriate decisions that can save lives, money, and property.

FME will play a critical role in the success of GEMSS, enabling the system’s SQL Server 2008 database to immediately accept up-to-date spatial data from local providers, regardless of its originating format. As emergency responders upload their latest spatial information to the GEMSS portal, FME technology will be working in the background to translate the uploaded data into the SQL Server 2008 database. Decision makers will then be able to dynamically view this critical spatial data, updated automatically in Microsoft Virtual Earth, by displaying and hiding the various layers of information they need for making timely, efficient decisions.

“The goal of GEMSS is to not only provide a spatial warehouse for post-emergency analysis and planning for future strategies, but also to help emergency responders manage current and future emergency events. GEMSS will enable emergency responders to review current data in a timely manner, providing them with the ability to make informed and therefore more accurate decisions to save property and lives,” says Chris Williams, Database Administrator at TNRIS. “To successfully accomplish this, GEMSS must be capable of consuming information in any spatial data format, immediately upon its availability. FME’s on-the-fly translation capability addresses this critical need, enabling us to make real-time emergency management a reality.”

Upon the completion of GEMSS in December this year, TNRIS will leverage the project’s framework for two of its upcoming initiatives. First, TNRIS plans to unveil a general viewer that will showcase TNRIS Strategic Mapping (StratMap) base map data. Next, the GEMSS framework will be used in the development of the Texas Hydrologic Information System which, when complete, will be used to retrieve and display observation data associated with Texas hydrology. Both of these initiatives will be available to the general public.

“For 15 years, Safe Software has focused on enabling users to freely exchange spatial data, regardless of format,” says Dale Lutz, Vice President of Development at Safe Software. “We know that our customers engage in some very powerful initiatives with our FME technology, but seeing our software power systems that can help save lives is truly incredible.”

In addition to choosing FME for its powerful data translation capabilities, TNRIS has also selected FME for its tight integration with Microsoft SSIS. FME’s powerful spatial ETL capabilities can be used directly within the SSIS interface, enabling TNRIS to quickly translate data into the SQL Server database while working within a familiar environment. To learn more about using FME with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and SSIS, visit www.safe.com/Microsoft.

About Safe Software and FME
Safe Software powers the flow of spatial data with its software platform, FME. The recognized standard in spatial ETL (extract, transform and load), FME is the only complete solution for data conversion. It delivers the most extensive format support for data translation and integration, and provides unlimited flexibility in data model transformation and data distribution.

FME is used by thousands of customers worldwide in a variety of industries including government, utilities, and petroleum. Its powerful data access technology also makes FME the choice of leading GIS, CAD, and database vendors for integration into their own solutions. Designed for true data interoperability, FME unleashes spatial data so people can use it where, when, and how they want to. For more information, visit www.safe.com.

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Media Contact:
Lakhvir Brar
Marketing Communications Manager
Safe Software Inc.
(604) 501-9985 ex 274
lakhvir.brar@safe.com

FME is a registered trademark of Safe Software Inc. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

           

BOSTON, MA, USA; September, 2008 – Caliper Corporation is now shipping the latest version of Maptitude for Redistricting, the leading software for congressional, state legislative, and local government redistricting. Maptitude for Redistricting has defined the redistricting software market since its introduction in 1997. Designed with the help of redistricting professionals from many of the state legislatures, Maptitude for Redistricting is reliable, feature-rich, and easy to learn.

Maptitude for Redistricting was used by a majority of state legislatures during the 2000 redistricting cycle. Caliper Corporation has continued to improve Maptitude for Redistricting each year, and this new version represents a major leap into the next redistricting cycle with new features, the latest Census geography and data, one-button conversion of existing redistricting plans to the latest TIGER geography, new and enhanced reports, an updated manual and context-sensitive help, a state-of-the-art mapping software interface, open access to industry-standard file formats, interoperability with Google Maps and Google Earth, network options, web solutions, and more. Whether you are an existing client or new to Maptitude for Redistricting, you will greatly benefit from this new version of the software as you prepare for 2010.

Maptitude for Redistricting is a special edition of Caliper Corporation

           

Caliper Corporation, a worldwide leader in GIS and mapping software, unveiled the latest version of their state-of-the-art redistricting software, Maptitude for Redistricting, at the National Conference of State Legislatures Annual Meeting in New Orleans, July 22-25, 2008.

Howard Simkowitz, Caliper Corporation

           

Contact: Susan Merrigan

Marketing Director

Phone: (800) 649-4336

Fax: (239) 263-6422

E-mail: susanmerrigan@wilsonmiller.com

WILSONMILLER WINS NATIONAL AWARD

Naples, Florida/September 12, 2008

           

CONTACT:
Geoffrey Ives
geoffrey.ives@delorme.com
207-846-7000, ext. 2329

DELORME NOW OFFERING TEXAS OIL AND GAS GIS DATA, FORMATTED FOR USE WITHIN XMAP SOFTWARE

YARMOUTH, ME ? DeLorme, the innovation leader in mapping, GIS and GPS technology, today announced the release of Railroad Commission of Texas Oil & Gas GIS datasets formatted for use within DeLorme XMap software.

The Railroad Commission of Texas publishes up-to-date oil well, gas well, and pipeline location information for the entire Lone Star state.

Through a special arrangement, DeLorme is offering this data in its proprietary XMap Openspace format, which can be imported directly in any versions of XMap 5 or XMap 6.

Each of the layers includes an extensive attribute set and is preconfigured with custom symbolization and queries to allow quick and easy access to the relevant information.

Also included with this offering is a dataset containing the Texas Land Survey boundaries, clearly delineated and labeled.

The oil and gas and land survey datasets are available in four bundles:

* Complete Set of the Railroad Commission of Texas data for XMap which includes the Texas land survey, oil wells, gas wells, and pipeline data for the entire state

* Pipeline data only

* Oil and gas well data only

* Texas Land Survey boundaries only

For more information, to download a free sample, and for pricing, visit www.xmap.com/texasdata.

ABOUT DELORME

Located in Yarmouth, Maine, DeLorme is the longtime leader in innovative mapping and GPS solutions for both consumer and professional markets. DeLorme digital products are rooted in the XMap development platform, which is scalable for future growth and endorsed by millions of dedicated digital mapping software users worldwide. The DeLorme business model transforms innovative technologies into affordable and easy-to-use navigation and mapping products. For more information, visit www.xmap.com.

           

New Read and Write Support Delivers Greater Flexibility for Conversion and Integration

Vancouver, BC, September 10, 2008 – Safe Software, the leader in spatial ETL (extract, transform and load), announced today that its software solution FME

           

Contact:
Jennifer Bartlett-Alpert
720-890-8214
jennifer@jenniferalpert.com

Colorado State Governor Bill Ritter Jr. proclaimed September 8-14, 2008 as GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) WEEK!

DENVER, September 8, 2008

           

Wayland, MA, September 10, 2008. The Open Geospatial Consortium
(OGC(R)) joins GIS Development Pvt Ltd (India) in a

           

NEWS RELEASE
TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS, INC.
7400 National Drive, Livermore, CA 94551
925-245-8300 Fax 925-245-8599
www.topconpositioning.com

CONTACT:

George Smith
Director of Communications Services
925-245-8603, 501-259-8545 (cell)
news@topcon.com

Topcon Positioning Systems announces
new organizational structure to drive

           

The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) Board of Directors and Oversight Committee recently finalized the renewal requirements for GIS Professional Certification and have initiated the renewal process with the first cohort of GISPs, who earned their initial certification five years ago, in October 2003.

According to the GIS Code of Ethics, the GIS Professional has an obligation to not only be qualified for the tasks accepted, but also to keep current in the field through readings and professional development.

           

This is your last chance to submit your abstract for the ILMF 09 Call for Papers.

           

Maps and Analysis Provide Accurate Picture of Events on the Ground before, during, and after Emergency

Redlands, California

           

Secretary Honored for His Leadership in the Federal Government and Support of Geospatial Technology

Redlands, California

           

For some time the project gvSIG has a new website [1], complementing the original Website of the project [2].
This site aims to become the site of the Community gvSIG, being its meeting point and the place where gvSIG and Free Geomatic related knowledge could be shared. One of the main functions of this site is to have the maximum possible documentation, for both users and developers.
Having not only software but also documentation in multiple languages is a major objective of this portal. The gvSIG project provides the necessary infrastructure to produce and maintain the documentation published on this website in several languages.
The current documentation is fully available in Spanish and almost all the user documentation in English too. The developers documentation is being translated into English and the user one is being translated to German and Italian thanks to the efforts and participation of groups of friends of the gvSIG Community. It is important to have a maximum of documents translated into English because it is the fastest way to be translated into other languages.
If you want to collaborate and help to improve gvSIG project and it’s documentation, you can do it by becoming a member of one of the translating groups that are being created in various languages, both translating and reviewing the translations-finding possible errors in translation or even giving suggestions or improvements. To do this you should contact Mario Carrera (carrera_marrod@gva.es). You don’t need to be an expert in translation, just having a desire to collaborate with the gvSIG project

[1] http://www.gvsig.org
[2] http://www.gvsig.gva.es

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