Today, more people live in cities than in the countryside; mobile broadband connections outnumber fixed ones; and machines outnumber people on a new Internet of Things. In this era of mass urbanization and technological ubiquity, what happens when computers…
Landmark Information Group Signs Deal to Provide Site-Specific Environmental Risk Reports for Sites in Australia
Landmark Information Group has signed a partnership agreement with Melbourne-based Spatial Vision to provide their specialist Environmental Risk Assessment…
New Report on the Importance of Spatial Standards for the Internet of Things
ITU-T’s latest Technology Watch report introduces readers to location (spatial) standards and their role in enabling the Internet of Things, describing…
GIS Meets BIM: Delivering End-to-End Solutions for Government and Infrastructure
Infrastructure development projects are critical in the advancement of local communities’ economic development agenda. They reenergize the local and regional economy and create opportunities for new jobs and sustainable economic growth. Both location intelligence…
Esri and Witt O'Brien's Introduce Online Platform for Contingency Planning and Response
Esri and Witt O'Brien's, LLC, have built a new GIS cloud service that will increase an organization's capabilities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from incidents. For the first time, emergency management personnel can visualize an integrated Incident…
The EPA's Village Green Project Builds a Solar-powered Air Quality Measurement System
Soon you will be able to lounge on a bench in a public setting and use your smart phone to get real-time data on the air quality around you. It’s all part of a project being co-led by EPA scientists Ronald Williams and Dr. Gayle Hagler. The Village Green…
Rolta Has been Awarded the "Smart City" Project for Nanjing, China
Rolta today announced that it has been awarded the prestigious "Smart City" project for Nanjing, China, in preparation for hosting the 2014 Youth Olympics. Rolta has engaged ARES Security Corporation of Burlingame, CA to leverage their systems engineering…
Metropolitan Police Helps Improve Road Safety in London with GGP's GIS
The Metropolitan Police Service is using the latest desktop mapping software to collate essential data about road traffic collisions in London. The advanced Geographical Information System (GIS) from GGP Systems in being used to identify and map the exact…
PITT OHIO Adopts Esri's ArcGIS for Transportation Analytics
Esri announces that PITT OHIO, a transportation solutions provider headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has licensed Esri's ArcGIS for Transportation Analytics. The solution is powered by the ArcGIS platform and helps staff use fleet location information…
