http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr GSS Natural Resources 2008-08-21T19:23:56Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Land%2FForest/Understanding-Tropical-Deforestation-with-Remote-S/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533026?ref=25 More than 60 percent of the primary forest of tropical ecosystems has already been lost, and government agencies are struggling to prevent further destruction. In Honduras, GIS techniques, lifestyle surveys, and satellite imagery of forested areas all helped to determine the variables that predict deforestation behavior among rural families. 2008-07-30T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/312008/533026null XML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Fugro-EarthData-Garners-MAPPS-Project-of-the-Year/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532814?ref=25 Fugro EarthData Inc. has received the Project of the Year award at the 2008 MAPPS Summer Conference July 22 for its project, "Mapping a Vital Marine Resource in Texas." 2008-07-30T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/312008/532814null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/USDA-Turns-to-ASRC-Management-for-Crop-Explorer-De/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532161?ref=25 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and ASRC Management Services have signed a cooperative research and development agreement to further develop Crop Explorer, USDA's tool for delivering real-time crop information. 2008-07-28T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/312008/532161null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Geospatial+News/WhiteStar-Fills-in-Gaps-with-Enhanced-UGA-Mapping/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530527?ref=25 WhiteStar Corp. has unveiled its Enhanced Unlimited Grid Access mapping product, which supplements its Standard UGA map database by filling in land boundary gaps in the U.S. Public Land Survey, according to the company. 2008-07-17T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/292008/530527null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Geospatial+News/TerraGo-Technologies-Added-to-Prime-Vendor-Contrac/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530295?ref=25 TerraGo Technologies has been named to the Prime Vendor Contract for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service, Office of Global Analysis (OGA). The OGA is responsible for global crop condition assessments and estimates of area, yield, and production for grains, oilseeds, and cotton. 2008-07-16T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/292008/530295null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Geospatial+News/Maptek-Upgrades-I-Site-Studio-Scan-Processing-Soft/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528739?ref=25 Maptek has released version 3.1 of its I-Site Studio scan processing software for the mining industry, adding several one-click image management options to the software's feature set. 2008-07-09T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/282008/528739null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Geoinformation-SA-Providing-ERDAS-Solutions-to-Map/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523920?ref=25 Geoinformation SA has announced a three-year collaboration with WWF Greece, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Forestry and Natural Environment, and the Lab of Forest Management and Remote Sensing. This project will map the forests of Greece at a national scale, using Landsat satellite imagery and two ERDAS IMAGINE add-on modules, IMAGINE DeltaCue and the beta release of IMAGINE Objective. 2008-06-12T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/242008/523920null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Land%2FForest/Satellite-Based-Crop-Management/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/519602?ref=25 All stakeholders in agriculture — including producers, processors, resource managers, the marketing and finance sectors, and the government economies — need timely and reliable information on crop acreage, yield prediction, and production estimation for tactical and strategic decision making. Early prediction of crop yield is important for planning and making various policy decisions. In India, a remote sensing and GIS-based approach proves to be an accurate method for estimating yields and monitoring the health of sugarcane crops. 2008-05-28T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/222008/519602null XML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/DigitalGlobe-Expands-Imagery-Solutions-for-Oil-and/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/519296?ref=25 DigitalGlobe has unveiled ImageConnect: Oil and Gas, an online imagery service with on-demand access via GIS and Web mapping services to areas of global oil and gas exploration. 2008-05-27T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/222008/519296null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/GAF-AG-Establishes-Geological-and-Mineral-Resource/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/518239?ref=25 GAF AG has completed the design, implementation, and testing of the Geological and Mineral Resources Information System for Papua New Guinea at the Mineral Resources Authority in Port Moresby. 2008-05-20T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/212008/518239null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/GE-Oil-amp-Gas-PII-Pipeline-Solutions-Releases-Pip/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517990?ref=25 GE's PII Pipeline Solutions business has launched a new version of PipeView SheetGen, a software tool for generating pipeline alignment sheets directly from maintained data sources. SheetGen automatically generates alignment sheets directly from relational databases and geographic information systems. 2008-05-19T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/212008/517990null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Geospatial+News/Wallingford-Software-Releases-Version-90-of-InfoWo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/508892?ref=25 Wallingford Software has released version 9.0 of its InfoWorks modeling software for the water industry. Enhancements include the ability to model 2D flows using InfoWorks RS. 2008-04-08T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/152008/508892null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/GAF-AG-Supports-Indonesian-Coral-Reef-GIS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506045?ref=25 Geo-information company GAF AG has completed its consultancy services — including technical assistance and provision of skills in the fields of coral reef ecology, coral reef management, GIS, Web, and institutional strengthening — to the headquarters of Coral Reef Information and Training Centers (CRITC) in Gedung LIPI, Cikini, Jakarta, and eight districts of Sumatra. 2008-03-27T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/132008/506045null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/WhiteStar-Introduces-ArcGIS-Server-Line-of-Enterpr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/502985?ref=25 WhiteStar Corp. has introduced a line of Enterprise ArcGIS Server databases developed from WhiteStar's Unlimited Access mapping products. Each of the new Enterprise products contains a seamless nationwide database of map data that can be accessed via the Web on ESRI ArcGIS Server for applications in the oil and gas, pipeline, natural resource, utility, and insurance industries. 2008-03-12T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/112008/502985null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/GE-Energy-Updates-Software-for-Gas-Distribution-In/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/502986?ref=25 GE Energy has released Smallworld Gas Distribution Office 4.1, the latest version of a suite of operational, maintenance, and compliance applications with a global data model for the management of gas distribution assets and networks. 2008-03-10T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/112008/502986null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Clark-Labs-Assists-Conservation-International-with/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/498731?ref=25 Clark Labs was recently awarded a contract by Conservation International to assist in the development of site-level carbon emissions baselines for a subset of the agency's projects in its Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) program. 2008-02-27T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/092008/498731null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/WhiteStar-to-Introduce-PolyBuilder-Service/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/493102?ref=25 WhiteStar Corp. will officially unveil the WhiteStar PolyBuilder application at the ESRI Petroleum Users Group (PUG) Conference in Houston, Texas. The WhiteStar PolyBuilder service is a Web-based application that allows a user to calculate the geographic points representing a land polygon. 2008-02-20T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/082008/493102null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Geospatial+News/MetaCarta-Enables-GeoSearch-for-Crop-Explorer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/491375?ref=25 The United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) has selected MetaCarta GTS for Crop Explorer. Crop Explorer is a Web-based analytical tool used by analysts, farmers, trade officers, researchers, and other government agencies that provides information on crops and conditions by region, using satellite images, live data and maps, with links to production estimates, area, yield, and crop assessments. 2008-02-12T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/072008/491375null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/DeLorme-Marks-Milestone-in-Sales-to-North-American/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/485034?ref=25 DeLorme has sold more than 10,000 XMap licenses into the oil and gas, electric, solar, and wind energy markets. 2008-01-16T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/032008/485034null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/FME-Donation-to-Streamline-Data-Loading-for-UN-Env/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483364?ref=25 Safe Software announced today that its recent donation of FME, a spatial ETL (extract, transform and load) platform, will assist the United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre with critical conservation decision-making around the globe. 2008-01-08T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/022008/483364null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Petrobras-SA-Wins-2007-BE-Award/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/481406?ref=25 Petrobras SA, an integrated Brazilian company that performs oil and oil by-product exploration, production, refining, and transportation, has won a 2007 BE Award in the "Geospatial Mapping and Cadastre" category for its Obstacles Management System. 2007-12-28T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/012007/481406null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Pitney-Bowes-MapInfo-Acquires-Encom/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/479985?ref=25 Pitney Bowes MapInfo has announced the acquisition of Encom Technology, a supplier of specialist software, data, and services to the global mineral exploration and petroleum industries. 2007-12-17T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/512007/479985null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Schlumberger-Acquires-Exclusive-Distribution-Right/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/479984?ref=25 Schlumberger has announced the acquisition of exclusive distribution rights to the oil and gas sector for MetaCarta's map-based geographic information search technologies. 2007-12-17T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/512007/479984null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Juniper-Systems-OnPOZ-Precision-Positioning-Partne/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/468118?ref=25 Juniper Systems, Inc and OnPOZ Precision Positioning have entered into an agreement to develop new geospatial solutions for the natural resources market. 2007-10-22T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/432007/468118null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/WhiteStar-Introduces-Unlimited-Well-Access/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/468119?ref=25 WhiteStar Corp. has introduced Unlimited Well Access (UWA), a digital map-based product containing well header information for oil and gas wells in the United States, including Alaska, state and federal waters, and the Gulf of Mexico. 2007-10-18T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/432007/468119null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Wallingford-Software-Releases-FloodWorks-v85/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/465869?ref=25 Wallingford Software has released FloodWorks v8.5, an update of its real-time flood forecasting and warning solution. A modular software package, FloodWorks is used for simulation and forecasting of extreme hydrological and hydraulic conditions within river basins, drainage systems and the coastal zone. 2007-10-15T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/422007/465869null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/GE-to-Provide-Brazilian-Distributor-with-Pipeline-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/464677?ref=25 GE has signed a contract to provide Brazil's largest distribution company, Comgas of Sao Paulo, Brazil, with pipeline data management software through its Energy and Oil and Gas businesses. 2007-10-10T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/412007/464677null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/GE-Energy-Updates-Pipeline-Management-Software/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/461605?ref=25 GE Energy has released Smallworld Global Transmission Office 4.1, the latest version of a suite of natural gas and liquid applications with a global data model for the management of the assets in a pipeline transmission network. 2007-09-26T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/402007/461605null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/WhiteStar-Introduces-SpotOn-at-GITA-Oil-amp-Gas-Sh/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/460243?ref=25 WhiteStar Corp. has introduced SpotOn, a Web-delivered service which enables users to reach out over the Internet to convert a well's public land survey legal description into a precise geographic coordinate. 2007-09-20T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/392007/460243null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Enviro+Planning/What-is-the-Value-of-Green/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/459453?ref=25 GIS aids organizations in assessing U.S. urban forests and planning for their future. 2007-09-19T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/392007/459453null XML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Clark-Labs-Releases-Land-Change-Modeler-Software-E/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/455155?ref=25 Clark Labs has announced the release of its Land Change Modeler software extension for ESRI's ArcGIS software. Released in 2006 within the IDRISI Andes software, the Land Change Modeler was subsequently developed as a separate product for individuals utilizing the ArcGIS environment. 2007-09-04T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/362007/455155null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Mercury-Computer-Systems-Helps-Forest-Service-Map-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/450085?ref=25 Mercury Computer Systems has been selected by the Remote Sensing Applications Center of the USDA Forest Service to support wildfire monitoring and forest mapping projects in 2007 with the VistaNav-SSR Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). 2007-08-09T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/332007/450085null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Forest-Fire-Damage-Assessed-with-Image-Intelligenc/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/447556?ref=25 The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki recently published studies revealing that more than 5,000 hectares of fir and pine forest in the Mount Parnitha National Park were destroyed by recent forest fires. Detailed information about the burnt forest area was extracted with the Definiens Enterprise Image Intelligence Suite. 2007-08-02T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/322007/447556null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/INCRA-Selects-IDRISI-Andes-for-Land-Reform-Efforts/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/445807?ref=25 INCRA, Brazil's National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform, has purchased a suite of IDRISI Andes GIS and Image Processing software licenses to monitor natural resources, manage federal lands and determine areas which require preservation. 2007-07-30T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/312007/445807null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/GeoAge-to-Provide-West-Virginia-DOF-with-FAST/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/444270?ref=25 West Virginia's Division of Forestry (DOF) has awarded a competitive bid contract to GeoAge for its FAST rapid data collection, instant reporting and mapping system. GeoAge's FAST (Field Adapted Survey Toolkit) solution is expected to enable the DOF to make more accurate and timely assessments for fire protection. 2007-07-24T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/302007/444270null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Planalytics-and-AWhere-Form-Strategic-Partnership/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/444271?ref=25 AWhere, Inc., has announced a strategic partnership with Planalytics, Inc. As part of the partnership, subscribers to Planalytics' weekly FlashWeather Life Sciences e-mail newsletter can acquire a complimentary trial version of AWhere software, which will enable them to download and drill into the weather intelligence data maps published in each issue of FlashWeather. 2007-07-23T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/302007/444271null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Leica-Geosystems-Geospatial-Imaging-Donates-Softwa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/436499?ref=25 Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging is donating its IMAGINE PROFESSIONAL, IMAGINE DeltaCue, and IMAGINE AutoSync software to The Green Belt Movement to support tree planting activities and community development in Africa. 2007-06-19T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/252007/436499null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Service-at-Sea-Launches-Worldwide-Journey/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/436500?ref=25 Service at Sea, a nonprofit that provides geotechnology to support habitat assessments and global warming monitoring, has launched a four-year journey to deliver mapping technology to conservation groups and K-12 teachers worldwide. 2007-06-18T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/252007/436500null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Intermap-Wins-Mapping-Contracts-for-Tsunami-Prepar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/433628?ref=25 Intermap Technologies Corp. has been awarded four contracts valued at $2.2 million for radar mapping in Southeast Asia. Under the agreement, the company will collect and deliver three-dimensional digital elevation data and orthorectified radar imagery utilizing Intermap's IFSAR radar mapping technology. Data will be collected and delivered in 2007. 2007-06-12T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/242007/433628null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/MetaCarta-to-Provide-the-Oil-and-Gas-Industry-with/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/433629?ref=25 MetaCarta, Inc., has announced an agreement with IHS Inc., a global provider of critical technical information, decision-support tools, and related services, to enhance MetaCarta's Energy Geographic Data Module to provide information when searching for energy-related information specific to a location. 2007-06-11T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/242007/433629null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/ITT-ANGEL-Service-Marks-One-Billion-Laser-Pulses/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/430616?ref=25 ITT Corporation's Space Systems Division has conducted the billionth laser pulse in support of the Airborne Natural Gas Emission LIDAR (ANGEL) Service. ITT's ANGEL Service uses laser technology aboard a high-speed, fixed-wing aircraft to detect and quantify natural gas pipeline leaks and facility emissions. 2007-05-30T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/222007/430616null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/RTI-International-Introduces-GIS-Research-Tools/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/430318?ref=25 RTI International has created a selection of geospatial services that employ a hydrologic mapping system called the NHDPlus, allowing researchers to identify more precise locations for monitoring stations and to more accurately predict upstream and downstream pollution effects. 2007-05-24T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/222007/430318null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/UPC-Wind-Management-Uses-XMap-to-Locate-Turbines/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/422384?ref=25 DeLorme's XMap GIS software has been selected by UPC Wind Management, LLC, to help determine the optimal placement of wind turbines. 2007-04-25T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/172007/422384null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Pixxures-Performs-Vector-Alignment-for-Hamilton-Co/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/422383?ref=25 Pixxures, Inc., has completed a vector alignment project for the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District. The County's digitized tax parcel map is being used as the main reference layer for the Hamilton County Online Mapping System, which is available to the public as a free service. 2007-04-25T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/172007/422383null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/UPC-Wind-Management-Uses-XMap-to-Locate-Turbines/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/424494?ref=25 DeLorme's XMap GIS software has been selected by UPC Wind Management, LLC, to help determine the optimal placement of wind turbines. 2007-04-25T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/182007/424494null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Pixxures-Performs-Vector-Alignment-for-Hamilton-Co/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/424493?ref=25 Pixxures, Inc., has completed a vector alignment project for the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District. The County's digitized tax parcel map is being used as the main reference layer for the Hamilton County Online Mapping System, which is available to the public as a free service. 2007-04-25T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/182007/424493null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Hemisphere-GPS-Introduces-Crescent-VS100-Series-GP/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/420415?ref=25 Hemisphere GPS has introduced the Crescent VS100 and VS110. These "vector sensor" products offer a heading and positioning solution for machine control and marine navigation applications, including dredging and hydrographic surveying. 2007-04-16T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/162007/420415null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/InMaps-Implements-Automated-Driving-Survey-for-Yan/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/420414?ref=25 InMaps has implemented its GIS-based Automated Driving Survey application at Yankee Gas Services Co. in Berlin, Connecticut. The application automates record-keeping related to the mobile gas detection surveys that natural gas utilities must perform annually. 2007-04-16T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/162007/420414null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Clark-Labs-Develops-Land-Change-Modeler-for-ArcGIS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/420417?ref=25 Clark Labs is developing its Land Change Modeler for Ecological Sustainability as a new software extension for ArcGIS. 2007-04-11T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/162007/420417null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/New-Dates-and-Location-Announced-for-2007-GIS-for-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/418468?ref=25 The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) will present its 16th Annual GIS for Oil & Gas Conference September 24-26, 2007, at the Marriott Westchase Hotel in Houston, Texas. 2007-04-10T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/152007/418468null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Geophysical-Scouting-Firm-Combines-GPS-Photo-Mappi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/418469?ref=25 A Canadian geophysical scouting firm is using GeoSpatial Experts' GPS-Photo Link software to export georeferenced photographs directly into Google Earth for delivery to oil and gas exploration companies. 2007-04-10T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/152007/418469null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Hydrologic-Engineering-Center-and-ESRI-to-Develop-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/416687?ref=25 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Hydrologic Engineering Center and ESRI will cooperate on developing GIS technology for hydrologic engineering and ecological analysis. 2007-04-03T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/142007/416687null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/GIS-for-Oil-amp-Gas-Conference-Call-for-Papers-Ann/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/411792?ref=25 The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) has announced that the Call for Papers deadline for its 16th Annual GIS for Oil & Gas Conference is April 9, 2007. The conference is set for September 17-19, 2007, in Houston, Texas. 2007-03-14T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/112007/411792null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Clark-Labs-Receives-Grant-to-Analyze-Trends-in-Tro/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/410170?ref=25 Clark Labs has received a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to develop a system for analyzing time series of remotely sensed images to infer changes in biodiversity and ecosystem function. The result will be a protocol and software system that will permit scientists and conservationists to monitor ecosystem responses to a range of anthropogenic disturbances, such as land cover conversion and climate change. 2007-03-07T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/102007/410170null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Airborne-1-Provides-LIDAR-for-Sacramento-Delta-Pro/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/410168?ref=25 Airborne 1 Corporation is providing LiDAR services for a new delta study being conducted by the California Department of Water Resources along with EarthData. 2007-03-05T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/102007/410168null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Columbia-Coastal-Mapping-Project-Cited-in-National/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/408269?ref=25 Merrick & Company is a finalist in the American Council of Engineering Companies' 41st annual Engineering Excellence Awards competition for conducting a coastal mapping project for the Maritime Directorate (DIMAR) of the Navy of Colombia. Merrick & Company helped DIMAR assess the feasibility of using LiDAR and digital aerial photography to determine the geographic limits of its jurisdiction, much of which consists of exotic, complex, and fragile marine ecosystems. 2007-02-28T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/092007/408269null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Bentley-CEO-Accepts-Red-Cross-Award/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/408270?ref=25 Tom Foley, CEO of the American Red Cross, SEPA Chapter, has presented the Circle of Humanitarian Award to Bentley CEO Greg Bentley in recognition of the company's tsunami recovery donations. 2007-02-27T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/092007/408270null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/ESRI-Press-Book-Chronicles-GIS-Success-Stories-in-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/407275?ref=25 ESRI Press has released Standards for Success: GIS for Federal Progress and Accountability. The book recounts how GIS technology helps United States federal agencies streamline work and save money while tackling diverse projects such as monitoring volcanoes and managing forests. 2007-02-23T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/092007/407275null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Tripod-Data-Systems-Introduces-SOLO-Forest-GIS-Map/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/407273?ref=25 Tripod Data Systems has introduced SOLO Forest GIS mapping software. SOLO Forest is designed specifically for forestry applications, and includes features, functions, and terminology that foresters commonly use in the field. 2007-02-07T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/092007/407273null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/BNTME-Supports-Earthrace-with-NorthstarNavman-Equi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/407274?ref=25 Brunswick New Technologies Marine Electronics (BNTME) has announced its partnership with Earthrace. In a bid to circumnavigate the globe in a powerboat, Earthrace participants seek to break the current world record using only renewable fuels. 2007-02-07T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/092007/407274null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Recovery-Efforts-in-Post-Tsunami-Indonesia-Employ-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/403146?ref=25 The Spatial Information and Mapping Centre of Badan Rehabilitasi dan Rekonstrucksi NAD-Nias in Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia, is using ESRI GIS software to support the activities of humanitarian agencies rebuilding after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. 2007-02-07T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/062007/403146null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Trimble-Introduces-VX-Spatial-Station/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/401610?ref=25 Trimble has introduced the Trimble VX Spatial Station, a positioning system that combines optical, 3D scanning, and video capabilities -- Trimble VISION technology -- to measure objects in 3D to produce 2D and 3D data sets for spatial imaging projects. 2007-01-31T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/052007/401610null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Colorado-Wildlife-Agency-Selects-XMap-50-GIS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/398980?ref=25 DeLorme's XMap 5.0 GIS Enterprise software has been chosen by the Colorado Division of Wildlife to complement the agency's existing geospatial software. The purchase is intended to facilitate law enforcement and rescue work. 2007-01-18T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/032007/398980null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/ESRI-Expands-4-H-Club-GIS-Grant-Program/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/398489?ref=25 ESRI has expanded its 4-H Club GIS grant program for 2007. The grants include GIS software, training, and supplemental materials. 2007-01-16T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/032007/398489null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/RMSI-Aides-Bigger-Harvests-with-New-Agriculture-Fi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/394006?ref=25 RMSI has applied the advantages of remote sensing, GIS, and Web-based information systems to farming in India. 2006-12-20T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/512006/394006null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Geokinetics-Announces-Closing-of-110-Million-Secon/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/393736?ref=25 Geokinetics, Inc. announced today the closing of an offering $110 million Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2012 on December 15, 2006. 2006-12-19T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/512006/393736null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Orion-Technology-and-Marston-Announce-Partnership/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/393473?ref=25 Orion Technology — a provider of Web-GIS software and integration services — is forming a partnership with Marston — a full-service mining consulting organization — whereby Marston will distribute Orion's Web-GIS software suite, OnPoint, to the mining industry. 2006-12-18T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/512006/393473null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/SIGEOL-Rolls-Out-Geological-Mapping-in-GIS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/388656?ref=25 TTI Production has released SIGEOL, an advanced geological mapping program comprised of a coherent set of tools and profession-specific databases developed by geologists for geologists. 2006-11-29T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/482006/388656null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Oil%2FGas/Using-GIS-to-Manage-Precious-Natural-Resources/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/387391?ref=25 Oil & Gas companies around the world are investing in innovative geospatial technologies to reduce errors, cut costs, and ultimately improve the management of our Earth's precious natural resources. 2006-11-21T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/472006/387391/SupplyChain_thumbnail.jpg http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/472006/387391null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/NCDC-Technology-Helps-Protect-Colorado-Springs-Wat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/387172?ref=25 Using high resolution satellite imagery and advanced analytical techniques, NCDC Imaging & Mapping is providing Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) with detailed feature mapping and vegetation analysis to help assess, manage, and monitor the Pikes Peak watershed. 2006-11-20T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/472006/387172null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Petris-and-Production-Access-Announce-Joint-Cooper/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/385050?ref=25 The integration of Production Access' Operations Center and PetrisWINDS DrillNET will provide streamlined workflow, near real-time comparison of drilling well data with well designs, data transfer between applications, and sharing/reuse of data. 2006-11-09T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/452006/385050null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/GPS-Tracking-Device-from-Guardian-Nabs-Thieves/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/384492?ref=25 Guardian Mobile Monitoring Systems, Inc. has announced that their GPS tracking system has enabled the recovery of more than $25,000 in stolen oil field equipment in October. 2006-11-07T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/452006/384492null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/WhiteStar-Introduces-CartoPlat-Products-for-Petrol/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/381510?ref=25 CartoPlat is a digital database of georeferenced maps depicting the original lot and tract surveys of U.S. townships. 2006-10-24T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/432006/381510null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/FEATURE+ARTICLE/Saving-Venice-High-Tech-vs-Mother-Nature/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/378444?ref=25 Italian government turns to Intergraph's GIS technology to help save historical city from the encroaching sea 2006-10-11T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/412006/378444null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/ESRI-President-Jack-Dangermond-Awarded-Henry-Shaw-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/376974?ref=25 Dangermond was awarded the Henry Shaw Medal on September 13, 2006, in recognition of his contributions to the Missouri Botanical Garden, botanical research, horticulture, conservation, and the museum community. 2006-10-04T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/402006/376974null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/FEMA-Awards-Hazard-Mitigation-Grant-to-City-of-Nor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/373513?ref=25 The U.S Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released $297,124 in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds to the City of North Royalton in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, for the acquisition of four residential homes. 2006-09-20T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/382006/373513null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Fugro-Pelagos-Wins-Multiple-US-Orders/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/371998?ref=25 Fugro Pelagos, Inc. has successfully negotiated a series of Task Orders and a new contract award with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2006-09-15T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/372006/371998null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Denver-GPS-Base-Station-Upgrades-Accuracy-Adds-Rea/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/371162?ref=25 CompassTools Inc., the provider of GIS field data collection tools that established the GPS base station in 1998, has joined with Trimble and the University of Denver in upgrading the system to provide centimeter-level accuracy and real-time correction broadcasts. 2006-09-12T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/372006/371162null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Expansion-Continues-for-Surdex/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/371188?ref=25 Ron Hoffmann, president of Surdex Corporation announced today that the company has opened a new office in the Houston Metro Area (Park Ten). This is the third location for Surdex, which currently has offices in Missouri and Florida. 2006-09-12T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/372006/371188null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Leica-Geosystems-and-Locata-Corporation-Form-Partn/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/370850?ref=25 Leica Geosystems and Locata Corporation, Australia, have announced the signing of a cooperation agreement for the distribution and support of Locata positioning technology in mutually agreed markets. 2006-09-11T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/372006/370850null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Students-Study-Beach-Erosion-with-GPS-Photo-Link/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/370327?ref=25 Students at Kealakehe High School in Hawaii will be using GPS-Photo Link software from GeoSpatial Experts to study the extent and possible causes of shoreline erosion. 2006-09-08T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/362006/370327null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/iGeospatial-Solutionsi-Introduces-Weekly-E-mail-Ne/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/370503?ref=25 As part of an aggressive online initiative, Geospatial Solutions has added a weekly edition to its suite of special-interest e-mail newsletters. Written and edited by Geospatial Solutions' staff and contributing editors, Geospatial Solutions Weekly will feature news and insights on the advancements and emerging trends in geospatial and GIS. 2006-09-08T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/362006/370503null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/VDOF-Bases-Forest-Information-System-on-ArcGIS-Ser/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/368068?ref=25 The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) has implemented its geographic information system (GIS) software, ESRI's ArcGIS Server. ArcGIS Server is the basis of a VDOF program called the Integrated Forest Resource Information System, which is used to more efficiently and accurately manage forest lands. 2006-08-29T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/352006/368068null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Natural+Resources+News/Petris-EPIS-Form-Alliance/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/367962?ref=25 Petris Technology, Inc., has established a strategic alliance with EPIS, a provider of information solutions to the Chinese market for oil and gas decision making. EPIS will market the full suite of Petris products and services in China. 2006-08-28T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/352006/367962null HTML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Ocean%2FWater/Building-Connections-between-br-Canadas-Water-Data/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/368225?ref=25 How can a country that's almost 10 million square kilometers in area and has a large percentage of the world's freshwater — and disparate jurisdictions responsible for that water — integrate water data collected at myriad source points? Canada's ResEau initiative is attempting to do just that, as it prototypes a new way of accessing and managing water information across jurisdictions through the use of open geospatial standards. 2006-07-01T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/352006/368225/stream-in-forest_thumbnail.gif http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/352006/368225null XML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Enviro+Planning/Keeping-Watch-Over-the-Cascades/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/353007?ref=25 The Cascade Range, which traverses Washington, Oregon, and California, comprises several links in the long chain of volcanoes encircling the Pacific Ocean — the "Ring of Fire." These volatile peaks formed where the boundaries of the Pacific plate grind against other tectonic plates, causing earthquakes and releasing magma from far below the surface 2006-06-01T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/262006/353007null XML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Land%2FForest/Using-Mobile-Mapping-to-Manage-Wildfires/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/339120?ref=25 The application of geospatial technologies to wildfire management is not a new phenomenon. As a 30-year veteran of public service land management, I've taken an active role in using the latest mobile GIS technology during and after firestorms. Most recently, I've put to use an important technological development that's one the best tools for fire management since the shovel: the handheld computer. 2006-02-01T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/262006/339120/thumb_thumbnail.jpg http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/262006/339120null XML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Ocean%2FWater/Springfield-Oregons-Waterway-Inventory/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/339122?ref=25 With the equivalent of only two full-time employees, a small contractual services budget, and a six-month time frame, the Technical Services Division of the City of Springfield, Oregon, has successfully implemented a robust surface waterway inventory system as part of an enterprisewide facilities management system. 2006-01-01T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/262006/339122/thumb_thumbnail.jpg http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/262006/339122null XML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Ocean%2FWater/Advancing-the-Sensor-Web/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/339121?ref=25 What will a global tsunami-warning system look like? It will be a Sensor Web, a collection of sensors on buoys in the world's ocean earthquake zones, wirelessly connected to a network. The sensors will continuously report their three-dimensional location as well as vertical motion and vibration. The network connecting the sensors will almost surely be the Internet, so that the sensors' real-time and stored outputs will be discoverable and accessible via Web browsers and other tools that use standard Web technologies. 2005-06-01T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/262006/339121/main_main.jpg http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/262006/339121null XML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Land%2FForest/Forest-Fuel-Management/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/339119?ref=25 A spatial decision-support system developed by the Rocky Mountain Research Station provides forest managers with the tools to effectively remove a build-up of fuels while adhering to principles of ecological multiple-use forest management and responding to public interests. 2005-05-01T04:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/262006/339119null XML http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/Enviro+Planning/Monitoring-Mount-St-Helens/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/339116?ref=25 Since September 2004, a new lava dome inside North America's most active volcano has grown as high as a 35-story building and as broad as 29 football fields; and scientists are using a cadre of geospatial technologies to monitor the volcano's deformation. 2005-02-01T05:00:00Z http://nr.geospatial-solutions.com/gssnr/data/articlestandard/gssnr/262006/339116null XML