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CMT Announces iGPSGIS II App for iPhone   April 27, 2012

Corvallis Microtechnology, Inc. announces the release of the iGPSGIS II application software for use on the Apple iPhone. The GPS/GIS data collection and mapping application can be used in a range of applications such as resource management, agriculture, forestry, archaeology, and the utilities...More>>

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U.S. Army Geospatial Center Introduced the HyDRA Android App   April 25, 2012

The U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) and Engineer Research and Development Center introduced the Hydrologic Data Resources Application (HyDRA) - a Web-based data survey and analysis tool created to provide the Dept. of Defense (DoD) logistics and geospatial intelligence-related water communities...More>>

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Esri Announces Technology Used to View How Climate Change Impacts African Populations   March 30, 2012

Esri announced that the Strauss Center's Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) program has implemented Esri technology to view how climate change impacts vulnerable populations in Africa. CCAPS created the dynamic mapping tool in partnership with AidData for use by researchers,...More>>

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Casey Trees Publishes Washington D.C. Cherry Tree Map   March 19, 2012

Casey Trees announced their technical department has published a map of Washington D.C.'s cherry trees. More>>

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Golden Software Announces 3D Scientific Visualization Software Update   February 15, 2012

Golden Software, Inc. announced the release of Voxler 3, a complete scientific 3D data visualization and graphics application. More>>

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URISA's GISCorps Continues to Impact the World   January 30, 2012

URISA is pleased to announce that 25 GISCorps volunteers have recently been deployed to 9 new missions in 7 countries.More>>

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CoreLogic Releases 2011 Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis   December 14, 2011

CoreLogic released its first ever Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis detailing the record-breaking natural disasters that struck the United States in 2011. The report provides an analysis of significant hurricane, wildfire, tornado, flood and earthquake events, as well as a summary of...More>>

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New Mapping Tool Reveals Thousands of Extreme Weather Events in 2011   December 14, 2011

In 2011, there were at least 2,941 monthly weather records broken in communities throughout the US., as detailed in a new interactive extreme weather mapping tool and year-end review released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The powerful web-based tool allows Americans to draw the...More>>

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Get It Surveyed (GIS)   December 8, 2011

Get It Surveyed (GIS) always brings out a small roar of laughter at the local RPLS chapter meeting. Hardee, har, har. The irony is that if you laugh at that joke, then you might as well wear a sign on your head that says “GIS Dummy.” GIS isn’t about accuracy. I’ve said it many times and...More>>

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Trimble Offers Custom Topographic, Aerial and Hybrid Map Prints   November 17, 2011

Trimble introduced a new large-format, map-printing service for the construction, surveying, agriculture, and field research trades. The new service is available through MyTopo, a Trimble company, at www.MyTopo.com.More>>