Select Section Archives - GIS user technology news https://gisuser.com/tag/select-section/ News, Business, Technology, Mobile, GIS, Crypto Currency, AI, Economics Thu, 09 Oct 2014 18:23:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Ready Trucking Achieves Productivity Improvement Goals with Rand McNally TNDTM 760 Devices https://gisuser.com/2014/07/ready-trucking-achieves-productivity-improvement-goals-with-rand-mcnally-tndtm-760-devices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ready-trucking-achieves-productivity-improvement-goals-with-rand-mcnally-tndtm-760-devices Fri, 25 Jul 2014 02:34:05 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2014/07/ready-trucking-achieves-productivity-improvement-goals-with-rand-mcnally-tndtm-760-devices/ SKOKIE, Ill., July 24, 2014 – Just months after installing Rand McNally’s TNDTM 760 in- cab devices, Ready Trucking of Ellenwood, Georgia today announced that the company has achieved its implementation objectives. More specifically, Ready Trucking is able to evaluate and manage more data, allowing dispatchers to reduce the time they spend on the phone. […]

The post Ready Trucking Achieves Productivity Improvement Goals with Rand McNally TNDTM 760 Devices appeared first on GIS user technology news.

]]> Exelis Inc. has added a news release to its Investor Relations website. https://gisuser.com/2014/07/exelis-inc-has-added-a-news-release-to-its-investor-relations-website/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exelis-inc-has-added-a-news-release-to-its-investor-relations-website Fri, 25 Jul 2014 02:27:33 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2014/07/exelis-inc-has-added-a-news-release-to-its-investor-relations-website/ HERNDON, Va.–Jul. 24, 2014— Exelis (NYSE:XLS) has successfully deployed its new deicing management solution at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). The solution, called Symphony® DeiceVueTM, automates tasks in the deicing process that were previously done manually to improve the coordination, efficiency and reporting accuracy of deicing operations.   Through a contract with Swissport International Ltd., Exelis provides advanced automation to coordinate deicing operations between […]

The post Exelis Inc. has added a news release to its Investor Relations website. appeared first on GIS user technology news.

]]> Market potential of open geodata “Bringing business along” https://gisuser.com/2014/07/market-potential-of-open-geodata-bringing-business-along/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=market-potential-of-open-geodata-bringing-business-along Thu, 24 Jul 2014 02:46:45 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2014/07/market-potential-of-open-geodata-bringing-business-along/ Karlsruhe/Berlin, 23 July 2014. Business needs geodata. As a result, there is huge market potential in open geodata. This is undisputed. The question is, though, whether demand has been growing since increasing numbers of authorities have been publishing their data on the internet – sometimes for free use. The jury is still out. At INTERGEO […]

The post Market potential of open geodata “Bringing business along” appeared first on GIS user technology news.

]]> Esri and European Schoolnet Partner to Deliver Geographic Education Internationally https://gisuser.com/2014/07/esri-and-european-schoolnet-partner-to-deliver-geographic-education-internationally/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=esri-and-european-schoolnet-partner-to-deliver-geographic-education-internationally Tue, 22 Jul 2014 03:56:41 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2014/07/esri-and-european-schoolnet-partner-to-deliver-geographic-education-internationally/ More Than 30 Ministries of Education to Gain Access to ArcGIS Online Redlands, California—July 21, 2014—School systems across Europe will soon have access to the world’s leading online mapping software for delivering better geographic education to the classroom.   Esri has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with European Schoolnet, an organization that works with […]

The post Esri and European Schoolnet Partner to Deliver Geographic Education Internationally appeared first on GIS user technology news.

]]> Exelis to announce 2014 second-quarter financial results Aug. 1 https://gisuser.com/2014/07/exelis-to-announce-2014-second-quarter-financial-results-aug-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exelis-to-announce-2014-second-quarter-financial-results-aug-1 Sat, 19 Jul 2014 00:04:50 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2014/07/exelis-to-announce-2014-second-quarter-financial-results-aug-1/ MCLEAN, Va.–Jul. 18, 2014— Exelis (NYSE: XLS) will announce its 2014 second-quarter financial results at 6:30 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. Management will conduct an investor briefing and conference call at 10 a.m. EDT the same day.   The briefing can be accessed live by calling toll-free (888) 337-8165 (ID#: 5399822), by calling +1 (719) 325-2423 (ID#: 5399822) from outside the U.S. or […]

The post Exelis to announce 2014 second-quarter financial results Aug. 1 appeared first on GIS user technology news.

]]> KBM, Inc. Expands Aerial Mapping Services with Purchase of Leica ALS70-CM Aerial Laser Scanner https://gisuser.com/2014/07/kbm-inc-expands-aerial-mapping-services-with-purchase-of-leica-als70-cm-aerial-laser-scanner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kbm-inc-expands-aerial-mapping-services-with-purchase-of-leica-als70-cm-aerial-laser-scanner Fri, 18 Jul 2014 09:23:06 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2014/07/kbm-inc-expands-aerial-mapping-services-with-purchase-of-leica-als70-cm-aerial-laser-scanner/ NORCROSS, GA, July 17, 2014 – Cities, counties and electric utilities in North Dakota, the Upper Midwest and throughout the US now have a new resource for cost-effective LiDAR data and high-point-density corridor mapping as a result of KBM, Inc.‘s recent purchase of a Leica ALS70-CM aerial laser scanner and RCD30 digital camera. KBM is the first company […]

The post KBM, Inc. Expands Aerial Mapping Services with Purchase of Leica ALS70-CM Aerial Laser Scanner appeared first on GIS user technology news.

]]> OGC announces new Geospatial User Feedback Standards Working Group https://gisuser.com/2014/07/ogc-announces-new-geospatial-user-feedback-standards-working-group/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ogc-announces-new-geospatial-user-feedback-standards-working-group Fri, 18 Jul 2014 01:29:10 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2014/07/ogc-announces-new-geospatial-user-feedback-standards-working-group/ 17 July 2014. Members of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) have formed an OGC Geospatial User Feedback Standards Working Group (SWG). The purpose of this SWG will be to reach consensus on a standard way to encode users’ comments on the results those users obtain when querying spatial databases. This effort has the potential to […]

The post OGC announces new Geospatial User Feedback Standards Working Group appeared first on GIS user technology news.

]]> Environmental Remediation Made Easier With Juniper Systems’ Mesa® Rugged Notepad https://gisuser.com/2014/07/environmental-remediation-made-easier-with-juniper-systems-mesa-rugged-notepad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=environmental-remediation-made-easier-with-juniper-systems-mesa-rugged-notepad Thu, 17 Jul 2014 02:36:07 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2014/07/environmental-remediation-made-easier-with-juniper-systems-mesa-rugged-notepad/ Logan, UT — W&M Environmental Group (W&M) has been using Juniper Systems’ Mesa® Rugged Notepad to provide environmental remediation services, particularly environmental injection. W&M provides these services to a variety of industries, including Real Estate Due Diligence, Industrial Environmental Health & Safety, Natural Resources, and Industrial Hygiene/Safety.   Environmental injection is a type of environmental remediation in […]

The post Environmental Remediation Made Easier With Juniper Systems’ Mesa® Rugged Notepad appeared first on GIS user technology news.

]]> McMAHON ASSOCIATES, INC. UNVEILS NEW INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND BUS https://gisuser.com/2014/07/mcmahon-associates-inc-unveils-new-infrastructure-asset-management-tool-for-municipalities-and-bus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mcmahon-associates-inc-unveils-new-infrastructure-asset-management-tool-for-municipalities-and-bus Tue, 15 Jul 2014 03:04:21 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2014/07/mcmahon-associates-inc-unveils-new-infrastructure-asset-management-tool-for-municipalities-and-bus/ FORT WASHINGTON, PA (July 14, 2014) — McMahon Associates, Inc., a national engineering firm headquartered in the Philadelphia area, today introduced a powerful new technology tool to help municipalities and businesses better manage activities ranging from pothole repair to traffic light maintenance, permitting and snow removal. The tool can save taxpayer dollars and help businesses and […]

The post McMAHON ASSOCIATES, INC. UNVEILS NEW INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND BUS appeared first on GIS user technology news.

]]> ITU, UN Women announce new global awards for outstanding work in technology for gender equality https://gisuser.com/2014/07/itu-un-women-announce-new-global-awards-for-outstanding-work-in-technology-for-gender-equality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=itu-un-women-announce-new-global-awards-for-outstanding-work-in-technology-for-gender-equality Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:49:30 +0000 http://gis-user.com/2014/07/itu-un-women-announce-new-global-awards-for-outstanding-work-in-technology-for-gender-equality/ Geneva, 14 July 2014 – ITU and UN Women are partnering to launch a new global technology award that recognizes outstanding contributions from women and men in leveraging the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to promote gender equality. The annual GEM-TECH Awards will be conferred on seven winners from government, the private sector, academia […]

The post ITU, UN Women announce new global awards for outstanding work in technology for gender equality appeared first on GIS user technology news.

]]>