http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm GSS Government & Military 2008-09-07T18:05:05Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/Pennsylvania-County-Looks-to-geographIT-for-Road-A/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/548076?ref=25 Bucks County Pennsylvania has awarded geographIT a contract to implement a new enterprise road centerline data model for its county E-911 service. 2008-09-05T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/362008/548076null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/GIS+%26+Mapping+News/NGA-Revamps-Public-Web-Site-GEOINT-Access/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/545645?ref=25 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has redesigned its public Web site, providing easier navigation and updated content about the agency, its partners, ongoing activities, products, services, and the geospatial intelligence that it produces and acquires, according to the agency. 2008-08-28T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/352008/545645null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/IEC-Unveils-its-Latest-SAASM-GPS-Reciever/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/545646?ref=25 L-3 Interstate Electronics Corp. (IEC) has unveiled its latest miniaturized GPS device, the TruTrak Evolution, which comprises a single board, L1/L2, 24-channel secure receiver. 2008-08-28T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/352008/545646null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/PBSampJ-Names-New-President-COO-and-CTO/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/545215?ref=25 PBS&J has made several changes to its senior management, including the appointment of current chairman Robert J. Paulsen as president of PBS&J, the primary subsidiary of parent company PBSJ Corp. 2008-08-27T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/352008/545215null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Earth+Imaging+%26+Remote+Sensing+News/ITT-Taps-NOAA-Capitol-Hill-Vet-for-VP-Slot/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/545209?ref=25 ITT Corp. has appointed Eric Webster, former director of the NOAA Office Legislative Affairs, as the company's vice president for government and industry partnerships. 2008-08-27T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/352008/545209null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Public+Health+%26+Safety/Food-Access-and-Community-Health/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/545282?ref=25 When compared with other population groups in the United States, African-Americans are at the greatest risk for cancer. This study used GIS to map the accessibility of various food types in two small towns — the first step in investigating whether there is a causative relationship to the risk of cancer. Results from this study will be used to identify predominantly African-American communities in Alabama at increased risk linked to a lack of healthy food options. 2008-08-26T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/352008/545282null XML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/City-of-Bowling-Green-Selects-GEOMAPs-SIGim/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/544728?ref=25 Bowling Green Municipal Utilities (BGMU), Kentucky, has chosen the SIGim solution from GEOMAP GIS America to integrate all of its infrastructure management activities. 2008-08-25T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/352008/544728null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/Davenport-Group-Consultant-Appointed-to-NC-GICC/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/544727?ref=25 Kelly Laughton, a Davenport Group consultant, has been appointed to serve on the North Carolina Geographic Information Coordinating Council (NC GICC). As a council member, Laughton will have the opportunity to help shape GIS-related policies and act as a private-sector representative. 2008-08-25T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/352008/544727null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/GTG-to-Develop-GIS-Plan-for-Chesapeake-Virginia/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/543010?ref=25 The City of Chesapeake, Virginia, has selected Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. (GTG), to develop a GIS strategic implementation plan. 2008-08-18T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/342008/543010null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/GIS+%26+Mapping+News/Cadcorp-Scores-UK-Municipality-GIS-Contract/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542389?ref=25 Cadcorp has received a contract from the United Kingdom's Babergh District Council for the supply and implementation of a new GIS based on Cadcorp SIS desktop and Cadcorp GeognoSIS web-based software. 2008-08-14T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/332008/542389null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/BIM-Son-of-CAD-and-GIS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/535390?ref=25 Building information modeling combines the best traits of its parent technologies. 2008-08-12T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/332008/535390null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/GTG-Puts-Forth-Geo-Blade-Web-for-Local-Governments/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/535197?ref=25 Geographic Technologies Group Inc.'s newly released Geo Blade Web provides the public a means to access community-related information via Websites operated by local governments, according to the company. 2008-08-11T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/332008/535197null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/20082013-Demographic-Data-Available-from-Spatial-I/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534811?ref=25 Spatial Insights has announced the availability of the AGS Estimates & Projections 2008/2013 demographic data for the United States. 2008-08-07T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/322008/534811null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Lockheed-Martin-Garners-32-Million-NGA-Contract/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534568?ref=25 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a $32 million option on a contract to provide specialized geospatial training to analysts and officials across the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. This award exercises the second of four option years on the Learning Management Services (LMS) contract, which provides both educational programs and administrative support for the NGA College. 2008-08-06T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/322008/534568null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/GeoIntelligence+Insider+Newsletter/BIM-Son-of-CAD-and-GIS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/542413?ref=25 Building information modeling shows its lineage, combining the best traits of its parent technologies. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/332008/542413null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/Jacksonville-NC-Upgrades-Geo-Blade-Software-to-Arc/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533118?ref=25 Jacksonville, North Carolina has upgraded its versions of Geographic Technologies Group Inc.'s LG Geo Blade Viewer, LG Geo Blade Web, and LG Geo Blade Address to the ArcGIS Server environment. 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/312008/533118null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Land+Datasets+%26+Property+Assessment/Prioritizing-Geologic-Mapping-with-MCDA/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533029?ref=25 When the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources sought a more methodical and transparent decision-making process to prioritize geologic mapping activities, it turned to multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA). The approach provides methodology and techniques for weighting and scoring multiple criteria to reach a conclusion in complex decision problems. 2008-07-30T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/312008/533029null XML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/GIS+%26+Mapping+News/TerraGo-Technologies-Added-to-USDAs-Prime-Vendor-C/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532812?ref=25 TerraGo Technologies is the latest vendor to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Prime Vendor Contract, and will be providing USDA Foreign Agricultural Service analysts with its GeoPDF technology. 2008-07-30T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/312008/532812null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/GIS+%26+Mapping+News/China-Uses-ERDAS-IMAGINE-to-Assess-Earthquake-Dama/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/532162?ref=25 The China Earthquake Administration has implemented several ERDAS products to process and analyze images of the altered landscape, following the devastating earthquake in China earlier this year, according to ERDAS. 2008-07-28T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/312008/532162null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/GTG-Scores-Multi-Year-Orange-County-GIS-Contract/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531901?ref=25 Orange County, California, has selected Geographic Technologies Group Inc. to develop a multi-year, phased GIS Strategic Implementation Plan. 2008-07-25T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/302008/531901null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/URISA-Elects-2008-Board-of-Directors/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531536?ref=25 URISA has announced the results of its 2008 Board of Directors Election. Kathrine Cargo will become president-elect of the association, and Clare Brown, Michael Lovett, and Karen Stewart will begin their three-year terms as members of the Board of Directors, at the close of URISA's 46th Annual Conference in New Orleans this October. 2008-07-23T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/302008/531536null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/GIS+%26+Mapping+News/British-Columbia-Puts-Provincial-Geospatial-Data-o/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531008?ref=25 Canadian province British Columbia is now providing unlimited access to the province's geographic data through its GeoBC website 2008-07-21T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/302008/531008null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/EDINA-Selects-Cadcorp-SIS-and-GeognoSIS-for-Nation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530292?ref=25 Cadcorp has announced that the EDINA National Data Centre has placed a contract for the supply of multiple licenses of the Cadcorp SIS and Cadcorp GeognoSIS family of products and associated training and consultancy services. 2008-07-16T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/292008/530292null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/ERDAS-Offers-Geospatial-Tools-to-Facilitate-Hurric/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530293?ref=25 ERDAS is offering ERDAS TITAN to emergency management agencies at no cost, to help organizations better prepare and respond to natural disasters and emergency situations during the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. 2008-07-16T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/292008/530293null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Spatial-Insights-Releases-CartoUS-2008/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529324?ref=25 Spatial Insights, Inc., has released CartoUS 2008, providing nationwide coverage with more than 50 layers of mapping data. The nationwide data are sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau TIGER 2007 files (released in March of this year) and were reformatted and enhanced to facilitate display and manipulation. 2008-07-11T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/292008/529324null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/NGA-Names-Winners-of-NURI-Grant-Competition/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529325?ref=25 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's Office of Basic and Applied Research has announced its grant awards for the fiscal year 2008 NGA University Research Initiative (NURI) program. 2008-07-11T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/292008/529325null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/GeoInformation-Group-Unveils-3D-Building-Blocks-fo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528719?ref=25 Aerial photography publisher GeoInformation Group has made the first 3D Building Blocks database for the United Kingdom commercially available in standard GIS and CAD formats, according to the company. 2008-07-09T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/282008/528719null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/TITAN-The-Geospatial-Babel-Fish/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528662?ref=25 ERDAS introduces an environment for spatial data sharing, viewing, and publishing that features a universal translator. 2008-07-09T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/282008/528662null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/Bentley-Unveils-Bentley-Gas-V8-XM-Software/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528359?ref=25 Bentley Systems Inc. has released Bentley Gas V8 XM Edition facilities design software for designing and managing gas distribution networks. 2008-07-08T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/282008/528359null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/Autodesk-Unveils-AutoCAD-Map-3D-Toolkits/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528190?ref=25 Autodesk has introduced three AutoCAD Map 3D Industry Toolkits for Map 3D 2009 users in the electric, water or wastewater utility industries. 2008-07-07T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/282008/528190null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/Norwegian-Hydrographic-Service-Chooses-ERDAS-Web/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527685?ref=25 The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) has selected ERDAS Web to distribute bathymetric data through the Internet. 2008-07-02T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/272008/527685null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/PBSampJ-Foundation-Awards-85000-in-Grants/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527681?ref=25 The PBS&J Corp. has announced the award of grants totaling more than $85,000 to be administered through its non-profit PBS&J Foundation, which is focused on helping the corporation's employee-owned subsidiaries expand their programs for charitable giving. 2008-07-02T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/272008/527681null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/GeoIntelligence+Insider+Newsletter/TITAN-The-Geospatial-Babel-Fish/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528957?ref=25 ERDAS introduces an environment for spatial data sharing, viewing, and publishing that features a universal translator. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/282008/528957null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/ESRI-LocatorHub-Finds-a-Home-in-UKs-Nottingham/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526788?ref=25 ESRI's United Kingdom unit has won a contract to supply its LocatorHub software to Nottingham City Council in the U.K. 2008-06-30T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/272008/526788null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/Marshall-Azteca-Integrate-GeoResults-with-Citywork/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526912?ref=25 Marshall and Associates Inc. has entered into a strategic alliance with Azteca Systems Inc. to integrate its flagship GeoResults Mobile GIS and operations field automation system with Azteca's Cityworks Enterprise Asset Management software. 2008-06-30T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/272008/526912null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/St-Clair-County-Michigan-Selects-GTG-to-Implement-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526441?ref=25 St. Clair County, Michigan, has procured GIS software from Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. (GTG). The City has purchased eight seats of GeoBlade Dispatch. 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/262008/526441null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/NGA-Makes-Imagery-of-Midwest-Flooding-Available-to/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525903?ref=25 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with unclassified commercial imagery of the recently flooded areas of the American Midwest, and is also providing public access to some of the images. 2008-06-24T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/262008/525903null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Compass-Informatics-to-Provide-GIS-for-Irelands-Ce/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525088?ref=25 Cadcorp has announced that its business partner in Ireland, Compass Informatics, has been awarded a contract by Ireland's Central Statistics Office (CSO) for the supply, installation, implementation, and ongoing support of a new GIS based on Cadcorp SIS desktop and GeognoSIS Web-based software. 2008-06-19T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/252008/525088null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/USGIF-Awards-Program-Solicits-Nominations/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525085?ref=25 The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is now accepting nominations for the 2008 Awards Program. All submissions are due by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, August 15. 2008-06-19T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/252008/525085null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Spatial-Insights-Offers-Retail-Clinic-Address-Data/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/524475?ref=25 Spatial Insights is making available the Retail Clinic Address Database from Merchant Medicine. Merchant Medicine collects and maintains the location data, while Spatial Insights creates added utility for GIS and mapping software users. 2008-06-17T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/252008/524475null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Geographic-Technologies-Group-Introduces-GeoBlade-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/524476?ref=25 Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. (GTG), has released GeoBlade Community Maintenance, which provides a mapping interface to visualize code inspections, community projects, and other activities related to community maintenance. GeoBlade Community Maintenance is ESRI-compliant and operates with ArcGIS Server and pre-ArcGIS Server technologies. 2008-06-16T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/252008/524476null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Connect211org-Enables-Geographic-Search-for-Social/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523341?ref=25 Avencia Incorporated has partnered with the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children, and six United Ways serving southeastern Pennsylvania, to develop a Web-based application that enables the public to find and route their way to more than 12,000 organizations and service providers in the region. 2008-06-10T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/242008/523341null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/GeoAnalytics-Completes-CAS-for-Orange-County-Flori/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/522614?ref=25 GeoAnalytics, Inc., has completed a Central Addressing System (CAS) for Orange County, Florida. 2008-06-09T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/242008/522614null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/GeographIT-Prototypes-EMS-Planning-Software-for-Bu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/521981?ref=25 geographIT has been awarded a contract by Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to develop software requirements and to prototype GIS tools and supporting data for the optimal dispatch order of ambulance squad response times to emergency medical services (EMS) boxes. 2008-06-05T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/232008/521981null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/GeoIntelligence+Insider+Newsletter/Grid-Cell-Modeling-The-Other-GIS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523878?ref=25 Most real-world datasets are continuous, and therefore more accurately displayed in a grid cell-based GIS than as points, lines, or polygons. 2008-06-01T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/242008/523878null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/ESi-Releases-WebEOC-Mapper-Lite/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/520029?ref=25 ESi has released a new GIS application, WebEOC Mapper Lite, that integrates online mapping with WebEOC to spatially display information associated with WebEOC status boards. The product is free for all WebEOC 7 license holders. 2008-05-28T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/222008/520029null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/IDV-Solutions-and-Cedarswiss-Announce-Strategic-Pa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/520030?ref=25 IDV Solutions has announced a new strategic partnership with Cedarswiss, an international solutions provider. In this partnership, Cedarswiss will be able to offer customers IDV Solutions' Visual Fusion Suite location-based data mashup software. 2008-05-28T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/222008/520030null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Silynx-Upgrades-GPS-Headset-for-Special-Ops/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517907?ref=25 Silynx Communications Inc. said today it will be launching an updated version of its QuietOps headset communication systems with GPS functionality and tracking capabilities. 2008-05-19T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/212008/517907null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/SPADAC-Launches-Signature-Analyst-Desktop-30/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517620?ref=25 SPADAC has announced the launch of Signature Analyst Desktop Version 3.0, a spatial decision support system that helps government and commercial organizations obtain information on which to base decisions. 2008-05-16T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/212008/517620null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/LizardTech-Partners-with-USGIF-to-Support-Educatio/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517259?ref=25 LizardTech is partnering with the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) on its Geospatial Intelligence Accreditation and Certificate Program. As part of the partnership, LizardTech is donating free copies of its educational bundle of GeoExpress and Express Server to USGIF-accredited colleges and universities. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/202008/517259null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/GISCorps-to-Aid-Cyclone-Recovery-Efforts-in-Myanma/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517480?ref=25 On May 9, 2008, URISA's GISCorps began the process of recruiting and identifying volunteers to assist with the compilation of infrastructure damage data in the areas of Myanmar (Burma) affected by Cyclone Nargis. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/202008/517480null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/The-View-from-30000-Feet/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516827?ref=25 Last week I attended the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) GIS Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Although it wasn't a large conference, there was a panoply of presentations greater than most GIS conferences I have attended. 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/202008/516827null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Spatial-Insights-Offers-STI-BlockPoint-Demographic/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516442?ref=25 Spatial Insights is offering Synergos Technologies' STI: BlockPoint. This data product shows population change, especially growth, in rapidly changing and rural areas in the United States. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/202008/516442null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Geographic-Technologies-Group-Announces-Release-of/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516441?ref=25 Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. (GTG), has released GeoBlade Dispatch, a mapping interface that provides E-911 dispatchers with an interactive map displaying the location of emergency calls. 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/202008/516441null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Burma-Aid-Directed-by-Satellite-Imagery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516110?ref=25 The continuing devastation and flooding in Burma following Cyclone Nargis is being recorded by satellite imaging company DMCii Ltd. The United Nations' UNOSAT is using satellite images to detect floodwater and to estimate the likely impact on villages and townships. 2008-05-09T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/192008/516110null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/URISA-Extends-ESIG-Award-Deadline/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514775?ref=25 The deadline to submit an application for consideration for the URISA Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Award has been extended to June 2, 2008. 2008-05-05T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/192008/514775null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Cary-North-Carolina-Delivers-Crime-Information-wit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514776?ref=25 Pitney Bowes MapInfo has announced that the Town of Cary, North Carolina, is utilizing the company's location intelligence solutions to power its interactive crime statistics Web site. 2008-05-05T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/192008/514776null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/3001-Helps-USACE-Assess-Flood-Damage-in-Two-States/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514777?ref=25 3001 has announced the delivery of digital aerial imagery to the U.S. Corps of Engineers (USACE) Little Rock District to aid in emergency response after record-setting rainstorms flooded the banks of two large rivers in sections of Arkansas and Missouri. 2008-05-05T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/192008/514777null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/GeoIntelligence+Insider+Newsletter/The-View-from-30000-Feet/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523876?ref=25 At AAAE's Eleventh Annual GIS Conference and Exhibition, attendees get a good look at how geospatial, CAD, and BIM technologies can improve airport management. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/242008/523876null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Geospatial-Systems-Releases-Airborne-IR-Camera/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514007?ref=25 Geospatial Systems, Inc. (GSI), has introduced the KCM-IR, a metric camera designed for direct georeferenced thermal infrared airborne mapping and surveillance. 2008-04-28T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/182008/514007null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/USACE-and-PBSampJ-Team-to-Expand-National-Levee-Da/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512535?ref=25 In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Congress directed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to develop a national levee inventory and a program to locate and document the status of levees under federal jurisdiction. The levee inventory program — part of the National Levee Safety Program — is ongoing, and PBS&J's role has been expanded. 2008-04-25T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/172008/512535null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Wallingford-Software-Releases-FloodWorks-90/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512176?ref=25 Wallingford Software has released version 9.0 of FloodWorks, its real-time flood forecasting and warning software solution. Features include the ability to include wastewater and stormwater models within FloodWorks and the direct integration of RADAR data into FloodWorks. 2008-04-24T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/172008/512176null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/ESRI-UK-Releases-CrimeAnalyst-15/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512327?ref=25 ESRI (UK) has launched CrimeAnalyst version 1.5, a GIS software solution for mapping, analyzing, and sharing crime data, with quicker "hotspotting" analysis than previous versions and a large dataset workflow. 2008-04-24T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/172008/512327null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Geographic-Technologies-Group-Releases-GeoBlade-AV/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512328?ref=25 Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. (GTG) has announced the release of GeoBlade AVL, part of a family of "blades" incorporated into the GeoBlade toolset. Blades are functionalities additional to the core viewer, specific to an agency's departmental needs. 2008-04-24T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/172008/512328null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/Director-of-Army-Topographic-Engineering-Center-Ho/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510924?ref=25 Robert Burkhardt, director of the U.S. Army's Topographic Engineering Center (TEC), recently received the Army's Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service. This decoration is the highest Department of the Army honorary award granted by the Secretary of the Army. 2008-04-18T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/162008/510924null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Geospatial+News/Submissions-Deadline-Approaching-for-URISAs-2008-E/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510925?ref=25 URISA's Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards recognize exceptional achievements in the application of information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services. Applications must be received by May 12, 2008, to be considered. 2008-04-18T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/162008/510925null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Azteca-Systems-Offers-Cityworks-Enterprise-License/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509275?ref=25 Azteca Systems, Inc., has announced its Small Government Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) Program, which allows unlimited deployments of Cityworks software by municipalities and counties in the United States. The Cityworks ELA Program is available to government agencies in the United States with populations of 100,000 or less. 2008-04-17T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/152008/509275null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Avencia-Awarded-National-Science-Foundation-Grant-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/509276?ref=25 Avencia has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for its HunchLab software system, which is designed to identify and warn relevant authorities about changes and aberrations in the patterns of geographic events. 2008-04-16T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/152008/509276null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/The-Whys-of-Oblique-Imagery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/508714?ref=25 About eight months ago, I was attending a conference in Philadelphia. Right after lunch, I went to my room and turned on the TV to check the news; that's when I happened across a program that mentioned oblique imagery. 2008-04-08T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/152008/508714null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Zurich-Police-to-Use-ESRI-UKs-CrimeAnalyst/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507738?ref=25 ESRI (UK) has announced that its CrimeAnalyst software has been selected by the City of Zurich Police to deliver crime mapping and analysis functionality. CrimeAnalyst uses ESRI ArcGIS technology to help police forces collect, combine, visualize, analyze, and share crime information in real time. 2008-04-04T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/142008/507738null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/3001-CACI-Partner-on-Defense-Intelligence-Agency-C/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507740?ref=25 3001 will be part of a team lead by CACI International, Inc., on a recently awarded Solutions for Intelligence Analysis (SIA) contract by the Defense Intelligence Agency. 2008-04-03T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/142008/507740null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/GeoPDF-Toolbar-Implemented-on-All-USMC-Desktops/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507741?ref=25 The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has implemented TerraGo Technologies' GeoPDF Toolbar across 65,000 standard desktop environments. This technology provides U.S. Marines with GIS viewing functionality and geospatial intelligence capabilities. 2008-04-02T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/142008/507741null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/GeoIntelligence+Insider+Newsletter/The-Whys-of-Oblique-Imagery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523290?ref=25 An investigation into the nature of perception reveals fascinating details about brain function — and could even earn you some free beer. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/242008/523290null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Cadcorp-i2-Announce-Interface-for-Security-Investi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/505714?ref=25 Cadcorp has announced the availability of a link between its Cadcorp SIS — Spatial Information System desktop GIS and i2 iBase 5, i2's analytical database solution. 2008-03-26T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/132008/505714null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/L-3-Interstate-Electronics-Corporation-to-Provide-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/505715?ref=25 Alliant TechSystems, Inc. has selected L-3 Interstate Electronics Corporation's TruTrak Evolution GPS receiver as the key component of its guidance system for the U.S. Army's Precision Guidance Kit program. 2008-03-26T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/132008/505715null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/NVision-Solutions-Publishes-White-Paper-on-Leica-T/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/504393?ref=25 Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging has announced NVision Solutions' publication of an Emergency Response Data-Sharing white paper, outlining benefits that can be realized by organizations implementing a Leica TITAN GeoHub. 2008-03-19T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/122008/504393null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Army-Appoints-Sevices-First-Geospatial-Information/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/504396?ref=25 Robert Burkhardt, director of the Engineer Research and Development Center's Topographic Engineering Center, was recently appointed as the Army's first Geospatial Information Officer (GIO) by Headquarters, Department of the Army's Geospatial-Enterprise Governance Board. 2008-03-19T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/122008/504396null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/The-2008-ESRI-Federal-User-Conference/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/503342?ref=25 Several weeks ago, I attended the ESRI Federal User Conference, held February 20-22 in Washington, D.C. I wish I could report on some earthshaking new technology that is going to change everything, but as with most mature technologies, what I saw were mostly refinements of existing technologies such as ArcGIS 9.3. 2008-03-17T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/122008/503342null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/MSU-to-Implement-Leica-TITAN-GeoHub/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/502977?ref=25 Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging has announced that Mississippi State University (MSU) will be implementing a Leica TITAN GeoHub. A Leica TITAN GeoHub supports secure, permission-based data distribution, enabling an organization to participate as a community on the Leica TITAN Network. 2008-03-13T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/112008/502977null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/GTG-Introduces-GeoBlade-Search-amp-Rescue/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/502978?ref=25 Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. has released GeoBlade Search & Rescue, one of a family of "blades" incorporated into the GeoBlade toolset. Blades are additional functionalities to the core viewer, specific to an agency's departmental needs. 2008-03-11T04:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/112008/502978null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/GeoEyes-OConnell-and-DigitalGlobes-Smith-Join-USGI/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/500375?ref=25 The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) has announced the election of two new directors to its board: Matthew M. O'Connell, chief executive officer, president and director of GeoEye, and Jill Smith, chief executive officer of DigitalGlobe. 2008-03-04T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/102008/500375null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/GeoIntelligence+Insider+Newsletter/The-2008-ESRI-Federal-User-Conference/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523288?ref=25 It's tough putting on a conference for a diverse group of attendees. With that in mind — and remembering the story of the blind men describing an elephant — Art Kalinski asked attendees what gems they uncovered at this year's ESRI FedUC. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/242008/523288null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Spatial-Insights-GBBIS-Partner-to-Provide-ZIP-Code/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/498730?ref=25 Spatial Insights is offering U.S. postal geography from its newest strategic partner, GBBIS. GBBIS has created ZIP code boundaries, ZIP+4 centroids, and carrier route boundaries that are compatible with all desktop mapping and GIS systems, according to the company. 2008-02-26T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/092008/498730null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/DHS-Selects-Pictometry-ITT-and-Harris-RF-for-Phase/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/498729?ref=25 Pictometry International Corp., along with subcontractors ITT Corporation (Space Systems Division) and Harris RF Communications, have been awarded a Phase II contract totaling $750,000 from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to create a Real Time Airborne Management System (RAMS) for emergency scenarios. 2008-02-25T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/092008/498729null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Photo-Science-President-Selected-for-National-Geos/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/493522?ref=25 Photo Science President G. Michael Ritchie has been appointed for a two-year term to the newly formed National Geospatial Advisory Committee. 2008-02-21T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/082008/493522null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Fugro-EarthData-President-to-Chair-National-Geospa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/493520?ref=25 Anne Hale Miglarese, president of Fugro EarthData, Inc., was appointed by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne to serve as chairperson of the newly created National Geospatial Advisory Committee. 2008-02-21T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/082008/493520null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Tele-Atlas-to-Deliver-Map-Data-for-USGS-Products-a/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/493105?ref=25 Tele Atlas and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) have entered an agreement whereby the USGS will leverage Tele Atlas digital map data to help develop internal USGS mapping operations solutions, and for use within the USGS Web Locator application for the display of maps and geocoded addresses. 2008-02-20T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/082008/493105null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Geographic-Technologies-Group-Releases-GeoBlade-Cr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/493103?ref=25 Geographic Technologies Group, Inc. (GTG), has released GeoBlade Crimes, one of the various "blades" incorporated into the GeoBlade toolset. Blades are additional functionalities to the core viewer, specific to an agency's departmental needs. 2008-02-19T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/082008/493103null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Fugro-EarthData-to-Provide-Base-Mapping-in-Georgia/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/493104?ref=25 Fugro EarthData, Inc., is acquiring color airborne imagery at a 6-inch-pixel resolution over Effingham and Chatham Counties in southeast Georgia. 2008-02-19T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/082008/493104null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Abaco-Releases-3D-Land-Management-Information-Syst/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/492230?ref=25 Abaco Srl has presented a new land management information system, SITI Project, which enables central and local authorities to manage land, urban unit, hydrography, and street data with an integrated Web-based solution incorporating DbMAP ASJ and DbMAP Web 3D. 2008-02-15T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/072008/492230null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Consortium-Implements-Indonesian-Disaster-Manageme/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/491395?ref=25 Astrium has announced that the consortium it is heading, which also includes Infoterra France and IGN France International, has completed a new crisis management system at the National Disaster Management Centre in Jakarta and at three regional centres based in Jakarta, Padang, and Banda Aceh. 2008-02-12T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/072008/491395null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/The-Holy-Grail-of-GIS-in-Alabama/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/490795?ref=25 One weekend a few years ago, like most good GIS professionals, I was randomly reviewing USGS topo maps for fun. 2008-02-11T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/072008/490795null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Bedfordshire-County-Council-to-Employ-Cadcorp-SIS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/490333?ref=25 Bedfordshire County Council, UK, has awarded Cadcorp a contract to replace the council?s existing GIS with a Web-enabled system based on Cadcorp SIS — Spatial Information System. 2008-02-07T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/072008/490333null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/New-Jersey-Transit-Corp-Selects-Intergraph-for-Pub/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/489810?ref=25 To advance public safety and security efforts associated with nearly 251 million annual passenger trips, New Jersey Transit Corp., the nation's third-largest transit system, will deploy a suite of Intergraph's integrated emergency incident response, planning, and reporting solutions. 2008-02-05T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/062008/489810null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/GeoIntelligence+Insider+Newsletter/The-Holy-Grail-of-GIS-in-Alabama/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/523286?ref=25 Virtual Alabama, a system for sharing homeland security data, serves as a model of success for other states to follow. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/242008/523286null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/GuardTrax-Devices-to-Track-Super-Bowl-Personnel/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488775?ref=25 At this year's Super Bowl, GPS/wireless tracking devices will be utilized to monitor, track, and manage security personnel in real-time via the Internet, which may speed up security incident response times, according to NovaTracker. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/062008/488775null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Clark-Labs-to-Develop-Early-Warning-System-Technol/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488547?ref=25 Clark Labs has received a grant of more than $1.2 million to research the potential for a climate teleconnection-based early warning system for food, health, and ecosystem security. Jointly funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Google.org, Google's philanthropic arm, the project will investigate the relationship between climate teleconnections and problematic climatic episodes that lead to crop failures, infectious disease outbreaks, and ecosystem disruptions such as fire. 2008-01-30T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/052008/488547null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Homeland+Security+%26+Defense/Cognitive-Radio-Design-for-a-Military-Platform/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/487949?ref=25 Current radio frequency assignments — which are static, inflexible, and inefficient — have a detrimental effect on military communications. A potential solution, the cognitive radio, uses an onboard digital map system to select transmission frequencies and potentially shape the RF beam. 2008-01-29T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/052008/487949null XML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/City-of-Torrance-Selects-Orions-OnPoint-for-Econom/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/488546?ref=25 The City of Torrance, California, has chosen to implement Orion Technology's OnPoint solution for use in its Community Development Department. 2008-01-29T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/052008/488546null HTML http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/Government+%26+Military+News/Amcom-Software-Acquires-Telident-911-Solutions/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/486019?ref=25 Amcom Software has acquired Telident 911 Solutions, the enhanced 911 (E911) products of Teltronics, Inc. The Telident E911 products are expected to integrate with and complement Amcom's suite of emergency communications and management solutions. 2008-01-21T05:00:00Z http://govm.geospatial-solutions.com/gssgovm/data/articlestandard/gssgovm/042008/486019null HTML