2nd International conference on Health GIS 2008 was organized by Association for Geoinformation Technology during 14-16 January 2008 in the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. It was well attended by 280 delegates from 23 countries. The conference had 8 Technical Sessions, Seven workshops, and Poster session. There was a brain storming session chaired on Role of Geoinformatics for Better Healthcare. The conference was also having the exhibition and live demo of vehicle tracking and navigation devices, GIS and Remote Sensing solutions applied for health services. There were 12 Key Note presentations. The next conference will be held in Middle of 2009.

For more details: website: http://www.e-geoinfo.net

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Norcross, GA – ERDAS announces a new series of free webinars, beginning Thursday, April 24 at 12 p.m. and 9 p.m. EDT (GMT -4). The first webinar will highlight the new features included in ERDAS IMAGINE® 9.2.

Recently released, ERDAS IMAGINE 9.2 is the industry’s leading and most complete collection of software tools designed to manipulate, process and understand imagery. Offering numerous new capabilities and enhanced features, ERDAS IMAGINE 9.2 is the world’s foremost remote sensing solution, vital to providing the most accurate and comprehensive geospatial information.

Each month, ERDAS will offer two different webinar topics. To meet the needs of ERDAS’ global audience, each webinar will be hosted at 12 p.m. and 9 p.m. EDT on the scheduled day. Each webinar will feature an ERDAS solution, addressing user needs while also showcasing key features. In addition to a live presentation and demonstration, each webinar will also include the ability for customers to interact directly with the presenter. Scheduled to last forty-five minutes, each webinar will include approximately thirty minutes of presented material and fifteen minutes for Q&A.

Below is a schedule outlining the next three ERDAS webinars:

• April 24 – What’s New in ERDAS IMAGINE

• May 8 – Rapidly Connect and Share Your World

• May 22 – Fast! Catalog and Deliver Terabytes of Imagery To register for this ERDAS webinar.

Find out more about other upcoming webinars, please visit: www.erdas.com.

Users from more than 120 countries come to learn new skills, share information, and discover best practices, tips, and tricks that they can use instantly. Be part of this extraordinary experience August 4–8, 2008, in San Diego, California. Source : http://www.esri.com/events/uc/index.html

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The European Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space have signed a €305 million contract to provide the first Sentinel-3 earth observation satellite, devoted to oceanography and land-vegetation monitoring, as part of the European GMES programme. ESA is responsible for the implementation of the GMES Space Component, a package of earth observation missions involving ESA, EU/ESA member states and other partners.

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GEOKOSMOS International, a leader in the topographical survey market of Europe, is all set to foray into India. It is planning to set up a liaison office in Delhi to primarily engage in general business development within the aerial photography and mapping industry. "India is a potential market and we too are looking forward to building relations with business partners and clients there," said Geokosmos vice-president, International Business Development, Peter Goellner. The company is awaiting RBI approval to set up its office here. "It's in the final stages. Once we get the approval from the Indian authorities, we will launch our liaison office and provide technology for aerial photography that in turn will speed up infrastructure projects," Mr Goellner said. Generally companies set up liaison offices to get the feel of the market to understand business prospects and condition before incorporating companies in India in the form of wholly-owned subsidiaries or JV companies with local partners. "In India, aerial photography is restricted as it mostly carried out by government entities. With the boom in infrastructure, the regulations will be eased and private players will be given a fair chance," Mr Goellner said. Aerial photography will help boost transportation and infrastructural projects in India. Earlier Geokosmos participated in Map India 2008, which was held in Greater Noida between February 6 and 8. Geokosmos' operations cover all aspects of project management, LiDar surveying, aerial photography, GIS photogrammetry, cartography, imagemapping, and research and development of mapping technology.

Source : http://www.geokosmos.ru/

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Tele Atlas (Netherlands) has signed a definitive agreement with Kalyani Group (India) to acquire substantial equity position in Kalyani Net Ventures Limited (KNVL), headquartered in Pune, India. Kalyani Net Ventures Limited is a leading map provider in India serving the consumer application, business-to-business and business-to-government market segments. Previously, the company was solely owned by Kalyani Group. The joint venture with Kalyani Net Ventures will significantly strengthen Tele Atlas' operations in India and its direct interaction with customers and other partners in the region. Through this venture, Tele Atlas will gain access to an extensive map of India and to the growing business in map data licensing, GIS and customized mapping projects in India. After closure of the transaction, the company will be renamed Tele Atlas Kalyani India Pvt. Ltd. and will leverage Tele Atlas' production platform to develop India map and navigable data products with extensive coverage and content. Following the recent global outsourcing agreement renewal with Tele Atlas, Infotech Enterprises Limited will serve as an active partner of Tele Atlas Kalyani India Pvt. Ltd., providing specialised professional services to produce the India database in Tele Atlas' production environment. The new agreement between Tele Atlas and KNVL is independent of the global relationship between Tele Atlas and Infotech.

Source : http://www.teleatlas.com/

Leica Geosystems announces that its Geospatial Imaging Division has changed its name to ERDAS - "The Earth to Business Company", specialising in software solutions. The division has reintroduced the ERDAS name, and will do business under this name moving forward. The name change to "ERDAS" is a strategic decision not affecting other business areas, divisions and products at Leica Geosystems. "Leica Geosystems is the industry leader in the airborne data capture industry. Our product collection includes the most sophisticated airborne sensor solutions including imaging sensor, Lidar sensors and related workflow software. ERDAS, a well-known name in the photogrammetry and remote sensing world, is a natural extension to these products", says Juergen Dold, Sr. Vice President Business Area Imaging and Scanning at Leica Geosystems.

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CASPER, Wyo.-- The Qwest Foundation and the Wyoming Department of Education today announced that two Park Elementary school teachers have won $5,000 in the Qwest Teachers and Technology grant program. Lynn Ahrndt and Kelly Toups plan to teach their fifth- and sixth-grade students about “earth caching,” which studies and compiles information about area geologies under the “nothing left behind” principle. Students will learn Global Positioning System (GPS) technology; take field trips to enhance their understanding of local geology; and share their work with students at their school, across the country and even around the world. "Technology is so ingrained in everything we do that it’s paramount for students to apply it to their studies,” said Michael Ceballos, Qwest president of Wyoming. "The earth caching program elevates technology use at Park Elementary, and also incorporates science, math, reading and writing, so students integrate several subjects as they learn." According to Ahrndt and Toup’s grant application, the earth caching project and the Qwest Foundation grant will help Park Elementary achieve one of its goals — to connect communities and people around the globe. “We created our project based on the opportunity for immediate and continued usefulness in the classroom, and believe earth caching will not only enhance students’ learning now, but help them build solid skills for the future,” Ahrndt said. The objectives of the Qwest Teachers and Technology grant program are to improve student achievement through the use of today’s technology; build a real-world team problem-solving environment; and set the groundwork for future technology integration projects. Through a competitive process administered by the Wyoming Department of Education, the Qwest Foundation provided a total of $25,000 to be awarded to three educators whose innovative ideas to incorporate technology into their classrooms would help improve education. .”

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European Union transport ministers have voted to support a proposal for the implementation of Galileo, seen as a key step following the bloc's guaranteeing funds for the project in its budget last year The transport ministry oversees the Galileo project within the European Union; it approved the text of the Galileo Implementation Regulation on Monday, April 7. The regulation represents the legal basis for the implementation of the budget and sets out a new management structure for the project. The Republic of Slovenia, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, hailed the approval as a decisive step forward in the realization of the Galileo project. "Today, we sent a clear signal to Europe and the whole world that we are still firmly committed to provide all European citizens and enterprises with a high-quality satellite-navigation service by 2013. We will create new jobs and Europe will claim its rightful place side by side with the technologically most developed world powers," said Radovan Žerjav, Slovenian transport minister and president of the Transport Council of the EU. The budget for the implementation of the entire European satellite navigation program amounts to €3.4 billion between now and 2013. The project consists of the EGNOS program and the Galileo program. The European Commission is responsible for the establishment and operation of the programs, while it will be assisted by the GSA Agency and the European Space Agency in its implementation. The political control of the project, which will be 100 percent owned by the EU, will be performed directly by the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, with the assistance of an informal body named the Galileo Interinstitutional Panel.

Source : http://sidt.gpsworld.com

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Association for Geoinformation Technology (AgIT) announced its 2nd International Conference on “Geoinformation Technology for Natural Disaster Management (GiT4NDM)” to be held in Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand during 1-2 December, 2008. The first conference was held in the beautiful city of Esfahan, Iran in May 2007. Conference will highlight the use of Geoinformation technologies for monitoring and mitigating natural disasters such as Earthquake, Tsunamis, Floods, Landslide/ mudslide, Cyclone, Forest Fire, etc. The conference will have pre-conference workshops and also exhibition.

For details: http://www.e-geoinfo.net

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