The early part of December showed no signs of slowing down in the news department. We've continued to strengthen our position as the leading provider of Geo-Spatial Industry News
by posting more up to date news than anyone else every day and as a result, our list of PR contacts and news providers continues to grow. Here's a list of
some of the more interesting news announcements that have taken place over the past 3 weeks.
PAMAP GIS™ Version 5.2b Released
PCI Geomatics is pleased to announce
the release of PAMAP GIS 5.2b, a fully integrated raster and vector GIS software
package. New features include: support for the Modified Transverse Mercator
(MTM) projection, the option to Import / Export ESRI Shape polygons, as well as
the added functionality to add symbols to a point index. The software is available
for immediate use on Windows 95/98/NT platforms
New release of Image Web Server now commercially available
Earth Resource Mapping has announced the
release of Image Web Server version 1.01. This latest version boasts a performance
increase of 100 to 300 percent.
Handheld Software Resource Online
GoPDA.com develops and maintains a network of sites dedicated to serving the
rapidly expanding handheld computing marketplace. Its core sites,
PalmCentral.com. and CEStation.com. provide handheld users with one of the
most comprehensive collections of mobile computing hardware, software, services
and content on the Internet.
Boeing to Acquire Hughes' Space and Communications
"Boeing intends to be number one in space. This acquisition is a significant step
forward in executing our goal of becoming the industry leader in integrated,
space-based information and communications," said Phil Condit, Boeing chairman
and chief executive officer.
ESRI's ArcInfo 8 GIS Software Ships to Users Worldwide
The most significant release of geographic information system
(GIS) software to ever hit the computing market ships now to users worldwide.
ArcInfo 8.0.1, the result of the largest, most comprehensive research and
development effort of its kind, is a new platform for creating, managing,
disseminating, and applying geographic knowledge. ArcInfo 8 began shipping
December 1999.
San Jose Mercury News -
History meets high tech in maps
CNN News -
Endeavour crew arrives in Florida for monster mapping mission
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