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Articles in October, 2006 issue of GEO: connexion

• deCarta.(NEWS BRIEFS)
• CH2M HILL: what's in a name? The biggest name you've never heard of? Possibly. But with CH2M HILL raising the profile of its formidable geospatial offering, we decided it was time to find out more. With this in mind, GEO:connexion met with Nigel Nugent an
• Beginning flight.
• Marked with an 'X': two new satellites are going to provide enhanced coverage at high resolutions.
• Gone fishing.
• Updated city.
• Get connected: connections can be made by different people for different reasons. Some are more visible than others.
  by Thurston, Jeff
• ESRI.(NEWS BRIEFS)
• Interview: Magellan; GEO interviews Stig M. Pedersen, Sr. director of marketing strategy, Survey/GIS for the newly named 'Magellan Navigation, Inc.' Through a recent acquisition by Shah Capital Partners (SCP) from the Thales Group, the company sets out on
• Newly appointed.
• Copy copy copy.
• 3D laser software.
• 'Denver Takes Lead in Accelerating Geospatial Industry Growth'.(NEWS BRIEFS)
• SAP-GIS integration: Sebastiaan Sintemaartensdijk reviews the state of administration and GIS integration within the Dutch Ministry of Finance and how the State Property Service manages its real estate holdings.
  by Lakerveld, Matty; Sintemaartensdijk, Sebastiaan
• Deal signed.
• Map24 goes Mobile.
• CitySphere for the NGA.
• Landmine detection.
• New suite.
• Bentley.(NEWS BRIEFS)
• Mapping Welsh language: Ordnance Survey has recently completed a consultation on its policy of offering products and services in the Welsh language. Bryn Jones discusses why Britain's national mapping Agency has adopted its policy and how it has met the c
  by Jones, Bryn
• Acquisition proposal.
• Robotic and fast ... leveraging robotic operation with fast computing saves time and money.
• Zoom into new ENVI 4.3.
• Map on the phone.
• u-blox AG.(NEWS BRIEFS)
• Getting a head start: a civil engineering start-up shows that the latest software is not just for the big names. Smaller firms are also making large impressions and innovations.
• New position.
• In the SpiderWeb.
• Nav-u sets new standards: navigation systems are beginning to provide addtional information for safer driving.
• Klick.
• ESA's GMES Service Element Programme.(NEWS BRIEFS)
• World from sand: in the Arabian Gulf 'The World' is slowly being re-created and RTK GPS positioning is guiding the construction as it takes shape. Paul Haase describes the project and the technology that is being used.
  by Haase, Paul
• Community started.
• Object processing.
• On the road again: advances in road construction improve quality and reduce costs.
• Navigate: mobile navigation is more than a ride, it is an entertainment experience.
• Toolkit for VE.
• From the pyramids of Egypt to the glaciers of Antarctica.(NEWS BRIEFS)
• Fusing information: counter-terrorism remains a high priority and the development of new tools that involve the fusing of geospatial information with text search are helping. Randy Ridley describes the processes and the tools used to meet the challenge.
  by Ridley, Randy
• Acquired.
• New Lidar.
• More addresses.
• Fuji.(NEWS BRIEFS)
• Image of the month.
• Sensor networks: Paul Havinga explains how wireless sensor networks are bringing the Great Barrier Reef online, providing marine environmental data.
  by Chatterjea, Supriyo; Havinga, Paul; Kininmonth, Stuart
• GIS in the Grass.
• Forestry by satellite: satellites are providing valuable information leading to increase forest productivity.
• Noise analysis.
• CAD/GIS printer.
• Eurostat.(NEWS BRIEFS)
• 'Communicating Our World'--through GIS: the 26th annual international ESRI user conference was held August 7-11, 2006 at the San Diego convention center. With 14,000 in attendance, this well-known conference offered up something unique for everyone--from
• Volklingen standardises: in the future, the public utility of Volklingen, Germany, is going to document, plan and manage its supply network using latest GIS software technology. Robert Klarner explains the process.
  by Klarner, Robert
• Stock watch: a short summary of recent stock market events and emerging GI related business information.
• New Lidar.
• Watergems: utilities rely upon many different connection to succeed.
• The GeoInformation Group.(NEWS BRIEFS)
• GNSS in Ghana: Ghana is evolving toward the use of global positioning system technology rapidly. This will help to link with the African Reference Frame, thereby establishing a common datum using GNSS technology and GPS that would be in conformity with In
  by Pudder, Linda
• Semantics "for dummies": feature and service catalogues need to support an automated translation between communities. This is where ontologies enter the game.
  by Kuhn, Werner
• 1st commercial open source: is open source turning the commercial corner?
• First images.
• 1st KOMPSAT-2 images.
• Nordic data available.