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SPECIM, Spectral Imaging, a provider of Hyperspectral Imaging technology and solutions, announces the release of AisaEAGLET, a Hyperspectral Imaging airborne sensor specifically designed for small aircrafts and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). AisaEAGLET will be officially presented at the EARSEL Imaging Spectroscopy workshop in Tel-Aviv, Israel, 16-19 March 2009. 

More than 60 users of geographical information from 20 countries met recently in Paris to discuss how their specialist knowledge can contribute to the European Spatial Data Infrastructure Network (ESDIN).

The Organising Committee would like to welcome all interested participants to submit abstracts for presentations for the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference (FOSS4G), being held in Sydney, Australia October 20-23. FOSS4G offers participants an opportunity to learn from and share your knowledge, experience and ideas with a group of likeminded individuals representing a wide array of industries, governments, technologies and nationalities

With the AarLogic GPS 3T, the electronics manufacturer Round Solutions presents a micro GPS receiver that can be combined with further components in the briefest time to create a full-fledged navigation system. The antenna is already soldered onto the small circuit board, which is only 12 x 2 mm, making wiring unnecessary. The square,10-mm wide and approximately 4-mm high antenna is positioned at a 90-degree angle from the circuit board. This array lets the user watch the display as usual, for example when using a GPS Smartphone, while the antenna points to the sky.

Optech Incorporated announced a new addition to its Airborne Survey Products portfolio, the ALTM Orion C200. Based on the highly successful, ultra-compact Orion platform, the C200 is the first in a series of ALTMs designed specifically for the corridor market. This low-altitude mapping solution addresses the needs of a burgeoning industry demanding a turn-key solution which is fully supported, upgradeable and cost-effective.

PCI Geomatics, a developer of products and solutions for the geo-imaging market, announced the release of a new cost effective system for automated satellite image processing and job scheduling. The ProLines GeoImaging Server, is an off the shelf, hardware based, high performance image processing system. Today's announcement was made at the ASPRS 2009 Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

ERDAS announces its participation in the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, March 11-13, 2009 at the Marriott Waterfront.

OGCwill launch the second phase of an Interoperability Experiment on ocean science interoperability at a meeting (http://www.oostethys.org/oceansie2 ) on March 20, 2009. The initiators of the experiment seek participation by other organizations interested in interoperability among information systems used in ocean research.

Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, German Federal Minister of the Interior, will be the patron of INTERGEO 2009, thereby underlining the global importance of the leading world trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land management.