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Attendees Will Focus on SAP Integration to Speed Operations REDLANDS, Calif., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Esri utility experts are working with DONG Energy in preparation for the International SAP Conference for Utilities, scheduled for April 17-19 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event is designed to address the unique business requirements of electric, gas, and water utilities. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110425/LA88950LOGO) At the conference, operators from DONG...

Airborne imaging technology developed at NASA and transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service (USFS) in 2012 is being tested to prepare for this year's wildfire season in the western United States. The Autonomous Modular Sensor (AMS) is a scanning spectrometer designed to help detect hot-spots, active fires, and smoldering and post-fire conditions. Scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., and USFS engineers installed it on a Cessna Citation...

Association of American Geographers Recognizes Dr. Dawn Wright for Advancing the Geography Discipline REDLANDS, Calif., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Esri's chief scientist, Dawn J. Wright, PhD, has received the Distinguished Teaching Honors of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), the highest award offered by the association. Esri provides more than 7,000 universities worldwide with GIS software for teaching and research. (Photo:...

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Airborne imaging technology developed at NASA and transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service (USFS) in 2012 is being tested to prepare for this year's wildfire season in the western United States. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The Autonomous Modular Sensor (AMS) is a scanning spectrometer designed to help detect hot-spots, active fires, and smoldering and post-fire...

Growing Transportation Solutions Company Will Gain a Comprehensive Understanding of Its Operations REDLANDS, Calif., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Esri announces that PITT OHIO, a transportation solutions provider headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has licensed Esri's ArcGIS for Transportation Analytics. The solution is powered by the ArcGIS platform and helps staff use fleet location information to provide customers with high-quality service. PITT OHIO can now more...

Companies to Extend the ArcGIS Platform with Real-Time Data REDLANDS, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Esri and Geofeedia announced plans to extend the ArcGIS platform with Geofeedia's innovative social media tools. Public safety professionals will be able to advantage of these capabilities to accurately integrate, monitor, analyze, and visualize live emergency data as events unfold. Deploying assets and personnel, understanding of events on the ground, adjusting response on the...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online One company is planning to launch the world's first high definition streaming video platform aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to get a great glimpse of planet Earth from space. UrtheCast (pronounced Earth Cast) will be launching two high definition cameras to be installed on the Russian module of the orbiting laboratory. These cameras will be streaming video of Earth back to ground stations, which will be available for...

Esri Forestry GIS Conference Keynote: Forest Census Data and GIS Together Create Tremendous Value REDLANDS, Calif., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Richard Guldin, PhD, acting associate deputy chief for Research & Development of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, will be the featured keynote speaker at the Esri Forestry GIS Conference, to be held May 14-16, 2013. In the address, titled "Creating Value from America's Forest Census," Guldin will explain the...

New visual identity unites all 3-GIS services and products DECATUR, Ala., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- 3-GIS will roll out a new visual identity, including an updated logo, over the next few weeks. It is the first significant visual identity change in 3-GIS' history and follows the development and implementation of a master-brand strategy earlier in 2013. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130327/CG84312) "Our new visual identity allows us to better reflect our...

Claims Adjusters Can View Maps with Real-Time Weather Information on Mobile Devices REDLANDS, Calif., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Esri announces that the Catastrophe Services Department of the Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB) has released a mobile version of PLRB Map, a mapping service that provides real-time severe occurrence data and information to members of PLRB, an association of 900 property and casualty insurance companies. Esri Gold Tier partner...