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DeLorme Extends GPS Capabilities to ESRI Users

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ESRI users now will be able to view their ArcGIS Desktop projects on the DeLorme Earthmate PN-40 GPS receiver.

With the Earthmate PN-40 Extension for ESRI software from DeLorme, mobile professionals can convert collected waypoints and tracks with associated comments for import into ArcGIS Desktop as shapefiles. Users can also transfer views of their projects for use in the field, display MrSID and GeoTIFF imagery files, and navigate rural terrain across DeLorme trail and road data. This latest DeLorme solution for mobile professionals includes DeLorme USA topographic map data and supports MrSID and GeoTIFF aerial imagery files for ESRI ArcGIS users. Raster catalog and scanned paper maps are also supported. In addition, users can subscribe to the online DeLorme Map Library to access aerial imagery, United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1:24,000 topographic quads, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) navigation charts.

first published week of:   06/22/2009

DeLorme Launches XMap® 7 GIS

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DeLorme announced the release of XMap 7. This latest edition includes XMap Forms, a versatile new form-based GIS data collection and editing feature, with automatic two-way data synchronization between administrators and field personnel.

XMap is a three-tiered GIS and GPS platform that addresses key functional levels within an organization’s GIS infrastructure. XMap 7 GIS Enterprise was developed for GIS and IT administrators; XMap 7 GIS Editor offers easy-to-use standalone GIS management and analysis tools, and XMap 7 Professional provides mobile field forces with versatile data viewing and, with an optional XMap Forms license, data collection capabilities. XMap Forms is an add-on module that enables efficient field GIS data editing and collection in any of the three XMap tiers and on an Earthmate® PN-Series GPS receiver. One copy of XMap 7 GIS Enterprise and the appropriate XMap Forms license is required to create an XMap Form and to transfer the form to other XMap users through network database synchronization.

XMap Forms provide user-friendly, HTML-based access to GIS layers for editing or adding new data and include an API toolkit for building custom forms. Two-way remote synchronization ensures that field data is efficiently integrated into corporate GIS databases.

All three XMap 7 tiers now provide direct transfer of GIS layers and XMap Forms to a DeLorme Earthmate PN-Series handheld GPS receiver. On the device, drop-down lists, check boxes, and simple text entry can be used to populate the attribute table for new or updated GIS records.

first published week of:   11/09/2009

DeLorme Unveils XMap 6.2

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DeLorme released of the latest version of the three-tiered XMap 6 GIS suite. XMap 6.2 offers functional improvements and performance upgrades for every level of XMap. A significant component of this upgrade is the expansion of ESRI shapefile support to users of XMap Professional. This base edition of XMap now delivers entry-level GIS functionality by offering direct access to readily available shapefile data as well as common aerial imagery formats.

XMap Professional users now can:

• Download and import shapefiles from GIS data archives
• Customize the symbology of point, line, and polygon layers
• Access all of the available attributes for each map project
• Search for specific records using XMap's Attribute Search function
• Turn specific layers on or off to create custom maps
• Transfer GIS layers and aerial imagery to DeLorme's Earthmate PN-Series handheld GPS receivers

first published week of:   04/06/2009

DigitalGlobe to go for IPO

Wall Street Journal Article

The Obama administration’s plans to use more commercial satellite imagery for intelligence gathering will propel the IPO of DigitalGlobe Inc. into the market this week.

DigitalGlobe, which derived three-quarters of its 2008 revenue from the U.S. government, is set to trade Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DGI. Though the initial public offering is considered a strong one by analysts, the company first filed to go public in April 2008, just ahead of a free fall in the broader markets.

The deal languished alongside dozens of others as the IPO market became dormant, but swiftly set an offering date late last month, just weeks after the U.S. intelligence director came out with a plan -- with funding yet to be approved by Congress -- to increase its purchases of images from DigitalGlobe and rival GeoEye Inc. GeoEye’s stock, which tumbled last year, closed Friday at $27.69, up more than 40% for 2009.

first published week of:   05/11/2009

DOE Awards $87 Million for Solar Energy Research and Deployment

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DOE announced on October 8 that it will award $87 million—$50 million of it from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—to support the development of new solar energy technologies and the rapid, large-scale deployment of solar energy systems. Up to $17 million will be awarded to five DOE national laboratories—Argonne National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Savannah River National Laboratory—for research and development of both photovoltaic (PV) solar technologies and concentrating solar power technologies.

The remaining $70 million in funds will support the deployment of solar energy systems, including up to $37.5 million for seven projects that will model, test, and evaluate the impact of large amounts of solar PV power on the reliability and stability of the electrical grid; $10 million for 40 new Solar America Cities Special Projects, located in 16 cities, with the intent of addressing barriers to solar adoption in urban settings; and $27 million for nine colleges, universities, and local organizations to lead regional programs that will train instructors for solar installer training programs.

first published week of:   10/12/2009

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