Ford Motor Co. has begun implementing a fresh Siemens-built software for navigating the automaker's assembly plants worldwide in an effort to help employees collaborate and share insights. The cloud-based IntoSite web application is built to display a three-dimensional simulation of manufacturing facilities for users to take virtual tours of Ford's …
Read More »Maryland Teen Wins MIT Prize for Geolocation Software
A 17-year old Maryland resident has won top honors for his geolocation project at a Siemens-sponsored competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Frederick News-Post reports. Sam Pritt won $3,000 in the math, science and technology competition for a software application that can pinpoint a photograph's location by mapping …
Read More »SAIC Geospatial Data Software Designed for Google Earth; John Thomas Comments
Science Applications International Corp. has released a new commercial software application for creating and editing geographic information systems data in Google Earth, the company announced Thursday. According to the company, GRGlobe visualizes spatial data by structuring it into layers and overlaying the feature data on a Google Earth globe. The …
Read More »GeoEye Delivers Satellite Imagery with Google Earth Builder
GeoEye, Inc., provider of geospatial information and insight, has signed a multi-year enterprise agreement with Google Inc. to license access to Google Earth Builder. Through the agreement, GeoEye will be able to use Google Earth Builder to deliver a set of imagery services making it simple for any Google Earth …
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