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Nuggets: National Geographic Gets CD Treatment
News Fans of the National Geographic will be familiar with its fantastic foldout maps -- ace for Geography O'Levels! They are now available as National Geographic Maps, an eight CD-ROM collection distributed by Mindscape.
[March 15, 1999, 13:43]
National Geographic Society Sells Its Stunning Images Using IBM Technology
White Papers National Geographic uses WebSphere Commerce for Digital Media to provide site functionality. Tivoli server software provides enterprise backup of the image library. In addition, IBM's Content Manager and DB2 database software serve as the...
[July 10, 2004, 0:00]
A Year Ago: Demand Pummels National Geographic
News Just 24 hours after National Geographic.com launched its new "Map Machine" feature, the site is still scrambling to handle the demand. It's really been surprising how quickly the word got out," said Mark Holmes, vice president of programming and...
[October 29, 2000, 6:02]
A Clear Vision Of The NSDI
White Papers The United States has the unprecedented opportunity to implement a National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) - a physical, organizational, and virtual network designed to enable the development and sharing of this nation's digital geographic...
[February 1, 2005, 23:00]
The Geography Network SM And The NSDI
White Papers The Geography Network is a concept that envisions a collaborative and multiparticipant system for publishing, sharing, and using digital geographic information. The NSDI is a concept that encompasses policies, standards, and procedures for...
[August 23, 2005, 0:00]
Ofcom Pushes Profit-free National Numbers
News Geographic numbers Geographic numbers Revenue-sharing numbers billed at close to geographic rate Callers often think they are paying a national rate whereas in reality they pay far more. The 03 numbers have an advantage over geographical numbers in...
[February 14, 2007, 12:48]
Digital Rights Case Could Set Crucial Precedent
News And just last week, a freelance photographer scored a victory against the National Geographic Society when a federal appeals court ruled that the company had to compensate him for magazine pictures that later turned up in a CD-ROM collection of...
[March 28, 2001, 9:03]
Demand Pummels Nat'l Geographic
News "It's really been surprising how quickly the word got out," said Mark Holmes, vice president of programming and content development for National Geographic.com. The launch of the Map Machine coincides with the release of National Geographic's new...
[October 29, 1999, 14:49]
Erdas Imagine And Military Applications
White Papers The Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) ensures the accurate and timely reporting of essential elements of information (EEI) such as location, context, activity of a target ,terrain and weather.Advanced commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software enables...
[August 27, 2003, 0:00]
UniCredit Romania Prepares For Rapid Growth With Cisco Unified Communications System
White Papers Their aim is to offer a consistent communications service throughout the organisation, regardless of geographic location. UniCredit has over 50,000 clients in Romania who access the bank's products and services through a national network of 50...
[December 9, 2007, 23:00]
Survey Of The Development Of National Spatial Data Infrastructures In Latin America And The Caribbean
White Papers The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the Agustin Codazzi Geographic Institute (IGAC) are working with the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) initiative to survey progress in the development of national spatial data...
[August 23, 2005, 0:00]
Knowledge Bases In Spatial Data Infrastructures - A New Level Of Decision Support
White Papers Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI) defines a framework that allows online access to distributed geographic data and geoprocessing capabilities. SDIs develop their real performance on national or international scales only in case that cross-system...
[July 26, 2005, 0:00]
Creating And Publishing Metadata In Support Of Geospatial One-Stop And The NSDI
White Papers Metadata has long been promoted by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), state GIS coordinators, and project managers as a means to preserve organizational data investments, instill data accountability and liability, and facilitate data...
[February 1, 2005, 23:00]
Environmental Systems Research Institute Case Study: The State Of Utah
White Papers A vital tool the state uses for these efforts today is a statewide Geographic Information System (GIS). Utah is one of several western states that is experiencing growth well beyond the national average, and stewardship of the environment is...
[January 11, 2006, 23:00]
Ordnance Survey Opens Up Maps To Developers
News The launch will allow others to innovate using geographic information, with confidence in the national consistency and currency of the data they use. It is now available for developers to mash up their own applications using the UK national mapping...
[February 1, 2008, 14:33]
BBC Touts Free Archive
News Companies such as CNN and Walt Disney are digitising their media, while others such as National Geographic begin to sell rights to legacy material such as photography. The BBC runs two public TV stations, a 24-hour cable news channel, five national...
[August 26, 2003, 9:20]
EC Approves Localised Broadband Deregulation
News This is the first time a national telecoms regulator in the EU has identified different broadband markets in different geographic areas within a country and proposed lifting regulation in those geographic areas now characterised by effective...
[February 18, 2008, 9:08]
Election 2005: Time For MPs To Get Behind Tech
News Specifically the document goes on to call for a coherent national strategy which includes a national network for reporting "non-geographic incidents", supported by "cybercaddies" to cover all areas of e-crime from child, consumer and...
[April 27, 2005, 14:00]
Ofcom Fights To Save Mobile-mast Website
News People would then be able to target and close down specific geographic areas by identifying key locations vital to the police communication infrastructure. Media watchdog Ofcom has provided the Sitefinder website since December 2003 after an...
[October 4, 2007, 11:59]
Regulators Consider The Future Of VoIP
News The existing national numbering plans could prove wholly inadequate if VoIP users (and hence service providers) require large numbers of geographic and other types of numbers. The report, entitled IP Voice and Associated Convergent Services, is...
[April 14, 2004, 14:10]
