Adapting iPad and iPhone for Enterprise Use
[ Source: Sybase ]
May 2010-
Apple's iPad is being launched as a consumer device. Yet, there is little doubt that it will become a valuable enterprise productivity tool.
IT departments should consider iPad when planning strategies and policies to ensure corporate information stays managed and secured.
Join Sybase for this on-demand webcast and learn:
• What studies are indicating about the use of iPad in the enterprise
• How IT can provide employees with ...
Qualcomm’s GPSOne Solution
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
As enterprises increasingly go wireless and workers become increasingly mobile, location-based services grow in importance. Underlying all LBS is a critical technology: GPS. Leslie Presutti, director of product management at Qualcomm, discusses the growing LBS market and importance of GPS. She discusses the changes in the market, the must-have feature for today’s users, and how Qualcomm’s gpsOne can help providers fit into that market. With chips, software, tools, application support, and systems, Qualcomm ...
Developing Software for the CN3 Integrated GPS Receiver
[ Source: Intermec Technologies ]
January 2008-
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system owned and operated by the US Department of Defense. The Intermec CN3 includes an integrated GPS receiver and antenna as an optional feature. The receiver can report horizontal position to a range of approximately 3 meters. This paper provides information for developers interested in developing software that makes use of the CN3 integrated GPS receiver.
Mainframes and GIS: A New ESRI Solution on IBM zSeries Using Linux
[ Source: IBM ]
January 2008-
IBM and ESRI are leading the development of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) solutions away from a focused departmental technology into a more comprehensive enterprise-wide platform. Enterprise GIS now contains all the reliability, manageability, and performance requirements demanded by Enterprise Information Technology solutions. Customer demand buoyant IBM and ESRI to expand GIS enterprise solutions to use mainframe database repositories for spatial information and analysis. Therefore, IBM undertook a study at the IBM eServer zSeries Benchmark Center ...
The Use of Satellite Remote Sensing for the Management of Cultural Heritage Sites in Cyprus
[ Source: Frederick Institute of Technology ]
January 2008-
Numerous applications have been developed, in particular for land management, such as agriculture, forestry, land use and land cover and the management of cultural and natural heritage areas. The satellite images provide the only possibility for the mapping of the heritage areas because of their instant availability and high resolution. This white paper highlights the beneficial use of satellite remote sensing for the monitoring of cultural heritage sites in Cyprus. The methodology adopted for the ...
The IT Revolution: Applications and Strategies for Transgeographic Learning and Academia in the Twenty-First Century
[ Source: University of Maryland ]
January 2008-
Digital technologies are closing spatial and temporal gaps while engendering expansive new international communities. Replete with symbolic interactions, these transgeographic communities inspire new realms of educational possibility, allowing educators and learners to broaden perspectives through intellectual discourse and collaboration while eradicating cultural divides. The Summer Ecosystems Experience for Undergraduates (SEE-U) is a superior model of how such technology can be used to this end. Available to colleges and university students worldwide, the SEE-U program operates ...
GIS Teaching Via Distance Learning Experiences and Lessons Learned
[ Source: University of London ]
January 2008-
The rise of the Geoinformation Industry in the past decade has generated a high demand for suitably educated graduates worldwide. This demand has only been partly met by the higher education sector. This research paper draws on seven-years’ experience of postgraduate teaching GIS via distance learning mode. Experience has shown that in setting-up, maintaining and developing the GIS course via distance learning, particular consideration has to be given towards the cultural and geographical diversity of ...
TERIA: The GNSS Network for France
[ Source: International Federation of Surveyors ]
January 2008-
TERIA, the GNSS Network for France will be one of the largest GPS networks in the world. Till now, more than 600 surveyors (i.e. about one third of all French surveyors) have associated themselves to the project. The French Union of licensed (private) Surveyors, Ordre des Geometres Experts is launching its own permanent network of GPS stations, with the intention of covering all the French territory by the end of 2005.
Computer Vision Techniques Applied to Ejection Seat Trials Instrumentation
[ Source: Siemens ]
January 2008-
While trajectory measurement systems have existed for some time the extraction of the trajectory from raw measurements has been laborious and the accuracy has been questionable. This paper published by Computer Vision describes a number of alternative approaches which have been considered recently and discarded in favor of a computer vision solution based on high-speed digital cameras (initially digitized cine film) and manually supervised computer vision processing implemented on a standard PC.
Making Mobile Data a Reality: ANPR Solutions
[ Source: Brand Communications ]
January 2008-
Brand Communications technology enhances the ANPR value by putting crime information immediately at the fingertips of officers and users - giving them knowledge and power when combating crime! With various government objectives to reduce crime, Project Laser was introduced by the Home Office to maximize the number of offenders brought to justice using ANPR.