geographical information system in news
Google Earth maps onto the iPhone
News Google has already customised some of its websites for display on the iPhone but now the company has produced a handheld version of its Google Earth geographical software. Birch was cagey about what else will come of the... [27 Oct 2008]
Geographic database opens doors to private sector
News A national geographical electronic database is now available for commercial use after all 376 English and Welsh local authorities signed up to supply data. Information contained on the... [30 Apr 2008]
Blackpool Council boosted by geo database
News The geographical database, developed with geographical information software company GGP, has brought together information previously held across seven separate datasets.... [20 Feb 2007]
Sex sites facing law to clean up their act
News It's supposed to permit geographical look-ups based on ZIP code. A Kontraband.com representative said in an email message that he was familiar with the congressional legislation and that the site already rates the pages... [26 Jul 2006]
Tesco.com mulls 'where's my order?' van-tracking
News Tesco is considering introducing a service allowing customers to track the geographical location of the van delivering their online shopping, following the successful rollout of a new satellite navigation... [26 Apr 2006]
VoIP providers grapple with emergency calls
News The enhanced 911, or E911, system is a step up from the basic 911 system in that it supplies emergency call operators with the caller's geographical location and callback phone number.... [08 Mar 2006]
Cyber rights get a new champion
News The data to be saved and retained would be traffic data, which includes the geographical location of the call and the identity of both parties, meaning ISPs could have much greater storage requirements. [13 Sep 2005]
New mobile location tracking service launches in UK
News The service, known as TagandScan, allows mobile users to create notes on specific geographical locations using a mobile handset. On the other hand, operators can be slow to provide the TagandScan system... [11 Dec 2003]
£50m Welsh farm payments delayed by IT
News Foot and mouth was also the reason that the Geographical Information System project - which linked with the CAPIT system - was delayed by a full 12 months. Subsidies... [21 Nov 2003]
UK tech infrastructure 'not prepared' for terrorist attack
News We were extremely interested in the demonstrations, it would have meant a co-ordinated geographical information system for all emergency services and planners across the country. The UK... [21 Feb 2003]
Revealed: the high-tech mousetrap
News The council hopes the new system will improve the way data from these job sheets is processed and input into a central database and geographical information system,... [23 Aug 2002]
Insurer streamlines risk with whereonearth database
News The technology will allow the insurer to search a database of geographical location information to assess the risks associated with each address. The whereonearth database will be accessed via the... [12 Dec 2000]
It's elementary: Holmes resurfaces with a facelift
News The software tracks all information and evidence during an investigation, and provides facilities for information management and task management as well as graphic geographical analysis.... [02 Nov 2000]
Informix triumphs with GIS-WAP contract
News Informix has won a contract to supply its software to geographical information system (GIS) provider ESRI Italia, a company bringing location-based services to mobile phone users. ESRI's... [03 Apr 2000]
Scottish Power signs £1.4m deal with Logica
News He explained that field engineers will be issued with handheld computers fitted with geographical mapping software, so they can update the company's databases quickly and accurately. Logica will roll-out a mobile... [04 Nov 1999]
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