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GIS Guides Cleanup and Construction in Tornado Aftermath: In Joplin, Missouri, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers creates maps to help field personnel remove debris and locate safe shelter sites.More>>

Earthmine Extension Brings New Perspective to AutoCAD Map 3D: Users who manage infrastructure can visualize their assets in a real-world context — without leaving their desks.More>>

What Makes a Good GIS Leader? Being well grounded in geospatial technology is just the beginning, says URISA's Greg Babinski.More>>

Austrian Agency Automates Sound Propagation Modeling: Urban planners process volumes of optical, laser-scanning, and GIS data using INPHO and eCognition software.More>>

Remote Monitoring Makes Maintenance a Breeze for Wind Farms: Beijing's Guohua Energy Investment Company deploys an SKF sensor system to keep tabs on turbine conditions.More>>

FME 2011 Clears Up Point Clouds: Safe updates its spatial data transformation software, adding support for laser-scanning data and cloud-computing formats.More>>

Simplifying Access to Laser-Scanning Data: IMAGINiT Technologies' Scan to BIM software speeds workflows by giving Revit users direct access to point clouds.More>>