Leica Geosystems Geospatial
Imaging announced yesterday that it is rebranding the company as ERDAS
and will add as their tagline, "The Earth to Business Company," a
clear
signal that it wants to be a more aggressive player in the enterprise
geospatial market. Unshackling itself from the Leica name allows the
company to develop a stronger, more focused software brand.
Fran Marshall of National
Geographic Maps and Chris Ackermann of the Travel Channel are
speakers.
They'll be sharing insights from projects that make information about
places both far and near more accessible to more people, and also
enhance the bottom line.
- Compiled by Nora Parker, Senior
Managing Editor
Starry Night
Online: Beta is a fun resource from Imaginova Corp. that lets you
explore what stars and constellations can be seen in the night sky at
your location by entering your ZIP Code (or
your lat/long). You can tinker with date, time, viewing direction,
azimuth (compass heading) and elevation above the horizon. You can
also
look at the sky from the moon, which is a real "out of this world"
experience.