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RackSpace OpenStack Opens the Cloud

The forecast ahead is for lots of clouds in our future. This forecast is not about the weather. It is about the way technology resources will be delivered throughout the known universe. A key question is which of these evolving technologies will impact how we make use of these evolving resources. One such new technology is the recent announcement by RackSpace, known for its cloud hosting ...

Food: The global farm

With its plentiful sun, water and land, Brazil is quickly surpassing other countries in food production and exports. But can it continue to make agricultural gains without destroying the Amazon? Jeff Tollefson reports from Brazil.

HitachiSoft Selects TerraGo Technologies® as Strategic Partner for Geospatial Collaboration Solutions

TerraGo Software and GeoPDF® Solutions Are Central to HitachiSoft Global Geospatial Expansion Strategy

Update: Local GIS Tidbits

An update on the The city of Longview, WA tree mapping. "The Longview City Council decided Thursday to reject a $10,000 state grant for mapping Longview's urban forest with satellite imagery, saying the city's grant matching funds would be better spent battling the aphid problem."

B.C. government paying for Google Earth after donating data

The B.C. government is spending thousands of dollars on licences for Google Earth products, two years after it gave the U.S. technology giant free access to a wealth of mapping, satellite and Crown land information.