Geoville

As published in the Nov. issue of AGEO, GeoVille Group and Intermap Technologies announced the first sale of their highly accurate elevation models to a state government in Austria. The digital map data will be used for the geo-rectification of orthophotos and the general planning of the new Vienna International airport.
The Intermap NEXTMap® 3D digital mapping data can be requested here.

Link to the press release of AGEO.

The final user workshop of the GeoVille led ESA project DIVERSITY took place at the Zamarano University in Honduras by invitation of CCAD (the inter-governmental Commission for Environment of Central America). The meeting was attended by official delegates of all 7 nations within Central America and covered by the national newspaper in Honduras, demonstrating the high interest of the region.

Link to the press release of the Honduras newspaper La Tribuna.

GeoVille Information Systems has been contracted to perform a climate change adaptation study for the City of Dakar in Senegal. The World Bank financed project will employ high resolution satellite and a range of local data to map the extent of natural hazards and determine the degree of vulnerability of urban settlements. The results of this service will guide disaster mitigation programs of international organizations and help local administrations to develop and implement geospatially explicit management strategies.

From July 2nd to 4th GeoVille Group presented the latest in Radar data availability for Austria at this year’s AGIT 2008. Visitors were informed about the newly available Intermap NEXTmap Digital Terrain Models as well as Infoterra’s TerraSAR-X Radar images through workshops, presentations and face-to face meetings. A particular highlight were the 3D animations and applications of radar data featured directly at the booth.

The DIVERSITY project, led by GeoVille was presented at the 9th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9) of the United Nation Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD). The photo shows the project partners from ESA, UNESCO and GeoVille, who will establish through the project a biodiversity monitoring system in Central America.