
product news geosoft 2008 software release delivers productivity gains with esri integration geosoft announced the availability of its 2008 software release, which includes oasis montaj and target 7.0. this release marks a new generation of geosoft earth mapping software with esri s arcengine technology built-in. designed to improve the connection between the geosciences and gis for professional earth explorers, geosoft software now offers superior usability and integration with esri, the world s leading gis. customers will be able to work between their geosoft and esri environments with fewer steps and better results. geosoft will begin shipping oasis montaj and target 7.0 the week of february 11, 2008. with version 7.0, geosoft has embedded esri s arcengine into oasis montaj and target, enabling geoscientists to use esri tools to natively display arc .mxd and internet: www.geosoft.com .lyr files, without leaving the geosoft environment. arcgis and geosoft users can share their files seamlessly and spend more time collaborating in an increasingly integrated environment. to make it easier for geoscientists to access more of the data available to them, geosoft has expanded the range of internal and public data servers to include: geosoft s dap, esri s arcims, wms and tile servers. in addition, 7.0 offers various new ways to display subsurface geology, such as: fence diagrams, 3d geology voxels, and the automatic creation of 3d geological surfaces. blue marble geographic calculator 7.0.1 usb dongle key licenses now available with the release of geographic calculator 7.0.1, blue marble geographics announces the addition of usb dongle keys to the suite of available licensing options. these usb keys allow users to leverage the power of the geographic calculator anywhere in the world, at any time. by inserting the hardware key into the usb port of a desktop or laptop workstation, and the software can be used immediately. users are able to move their license at will, without the need for a network server or technical licensing other enhancements to geographic calculator 7.0.1 include irish grid polynomial datum shift support to match osi inspire parameters, direct velocity file supinternet: www.bluemarblegeo.com support. blue marble s coordinate conversion technology is used worldwide by thousands of gis analysts at software companies, universities, oil and gas companies, civil engineering, surveying, technology, enterprise gis groups, government and military organizations. port by way of the geographic calculator s map file conversion tab, allowing users with large files containing thousands of records to convert them in just minutes. updated printing and reporting features for the interactive tab now show the datum shift that was used in the conversion. uni_ is _ g study for a postgraduate qualification in gis by distance learning with over 16 years of experience presenting distance learning courses to professional standards, unigis offers you access to the premier international network of universities in gis education. our courses meet the learning needs of busy professionals, or those seeking to enter the gis industry. we support you with personal tutors, on-line help and optional residential workshops. our courses are assessed by coursework - there are no examinations. we also offer: flexible entry requirements specialist pathways in gis, gi science, gis & management and gis & environment course modules supported by key textbooks, software and on-line resources flexible study options - full distance learning or distance learning plus residential workshops no examinations - full continuous assessment, plus credit for prior learning or experience networking with an international community of gis professionals find out why the unigis postgraduate courses are so successful: call +44 161 247 1581, fax. +44 161 247 6344, email unigis@mmu.ac.uk, or visit our web site at http://www.unigis.org/uk educating gis professionals worldwide www.unigis.org/uk 62 march 2008