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Feature – HP Adds to Large Format Plotting Portfolio With PageWide Technology and the T3500, T7200

Editor — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 05:48:33 +0000

GIS imaging has evolved greatly in a short time and continues to evolve at a rapid pace. File sizes are growing and images have become more intricate and rich in color. HP is keeping pace with these technological developments and the increased demand placed on the GIS/Geo professional to produce amazing output at a faster […]

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Workstation Spotlight Review – The HP Z1 All in One Workstation – Power Without The Tower

Editor — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 07:27:26 +0000

You may have heard me discussing the HP Z1 workstation recently. That’s because I’ve had the pleasure of using one for several weeks now, thanks to the kind folks at HP. The Z1, the first of it’s kind, all-in-one workstation from HP is a gorgeous machine, conveniently packaged in one solid bundle, and offers the […]

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The Technology Behind the Archer 2’s Extra-Bright IllumiView Display

Editor — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 03:16:20 +0000

These details of the new, rugged, Archer2 handheld come via the Juniper Systems "Get rugged" blog… Katelyn Heiner shares details, specs, and the hottest features of this latest rugged, data collection handheld solution are shared… enjoy! Perhaps one of the most noticeable features of the Archer 2 is its extraordinarily bright IllumiView™ display. From conducting […]

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Hands On First look – HP All in One Workstation – Portable, Powerful, and Affordable!

Editor — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 00:13:14 +0000

So, it may (or may not) surprise you that for the past few weeks I’ve been the happy user of a very sweet, and big, HP Z1 all in one workstation. This is courtesy of some new friends (and old HP fiends from Fort Collins, Colorado) from HP that I made at the ESRIUC last […]

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Feature – Over 100 Tablets Introduced; Why You Can’t Name Any

Editor — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:34:52 +0000

2011 will go down in the history books as a great year for tablets mostly for Apple’s iPad however, not all tablet vendors fared as well as Apple. It’s not for lack of products that prevented Android tablets from taking any market share away from Apple this year. By our calculation, over 100 tablets were […]

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The Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Up Close – No Replacement for the iPad But Pretty Darned Sweet!

Editor — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:06:11 +0000

So, by now you’ve likely heard all about Amazon’s foray into the Tablet space, this with the launch of the Amazon "Fire". As could be expected, speculation and blogging is rampant with many stories and pseudo "reviews" coming out, many of them touting the next "iPad killer". Well indeed, Amazon is making noise, and for […]

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First Look Feature – Will the New iPad 2 Have What It Takes to Compete?

Editor — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:27:19 +0000

By the time you read this the iPad 2 should have moved from rumor to real. So what Will the New iPad 2 Have What It Takes to Compete? With the tablet market maturing faster than you can say dual-core processors and the first real Android OS for tablets (Honeycomb) starting to ship on tablets […]

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Product Spotlight – Mesa Geo 3G Rugged Notepad + 3G cellular modem

Editor — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:58:37 +0000

Mesa Geo 3G Rugged Notepad Ships, Providing Users With the biggest screen available on a Windows Mobile rugged handheld. Recall it was back in July 2010, in concert with the International Esri User Conference when Juniper Systems officially announced the Mesa Rugged Notepad – the latest addition to its complete lineup of rugged handheld computers. […]

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Wacom Interactive Pen Display Accelerates Idaho’s Irrigation Mapping by 25 Percent

Editor — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:05:42 +0000

Water rights throughout the Western United States are allocated beyond what existing resources can supply naturally, so it is vital that water budgets, rights and distribution are managed efficiently. To best serve numerous stakeholders, ranging from water districts to private, commercial and federal entities, an equitable water use management solution must be developed. To […]

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The Oce ColorWave 300 Single Footprint Plot and Scan System for Wide Format Color and BxW Output

GISuser — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:55:37 +0000

We recently had a chance to experience a close up demo of the Oce Colorwave 300… a wide format plotting workhorse and much more. The "300" could easily become the poster-child for Oce, in particular for their wide-format plotting solutions team and their target audience of GIS, CAD, and mapping professionals. Idealy a mid-volume production […]

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