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Time-sensitive GeoWorld departments such as NetLink, PeopleLink, Product News and Business News now are maintained solely at the GeoPlace.com Web site. Check there often for the latest updates as they happen. on the Geospatial Platform as well as tapping into shared infrastructure. The team’s emphasis falls espe- cially on deploying “mature” capa- bilities that have been identified in the “Modernization Roadmap for the Geospatial Platform.” The team is look- ing for applications and technologies providing useful services that can be built on and undertaken quickly. Team members seek to combine the best aspects from many existing federal geographic data capabilities. Specifically, it’s assessing various federal geospatial capabilities to determine how well they would meet the needs of the Geospatial Platform. To date, TDTT evaluated exist- ing federal capabilities such as the Geospatial Visualization Enterprise Service at the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency, NASA’s Open Source Spatial Web Portal, NOAA’s Environmental Response Management Application and the existing geodata.gov portal for the Geospatial One-Stop initiative. The team also evaluated Esri’s Geoportal Server, a free open-source product, as well as other capabilities. Following evaluations, the team will develop a “technical deployment” recom- mendation for the core leadership team of the Geospatial Platform and the FGDC Executive Committee, including concepts for technical architecture. The team also is developing a list of recommended can- didate services and applications. TDTT expects to roll out live data, services and applications on GeoPlatform.gov before the end of 2011. Court Rejects Infringement Claim in Pictometry Suit The U.S. District Court of Minnesota ruled in favor of an aerial-imagery provid- er being sued by a competitor for patent infringement. The April 2011 court decision, in the form of a declaratory judgment, rejected M AY 2O11 / WWW . GEOPLA CE . COM 7 a claim by Geospan Corp. that rival Pictometry International Corp. infringed on a Geospan patent for collecting and processing visual and spatial position information from a moving platform. Geospan filed its suit in March 2008. In a press release issued by Pictometry, company CEO Rick Hurwitz said the ruling “confirms Pictometry’s integrity and innovation.” Join GIS oil and gas pipeline professionals for this one-of-a-kind conference.... Share your expertise, best practices and experiences with other operators and vendors to help expand the role of GIS for the oil and gas pipeline industry. Visit October 24-27, 2011 Westchase Marriott Hotel Houston, TX Program topics and themes include: • Regulations • Risk Management • Data Governance • Integrity Management for Pipeline • Data Integration • Applications of Emerging Technology • Emergency Preparedness and Response • Stakeholder Outreach www.gita.org/oilgas for program updates, exhibit information and to register.