The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) has selected ERDAS Web to distribute bathymetric data through the Internet.

The PBSJ Corp. has announced the award of grants totaling more than $85,000 to be administered through its non-profit PBSJ Foundation, which is focused on helping the corporation's employee-owned subsidiaries expand their programs for charitable giving.

Handset maker Nokia has received unconditional approval from the European Commission for its planned acquisition of digital map data supplier NAVTEQ.

Microsoft subsidiary Vexcel Corp. has released version 7 of its Apex Commander remote-sensing data management system for satellite ground stations, adding several Microsoft-based technologies, including .NET and Virtual Earth 3D.

RMSI has opened a 7,500 sq. ft. development center at Dehradun, India, in the state of Uttranchal, adding to its existing facilties at the Indian cities of Noida and Hyderabad.

Fugro has appointed Edward Saade president and managing director of Fugro-EarthData, taking over for Anne Hale Miglarese, who led the company's transition from private ownership to its current standing as a member of the Fugro umbrella organization.

ESRI's United Kingdom unit has won a contract to supply its LocatorHub software to Nottingham City Council in the U.K.

Location-based services provider Apisphere Inc. has the opportunity to develop a customized application as one of nine companies chosen by Sierra Wireless and Wavefront for the second phase of their joint developer program.

GeoAge has added advanced extended reporting capabilities to its Field Adapted Survey Toolkit (FAST), its software program for creating mobile forms and collecting field data.