Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
AUSTIN, Texas – A new record has been set in long-distance drone delivery. On May 5, 2017, a Nevada UAS Consortium (Team Roadrunner) set the record flying a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) over 97 miles to Austin, Texas using cellular connectivity. Launched from a central Texas urban location, the UAV flew a preplanned route through
Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
MINNEAPOLIS — Sentera introduces its enhanced, affordable Phoenix fixed-wing drone product line, with variants to support the precision agriculture, mapping, and public safety industries. By pairing cutting-edge technologies with manufacturing efficiencies, Sentera’s Phoenix is a cost-effective solution that is easy to fly, accepts a variety of payloads, and covers more acres in less time than competitive
Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
RALEIGH, N.C. — PrecisionHawk, a leading commercial drone and data company, has opened access to its professional mapping and analytics software, PrecisionMapper, for free. By eliminating the cost barrier, operators have the flexibility to ‘bring their own drone’ and consistently generate value from aerial information. “Drones have the potential to capture more high-resolution data than any other
Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
Des Plaines, IL – The National Center for Transit Research, URISA and the Transportation Research Board are pleased to share the program details for the 10th National GIS in Transit Conference*, taking place September 6-8, 2017 in Washington, DC. Four preconference workshops (both full and half-day) will be featured: Asset Management: Planning, Strategy and Implementation
Monday, May 15th, 2017
New York – Boundless, the leader in open GIS, today announced that it will be sponsoring and delivering a keynote presentation at GeoRodeo, taking place on May 19 in Austin, TX. Additionally, the company will be delivering five talks, including a tutorial, at LocationCon, taking place in Oakland, CA, from May 22-24. GeoRodeo Keynote At-a-Glance
Monday, May 15th, 2017
Mining technology developer Maptek has delivered Vulcan version 10.1, together with Eureka version 4.0, to customers globally. Vulcan and Eureka are both accessed and operated through the Maptek Workbench, offering users the first instalment of a continuum of integrated technical software applications, data and workflows dedicated to mine planning, measurement and operations. Vulcan has led
Monday, May 15th, 2017
Scottsdale, AZ, USA – Today, Hemisphere GNSS announces the Vector Eclipse H328, the next offering in a line of new and refreshed, low-power, high-precision, positioning and heading OEM (original equipment manufacturer) boards. The multi-frequency, multi-GNSS H328 is an all signals receiver board that includes Hemisphere’s new and innovative hardware platform and integrates Atlas® GNSS Global Correction Service.
Monday, May 15th, 2017
Hallowell, Maine – Blue Marble Geographics ( www.bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of an update to the GeoCalc Geodetic Registry, the company’s online coordinate geometry repository. Version 2.0 of the Registry introduces a new mobile friendly interface along with more flexible login requirements, and a new Getting Started Guide. Blue Marble’s GIS
Monday, May 15th, 2017
A new set of high-resolution geologic maps reveal complex geologic processes that suggest a dynamic, wet environment once existed on early Mars, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “The major finding of this work is that the layers of rock exposed within what is called western Candor Chasma record a past environment where groundwater was
Monday, May 15th, 2017
Autodesk has announced the categories for this year’s AEC Excellence Awards competition: Building, Infrastructure, Construction, and Sustainability. This year’s competition will showcase projects embracing the future of making things for AEC and civil infrastructure through the use of innovative and connected BIM technologies. Autodesk is sponsoring the AEC Excellence Awards competition showcasing stellar examples of
