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Thursday, July 21st, 2016

Bluesky Provides a Bird’s Eye View of the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Leicestershire, 21 July 2016 – Aerial photography captured by Bluesky has provided the backdrop for a film production to recreate the Goodwood Hill Climb, the most iconic aspect of the UK’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Created by broadcast company Cloudbass working with production company Aurora Media Worldwide, the Bluesky aerial imagery formed part of footage that

Thursday, July 21st, 2016

Virtual Mappers Helping Disaster Responders Worldwide

SEATTLE — People who love to use and create maps — whether it’s to locate day-to-day conveniences such as coffee shops and gas stations; or mark essentials such as fire hydrants and neighborhood walkability; or virtually help responders in disaster zones thousands of miles away find their way to people in need – will meet

Thursday, July 21st, 2016

RIEGL Laser Scanners Used in Forensics and Accident Reconstruction

The use of the RIEGL terrestrial laser scanners, combined with RiSOLVE, is optimized for accident collision investigations. The state of the art hardware and software can be used to rapidly collect evidence at the scene of collisions, which helps to reduce the amount of time roads are closed, reduce lane closures, and minimize road congestion. Data collected from

Thursday, July 21st, 2016

Effective Monitoring of Ecological Restoration Programs in Gulf of Mexico – New Report and Public Briefing July 26

The Gulf Coast suffered extensive damage following Deepwater Horizon in 2010 – the largest oil spill in U.S. history and one that impacted vast areas of ocean, seafloor, and coastal ecosystems and took a heavy toll on the region’s natural resource-dependent communities.  Three major programs are at the forefront of a major restoration plan that

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

Maptitude for Redistricting 2016 Now Available

NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) – Caliper Corporation announces the release of Maptitude for Redistricting 2016. Maptitude for Redistricting 2016 is a powerful, and the most widely used, tool for political redistricting. Maptitude for Redistricting 2016 is the only professional product for congressional redistricting. Maptitude utilizes modern Geographic Information System (GIS) technology that allows state legislatures, political

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

Big Data Injecting New Impetus for the Study of Digital Earth

Digital Earth is a global initiative aimed at harnessing the world’s data and information resources to quantitatively describe and represent our planet, and to monitor, measure and forecast natural and human activities on Earth. Today, a wave of big data has emerged. The advent of the big data era is injecting a new impetus for

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

Journal of Geography Article Earns National Council for Geographic Education Accolade

Redlands, California— A joint effort from Esri Education manager Tom Baker and a research group of seven university faculty members was selected as the Best Article for Geography Program Development by the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE). Published in the Journal of Geography, the co-authored piece, entitled “A Research Agenda for Geospatial Technologies and

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

County and Agencies Keep the Peace with Esri at the Republican National Convention

Redlands, California — Security for the 2016 Republican National Convention will deeply incorporate Esri geographic information system (GIS) technology. Public safety officials from Cuyahoga County, Ohio, collaborated with Esri to ensure a safe convention by speeding access to data and providing a common operating picture. Using Esri ArcGIS, maps and data will be shared between

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

Cartegraph Announces Platinum Partnership with Esri

DUBUQUE, IOWA — June 20, 2016 — Cartegraph is now an Esri® Platinum Tier Business Partner. This move enhances an already-strong partnership between two enterprise business systems that enable local government agencies to gain greater insight, solve problems, and make informed decisions. “Esri is known as the system of record for asset inventory and location. Cartegraph is

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

Cardno UAS Fleet Achieves New Levels of Industry-leading Performance & Accuracy

Lone Tree, CO – July 20, 2016 – Cardno, Inc. announced that the newest platform in its industry-leading unmanned aircraft system (UAS) fleet is the Pulse Aerospace Vapor 55 on which the Riegl VUX-1 LiDAR sensor will be mounted.  It will be deployed primarily for electrical transmission projects as well as other applications for Cardno’s