Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Calgary, Alberta – TECTERRA Inc. announced today that it had committed $4.9 million of funds to support the geomatics technology sector in Canada during the last fiscal year, which ended on March 31, 2016. This additional commitment brings TECTERRA’s investment in the geomatics industry to over $37.3 million to date. The investment sum represents commitments
Thursday, May 26th, 2016
In 2008, I would get a hollow feeling in the pit of my stomach whenever customers phoned or emailed to tell us that the PhotoSat surveys did not match their ground surveys. Back then, I was sure there was a problem with the satellite photos, or that we had made some terrible mistake in our
Thursday, May 26th, 2016
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— The traditional cadastre – a public land registry typically used to track ownership and property taxation – is being reimagined throughout Latin America as a powerful tool to promote fiscal stability and guide urban planning initiatives, including building resilience in the face of climate change, according to new research published by the Lincoln
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
25 May 2016 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and sponsors, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), in collaboration with the Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure Participants, announce a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and Call for Participation (CFP) in the OGC Interoperability Program’s Arctic Spatial Data Pilot Phase-2 (Arctic SDP) initiative. The purpose
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
Twice named “The Best Place to Live in the Metro-Atlanta area” by Atlanta Magazine, and ranked #19 for the “Best Eastern U.S. City to Live” by Money Magazine, the 88,346 citizens of the City of Roswell enjoy a beautiful community filled with parks, cultural arts activities, thriving business, and a strong tie to the Chattahoochee
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has been selected by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to provide state agencies and local governments with cost-effective, high-priority geographic data for use in their geographic information systems (GIS). The agreement offers select geospatial products, custom data, and services—including orthoimagery and lidar—at discounted prices. While Texas
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
25th May 2016 –Westminster, London — Earth-i (www.earthi.space), the innovative UK-based distributor of image and data services from the DMC3 / TripleSat satellite constellation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with space technology and enabled services specialist, Telespazio VEGA. This MoU will permit each company to provide each other’s specialist products and services to their
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
Redlands, California —Texas State University’s Department of Geography honored Esri education manager Joseph J. Kerski, PhD, with the school’s Outstanding Support from the Business Community Award. The award commends Kerski’s exemplary dedication to the scientific community and the advancement of geographic information system (GIS) technology in education. “Joseph Kerski has been a longtime supporter and
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
Redlands, California —Esri enhanced its ArcGIS technology to simplify the use of free global imagery from the Sentinel-2 satellite launched by the European Space Agency. ArcGIS supports visualization, interpretation, and analysis of Sentinel imagery, which is of significant value in applications for forestry, agriculture, land resources management, and environmental monitoring. “Scientists and GIS professionals rely
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
AUSTRALIA — Open Spatial today announced the introduction of “touch” capability in enlighten 3.3—its powerful browser-based mapping application and corporate geo-portal. Working intuitively on all form factors including desktops, tablets and smart phones, users can now easily use pinch zoom gestures directly on the map and panels to make selections and execute functions. In addition,
