Wednesday, May 11th, 2016
11 May 2016 —The membership of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has approved the WaterML2.0 Part 2 – Ratings, Gaugings and Sections Standard as an official OGC standard. WaterML2.0 represents an initiative within the joint World Meteorological Organization (WMO) / OGC Hydrology Domain Working Group to address standards development and interoperability of hydrological information systems
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016
VANCOUVER — UrtheCast Corp. (TSX:UR) (“UrtheCast” or the “Company”) today announced the planned release of a Request for Information (RFI) to U.S. companies interested in a potential long-term strategic partnership with UrtheCast by being the direct channel for data services from UrtheCast’s planned OptiSAR™ Constellation, as well as its proposed UrtheDaily™ Constellation concept, to U.S. Government
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Skycatch, a global leader in commercial drone data software, today announced the launch of COMMANDER, their iOS flight app for DJI drones. The app automates data capture with DJI’s latest drones, turning them into professional mapping tools. DJI maintains a 70% share of the $2 billion consumer drone market, and its aerial platforms
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016
Redlands, California — When a disaster strikes, knowing what resources are needed and where they are located is the key factor in saving lives and critical infrastructure. The ability to prepare for an emergency and rapidly respond when it occurs is exponentially increased with the use of geographic information system (GIS) technology. Join us at
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016
Hallowell, Maine — Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the upcoming GEOINT Symposium in Orlando, Florida. Hosted by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), a non-profit educational organization, the annual GEOINT Symposium is the nation’s largest gathering of defense, intelligence, and homeland security professionals representing private industry, academia,
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016
Washington D.C — Boundless, the world leader in commercially supported open source GIS software, is excited to announce its participation at the 2016 USGIF GEOINT Symposium. GEOINT takes place May 15-18 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Boundless is a USGIF Sustaining Partner and sponsor of this preeminent event of the
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016
Redlands, California —Today, Esri, the world leader in geographic information system (GIS) solutions, announced that it will be exhibiting and providing a free training session at GEOINT, May 15 to 18, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. Esri will be showcasing transformational geospatial technologies, based on the ArcGIS platform, that provide advanced analytics and mission-focused enhancements for
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
KILN, Miss., May 10, 2016 — WMR-532, the joint venture of Woolpert and Magnolia River Geospatial, has been contracted to acquire bathymetric and topographic lidar and imagery, and to provide final data products to the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX). The one-year, $10 million capacity contract will support the coastal mapping and charting
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
Vancouver — UrtheCast Corp. (TSX:UR) (“UrtheCast” or the “Company”) today announces that, for the first time, newly-collected imagery from its Deimos-1 satellite is flowing to its online platform, known as the UrthePlatform, shortly after acquisition. UrtheCast anticipates that it will be able to provide this broad-area-coverage Deimos-1 data cloud-free for the entire contiguous United States, each
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
Proteus, a provider of satellite derived mapping and geospatial services, has successfully delivered satellite derived bathymetry to Royal Haskoning DHV during April 2016. Proteus was commissioned by Royal Haskoning to deliver the data as part of a port design project in Saudi Arabia and to identify suitable and cost effective approaches to the port. The
