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Friday, April 15th, 2016

MapJam Launches Developer API with Open Source Maps Targeting Google Maps and Mapbox Customers with Reduced, Simpler Pricing and Terms

San Francisco — MapJam, Inc. announced the release of MapJam for Developers with free access to the simplest and most accessible developer tools for building mapping applications. MapJam now offers robust, vector map tiles based on OpenStreetMap data that work seamlessly with open source projects including Leaflet, Mapzen, and D3, as well as libraries that highlight creative

Friday, April 15th, 2016

Tri-County Health Department Honors Esri Employee for Opioid Addiction Prevention Advocacy

Redlands, California — Jeremiah Lindemann, solution engineer at Esri, the global leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, was honored as Public Health Hero of the Year by Colorado’s Tri-County Health Department (TCHD), which serves Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas Counties. Lindemann was recognized for his advocacy for opioid abuse prevention and more compassionate ways to

Friday, April 15th, 2016

Maptitude Mapping Software Team Provides Awards & Prizes for AAG Student Paper Competition

NEWTON MA (USA) – The Business Geography Specialty Group (BGSG) of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) announced the winners of the 2016 Student Paper Competition in Business Geography at the 2016 AAG Meeting in San Francisco, CA (March 29-April 2). The purpose of this competition is to promote scholarship and written and oral presentation

Friday, April 15th, 2016

Sentinel-1B Will Complete Europe’s “Radar Vision”

Pre-launch preparations for the Sentinel-1B satellite, carrying an Airbus Defence and Space built radar instrument, are in full swing at Europe´s Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana. The satellite, which has Thales Alenia Space Italy as prime contractor, is set to be launched on 22 April 2016 by a Soyuz launcher. Airbus Defence and Space built

Thursday, April 14th, 2016

Aerial Photography, Inspection Top List of FAA-Approved Business Uses for UAS

ARLINGTON, Va — The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) today released an interactive analysis that finds 38 types of business operations have been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly unmanned aircraft systems commercially in the National Airspace System (NAS). According to the report that analyzed more than 3,000 FAA exemptions, aerial

Thursday, April 14th, 2016

exactEarth and Larus Technologies Announce Strategic Alliance to Develop Big Data Analytics Applications

Cambridge, ON – exactEarth Ltd. (TSX: XCT) (“the Company”), the leading provider of Satellite AIS data services, today announces a Strategic Alliance Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Larus Technologies (“Larus”), an Ottawa-based provider of adaptive learning and predictive analytics software.  Under the Agreement, the two companies will work together to develop and market Big Data analytics-based

Thursday, April 14th, 2016

A Flexible Camera: A Radically Different Approach to Imaging

New York, NY—A team led by Shree K. Nayar, T.C. Chang Professor of Computer Science at Columbia Engineering, has developed a novel sheet camera that can be wrapped around everyday objects to capture images that cannot be taken with one or more conventional cameras. The Columbia team, which includes research engineer Daniel Sims BS’14 and

Thursday, April 14th, 2016

Battelle Assumes Management of the National Ecological Observatory Network

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Battelle, an independent, nonprofit research and development organization, to manage the construction, commissioning and initial operations of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). Battelle, with a long history of program management and scientific expertise, will help ensure NEON’s mission and its full scientific utility. For more information, please

Thursday, April 14th, 2016

Topcon Demonstrates Smart Working Tech at GeoBusiness

Topcon GB & Ireland will be showcasing a range of cutting-edge technology designed to save time and create efficiencies at this year’s Geobusiness at the Business Design Centre in London (24-25th May).   The Falcon 8 is Topcon’s 8 rotary-wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) and has been created to meet the challenges professionals face when

Thursday, April 14th, 2016

Sofradir Turns 30, Marks Anniversary at SPIE DCS

Palaiseau, near Paris, France, April 14, 2016 – Sofradir, the global leader in advanced infrared (IR) detectors for military, space and commercial applications, today announces it will mark its 30th anniversary as an industrial pioneer of high performance IR components at the international trade event SPIE DCS. This year Sofradir will unveil its extended Daphnis