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Monday, March 14th, 2016

New Maps of 2015 Floods Help S. Carolina Plan for the Future

The U.S. Geological Survey has created 20 new flood inundation maps that can help South Carolinians take steps to prevent or reduce future flood damage in the areas affected by the widespread floods of October 2015. The maps, which document the extent and depth of last autumn’s floodwaters in a dozen central and coastal South

Monday, March 14th, 2016

Interaerial SOLUTIONS – Biggest Commercial UAS Event Cleared for Take-Off

Karlsruhe, March 14, 2016 —The “interaerial SOLUTIONS Expo. Forum. Flight Zone for UAS.” has been cleared for take-off. A dedicated website has been launched for this marketplace for UAS business applications. From suppliers of UAS to new drone-as-a-service providers, interaerial SOLUTIONS will serve as a showcase for manufacturers, UAS users and operators, accessories, software and

Monday, March 14th, 2016

Growing Adoption of Maps Across Industries Will Drive the Global Mobile Mapping Market Until 2020, Says Technavio

LONDON — According to the latest market research report by Technavio, the global mobile mapping market is expected to reach over USD 5 billion in revenue by 2020. In this report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global mobile mapping market 2016-2020. The market size has been calculated based on the

Friday, March 11th, 2016

Cloudalize and Luciad Join Forces to Offer Powerful Geospatial Apps in the Cloud

BELGIUM – Luciad, developer of geospatial situational awareness products, and Cloudalize, developer of the GPU virtual desktop platform GDaaS, have joined forces to create a new disruptive cloud service: delivering powerful 3D geospatial applications instantly through the cloud. “Luciad’s partnership with Cloudalize enables our customers to deliver dynamic situational awareness applications to their users anywhere,

Friday, March 11th, 2016

AUVSI Applauds Senate FAA Reauthorization Bill for Advancing UAS Operations

Brian Wynne, president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), has issued the following statement on the introduction of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2016. The legislation was introduced by chairman John Thune and ranking member Bill Nelson of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. “While we

Friday, March 11th, 2016

Global Satellite-based Earth Observation Market Is Expected To Grow At A CAGR of 14.11% By 2020: Hexa Reports

Satellite-based EO is used across verticals such as defense and intelligence, weather, agriculture, natural resources, engineering and construction, media and entertainment, and tourism. Covered in this report: The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global satellite-based EO market for 2016-2020. To calculate the market size, the report considers the revenue

Friday, March 11th, 2016

ANU Drone Radio Tracking Pioneer Gets Her Wings

Conservation biologist and global pioneer of drone radio tracking in research from the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society Dr Debbie Saunders has completed Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) training this week to get her own UAV Controllers Certificate certified by CASA. Dr Saunders played a key role in creating and testing the use

Friday, March 11th, 2016

ZEB‐REVO – A Revolution in Mobile Indoor Mapping 

GeoSLAM are delighted to announce the launch of the ZEB-REVO – the next generation in our range of mobile, handheld 3D laser scanners. The ZEB-REVO builds upon the success of its predecessor, the award-winning ZEB1, with a faster scanner, even simpler operation and greater versatility. At its core is GeoSLAM’s industry leading Simultaneous Localisation And

Friday, March 11th, 2016

Prince Harry to Attend MapAction Briefing Ahead of Nepal Tour

Prince Harry will attend a briefing by MapAction on Wednesday 16 March to learn more about the charity’s response to the recent Nepal earthquakes, ahead of his tour to the country later this month. His Royal Highness, who has been Royal Patron of MapAction since 2007, will meet the charity’s Chief Executive, Liz Hughes, and

Friday, March 11th, 2016

TerraGo Edge Accelerates Forms, Inspections and Surveys for the Mobile Workforce

Washington, D.C., March 10, 2016 — TerraGo, a pioneer of geospatial collaboration and enterprise mobility software, announces the availability of TerraGo Edge 3.9.2, which features the new TerraGo QuickNote! and other new features and enhancements. TerraGo Edge helps companies create custom forms for inspections, surveys, work orders, audits and all types of mobile data collection,