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Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

Tensing Reaches Esri Gold Partner Status

ROCKVILLE, Md. & WAARDENBURG, Netherlands — Tensing is pleased to announce that the company has recently been named an Esri Gold Partner. With this step, both organizations acknowledge the many years of intensive cooperation and knowledge sharing, as well as the increased focus by Tensing in the field of geosystems technology.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

Aerialtronics Prepares for TUSExpo 2016, the Netherlands – An Unmissable Event for UAV Professionals

Aerialtronics will present a live demonstration of the Altura Zenith unmanned aerial system (UAS) at TUSExpo 2016, the fully integrated European unmanned systems industry trade show and conference, taking place on 2-4 February at the World Forum, the Hague.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

Future Grains

When global food prices spiked dramatically in late 2007 and into 2008, the costs of many basic dietary staples doubled or even tripled around the world, sparking protests and riots. Panicked governments stopped exporting food, aggravating the crisis.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

The Carbon Project Selected to Deploy Cloud-based Parcel Data Exchange

ALEXANDRIA, VA, January 13, 2016 — The Carbon Project today announced that the State of North Carolina, Office of Information Technology Services renewed its contract to deploy a cloud-based Cadastral Data Exchange.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

Hexagon Acquires SCCS, a Leading Supplier of Leica Geosystems Surveying Equipment in the UK

Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, today announced the acquisition of Paul MacArthur Limited (“SCCS”) – one of the UK’s leading suppliers of surveying equipment to the engineering and infrastructure market and a Leica Geosystems distributor for over 20 years.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

Teledyne Optech Lidar Approved for Use in OSIRIS-REx Ssteroid Mission

January 13, 2016 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that NASA, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and York University have approved the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) designed by scientists and engineers from Teledyne Optech and built by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA). The OLA is now being prepared for installation aboard the Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

Lockheed Martin Team Delivers Second Lightning Tracker for NOAA Weather Satellite

PALO ALTO, California, Jan. 13, 2016 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the second Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument that will provide earlier alerts of severe storms and contribute to more accurate tornado warnings. The sensor will fly on the second next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, known as GOES-S, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

Lauderdale Lakes: GIS for Small Municipalities

GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) Lauderdale Lakes, Florida has a small footprint geographically (3.64 square miles) but large plans for technology and public service.  Historically, small organizations have not been able to implement GIS effectively because of cost, complexity, and ease-of-use. 

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

EBA Engineering Acquires Pennsylvania-Based Geospatial Technology Firm GeographIT

BALTIMORE, MD  — On January 1, 2016, EBA Engineering, Inc. (EBA) acquired the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based geospatial technology firm geographIT. With the acquisition, EBA will now offer integrated geographic information system (GIS), information management, and asset management solutions to clients.

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

Research and Markets: Global GIS Market Growth of 10% CAGR by 2020 – Analysis, Technologies, Opportunities & Forecasts 2016-2020

DUBLIN — Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8fkgrj/global_gis_market) has announced the addition of the “Global GIS Market 2016-2020” report to their offering.