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Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

Avenza Launches PDF Maps Affiliate Program to Monetize Map Purchases for Individual Map Publishers and Recreation and Travel-Focused Retailers

TORONTO, ON, January 12, 2016 —Avenza Systems Inc., the leading developer of cartographic software — such as MAPublisher for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop — is pleased to announce the launch of its affiliate program for PDF Maps, its market-leading consumer and enterprise mobile map app. Any retailer or business,

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

UberMedia, Directory of Major Malls and B.I. Spatial Announce Strategic Alliance to Deliver Trade Area Analysis for Shopping Centers Using Mobile Location Data

PASADENA, Calif. — UberMedia, developer of UberRetail, the leading mobile data platform for location decisions; Directory of Major Malls (DMM), the industry source for comprehensive retail data and listings for more than 7,200 shopping centers in the US; and B. I. Spatial, a geospatial business intelligence consultancy, announced today a strategic alliance to deliver trade

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Orbit Rolls Out GIS Mapping System for Housing Management

STEVENAGE, United Kingdom, 11 January 2016 — Staff at 39,000-home Orbit Group are benefitting from geographical data at their fingertips following the launch of the Geographic Information System (GIS) MyM@ps.

Monday, January 11th, 2016

URISA 2016 Exemplary Systems in Government Awards Process Opens

Des Plaines,  IL, January 11, 2016 — URISA is pleased to announce the Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards process for 2016. Since 1980, URISA’s ESIG Awards have recognized extraordinary achievements in the use of geospatial information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services. The award competition is open to all public

Monday, January 11th, 2016

GDA 2015-16 Soybean Map for Mato Grosso, Brazil

Geospatial Data Analysis Corporation (GDA), has released its current, 2015/2016 growing season Soybean Map for Mato Grosso (Brazil) to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). The in-season map is based on near real time analysis of time series satellite imagery. Under the contract with USDA FAS, GDA delivers in-season crop type maps for various agricultural

Monday, January 11th, 2016

ASPRS is Pleased to Announce a Reduction in Color Plate Fees for PE&RS

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 11, 2015 — Thanks to ongoing advances in printing technology the ASPRS is pleased to announce that we are able to lower our color plate, color figures/images, fees for the PE&RS journal.

Monday, January 11th, 2016

HERE And 1Spatial Announce a Strategic Partnership

UK, 11 January 2016 — HERE, a leader in navigation, mapping and location experiences and 1Spatial (www.1spatial.com), the global spatial software company, which manages the world’s largest spatial data, today announced that they are teaming up to deliver high grade map content to the enterprise market.

Monday, January 11th, 2016

IHS and Airbus Defence and Space Team Up To Deliver News-Breaking Satellite Imagery Analysis

LONDON — Today, IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight, and Airbus Defence and Space announced a three-year partnership agreement that brings together two global leaders in the field of open source intelligence.

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Flying Lab to Investigate Southern Ocean’s Appetite for Carbon

A team of scientists is launching a series of research flights this month over the remote Southern Ocean in an effort to better understand just how much carbon dioxide the icy waters are able to lock away.

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Snowflake Software Signs 1Spatial Australia as New APAC Region Reseller

Sydney, Australia, anuary 11, 2016 — Snowflake Software, providers of interoperable data exchange software based on open standards, has announced 1Spatial Australia as its APAC region reseller for its aviation data exchange software products – GO Loader Aviation and GO Publisher.