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Friday, January 8th, 2016

GEO Business Call for Papers closes in 2 weeks – 22 Jan 2016

The GEO Business 2016 call for papers deadline closes two weeks today! Submit an abstract online by Friday 22 January 2016.

Friday, January 8th, 2016

SSTL Led Consortium Awarded Innovate UK Grant for Novel Propulsion System

A British consortium led by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been awarded a grant from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to co-fund the development of a novel High Test Peroxide (HTP) propulsion system. 

Friday, January 8th, 2016

Latest Model of Optech Lynx and Results from Highways England at TRB 95th Annual Meeting

January 8, 2016 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that it will introduce the latest model of its Lynx mobile lidar system, the survey-grade Optech Lynx SG-S at the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) on January 10-14 in Washington, D.C. In addition, Highways England will also be in attendance and

Friday, January 8th, 2016

PCI Geomatics to Hold User Group Meeting in Ottawa, Canada

MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada – January 8, 2016 — PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, will be holding a User Group Meeting in Ottawa, Canada on February 4th, 2016.

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

FAA Releases B4UFLY Smartphone App

January 7 — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the public release of the B4UFLY mobile application following an initial beta testing period.

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

Harris Corporation Collaborates with Boundless for Open-Source Geospatial Solutions

MELBOURNE, Florida, January 7, 2016 — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has expanded a collaboration with Boundless to further extend its capabilities in open-source geospatial technology.  This partnership makes it easier and more cost-effective for customers to access, manage and share the huge amount of location-based data available from devices, sensors and satellites.

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

Septentrio’s Pinpoint-GIS is Available Today on the ArcGIS Marketplace

Leuven, Belgium and Torrance, CA – January 7 — Septentrio, a leading provider of accurate and reliable GNSS receivers announces the availability of its geographical information systems (GIS) PinPoint-GIS on the ArcGIS Marketplace. PinPoint-GIS was developed to enable straightforward GIS data collection without the need for expensive additional software linking a GNSS receiver with the Esri® ArcGIS®

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

Bluesky Thermal Maps Highlight Heat Loss from Shropshire Homes and Businesses

Leicestershire, UK, January 7, 2016 — A night time thermal imaging project is helping Shropshire Council improve energy efficiency and affordable warmth levels for residents and businesses across the county. Undertaken by aerial mapping company, Bluesky, and funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), the thermal survey used specialist sensors to accurately record heat loss

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

Blue Marble User Conference Call for Presenters Now Open

Hallowell, Maine – January 7, 2016 — Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce that the call for presenters and speakers for the company’s 2016 User Conference Road Show is now open. Motivated by the success of the 2015 conference in Washington DC as well as previous events in Houston and Calgary, Blue Marble will

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

Maptek Releases I-Site Studio 6 Point Cloud Modelling Tools

The latest I-Site point cloud processing tools from Maptek focus on the everyday needs of mine surveyors for fast, accurate volumes, conformance reporting, geotechnical analysis and CAD design.