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Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

UN-GGIM: Europe Announces Creation of GRF-Europe

Europe is contributing to the UN’s Global Geodetic Reference Frame (GGRF) by developing a platform for exchanging information and expertise.   The creation of a new UN-GGIM: Europe working group, GRF- Europe will connect a range of stakeholders and act as an intergovernmental link whilst also promoting the sharing of open geodetic data and common

Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine Chooses Global Mapper for Coastal Mapping Project

Hallowell, Maine  – Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce that the Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM) has selected Global Mapper for its Litto3D® project. The goal of this ambitious program is to create a seamless, high-resolution elevation model incorporating both bathymetric and topographic coverage for the entire coastline of France as

Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

EPA Awards $4.5 Million to Advance Air Monitoring Technology

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced grants to six research organizations to develop and use low-cost air pollution sensor technology, while engaging communities to learn about their local air quality. “Through these projects, scientists and communities will join together to develop and test new low-cost, portable, easy-to-use ways to measure air

Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

Surrey Satellite and NanoRacks Teaming for Deployment of 100-kilogram-class Satellites from the ISS

ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Seeking to expand the satellite launching capabilities of the International Space Station, Colorado-based Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) has signed a contract with NanoRacks LLC for future flights of a 100-kilogram-class satellite platform specifically developed by SST-US for deployment from the International Space Station (ISS) using the NanoRacks Kaber deployment system. The

Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

SmartNet Expands in Western Canada Through Merger with Pleiades Reference Station Network

Leica Geosystems today announced that SmartNet North America (www.smartnetna.com), the industry-leading high-precision, high-availability network RTK correction service, has merged with the Pleiades reference station network in Western Canada, operated by Pleiades Data Corp. and Spatial Technologies. The merger gives surveyors, engineers, contractors, GIS professionals and other GPS/GNSS users in the region access to the growing

Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

INTERGEO TV in August

As the international information platform for the geocommunity, INTERGEO TV is showcasing various topical productions on the news portal www.intergeo-tv.com in August. The August edition of the News (online from 4 August) explores the extent to which geodata and standard applications have already found their way into our everyday lives. INTERGEO TV met with Ed

Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

OGC Adopts SensorThings API Part 1: Sensing Standard

09 August 2016 – The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has adopted SensorThings API Part 1: Sensing as an official standard. The OGC SensorThings API provides an open, geospatially enabled way to interconnect Internet of Things (IoT) devices, data, and applications over the Web. It builds on a rich set of proven and widely-adopted open standards,

Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

DHS Announces $40M Funding Opportunity for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis COE

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today announced a $40M funding opportunity for an institution to lead a new DHS Center of Excellence (COE) for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis. DHS S&T is additionally searching for potential partners to work with the lead institution in support of the Center’s

Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

Climate from Space

Discover our planet’s changing climate through the eyes of satellites with Climate from Space, a new iPad App featuring interactive maps and video interviews with top scientists. Climate from Space on the App Store https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=1061553589&mt=8

Monday, August 8th, 2016

Dewberry Awarded Geographic Information System Contract with Hanover County

Dewberry, a privately held professional services firms, was recently selected for a geographic information systems (GIS) contract with Hanover County, Virginia. The firm will provide general GIS consulting services to Hanover County on an as-needed basis and help support the county’s GIS program. Services include data conversion, general consulting, programming, staff support services (augmentation), global