Monday, April 18th, 2016
Data services provider emapsite has launched a postcode-based perils model enabling insurers and underwriters to assess the windstorm risk to properties in the UK. The windstorm data is available as a discrete data set and through an on-demand data-hub location content platform. The new model provides a detailed perspective into the distribution of risk based
Monday, April 18th, 2016
Washington D.C — Boundless, the world leader in commercially supported open source GIS software, has been named on the GovTech 100 Top Innovation Companies Focused on Government. Government Technology and e.Republic Labs put together this list of the “leading 100 companies focused on government as a customer.” According to the editors, the list “reflects hundreds
Monday, April 18th, 2016
Saunderton, Bucks, Monday 18th April — Two MapAction volunteers have set off for Ecuador this morning in response to Saturday’s major earthquake. MapAction’s support was requested by the United Nations, following a call for international assistance from the Ecuadorian government on Sunday. It is anticipated that the team’s initial focus will be to help coordinate search
Monday, April 18th, 2016
Visionary teams and individuals from the realms of business, research, and higher education now have the chance to write their own chapter of the Copernicus Masters success story. Geared towards entrants from all over the world, the sixth edition of the biggest international competition in the commercial use of Earth observation data is on the
Monday, April 18th, 2016
On 18 April 1936 a group of surveyors gathered around a white concrete pillar in a field in Cold Ashby and began the retriangulation of Great Britain. That trig pillar is still standing 80 years on, along with thousands more around the country. We’re celebrating by sharing the story of the humble trig pillar, still
Monday, April 18th, 2016
DUBLIN —Research and Markets has announced the addition of the, “Remote Sensing Technologies and Global Markets,” report to their offering. The global market for remote sensing products reached $8.4 billion in 2015. This market should reach nearly $8.9 billion in 2016 and $13.8 billion by 2021, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3% over the five-year period
Friday, April 15th, 2016
London, UK – eeGeo Limited announced that it has joined the Cisco® Solution Partner Program as a Solution Partner. The Internet of Everything (IoE) continues to bring together people, processes, data and things to enhance the relevancy of network connections. As a member of the Cisco Solution Partner Program, eeGeo is able to quickly create
Friday, April 15th, 2016
San Francisco — MapJam, Inc. announced the release of MapJam for Developers with free access to the simplest and most accessible developer tools for building mapping applications. MapJam now offers robust, vector map tiles based on OpenStreetMap data that work seamlessly with open source projects including Leaflet, Mapzen, and D3, as well as libraries that highlight creative
Friday, April 15th, 2016
Redlands, California — Jeremiah Lindemann, solution engineer at Esri, the global leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, was honored as Public Health Hero of the Year by Colorado’s Tri-County Health Department (TCHD), which serves Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas Counties. Lindemann was recognized for his advocacy for opioid abuse prevention and more compassionate ways to
Friday, April 15th, 2016
NEWTON MA (USA) – The Business Geography Specialty Group (BGSG) of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) announced the winners of the 2016 Student Paper Competition in Business Geography at the 2016 AAG Meeting in San Francisco, CA (March 29-April 2). The purpose of this competition is to promote scholarship and written and oral presentation
