Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
RESTON, Va. — A new public-private research collaboration supported by the U.S. Geological Survey will tackle how to best cope with the increasing droughts of the future. The USGS, The Nature Conservancy, and The Wildlife Conservation Society are launching the Ecological Drought Working Group as part of the Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP). This research group
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
Redlands, California—March 22, 2016—Esri is participating in the White House Water Summit, in celebration of the United Nations’ World Water Day. Esri has committed to building new technology that maps the extent and depth of flood forecasts, along with Kisters, a multinational IT company and Esri partner; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); and
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
Redlands, California, March 22, 2016—The new workbook Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro teaches the the fundamentals of making 2D and 3D maps and analyzing geospatial data using the next generation of geographic information system (GIS) software: the Esri ArcGIS Pro application. This is Esri’s first workbook for ArcGIS Pro, a powerful, project-based professional GIS desktop
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
St. Paul, Minnesota — The Geospatial Information and Technology Association (GITA) is pleased to announce that for the first time in its 33-year history it will be delivering four (4) conferences in a two (2) month period. Starting with the GITA Pacific Northwest Chapter Conference in Mukilteo, Washington on April 18-19, and finishing with the Upper
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
Montreal, Canada, March 22nd, 2016 — SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce the purchase of its Correlator3D™ software by GeoFIT Americas, a subsidiary of Groupe FIT. The software is used for image processing from UAVs in sizable mapping projects. “With our acquisition of a high-end drone, we needed comparable
Monday, March 21st, 2016
The European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) is pleased to have been accepted as Participating Organization for joining the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). “This is a critical step forward in GEO’s efforts to collaborate with the private sector in a mutually beneficial way. EARSC has invested time and energy in ensuring good communication
Monday, March 21st, 2016
NACKA STRAND, Sweden — Hexagon (STO:HEXAB):Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, has entered into an agreement to acquire the GeoRadar division of the Italian-based company Ingegneria dei Sistemi S.p.A, a privately owned company with core expertise in radar-based solutions for multiple
Monday, March 21st, 2016
OceanWise has recently added an advanced wave processing algorithm to its online environmental data sharing and publishing system, Port-Log. The algorithm has been developed by a market leading provider of waves processing software to the oil and gas industry. OceanWise’s MD, Dr Mike Osborne, said “It was important for us to implement a system that
Monday, March 21st, 2016
AUSTIN, TX — UAS Magazine has released the official speaker and event lineup for the Texas UAS Summit & Expo, a premier unmanned aircraft systems event produced by UAS Magazine in collaboration with the Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence & Innovation and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service. Taking place March 29-31, 2016, in Austin,
Monday, March 21st, 2016
Portland, Maine, USA — Commercial UAV Expo has announced a Call for Speakers for its second annual event, to be held October 31 – November 2, 2016 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. More than 1,500 precision measurement professionals in key target industries attended last year’s inaugural event. The deadline for abstract submission is April
