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Wednesday, August 19th, 2015

Blue Marble Exhibits at FutureView 2015 Conference and Technology Summit

Hallowell, Maine, August 19, 2015 —Blue Marble Geographics will be exhibiting at the FutureView 2015 Conference and Technology Summit hosted by Pictometry International Corp. in Nashville, TN from August 19-21. 

Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

OGC Requests Comment on Standard Model and Encoding for Timeseries Data

August 18, 2015 — Members of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) request comments on proposed OGC standards for the representation of observations as timeseries, that is, a sequence of data values which are ordered in time.

Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

Europa Technologies Deploys Unique Ofcom Coverage Map Service

August 18, 2015 — Europa Technologies has deployed a unique coverage map service for Ofcom – the UK telecommunications regulator. The new map is designed to support consumers in choosing a service that best suits their needs, while promoting competition between mobile operators. Launched on 13 August 2015, the service received broad media coverage online

Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

Digital Element Launches New Reverse Geocoding Solution with Introduction of GeoMprint

ATLANTA, August 18, 2015 — In order to get the most out of geotargeted campaigns, marketers need relevant, real-time location-based data to help create a smoother customer journey. With that in mind, Digital Element has introduced GeoMprint, a new reverse geocoding solution targeted at mobile device traffic.

Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

Trimble Launches VRS Now Service in Georgia

SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 18, 2015 —Trimble announced today the launch of Trimble® VRS Now™ correction service in Georgia. The commercial subscription service provides surveyors, civil engineers, and geospatial professionals in the region with instant access to Real-time Kinematic (RTK) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) corrections without the need for a base station.

Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

EarthDefine Releases High Resolution Tree Map for Minnesota

ISSAQUAH, Wash., August, 18, 2015 — EarthDefine, a provider of high-resolution spatial data products, has created a seamless tree canopy dataset that maps Minnesota’s trees in unprecedented detail. The Minnesota SpatialCover Tree Canopy dataset maps trees with 98% accuracy and 30 times the resolution of existing state level datasets for Minnesota. This 1-meter resolution dataset will

Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

Dr. Mark Whorton to Manage US Operations as President of Teledyne Optech, Inc.

August 18, 2015 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that Dr. Mark Whorton has assumed the role of President of the US organization Teledyne Optech, Inc. In this role, Dr. Whorton will oversee US operations and apply his expertise to the development of the Optech Coastal Zone Mapping and Imaging Lidar (CZMIL) and our

Monday, August 17th, 2015

LAStools Toolbox Now Also for ERDAS IMAGINE 2015

August 17, 2015 — The August release of LAStools from rapidlasso GmbH now also contains a toolbox for the latest 15.1 version of ERDAS IMAGINE® 2015 from Hexagon Geospatial. The two companies had announced their cooperation earlier this year after releasing the first version of a LiDAR processing toolbox based on LAStools for the 2014 version of  ERDAS IMAGINE.

Monday, August 17th, 2015

Trimble Names Senior Vice President

SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 17, 2015 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the appointment of Darryl R. Matthews as senior vice president and sector head responsible for Trimble’s Agriculture, Forestry, Positioning Services and HarvestMark Divisions, effective Sept. 1, 2015. Matthews brings over 20 years of experience in crop protection, seeds, nutrition and manufacturing.

Monday, August 17th, 2015

Pascale Ehrenfreund – the new Chair of the DLR Executive Board

August 17, 2015 — Pascale Ehrenfreund took office as Chair of the Executive Board at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) on 17 August 2015. This places her at the head of one of Europe’s largest research institutes and its 8000 employees.