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Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Coventry City Council Gets Sky Blue View with Bluesky Ultra High Res Photomap

Leicestershire, 12 April 2016 — Coventry City Council has taken delivery of the latest ultra-high resolution aerial photography from Bluesky. The 5 cm imagery provides an unrivalled level of detail with road markings and street furniture all visible within the dataset. The latest imagery, commissioned by the Council and captured by Bluesky in 2015, offers the

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Leica Geosystems Partners with DotProduct LLC, SpheronVR AG to Deliver New Solutions, Enhance Productivity and Quality

Heerbrugg, Switzerland; San Ramon, California, USA, 12 April 2016 – Leica Geosystems, global leader of measurement and digital reality capture technologies, has teamed with DotProduct, developer of high-performance, easy-to-use solutions for capturing 3D data on handheld tablets, and SpheronVR AG, developer of high-accuracy, professional High Dynamic Range (HDR) camera technology, to deliver solutions that complement

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Orbit GT Launches New UAS Mapping Software at SPAR, Houston

Lokeren, Belgium — Orbit GT will be launching new UAS Mapping software at the upcoming SPAR event in Houston, USA. “We’re very pleased to announce that our UAS Mapping software is available for purchase and will be launched at SPAR”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “We’ve been working with drones for almost 10 years,

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Remote Sensing Industry Expanding Commercial Opportunities, Reports BCC Research

WELLESLEY, MA — The remote sensing community has expanded beyond national space agencies and handful of private companies to include scores of small businesses that specialize in creating customized imagery from free and low-cost government-acquired data. BCC Research reveals in its new report that the while the cost of creating remote sensing products will fall from

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

GEO Business Launch Hard Hitting Conference Programme Featuring Leading Organisations in the Geospatial Industry

The The highly anticipated and action packed GEO Business Conference Programme has been launched to critical acclaim as it brings together some of the most high profile names within the industry. Presentation and panel debate contributors include, but are not limited to: Google, Costain, ARUP, Cambridge University, Cass Business School, Land Registry, Environment Agency, Highways

Monday, April 11th, 2016

Teledyne to Acquire CARIS

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and Fredericton, NB, Canada – Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) (“Teledyne”) and CARIS jointly announced today that the CARIS business and its international affiliates (collectively, “CARIS”) have agreed to be acquired by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teledyne. CARIS, headquartered in Fredericton, New Brunswick, is the leading developer of geospatial software designed for the

Monday, April 11th, 2016

Sanborn Observes 150th Anniversary

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 11, 2016 — The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) is well known by its customers as a cutting-edge technology firm, but its rich history often surprises many. Founded in 1866 to produce fire insurance maps, modern-day Sanborn offers high-tech mapping services that include mobile and aerial light detection and ranging (LiDAR),

Monday, April 11th, 2016

FARO Announces New HDR Laser Scanners and Instant Rendering Software for BIM-CIM and Public Safety Customers

LAKE MARY, Fla., April 11, 2016 — FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement, imaging, and realization technology in the BIM-CIM and Public Safety markets, announces the release of new 3D laser scanners with high dynamic range photography (HDR) that produce incredibly detailed images in bright and dark lighting conditions

Monday, April 11th, 2016

NOVA IMS First International GEOINT Program to Achieve USGIF Accreditation

Herndon, Virginia, April 11, 2016 —The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is excited to announce the addition of NOVA Information Management School of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NOVA IMS), located in Lisbon, Portugal, to its growing list of USGIF-accredited GEOINT programs.   Through the USGIF Academic Accreditation program, colleges and universities around the

Monday, April 11th, 2016

Basis Software Introduces All New Surphaser Model 10

Basis Software, Inc, is pleased to introduce the Surphaser Model 10 laser scanner, the first in a new product line of compact light weight scanners. The new model will be presented at the SPAR 3D Expo and Conference, Woodlands, Texas. The Surphaser Model 10 represents an entirely new branch on the Surphaser model tree. Model