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Thursday, March 24th, 2016

Perfect Lift-Off in 2015 Draws Strong Support for Commercial UAV Expo 2016

Portland, Maine, USA  – The organizers of Commercial UAV Expo announced today that its successful launch in 2015 has drawn strong support for the 2016 event, which is still more than seven months away.  “We’re thrilled by the support the industry has shown Commercial UAV Expo,” said Lisa Murray, Director. “The very specific commercial nature

Thursday, March 24th, 2016

24th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems

24th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems The ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems 2016 (ACM SIGSPATIAL 2016) is the twenty fourth event in a series of symposia and workshops that began in 1993 with the aim of bringing together researchers, developers, users, and practitioners in relation

Thursday, March 24th, 2016

Exprodat Wins Esri Award at Business Partner Conference 2016

Exprodat, the oil and gas ArcGIS platform specialist, has won a coveted Esri Partner Award for its recent work in creating the “New Russian Gas Exports Projects” Story Map. A team from Exprodat were in Palm Springs for the Business Partner Conference and were delighted to be presented with the award by Esri CEO Jack

Thursday, March 24th, 2016

TerraGo and BAP Partner to Deliver Mobile Solutions for Natural Resources Applications

Washington, D.C. – March 24, 2016 – TerraGo announced today that BAP Equipment Limited has joined the TerraGo Edge Affiliate Program to give its customers in natural resources the benefits of mobile, cloud-based forms combined with high-accuracy data collection on smartphones and tablets. “The industry is adopting BYOD technology at a rapid pace and TerraGo Edge

Thursday, March 24th, 2016

Esri and USDA Forest Service Introduce Interactive Trove of Maps

Redlands, California—March 24, 2016—Esri and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service announce the publication of Engagement Portfolio, a gallery of maps and apps that gives everyone access to US forestry data. The portfolio of maps and analysis tools opens the Forest Service’s rich content to a broad spectrum of users, engaging everyone from

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016

Boundless Launches Complete Open Source GIS Platform for the Enterprise

Washington D.C  —  Boundless, the leading provider of open source geospatial software and services, today announced the launch of its latest products designed to enable organizations to successfully transition to the open source GIS platform.   The new offerings are powered by trusted open source projects, and include support along with value added services and productivity

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016

Battle of the Brands, Drone Talks at the Presidio 

Meet Ex Wired editor Chris Anderson of 3D Robotics (3DR) and Michael Perry, Director of Strategic Partnerships at DJI.  The pair represent the top two drone manufacturers in America They will be speaking at sUSB Expo 2016,  Golden Gate Club at the Presidio April 27,28 and 29th. Representing the darling of the unmanned aviation world,

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016

1Spatial’s FME Team Wins Two Awards at Safe Software Event

Cambridge, 23 March 2016 —1Spatial plc, the spatial big data company, is a Platinum Partner of Safe Software and has one of largest numbers of FME certified staff globally. Two accreditations are available from Safe Software; Certified Trainer and Certified Professional, each of which is available for a maximum three year term. At this year’s

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016

2016 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award

The Federal Geographic Data Committee is now accepting nominations for the Doug D. Nebert National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Champion of the Year Award. Doug was a recognized national and international leader in the establishment of spatial data infrastructures and technical visionary as well as respected colleague. Doug Nebert presenting at a conference, expanding on his

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016

FOCUS 35 Shines in Nighttime Topographic Survey

Leicestershire, March 22, 2016 – When a topographic survey for the main runway of the East Midlands International Airport was performed during nighttime closure, the Spectra Precision FOCUS 35 robotic total station turned in a stellar performance.  Through cold November windy and rainy nights, with no task lighting permitted, the FOCUS 35 total station performed