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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016

International Empire Electric Revolutionizes Field Service and Remote Job Site Management with TerraGo Edge

Washington, D.C. – March 22, 2016 – TerraGo announced today that International Empire Electric (IEE) has recently completed its first year of live operation using the TerraGo Edge mobile platform for field service, job site and workforce management. IEE credits mobile forms and cloud-based workforce management with the transformation of its customer service and field

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016

USGS & SNAPP Launch New Partnership to Solve US Drought & Water Concerns

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

Esri Showcases Smarter Decision Making through GIS at White House Water Summit

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

Esri Publishes the Workbook Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro

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

GITA Spring Conference Schedule Announced for 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

GeoFIT Americas Adopts SimActive’s Correlator3D for UAVs

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

EARSC is Now a GEO Participating Organization

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

Hexagon Strengthens Its Sensor Portfolio with Radar Technology

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

Advanced Wave Processing for OceanWise’s Port-Log

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

Texas UAS Summit & Expo Agenda Set to Reveal Industry Trends, Compelling UAS Storylines

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,