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Friday, May 1st, 2015

FAA Grants CompassData Exemption for Commercial Operation of UX5 Unmanned Aircraft System

CENTENNIAL, Colorado, May 1, 2015 — CompassData, a worldwide provider of geospatial data and services, is excited to announce that they have been granted an exemption by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the commercial operation of their Trimble UX5 Unmanned Aircraft System within the U.S.  The exemption was granted under Section 333 of the FAA

Friday, May 1st, 2015

RIEGL USA to Present and Exhibit at ASPRS 2015 and the Co-Located JACIE Workshop

May 1, 2015 — RIEGL USA will be exhibiting at the 2015 ASPRS Annual Conference and presenting at the co-located JACIE Workshop!

Friday, May 1st, 2015

Velodyne’s LiDAR Puck Scores for Multiple Mobile Mapping Solutions at ILMF and SPAR Shows

MORGAN HILL, Calif., May 1, 2015 — At two of the nation’s leading surveying and mapping technology conferences this spring — International LIDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver and SPAR International in Houston — Velodyne LiDAR put its new VLP-16 LiDAR Puck firmly on the map.

Thursday, April 30th, 2015

Teledyne Technologies Acquires Remaining Shares of Optech

 April 30, 2015 — Optech is pleased to announce that Teledyne Technologies, through its Teledyne DALSA subsidiary, has acquired the remaining shares of Optech. We are excited about adopting our new name Teledyne Optech, which joins the Optech and Teledyne brands.

Thursday, April 30th, 2015

Bluesky Aerial Views Add Drama to New TV Police Show

Leicestershire, April 30, 2015 — Aerial photography from Bluesky is set to feature in a brand new Channel 4 police drama No Offence. The highly detailed aerial images are used by an unorthodox crack team of detectives who are investigating a particularly twisted serial killer.

Thursday, April 30th, 2015

Geographic Calculator 2015 SP1 Now Available

April 30, 2015 — We are pleased to announce the release of the Geographic Calculator 2015 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This release features a new method for calculating Forward/Inverse distances above or below ellipsoid, support for HTDP Velocities with output coordinates, and support for EPSG History and revision dates.

Thursday, April 30th, 2015

The Count Down To the 1Spatial FME World Tour 2015 Begins

Cambridge, April 30, 2015 — (www.1spatial.com) 1Spatial plc, the spatial big data company, is hosting a series of four free events to help users explore, discover and innovate with FME. 1Spatial is a Value-Added Reseller of FME and a Platinum Partner of Safe Software.  

Thursday, April 30th, 2015

Williams Aerial & Mapping Purchases UltraCam Falcon with UltraNav

Graz, Austria, April 30, 2015 — Williams Aerial & Mapping, Inc., has contracted with Microsoft’s UltraCam business unit and subsidiary to purchase an UltraCam Falcon digital aerial camera system. The package includes the UltraNavGNSS-Inertial Direct Georeferencing + Flight Management System, an integrated unit that consolidates all navigation and flight planning components into the sensor head, and UltraMap

Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

Brand New SuperGIS Desktop 3.3, Now Released for Worldwide Users!

April 29, 2015 — SuperGIS Desktop 3.3, the powerful GIS software developed by Supergeo, is officially released! The latest version enhances map drawing, geodatabase, cache generator and data processing functions.

Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

Hong Kong Planning Department Selects SuperSurv (Android) for Future City Plan

April 29, 2015 — Supergeo Technologies, the leading GIS software and solution provider, announces that the Planning Department in Hong Kong purchased the mobile GIS app, SuperSurv for Android, and is now evaluating the possibility of doing field survey works with SuperSurv.