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Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

Emapsite Provides OS Open Map – Local via Web Mapping Service

April 29, 2015 — Emapsite customers are among the first to take advantage of the most detailed Ordnance Survey open data product so far.

Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

Blue Marble Presents Global Mapper’s UAV Tools at the 2015 Unmanned Systems Conference

Hallowell, Maine – April 29, 2015 — Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to be exhibiting at the 2015 Unmanned Systems conference at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta during the week of May 4, 2015. At the conference, Blue Marble representatives will demonstrate Global Mapper’s robust data processing functionality and its application for Unmanned Aerial

Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

Optech Expanding Solutions for Latin America at MundoGEO 2015 in Brazil

April 28, 2015 — Optech is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at MundoGEO#Connect Latin America in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 5-7, 2015. This conference is the largest geomatics and geospatial event in Latin America, and Optech is pleased to display its airborne, mobile and static lidar sensor solutions at the show.

Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

Phase One Industrial Releases iX Capture 2.0 Software for Aerial Photography

COPENHAGEN, April 28, 2015 — Phase One Industrial, a leading manufacturer of medium format aerial photography equipment and software solutions, today released Phase One iX Capture 2.0, a control, capture and RAW conversion application designed specifically for aerial photography.

Monday, April 27th, 2015

Automated Target Classification and the Latest Optech Airborne Sensors at ASPRS 2015

April 27, 2015 — Optech is pleased to announce that it will showcase the latest and most innovative remote sensing solutions at the ASPRS 2015 Annual Conference, the Imaging & Geospatial Technology Forum (IGTF), on May 6-7 in Tampa, FL, USA. The forum will also host a presentation on multispectral lidar technology and the exciting

Monday, April 27th, 2015

Visitor Registrations Flood In for GEO Business 2015

April 27, 2015 — With just a month to go until GEO Business 2015, taking place at the Business Design Centre in London from 27-28 May 2015, the organisers are anticipating the biggest and most lively event yet with visitor registrations up a remarkable 50% compared to last year’s show.

Monday, April 27th, 2015

Airbus Defence and Space selected by CNES to Build MERLIN – the First Franco-German Earth Observation Satellite

April 27, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has signed a contract with the French space agency (CNES) to build the platform and carry out final integration of the MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) satellite. From 2020 MERLIN will measure methane (CH4), one of the main greenhouse gases,

Monday, April 27th, 2015

AXIS GeoSpatial LLC Purchases the Leica Nova MS50 Solution

April 27, 2015 — AXIS GeoSpatial LLC recently purchased the Leica Nova MS50, a robotic total station and high precision/long range terrestrial laser scanner in one unit. The capability to remotely capture detailed, complicated structures and objects in 3D with great accuracy, to acquire large data sets in a short period of time, means AXIS

Monday, April 27th, 2015

Airbus Defence and Space: 64th Successful Launch in a Row of Ariane 5

April 27, 2015 — Ariane 5 has been successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, for the 64th time in a row, once again confirming the reliability of the European launcher. This was the 222nd Ariane flight and the 78th Ariane 5 launch.

Friday, April 24th, 2015

Exelis Launches Airspace Surveillance and Sense-and-Avoid Tool for Unmanned Aerial System Operations in the US

​HERNDON, Va., April 24, 2015 — Exelis has launched its first airspace situational awareness tool designed specifically for unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations in the US.  Symphony® RangeVue™ puts real-time Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) surveillance data, flexible background maps and weather information in the hands of UAS operators and test range personnel. The system provides significant improvements