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Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

Cheng Kung University Won the Champion of SuperGIS Application Youth Award 2015

March 31, 2015 — Cheng Kung University won SuperGIS Application Youth Award 2015 by its cross-platform GIS solution, which successfully integrated desktop, server, mobile GIS and crowd sources. Having been held nationally for years, the SuperGIS Youth Award is to encourage the students from differ-ent fields to apply their acknowledge to GIS and show their

Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

DIRECTV 15, the Most Powerful US Broadcast Satellite, Leaves Airbus Defence and Space

March 31, 2015 — DIRECTV 15, the most powerful US broadcast satellite, has left Airbus Defence and Space’s cleanrooms in Toulouse (France). It will now be shipped to Kourou for launch by Ariane 5 in May 2015.

Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

Topcon Releases Newest Vehicle Mounted 3D Mobile Mapping System

LIVERMORE, Calif. – March 31, 2015 — Topcon Positioning Group announces its latest edition 3D mobile mapping system — the IP-S3 — will be unveiled at the SPAR International 3D Measurement and Imaging Conference. The system employs the integration of an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and GNSS receiver with a vehicle’s onboard electronics to offer high-density

Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

Rediscover and Refine GIS Applications with SuperGIS Desktop 3.3

March 31, 2015 — SuperGIS Desktop 3.3, the powerful GIS software developed by Supergeo, will be officially released in April. Within this upgrade, SuperGIS Desktop optimizes diverse functionalities including geodatabase, map drawing, Cache Generator, table data processing, etc., bringing you better and stronger user experiences.

Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

PCI Geomatics Signs Strategic Education Alliance Agreement with Stellenbosch University

MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada—March 31, 2015 — PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today that it has signed a Strategic Education Alliance Agreement with Stellenbosch University, in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Monday, March 30th, 2015

World-Renowned Geospatial Expert AMS Geomatics Joins Xactware

LEHI, Utah, march 30, 2015 — AMS Geomatics, a provider of geospatial data, computer vision, machine learning, remote sensing, and mass visual information processing expertise, is now part of Xactware and will advance Xactware’s imagery strategy. Xactware is a Verisk Analytics (Nasdaq:VRSK) business.

Monday, March 30th, 2015

SmartGeoMetrics Launches Two New Firms From In-House Divisions

Houston TX, March 30, 2015 — SmartGeoMetrics launches two new firms from in-house divisions.

Monday, March 30th, 2015

Hexagon Announces New Segment Reporting

March 30, 2015 — Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, today announced a new segment reporting structure. As of Q1 2015, Hexagon will replace the current Measurement Technologies and Other Operations segments with Geospatial Enterprise Solutions and Industrial Enterprise Solutions.

Monday, March 30th, 2015

MapAction Responds to Floods in Chile

Saunderton, Bucks – March 30, 20015 —  MapAction has sent a team of two volunteers at the request of the United Nations and the Government of Chile, in response to severe flooding in the north of the country.

Friday, March 27th, 2015

MAPPS Members Promote UAV Before Wisconsin Legislature

March 27, 2015 — MAPPS members Kirk Contrucci of Ayres Associates, Inc., George Southard of Trimble Navigation Limited and Paul Braun of Continental Mapping Consultants delivered testimony yesterday to the Wisconsin General Assembly, presenting the merits and benefits of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) operations for surveying, mapping and geospatial applications.