Wednesday, January 20th, 2021
NEWTON, MA (USA) – The Maptitude 2020 Address Point and Building Footprint data are available now, and support more accurate geocoding and site location analysis. The USA Address Points cover 22 states and the District of Columbia, and are perfect for direct mail campaigns, door-to-door canvassing, school districting, and any other application for which more precise address data are required. The building
Wednesday, January 20th, 2021
Woolpert’s third GPSC 3 task order in Hawaii is part of a systematic statewide lidar data collection. DENVER — The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded Woolpert a task order under its Geospatial Product and Service Contract 3 to acquire Quality Level 1 topographic lidar data in Hawaii. The task order applies to Oahu, the four
Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. & WASHINGTON- American Robotics, a leading developer of fully-automated commercial drone systems, today became the first company approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate automated drones without human operators on-site. The company’s Scout System™ features advanced acoustic Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) technology that enables its drones to maintain a safe distance from other
Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
Recharter of Features API SWG adds new work items for the group to continue the evolution of this important building block for location. The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the proposed updated charter for the Features API Standards Working Group (SWG). Comments are due by February 5, 2021. The purpose of the
Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
CHESEAUX-SUR-LAUSANNE, Switzerland, January 2021 – senseFly, the global leader in fixed-wing drones, today unveils the launch of its new e-learning platform and dedicated Certified senseFly Operator Program, developed to equip unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators with the knowledge and skills required to carry out drone missions more accurately, safely and efficiently. Through the unique, easy-to-use
Friday, January 15th, 2021
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today commended the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) plan to update to its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). The NHTSA proposal would add four advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) capabilities to the NCAP, keeping pace with evolving safety technologies and providing much-needed information
Friday, January 15th, 2021
BOULDER, Colo.- ProStar Holdings (“ProStar” or the “Company”) (TSXV:MAPS) is pleased to report that the Colorado Department of Transportation (“CDOT”) mandate that requires use of ProStar’s™ PointMan® software is effective today. The new mandate requires that over 150 utility companies and more than 1,000 utility installation stakeholders are now required to use ProStar’s PointMan mobile
Friday, January 15th, 2021
Amersfoort, The Netherlands – The World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) is pleased to announce that Ms. Barbara J Ryan as its Executive Director, effective January 1, 2020. Further, Sanjay Kumar completed his tenure as the Chief Executive Officer on December 31, 2020, and will continue to serve the global Council as its Secretary-General. Mr. Sanjay Kumar, through his collaborative leadership,
Friday, January 15th, 2021
St. Paul, Minnesota – SharedGeo is pleased to announce it has created an open source solution to a longstanding cartographic problem by creating a free web service to generate a magnetic declination diagram. In cartography, a declination diagram is used to provide a graphic representation of the variations between true north, grid north, and magnetic
Friday, January 15th, 2021
St. Paul, Minnesota – SharedGeo is pleased to announce it has created an open source solution to a longstanding cartographic problem by creating a free web service to generate a magnetic declination diagram. In cartography, a declination diagram is used to provide a graphic representation of the variations between true north, grid north, and magnetic
