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Wednesday, September 27th, 2017

Applanix Releases Updated Version of POS LVX for High-Accuracy Positioning and Orientation for Autonomous Ground Vehicles

Berlin, Germany – Applanix, a Trimble Company, introduced today an updated version of its POS LVX system, which provides high-accuracy positioning and orientation for the operation of autonomous ground vehicles.  The POS LVX can be integrated with cameras, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), RAdio Detection and Ranging (RADAR), and other sensors to provide accurate Positioning

Wednesday, September 27th, 2017

Applanix Announces POSPac Cloud for Mobile Mapping

Berlin, Germany – Applanix, a Trimble Company, introduced today its POSPac Cloud software for directly georeferencing data collected from cameras, LiDAR, multi-beam sonar and other sensors on mobile platforms.  An online version of Applanix’ industry leading GNSS-Aided Inertial POSPac MMS™ post-processing desktop software, POSPac Cloud is optimized for air, land and marine environments and platforms

Wednesday, September 27th, 2017

Wildlife Works Pioneering REDD+ Project in Kenya Wins “Best Offsetting Project” in Environmental Finance 2017 Voluntary Market Rankings

New York, NY  – Wildlife Works Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project located in Kenya won Best Offsetting Project in Environmental Finance’s 8th annual Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings. The ranking is produced by polling the voluntary carbon market as to who are the most highly regarded players across numerous categories. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation

Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

Pix4D Announces a New User Certification Program

Drone technology is rapidly evolving and our technology is changing daily.   Being a Pix4D certified user will allow users to benchmark their skills and technical knowledge of drone mapping photogrammetry. Also, officially-certified users can get recognized with an official Pix4D certificate and a digital badge to display on their website and LinkedIn.   “It

Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

First True Tilt Compensation GNSS is Next Evolution of Leica Captivate Experience

(Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 26 September 2017) – Leica Geosystems, industry leader of measurement technology, announced today the Leica GS18 T, the world’s fastest GNSS RTK rover, and the latest versions of Leica Captivate field software and Leica Infinity office software. This latest announcement further expands the Leica Captivate Experience. With the addition of calibration-free GNSS and

Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

Septentrio Unveils the New Altus NR3 at InterGEO

Leuven, Belgium – 26 September 2017 – Septentrio is delighted to announce the arrival of the Altus NR3: a multi-frequency, quad-constellation (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo) RTK receiver for survey and GIS applications. The Altus NR3 features Septentrio’s pioneering AIM+ interference mitigation and monitoring system allowing continued operation in the presence of both intentional and

Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

INTERGEO 2017 Berlin: Geo-IT-Event Officially Opened

Berlin/Karlsruhe, 26 September 2017: Digitalisation is rapidly changing things we have long been familiar with and revolutionising how we look at our environment and the way it is planned. This was the thrust of the address given by Professor Hansjörg Kutterer, President of event host DVW, at the traditional opening ceremony for the INTERGEO trade

Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

Brainnwave Brings Unique Data Portal to Scotland Showcase

Edinburgh, September 2017: Located in the heart of the city and celebrating their two-hundred and thirtieth year, Edinburgh’s famous Assembly Rooms will host the GEODATA 2017 Scotland Showcase on 12th October 2017 and the attending geo-professionals will have their first chance to see the Brainnwave data portal, first-hand. The team of young entrepreneurs behind Brainnwave

Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

Trimble Expands Portfolio of OEM Products for High-AccuracyDirect Georeferencing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

BERLIN, Sept. 26, 2017—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today three new GNSS-Inertial Systems for Direct Georeferencing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs):  the Trimble® APX-15-EI UAV, Trimble APX-18 UAV, and Trimble APX-20 UAV. Direct Georeferencing with the systems allows the location of image elements collected by Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and hyperspectral sensors to be accurately

Tuesday, September 26th, 2017

Trimble GNSS Smart Target Base Station Provides Simplified Map Production from UAVs

BERLIN, Sept. 26, 2017—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the release of the Trimble® GNSS Smart Target Base Station for high-accuracy mapping from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The announcement was made today at INTERGEO 2017, the world’s largest conference on geodesy, geoinformatics and land management. Comprised of a survey grade, multi-frequency, multi-constellation GNSS reference station complete