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Thursday, September 14th, 2017

NICB Makes Aerial Imagery from Harvey and Irma Available to Public

DES PLAINES, Ill—The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) announced today that it will make available to the public high-resolution aerial imagery of areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. By going to this link and typing in an address, a before-and-after comparison will be available if the property is in an affected area that has

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

Esri to Present Cutting-Edge VR and Drone Mapping Tools at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017

REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today announced that it will be a sponsor and exhibitor at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017 hackathon and conference, to be held September 16 through 20 in San Francisco. Esri staff will be on hand to provide information on the ArcGIS platform and the free global Esri

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

Drone World Expo Trade Show Floor to Feature Innovative Technology and Solutions from Industry Leaders

SAN JOSE, Calif.- AeroVironment, Alta Devices, Cisco, Intel, Lockheed Martin CDL Systems and many other companies will be offering demonstrations and Tech Talk sessions during next month’s Drone World Expo to ensure that attendees have access to all of the latest technology being offered in the industry. Drone World Expo taking place in the heart

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

Boundless to Sponsor, Speak and Exhibit at Upcoming Geospatial Conferences GeoYou, GIS in the Rockies and NSGIC

NEW YORK, NY – Boundless, the leader in open GIS, today announced that it will be leading a brainstorm session and giving talks at GeoYou, taking place Sept. 13-14 in St. Louis, MO. Boundless will subsequently be attending, presenting and demonstrating its platform at booth #2 at GIS in the Rockies, from Sept. 20-21 in

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

Carl Pulfrich Award 2017 Goes to Prof. Dr. Franz Rottensteiner

Heerbrugg/Switzerland, Stuttgart/Germany– Leica Geosystems’ Geospatial Solutions Division is pleased to announce that the Carl Pulfrich Award 2017 has been awarded to Prof. Dr. Franz Rottensteiner for pioneering developments in 3D modelling and automated object extraction. The Carl Pulfrich Award is a prestigious award for honouring cutting-edge innovations and developments in geodesy, photogrammetry and the Earth

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

CSIRO’s Data61 and Radiant.Earth Team up to Improve Disaster Resilience from Space

SYDNEY, Australia and WASHINGTON – CSIRO’s Data61 Australia’s data innovation network and Radiant.Earth have announced today that they will partner to develop joint research into satellite imagery and earth observation data for disaster resilience, in areas such as human disaster management, health, climate change and sustainable water management. A recent report by the United Nations found 41

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

EarthCam Oculus Construction Time-Lapse Honored with Telly Award

WHAT: The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens and recently bestowed this honor on EarthCam with an award in Video Editing for its World Trade Center Oculus time-lapse movie. EarthCam CEO and Founder, Brian Cury, shared the recognition with Steven Plate, Chief of Major Capital Projects for the Port Authority

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

Skyfront Sets World Record for Drones with 4 Hour and 34 Minute Flight

MENLO PARK, CA, SEPT. – Skyfront, creator of the world’s longest endurance multirotor drones for the agriculture, energy and utility industries, has announced that its flagship drone has just set a world record for endurance.  The Skyfront Tailwind UAV flew for a total of 4 hours and 34 minutes, 10 times longer than typical battery-powered

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

Skyfront Sets World Record for Drones with 4 Hour and 34 Minute Flight

MENLO PARK, CA, SEPT. 14, 2017 – Skyfront, creator of the world’s longest endurance multirotor drones for the agriculture, energy and utility industries, has announced that its flagship drone has just set a world record for endurance.  The Skyfront Tailwind UAV flew for a total of 4 hours and 34 minutes, 10 times longer than typical

Wednesday, September 13th, 2017

Teledyne Optech Presenting CZMIL’s Work for The Ocean Cleanup

Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that Chief Scientist Dr. Viktor Feygels will attend the Oceans 17 MTS/IEEE in Anchorage, Alaska on September 18-21 to present results from Optech CZMIL Coastal Zone Mapping and Imaging Lidar’s survey of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a large concentration of plastic debris covering hundreds of thousands of square