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Friday, October 6th, 2017

Battery Ventures Makes Significant Investment in Latitude Geographics Group

BOSTON – Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, announced it has made a significant investment in Latitude Geographics Group Ltd., a Victoria, B.C.-based provider of web-based mapping software and related Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed. Latitude develops software called Geocortex that helps customers maximize the potential

Friday, October 6th, 2017

Insitu Demonstrates Revolutionary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Integrated with Geographic Information Systems for Fighting Wildfires

COSTA MESA, Calif. – Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, together with Esri, the world leader in spatial analytics, successfully completed test flights on a revolutionary new way to support firefighting efforts using state-of-the-art software for firefighters and first responders. The flights were held at the Warm Springs, Oregon, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Friday, October 6th, 2017

Geofencing Market to Grow at 27.5% CAGR to 2022 led by North America

PUNE, India – The global geofencing market size is expected to grow from $542.7 million in 2017 to $1,825.3 million by 2022 at a CAGR of 27.5% driven by the technological advancements, rise in the use of spatial data and analytical tools, increasing applications in numerous industry verticals, higher adoption of location-based applications, and rise

Friday, October 6th, 2017

Harris Corporation Receives $260 Million Order to Develop Battlespace Communications Network for Asia-Pacific Country

MELBOURNE, Fla.- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $260 million order to develop an integrated tactical communications network as part of an Asia-Pacific country’s modernization program. The order was received in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. The integrated network solution will include tactical radios, network planning, monitoring and routing software, and other systems and

Friday, October 6th, 2017

TomTom to Power MICHELIN’s Mobile App for Truckers Providing Best-in-Class Routing

AMSTERDAM -TomTom (TOM2) today announced that it has been selected to power MICHELIN’s new mobile application for truck drivers called MICHELIN RoadConnect. TomTom’s online services and map data will be used to help drivers find suitable routes and provide estimated journey times. MICHELIN RoadConnect, available on Android (and iOS before the end of 2017), gives

Friday, October 6th, 2017

Pitney Bowes Announces Senior Management Changes

STAMFORD, Conn. – Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) a global technology company providing innovative products and solutions to power commerce, today announced that Mark Shearer, Executive Vice President and President, SMB Solutions, is retiring in the first quarter of 2018. “Mark has worked tirelessly to help transform our SMB Solutions business and our company,” said Marc

Friday, October 6th, 2017

Measure Expands Construction-Related Drone Solutions

WASHINGTON– Measure, the largest U.S. provider of drone services for enterprise customers, today announced an expansion of its drone-powered solutions for the architecture, engineering and construction industries with packages designed to optimize site development, project monitoring/documentation and stockpile/earthwork measurement. The new solutions help drive successful and profitable project completion by providing enhanced visibility into site

Friday, October 6th, 2017

Boeing to Acquire Aurora Flight Sciences to Advance Autonomous Technology Capabilities

Manassas, VA – Boeing plans to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a world-class innovator, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms under an agreement signed by the companies. Aurora specializes in autonomous systems technologies to enable advanced robotic aircraft for future aerospace applications and vehicles. “The combined strength and innovation of our teams

Friday, October 6th, 2017

GeoSLAM and Bentley Systems Join Forces to Take Mobile Reality Modelling Indoors

BENTLEY YII 2017, SINGAPORE  – GeoSLAM – the experts in “go anywhere” 3D mobile mapping technology, and Bentley Systems, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced a partnership to enable the simple and fast production of hybrid reality models in any environment. Mark Reid, VP of Product Management, GeoSLAM said,

Friday, October 6th, 2017

Radiant Launches New In-Line Inspection Station at The ASSEMBLY Show

REDMOND, Wash. — Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of high-resolution imaging solutions for automated visual analysis of light and color, announces that it will demonstrate new applications of its photometry-based imaging technology for machine vision inspection at The ASSEMBLY Show, taking place October 24-26 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois,