Wednesday, July 12th, 2017
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah & SAN DIEGO – Nearmap today revolutionized the aerial imagery market by announcing a national survey program providing true, high-resolution oblique imagery and derivative 3-D products. Nearmap is already a global leader in providing cloud-based subscription access to up-to-date 2-D orthomosaic aerial imagery. Using its patented HyperCamera2 technology, Nearmap is revolutionizing the
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017
REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today announced that Airbus Defence and Space WorldDEM4Ortho elevation data is soon to be part of the growing ArcGIS Online Living Atlas of the World. Covering the entire earth’s land surface, this is the most consistent and accurate elevation model for ensuring that imagery is properly
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017
Herndon, VA — USGIF hired Dr. Camelia Kantor, formerly an associate professor of geography at Claflin University in South Carolina, as its new director of academic programs. Kantor joins the Foundation with nine years of experience in college level teaching, course development, and research in addition to four years of K-12 teaching in the U.S.
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017
TULSA, Okla.– ENvision, MAPSearch’s online mapping platform, enables anyone to quickly locate, display, and analyze energy infrastructure using the same quality data licensed to our GIS customers. ENvision’s easy-to-use platform is flexible and customizable, and its assets can be searched, sorted, and displayed according to numerous details, including owner, operator, voltage, and more. ENvision Map –
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017
Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today announced that DigitalGlobe, the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, has selected Esri’s ArcGIS 10.5 Enterprise architecture to deliver a new subscription product offering, Imagery+Analytics, that enables organizations to subscribe to high-resolution imagery and analytics directly within their Esri environment and tools.
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017
Hallowell, Maine – Blue Marble Geographics ( www.bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 18.2 of the Global Mapper Software Development Kit (SDK) along with the Global Mapper LiDAR Module SDK. Released in conjunction with the desktop version of the application, this powerful developer’s toolkit shares many of the software’s functional enhancements
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that its subsidiary Space Systems Loral (SSL) was selected to provide a next-generation satellite constellation for high-resolution Earth imaging to DigitalGlobe. Called WorldView Legion, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites will more than double DigitalGlobe’s high-resolution capacity in important regions. The contract is valued at several hundred million
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
MCLEAN, Va., July 11, 2017 – Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announced today that two key milestones along the path to becoming the second recognized provider of Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) services have been reached. During its 98th session this past June, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) adopted new performance
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
NEW YORK – July 12, 2017 – Boundless, the leader in open GIS, today announced a strategic partnership with Mapbox, the leading location data and mapping platform for developers. Through this partnership, Boundless customers can now access high-quality Mapbox basemaps within the Boundless Connect ecosystem. “This announcement signifies the massive growth and capabilities of
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
July 11, 2017 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that Huron Geomatics Inc. (HGI) has acquired an Optech Maverick mobile mapping system that will greatly support the expansion of the company’s operations. HGI provides breakthrough DSM/DTM modelling, mapping, and asset inventory collection services in southern Ontario. The Maverick sets a high bar for size, portability
