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Monday, July 3rd, 2017

Textron Announces Lisa Atherton as President & CEO of Textron Systems

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) today announced that Lisa Atherton has been named president & CEO of Textron Systems. She succeeds Ellen Lord, who will be nominated by President Donald J. Trump as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics within the Department of Defense. Atherton most recently served as executive vice president of Military

Monday, July 3rd, 2017

Avineon Launches Portal on Innovation Lab to Highlight Next Evolution of GIS Network Management

Avineon, Inc., a successful provider of geospatial, information technology, and engineering support services for over 25 years, has launched a new portion of the Avineon Innovation Lab dedicated to insightful articles, white papers, and videos highlighting the impact of Esri’s Network Management System in the ArcGIS Platform.GIS services and solutions have been a part of

Monday, July 3rd, 2017

CompassDrone to Demo Integration of DJI Video with ArcGIS at Esri Mapping Forum

Full motion video (FMV) captured by the best-selling drones in the world can now be viewed, queried and used for professional mapping projects in Esri ArcGIS. CompassDrone™ will introduce DJI2FMV, a beta script soon to be rolled out as a web-accessible application, at the 2017 Esri Imaging & Mapping Forum in July.CompassDrone developed DJI2FMV in

Monday, July 3rd, 2017

Esri Canada Donates $5M in Software to the Canadian Research Data Centre Network

Esri Canada has pledged more than $5 million in geographic information system (GIS) software to the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN), a major research infrastructure providing access to data and enabling advanced statistical analyses of critical socio-economic and health issues facing Canadians. The donation will provide the network’s 1,600 researchers with free access to

Monday, July 3rd, 2017

Insitu Announces INEXA Cloud Capability

COSTA MESA, Calif.- Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, today announced availability of its INEXA Cloud capability — an integral feature of Insitu’s rapidly growing professional unmanned suite of tools and capabilities. The suite consists of INEXA Control, Insitu air vehicles including the ScanEagle™, payloads including the new High Accuracy Photogrammetry (HAP) payload,

Monday, July 3rd, 2017

Talend and Disy Introduce New Connector for Geospatial Integration

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Talend (NASDAQ:TLND), a global leader in cloud and big data integration solutions, today announced the availability of a geospatial connector for Talend Data Fabric that makes it easier for customers to integrate geographical or spacial information into their business decision analysis. Built in conjunction with Disy, a German-based Gold partner in

Monday, July 3rd, 2017

Celanese Continues Support of Marine Research and Sensitive Ecosystems with $150,000 Grant

DALLAS – Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, and an industry leader in environmental stewardship, has announced its continued support of the Gulf Coast’s Baffin Bay Ecosystem Study with a $150,000 grant, as well as serving as an advisory board member to help guide future scientific studies within the Baffin Bay

Monday, July 3rd, 2017

Airbus DS Communications Establishes Organization Focused on NG9-1-1 Services

TEMECULA, CA – Airbus DS Communications, North America’s leading public safety communications provider, has announced its establishment of an internal organization focused on delivering Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) services. The new organization, named Network Solutions, will be led by industry veteran Jeroen de Witte. Its mission is to ensure Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) of

Friday, June 30th, 2017

West Wilson Utility District Turns to GEO Jobe for UAV Data Capture & Orthophoto Updates

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – GEO Jobe, a leading GIS software and solution provider offering UAV mapping services, has been integrating UAV / UAS data capture into a number of projects enabling quick turn-around and cost savings for clients. What this means is that in addition to being experts in the ArcGIS / ArcGIS Online space we

Friday, June 30th, 2017

PV Solar Panel Field Inspection with UgCS

Solar panel fields, like any other artificial infrastructure objects, require periodical inspections. Usually photovoltaic (PV) solar panel field inspection requires use of two sensors – infrared (IR) and daylight cameras, to detect faulty panels which heat up because of connection issues, physical damage or debris. Drone equipped with thermal camera is the best choice for