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Monday, May 15th, 2017

Blue Marble Releases Mobile Friendly Version of the GeoCalc Geodetic Registry

Hallowell, Maine  – Blue Marble Geographics ( www.bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of an update to the GeoCalc Geodetic Registry, the company’s online coordinate geometry repository. Version 2.0 of the Registry introduces a new mobile friendly interface along with more flexible login requirements, and a new Getting Started Guide. Blue Marble’s GIS

Monday, May 15th, 2017

New USGS Maps of Mars Reveal Ancient Oases

A new set of high-resolution geologic maps reveal complex geologic processes that suggest a dynamic, wet environment once existed on early Mars, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “The major finding of this work is that the layers of rock exposed within what is called western Candor Chasma record a past environment where groundwater was

Monday, May 15th, 2017

Autodesk Announces Kickoff of the 2017 AEC Excellence Awards Competition

Autodesk has announced the categories for this year’s AEC Excellence Awards competition: Building, Infrastructure, Construction, and Sustainability. This year’s competition will showcase projects embracing the future of making things for AEC and civil infrastructure through the use of innovative and connected BIM technologies. Autodesk is sponsoring the AEC Excellence Awards competition showcasing stellar examples of

Monday, May 15th, 2017

New Content and Videos are Featured in the King Schools Version 2.0 Drone Pilot License Test Prep Course

SAN DIEGO and DALLAS – AUVSI XPONENTIAL Conference — Drone pilots who want to fly their drones in furtherance of a business have a fun and quick way to prepare to pass the required Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate written test with Version 2.0 of the King Schools Drone Pilot License Test Prep Course. John King, Co-Chairman

Monday, May 15th, 2017

EuroGeographics Welcomes Land Registration Authorities from Malta and Scotland as New Members

Applications from the Malta Land Registry and Registers of Scotland were approved by members of the Association for European National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authorities at their 2017 Extraordinary General Assembly. As a result, EuroGeographics now represents 63 organisations from 46 countries.   Mrs Sheenagh Adams, Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, said: “EuroGeographics

Thursday, May 11th, 2017

Satlab Geosolutions Introduces Ultra-Compact Multiconstellation GNSS UAV/RTK Receiver Including Dual Antenna Heading Capability

Askim, Sweden – Today the Swedish based Survey and GIS equipment manufacturer; Satlab Geosolutions AB, announces the availability of its Multiconstellation GNSS UAV/RTK and Heading Receiver solution.  The SatLab UAV/RTK Receiver brings professional high precision positioning in a very compact and lightweight design concept, enabling connection to almost all available UAV Autopilots available on the

Thursday, May 11th, 2017

Gannett Fleming Establishes Cartographic Standards for State of Qatar Maps

May 11, 2017 (Harrisburg, Pa.) Gannett Fleming has successfully completed the design and implementation of cartographic standards and symbology for the maps of the State of Qatar, in partnership with The Centre for Geographic Information Systems, The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (CGIS- MME). The unique mapping brand and symbol fonts meet international color standards

Thursday, May 11th, 2017

CARTO Delivers Most Advanced Offline Maps with New Mobile SDK for Android & iOS

CARTO, the leader in Location Intelligence, today released their first open source software development kit for mobile following last year’s acquisition of mobile software company Nutiteq. CARTO Mobile SDK 4.0 makes location analytics, real time visualization, and offline services accessible for native mobile application developers. The SDK creates applications focused on fast online and offline

Thursday, May 11th, 2017

Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia Recognized for GIS Innovation

VICTORIA, Esri Canada User Conference – Esri Canada today presented the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA) with an Award of Excellence in applying geographic information system (GIS) technology to develop ParcelMap BC, a survey-aware, electronic map of all active titled parcels and surveyed Crown land parcels in the province. “ParcelMap BC

Thursday, May 11th, 2017

30 Years of Success Leads DAT/EM to Virtual Reality and UAS

Anchorage, Alaska, USA-  In 1987, a group of photogrammetric professionals envisioned a product that would bridge the gap between a stereoplotter and the budding world of digital mapping. The group formed the company DAT/EM® Systems International and started selling a product, DAT/EM Capture for AutoCAD, which quickly took over the market. It was adopted by