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Tuesday, April 18th, 2017

High Eye Aerial Imaging Acquired by Alta Vista Ventures Enhances UAV Mapping Opportunities

High Eye Aerial Imaging, based in Wasaga Beach, Ontario serves as the area’s source for unmanned aerial vehicle surveying, providing mapping of remote sites, aerial surveys, volumetric calculations, digital elevation modeling, and many other services has recently been acquired by Alta Vista Ventures Ltd., based in Vancouver, B.C. Alta Vista recognized High Eye’s professionalism and

Monday, April 17th, 2017

DigitalGlobe, Hitachi Ink Reseller Agreement for Satellite Imagery Distribution in Japan

US: DigitalGlobe has entered into a commercial reseller agreement with Hitachi for the distribution of the former’s satellite imagery products and services in Japan, a news agency reported on Monday. Hitachi will serve as exclusive reseller and Japan Space Imaging will be its exclusive subreseller in efforts to provide the Japanese market, including government customers, with

Monday, April 17th, 2017

Vertical Images: From Film Making to Inspection, and Why the Future of Drones Doesn’t Lie in Flying

Successful drone entrepreneur Petr Lněnička went from award-winning filmmaker to drone inspection leader in his native Czech Republic. Here he lays out 3 pieces of advice and explains why for him, the transition seemed logical, and why he believes the future of drone mapping services will place less and less emphasis on drones and more

Monday, April 17th, 2017

A Novel Solution for 3D Mapping Construction Sites: Put a Camera on a Crane

After making its name on the drone photogrammetry market, Pix4D is working its way into solutions designed specifically for construction–and some of those solutions are very creative. First, some background: Pix4D offers a BIM solution built on existing technologies, called Pix4Dbim. It includes many of the same features as the popular Mapper solution, like desktop and cloud processing,

Monday, April 17th, 2017

Merrick Releases MARS(R) 2017 Software Suite

Greenwood Village, CO – Merrick & Company, a global leader in light detection and ranging (LiDAR), digital orthophotography, hyperspectral imaging, and geographic information systems (GIS) data integration, is pleased to announce the release of Version 2017 of the Merrick Advanced Remote Sensing (MARS®) software suite. The MARS® software suite provides comprehensive support for LiDAR point

Monday, April 17th, 2017

Global Push for Earth Observations Continues

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) has been working for more than a decade to open access to Earth observation data and information, and increase awareness around their socioeconomic value. As GEO moves into the second decade four new global partners are announced to help support GEO’s vision. The GEO community has been building a

Monday, April 17th, 2017

Trimble Announces New Reporting Segments

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) today announced that it will change the reporting of its segment financial results to better reflect the Company’s customer base and end markets. Starting with first quarter results, which will be announced on April 27, 2017, Trimble will report revenue and operating income based on four operating segments:  Buildings and

Friday, April 14th, 2017

Kaman Measuring Announces KD-2306 Non-Contact Displacement Sensing System

Middletown, CT – The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc., a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance, precision non-contact position measuring systems, announces the availability of its KD-2306 single-channel multi-purpose non-contact displacement sensing system. When paired with any of the supported dual and single coil sensors, the KD-2306 becomes an easy-to-use,

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

KPF Joined by HOK, OS and Unit9 for Third British Information Modelling Event

The third British Information Modelling event will take place on 11th May 2017 and is hosted by international architectural practice KPF at their London headquarters.  Bringing together innovators and experts from across the Building Information Modelling (BIM) sector the latest seminar will feature speakers from the UK government’s innovation agency, Emmy Award winning production studio

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

PCI Geomatics Releases Geomatica 2017, Featuring Geomatica Object Analyst and Geomatica InSAR Modules

PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today the release of Geomatica 2017 – the latest version of the company’s complete and integrated desktop, geo-image processing software featuring tools for remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, geospatial analysis, mosaicking and more. This release greatly expands Geomatica capabilities by adding