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Thursday, March 30th, 2017

IMAGINiT Technologies Named Leica Geosystems Laser Scanning Reseller of the Year

OWINGS MILLS, MD — Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, today announces that its IMAGINiT Technologies division was named Laser Scanning Reseller of the Year in North America by Leica Geosystems. This recognition acknowledges that the IMAGINiT team continues to lead

Wednesday, March 29th, 2017

Robotics and Drones Take Center Stage During RoboBusiness Europe and TUS Expo, 19-21 April 2017

Delft, the Netherlands, 29 March 2017: World renowned keynotes speakers, entrepreneurs and distinguished VIP guests will be present at the Grand Opening of the third edition of The Unmanned Systems (TUS) Expo and RoboBusiness Europe on 19 April 2017 at World Forum The Hague, the Netherlands. During the First International Robotics Week, these two popular business

Wednesday, March 29th, 2017

SPAR 3D Expo & Conference Announces Live Demonstrations at Event

March 29, 2017 (Portland, Maine, USA) – With the start of SPAR 3D Expo & Conference just five days away, event organizers have announced new and exciting developments to enrich the attendee experience and enhance their understanding of the technical capabilities of the latest product innovations. While live demonstrations and interactive workshops have always been

Wednesday, March 29th, 2017

Remote GeoSystems Releases All-New LineVision Google Earth Extension for Geotagged Video Playback, Analysis, Collaboration and Reporting Using Google Earth & Other GIS

FORT COLLINS, Colorado – Remote GeoSystems, Inc. is pleased to announce the release and availability of the all new LineVision™ Google Earth Extension – commercial software for UAV, airborne & terrestrial mobile inspection and survey projects requiring georeferenced video playback, analysis, collaboration and reporting using Google Earth & other GIS applications. Unlike its stand-alone predecessor,

Tuesday, March 28th, 2017

Supersonic Plasma Jets Discovered

Information from the European Space Agency (ESA) magnetic field Swarm mission led to the discovery of supersonic plasma jets high up in Earth’s atmosphere that can push temperatures up to almost 10,000 degrees Celsius. Presenting these findings at the Swarm Science Meeting in Canada, scientists from the University of Calgary explained how they used measurements

Tuesday, March 28th, 2017

PrecisionPoint Hires sUAS Pilot to Enhanced and Expand 3D Reality Capture Services

CARMEL, Indiana – PrecisionPoint Inc., a national provider of 3D reality capture laser scanning and SCAN-to-BIM Modeling solutions, is pleased to announce the hiring of Will Hirschfeld, an experienced Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) pilot. Hirschfeld will assist PrecisionPoint as it enhances existing 3D documentation capabilities and expands into new services areas using sUAS technology, including

Tuesday, March 28th, 2017

Bluesky Launches New Online Resource for Geographic Information of Ireland

Aerial mapping company Bluesky has launched a new online Mapshop to serve the rapidly expanding mapping and geographic information industry in Ireland. With tens of thousands of square kilometres of new data available to view and download, this is the largest and most up to date collection of geographic information focused on a market with

Tuesday, March 28th, 2017

Commercial UAV Expo Releases a Series of Free Reports Assessing the Outlook for the Commercial Drone Market in 2017

Portland, Maine, USA – Commercial UAV Expo today announced the release of a free series of reports that showcase how and where professionals charged with the inspection and monitoring of industrial assets such as electricity pylons, pipelines, and rails are actually using drones to make these tasks more efficient and safer. Additionally, the reports focus on

Monday, March 27th, 2017

GPSengine Partners up with Jointech

GPSengine a leading hosted platform service provider in GNSS, Telematics, IoT and Tracking announced today that Jointech is an official Platform Connect partner. With support built into Platform Connect for Jointech’s tracking devices, customers have the opportunity to take advantage of these combined offerings to meet their fleet tracking solution needs. With a focus on

Monday, March 27th, 2017

OGC Requests Public Comment on Proposed Indexed 3D Scene Layers (I3S) Com

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is requesting public comment on the proposed Indexed 3D Scene Layers Community Standard. Indexed 3D Scene Layers (I3S) was submitted by Esri for consideration as an OGC Community Standard. The submission was supported by 13 OGC member organizations. A single I3S data set, referred to as a Scene Layer, is