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Friday, January 20th, 2017

AGI and Bentley Systems Announce Cesium Consortium

EXTON, Pa.- Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) and Bentley Systems are pleased to announce Bentley Systems as a co-founder of the new Cesium Consortium. Cesium is an open source, browser-based virtual globe, first developed by AGI in 2011 for the aerospace and defense communities. Cesium’s unparalleled performance in streaming very large datasets through a browser to

Friday, January 20th, 2017

1Spatial & National Trust Streamline Agricultural Grant Process

Cambridge, UK-  (www.1spatial.com) 1Spatial is the global leader in managing geospatial data. When the National Trust migrated to ArcGIS recently, 1Spatial supplied Geocortex Essentials as a solution for creating custom applications on top of the ArcGIS platform. With consultancy services from 1Spatial, the National Trust created a solution that has significantly streamlined its data collection

Friday, January 20th, 2017

Abstract Submissions Invited for 10th National GIS in Transit Conference

Des Plaines, IL – The National Center for Transit Research, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association and the Transportation Research Board are jointly sponsoring the 10th National GIS in Transit Conference, September 6-8, 2017, in Washington, DC. Martin Catala, Director of the Advanced Geo-Spatial & Informatics Lab at the Center for Urban Transportation Research, encourages

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

Sun Calendar Shows Solar Cycles Seen by Satellite

The SWAP camera onboard the European Space Agency (ESA) Proba-2 satellite takes advantage of extreme ultraviolet wavelengths to capture the hot turbulent atmosphere of the Sun’s solar corona. To illustrate what SWAP does and what it can teach, ESA and the Royal Observatory of Belgium collected and published 366 solar images—one for each day of

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

SimActive Used for Coastal Erosion Assessment with UAVs

Montreal, Canada, January 17th, 2017 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has chosen Correlator3D™ for its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research. “We assessed photogrammetry solutions to assist our study of river shore line erosion, mangrove habitats and geospatial applications,” said Associate Professor Sr.

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

USGS-NASA Pecora Award Recognizes Excellence in Earth Observation

An annual award for outstanding achievement in remote sensing A longtime innovator in space-based Earth observation at Boston University and a team that has paved the way for the next generation of satellite precipitation observations have both been honored with the 2016 William T. Pecora Award for achievement in Earth remote sensing. Sponsored by the

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

Satellite-Based EO Market to See an Impressive Growth by 2020: Report

Researchmoz has added the most up-to-date research on “Satellite-Based Earth Observation Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast 2014 – 2020” to its huge collection of research reports. Satellite-based Earth Observation (EO) is a process of using remote-sensing technique to gather information on the chemical, physical and biological aspects of the

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

Gannett Fleming Names New Chairman and New President

HARRISBURG, Pa. —   Global engineering and infrastructure firm Gannett Fleming named two company veterans to its top leadership positions. Effective Jan. 7, 2017, Robert M. Scaer, PE, is chairman of the board and chief executive officer; and Paul D. Nowicki, PE, is president and chief operating officer. Scaer is the eighth person in the 100-year

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

Graphiq and Pitney Bowes Partner to Visualize Neighborhood and Boundary Data for Real Estate Industry

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Graphiq, the semantic technology and data visualization company, today announced a partnership with Pitney Bowes, a global technology company that provides innovative products and solutions to power commerce. The collaboration will enable Graphiq to leverage Pitney Bowes’ geospatial data capabilities to visualize and deliver enhanced data on local neighborhoods, school attendance

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

Esri Releases Advanced Analytics to Increase Retail Sales

REDLANDS, Calif. — Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics technology, today announced a partnership with GISinc to analyze customer behavior to help retailers increase sales. Esri will integrate its cutting-edge spatial analytics platform with GISinc’s indoor mapping capabilities to analyze data collected by sensor-enabled overhead smart lighting systems and from opt-in mobile data from