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Thursday, November 3rd, 2016

Esri Maps the Way to a More Connected World at IoT West

REDLANDS, Calif. – Global smart-mapping leader Esri today announced that telecom executive Randy Frantz will be featured at the Internet of Things West conference on November 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. Internet of Things West is an event covering advanced connectivity and cloud-based control of devices, equipment, facilities, and enterprise operations. Frantz will be on-site

Thursday, November 3rd, 2016

Delair-Tech and Microdrones Sign Partnership Agreement

LAS VEGAS – UAV Commercial Expo — Delair-Tech, a world leader in professional fixed wing UAVs, and microdrones, the groundbreaking developer and manufacturer of industrial-grade multicopters, have signed a revolutionary partnership agreement. Following the recent acquisition of Gatewing by Delair-Tech, this new agreement formally establishes an industrial UAV collaboration that is the first of its

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

First Space-Based View of Human-Made Carbon Dioxide

Scientists produced the first global maps of human emissions of carbon dioxide ever made solely from satellite observations. The maps, based on data from NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite and generated with a new data-processing technique, agree well with inventories of known carbon dioxide emissions. No satellite before OCO-2 was capable of measuring carbon

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Sedaru Releases Smart Ops – Actionable Water Network Monitoring for Water Loss, Energy, OpEx Reduction

ARCADIA, Calif. – IDModeling, Inc. the leading global provider of smart water software and services announced the deployment of Sedaru Smart Ops for real-time alerting, analysis and prediction of water system performance, enabling engineers and operators to reduce water loss, energy spend, and cost of operations. Sedaru is the industry’s leading smart water operating software,

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

DigitalGlobe to Present at the Goldman Sachs Industrials Conference on November 3rd

WESTMINSTER, Colo. – DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions, today announced that members of its management will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs Industrials Conference in Boston on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 11:20 a.m. ET. Live and archived audio webcasts of DigitalGlobe’s presentation

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

David Weaver Receives 2016 Peter S. Thacher Award

Falmouth, MA  – On October 18, 2016, former Vice President of Applied Geographics,Inc. (AppGeo), David Weaver, was presented with the  Peter S. Thacher Award at the Northeast Arc Users Group ( NEARC) annual conference held in Falmouth, MA. The award is given to individuals, such as David, who demonstrate long-term commitment and excellence in GIS,

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Unleashing the Power of Open Earth Observation Data Group on Earth Observations to Convene in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Geneva – Hosted by the Russian Federation, led by ROSHYDROMET and ROSCOSMOS, the  intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) will convene its international Plenary on 9- 10 November in St. Petersburg. The entire Earth observation community gathers once a year to assess progress and to plan future work to tackle some of the challenges of

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Garmin Introduces the GPSMAP 64sc, Adds 8MP Camera with Geotagging and Flash Capabilities to Trusted GPS Handheld

OLATHE, Kan.- Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced the GPSMAP 64sc, updating the popular line of rugged, button-operated outdoor handhelds with an 8MP camera complete with geotagging and flash functionality. The GPSMAP 64 series brings a dual GPS and GLONASS receiver, preloaded geocaches and smartphone connectivity1 to a product

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

AssetWise Completes Bentley’s CONNECT Edition

LONDON – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced AssetWise CONNECT Edition. The CONNECT Editions of AssetWise and ProjectWise provide and share a connected data environment, upgrading a common data environment to fully realize the BIM potential of digital engineering models, created during CAPEX, for continuous benefits

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Accenture Acquires Realworld OO Systems B.V., a Leading Utilities Geographic Information System Business

AMSTERDAM – Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has acquired Realworld OO Systems B.V., a Netherlands-based division of Realworld Holding B.V. that specializes in geographic information system (GIS) solutions. These solutions help utilities digitize and optimize their electricity, water and natural gas networks. The transaction will expand Accenture’s end-to-end portfolio of smart grid services and accelerate its plans to