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Tuesday, October 11th, 2016

Variety of Sensors Tracked Hurricane Matthew

As Hurricane Matthew developed into a Category 4 hurricane that pummeled the Caribbean and southeastern United States, killing more than 1,000 people, disrupting electricity and other utilities to hundreds of thousands, and causing billions of dollars in economic damage, many of the world’s satellites and sensors were tuned to the storm, and recorded its path

Tuesday, October 11th, 2016

SimActive Launches Subscription UAV Software

Montreal, Canada, October 11th, 2016 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce a new subscription-based offering for Correlator3D™ UAV.  The rental option allows users with a dynamic workload to access a high-end product at minimal cost.   “Correlator3D™ UAV was developed for leading mapping firms, military and government organizations,

Monday, October 10th, 2016

DigitalGlobe Now Targeting Late October or Early November for WorldView-4 Satellite Launch

WESTMINSTER, Colo. – DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced the WorldView-4 satellite launch has been delayed due to ongoing efforts to restore and test infrastructure at Vandenberg Air Force Base following last month’s wildfires. DigitalGlobe is working closely with the U.S. Air Force

Monday, October 10th, 2016

Trimble Sells its Unmanned Aircraft System Business to Delair-Tech

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 10, 2016 —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that Delair-Tech has acquired its Belgium-based Gatewing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) engineering and manufacturing business. Delair-Tech is a leading provider of long-range, fixed-wing UAS solutions for industrial inspection and asset management applications headquartered in Toulouse, France. Delair-Tech intends to grow the acquired business as part

Monday, October 10th, 2016

DAT/EM Systems International INTERGEO Booth to Feature 3D Building Capture and UAV Technologies

DAT/EM Systems International® will exhibit at this year’s INTERGEO® Conference in Hamburg, Germany with RhinoTerrain™ SARL, Pulse Aerospace and local partner DAT/EM Systems Europe. DAT/EM Systems and RhinoTerrain will offer software demos, and Pulse Aerospace will display their latest Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), the Vapor 55. DAT/EM Systems International develops software for 3D viewing and

Monday, October 10th, 2016

Locus Technologies Introduces EIM GIS+ Mapping Platform With Added Features and Functionality

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Locus Technologies (Locus), a leader in SaaS environmental compliance and information management software, introduces the Locus GIS+ mapping platform, a significant upgrade to the current Locus EIM Google Maps-based solution. Locus GIS+ is powered by Esri’s ArcGIS platform and offers a host of advanced features — including enhanced cartography, comprehensive spatial

Monday, October 10th, 2016

Ubisense Launches myWorld 4 Introducing Enterprise Geomobility for Esri

Ubisense Group plc (AIM:UBI) is today announcing the launch of myWorld 4, a significant evolution of its enterprise geomobility platform. myWorld 4 provides a single coherent architecture for implementing enterprise mobile solutions with Esri ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Online plus Google Maps, GE Smallworld, Intergraph, spatialNET or any geospatial service that supports WMS and WFS.

Monday, October 10th, 2016

Central Alliance Purchases First of Its Kind Mobile Mapping System

Pre-construction specialist Central Alliance has further established its reputation for innovation by becoming the first surveying company in the UK to purchase a new, ground-breaking LiDAR mapping system – the first of its kind on the market. The new system, named ROBIN, has been produced by world leading geospatial technology supplier, 3D Laser Mapping, and

Friday, October 7th, 2016

Critigen Enters Accelerated Growth Phase Via Partnership with Angeleno Group

DENVER, CO – Critigen, a global geospatial services firm, is poised for rapid expansion fueled by growth capital from Los Angeles based Angeleno Group, a leading private equity firm dedicated to next generation opportunities in the energy and natural resources sector. Angeleno Group joins majority shareholder, Transom Capital Group, in an effort to accelerate development

Friday, October 7th, 2016

County of Simcoe Honoured for Excellence in GIS

TORONTO,  Esri Canada User Conference – October 5, 2016 – Esri Canada today presented the County of Simcoe with an Award of Excellence for its outstanding use of geographic information system (GIS) technology. The County developed maps.simcoe.ca, a web mapping app that simplifies and broadens public access to more than 75 municipal datasets including community