Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016
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
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
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
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
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
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016
LIVERMORE, CA and CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS – Topcon Positioning Group announces the new Intel Falcon 8+ System, a patented V-shaped eight-rotor unmanned aerial system (UAS) for the United States and Canada markets that will be distributed by Topcon. Building on the success of the initial Topcon Falcon 8 System, the new generation Intel
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016
SUNNYVALE, Calif.– Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2016. Third Quarter 2016 Financial Summary Third quarter 2016 revenue of $584.1 million was up 4 percent as compared to the third quarter of 2015. Engineering and Construction revenue was $332.4 million, up 2 percent. Field Solutions revenue was $77.9 million,
Tuesday, November 1st, 2016
SLANTRANGE, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation, drone-based remote sensing and analytics systems for agriculture, announced today a new integration solution, available immediately, to utilize SLANTRANGE data products within the DroneDeploy drone software platform. Utilizing DroneDeploy’s new “GeoTIFF Upload” feature, complete SLANTRANGE maps, which are processed at the point of collection, can now be directly
Tuesday, November 1st, 2016
NACKA STRAND, Sweden – Ola Rollén, Hexagon’s President and CEO, is currently under investigation for insider trading stemming from personal investments unrelated to Hexagon. The circumstances have been explained in this morning’s press release from Christian B Hjort and Erik Keiserud, Ola Rollén’s lawyers, arguing “that the charge is based on a misinterpretation of the
Tuesday, November 1st, 2016
HUNT VALLEY, MD – Textron Systems Unmanned Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) business, announced today that the company will now offer the TK-7 Firewatch precision survey sensor on the Aerosonde™ Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) after its recent successful demonstration in Blackstone, Va. Developed by Overwatch Imaging, LLC., the TK-7 Firewatch multi-spectrum precision survey