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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016

Nokia and UAE’s GCAA to Support Commercial Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems

Nokia and the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have collaborated to develop a new ecosystem to support regular commercial use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the country. With the new UAS ecosystem, the UAE will allow businesses and government agencies to operate drones in a secure environment. Dubai government security network operator Nedaa will also develop a new network

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016

Esri Business Partner, GEO Jobe, Welcomes Blake Bilbo to Role as Jr. Solution Engineer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – GEO Jobe a leading GIS software and geospatial solutions provider and developers of Admin Tools, Mapfolio and GEOPowered Cloud for ArcGIS, is pleased to welcome Blake Bilbo to the team in the role Junior Solution Engineer. Blake will be working with teams across the company with a focus on providing technical support

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

New Aerial Survey Identifies More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that the U.S. Forest Service has identified an additional 36 million dead trees across California since its last aerial survey in May 2016. This brings the total number of dead trees since 2010 to over 102 million on 7.7 million acres of California’s drought stricken forests. In

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

NM Group Purchase New Leica ALS80 LiDAR System

NM Group have completed the purchase of the Leica ALS80 airborne sensor and RCD30 camera to further expand its aerial data collection services. This latest generation sensor combines a corridor mapping LiDAR scanner and high resolution camera, creating an efficient, powerline focused mapping system. Known for delivering high quality asset management and engineering solutions, NM

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

OGC Invites You to its Testbed 12 Demonstration and Exposition

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is inviting members and the public to attend the OGC Testbed 12 demonstration and exposition of the technology developed during its latest Interoperability Program initiative on 29 November 2016 at the USGS in Reston, Virginia. The Testbed 12 sponsors – DigitalGlobe, Inc., European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

Uttar Pradesh Police Launch India’s Largest Emergency Operation Center with Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure Software

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Uttar Pradesh Police, the largest police force in India, has opened its state-wide, centralized “Dial 100” Emergency Operation Center in the provincial capital, Lucknow. It houses India’s largest police emergency response system, which is equipped with Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure‘s industry-leading Intergraph® Computer-Aided Dispatch (I/CAD) software. Hexagon’s integrated suite of public safety solutions

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

CyberCity 3D Signs Integrator License Agreement with DigitalGlobe/Joins DigitalGlobe’s Information Partner Program

El Segundo,CA – CyberCity 3D, Inc., a leading geospatial 3D modeling and streaming services company headquartered in Los Angeles County, CA, announced today that it has signed an Integrator License Agreement with Westminster, CO-based DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE:DGI), the industry-leading Earth imaging and data analytics company. DigitalGlobe owns and operates the world’s most sophisticated constellation of

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

Global market for Remote Sensing Products Expected to Reach $13.8 Billion by 2021

NEW YORK – This Research study provides an overview of the remote sensing industry and 2016 to 2021 national-level forecasts for nine application-oriented markets. Use this report to: Gain information about the remote sensing industry, with descriptions of important applications including weather forecasting, intelligence gathering, climate change, and public health. Understand how recent technological changes

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

EuroGeographics and Kadaster, The Netherlands Renew Agreement to Provide Secretariat for UN-GGIM: Europe

EuroGeographics has renewed its Service Level Agreement with The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency (Kadaster) to provide secretariat services for UN-GGIM: Europe.   The membership association for the European National Mapping, Cadastre and Land Registry Authorities, which has UN-GGIM: Europe observer status, has supported the Executive Committee in delivering its objectives since 2015

Monday, November 21st, 2016

Exprodat & MapAction Take On Matthew

Exprodat, the oil and gas ArcGIS platform specialist, Esri Gold Partner and Getech group company, has always made it part of the company ethos to support their staff in pursuing extra-curricular activities and several have volunteered to work for the charity MapAction in disaster zones around the world. A critical component of any effective response