Friday, October 14th, 2016
AUSTIN, Texas — GDU, the leading consumer drone manufacturer focusing on power and portability, today announced the company is shipping the Advanced Byrd model featuring the fully integrated GoPro gimbal. The Advanced model offers users additional features and functionality, including ability to use the most popular action camera on the market. GDU’s Advanced Byrd model
Friday, October 14th, 2016
Terrebonne, QC (Canada) – Eos Positioning Systems announced the world’s most advanced high-accuracy Bluetooth GNSS receiver, the Arrow Gold. The Arrow Gold is the first high-accuracy iOS, Android, and Windows Bluetooth GNSS receiver to implement all four constellations (GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou), three frequencies (L1, L2, L5), and satellite-assisted RTK. The Arrow Gold provides 1cm
Friday, October 14th, 2016
Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce the release of its new Optech Polaris TLS Series of tripod-mounted laser scanners, which bridge the gap between small short-range scanners and heavier long-range scanners. Over three years in development, the Polaris is a sensor designed by surveyors for surveyors, based on Teledyne Optech’s decades of lidar experience. Launching
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
LAKE MARY, Fla. – FARO® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology, product design, construction BIM/CIM, public safety forensics and 3D solutions and services applications, announces the release of the all-new FARO FocusS Laser Scanner. The FocusS is the newest member of FARO’s popular Focus
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Teledyne Optech is excited to announce the release of its Maverick mobile mapping system. Light enough to be worn on a backpack, the Maverick sets a high bar for size, portability and versatility in mobile asset mapping. Weighing in at less than 9 kg, the Maverick integrates a lidar, a 360° camera, and an INS
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Proteus Geo, a leading provider of satellite-based mapping services and data, together with DHI, the world renowned consultant group within water environments, has won the backing of the European Space Agency (ESA) to create a new bathymetry data service that leverages DigitalGlobe satellite imagery to allow everyone to explore the shallows around the world’s coastlines.
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016
Des Plaines, Illinois USA – URISA is pleased to announce that GIS-Pro 2016: URISA’s 54th Annual Conference was recently approved for 49.5 AICP-CM credits. The conference, taking place in Toronto, Ontario from October 31- November 3, features workshops, dozens of breakout sessions, keynote addresses and more. Approved AICP-CM credits range from 8.5 for participation in full-day URISA workshops (Asset Management: Planning, Strategy and
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS – East View Geospatial is excited to announce an agreement with the Gitashenasi Geographic and Cartographic Institute to create an online archive of the Iranian mapping agency’s extensive publications. A visitor’s guide map of Andisheh New Town, Tehran Province, Iran, (courtesy of Gitashenasi). East View will be introducing the platform specifically to house the
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016
HAMBURG, Germany – Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today its new Trimble® TX6 and improved TX8 high-performance 3D laser scanning solutions. With a fully integrated High Dynamic Range (HDR) camera and Wi-Fi remote control, the high-speed 3D laser scanners provide increased productivity and versatility for users. The TX6 and the TX8 leverage Trimble’s patented technology, combining
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016
WESTMINSTER, Colo – DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held The Radiant Group, Inc. (“Radiant”) from Aston Capital for $140 million in cash. The acquisition of Radiant combines two industry leaders recognized for
