Friday, September 2nd, 2016
With over 150 presentations scheduled for the conference and more than a dozen workshops, the 15th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure World Conference (GSDI 15) is an event not to be missed! Join GSDI 15 on November 29 to December 2 in Taipei, Taiwan. The GSDI 15 Organizing Team encourages Early Bird Registration (for reduced
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Askim, Sweden – Today the Swedish based Survey and GIS equipment maker; Satlab Geosolutions AB, announces the availability of its multi-purpose SLC RTK handheld solution. The SLC brings professional high precision positioning in a unique design concept with Bluetooth connectivity for Android, Windows and iOS BLE smart devices. The SLC handheld sends via Bluetooth, cm
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
IRVINE, Calif.- Alteryx, Inc., the leader in self-service data analytics, has been named a Strong Performer by Forrester Research, Inc. in its report “The Forrester Wave™: Geospatial Analytics Tools And Platforms, Q3 2016.” In the report, Alteryx was named a Strong Performer based on its scores in current offering, strategy and market presence. This Forrester
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce that it will be conducting a technical presentation at the upcoming Expert Center for Information Management (ECIM) Conference and User Meeting in Haugesund, Norway. This annual event, scheduled for September 12th-14th brings together data managers from the oil and gas industry for three days of workshops, plenary sessions,
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
SAN JOSE, Calif. – As the FAA’s Part 107 takes effect this week, there are several opportunities for end users of UAS technology to become educated at this November’s Drone World Expo (DWE) taking place November 15-16 at the San Jose Convention Center. DWE has once again partnered with MAPPS, the trade association of private
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Springfield, Va. — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Science Foundation publicly released new 3-D topographic maps of Alaska Sept. 1 in support of a White House Arctic initiative to inform better decision-making in the Arctic. The 3-D digital elevation models, or DEMs, are the first to come from the ArcticDEM project, which was created after a
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Sailors, pilots, military service men and women deployed around the world, and government officials who make national security decisions all rely on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide them with timely geospatial information that is critical for planning and decision-making. The University of Missouri College of Engineering has just been awarded
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, Va. — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency launched a public website Sept. 2 to provide unclassified information about the Arctic. The public website supports efforts to strengthen international cooperation, better understand and manage resources responsibly, enhance quality of life in the Arctic and maintain valuable and vulnerable ecosystems. The public site, accessible through www.nga.mil and located at nga.maps.arcgis.com, includes
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Askim, Sweden – September 2, 2016 – Today the Swedish based Survey and GIS equipment maker; Satlab Geosolutions AB, announces its multi-purpose multi-frequency SLX-1 GNSS receiver. The SLX-1 is designed to function as a CORS receiver and a mobile sensor suitable for any application where a rugged multi-application GNSS receiver is required. Based on embedded
Thursday, September 1st, 2016
A SpaceX rocket exploded at its Cape Canaveral launch pad Thursday morning, destroying the rocket and the satellite it was due to launch on Saturday. SpaceX said there were no injuries as a result of the explosion, which it described as an “anomaly.” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the explosion happened while the rocket
