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Tuesday, June 7th, 2016

Down Under – SOFIA Flying Observatory with Three Instruments in New Zealand

SOFIA is in New Zealand for the third time – it visited the country in 2013 and 2015 as well. On 6 June 2016, the joint NASA and German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) flying observatory landed at Christchurch Internationl Airport at 01:37 CEST (11:37 local time). The Stratospheric Observatory for

Tuesday, June 7th, 2016

Bluesky Appoints Dr Simon Schuffert to Lead Software Innovation

Leicestershire, England, 07 June 2016 – Aerial mapping company Bluesky has appointed Dr Simon Schuffert to the role of Software Engineer. Schuffert is highly qualified with specialist skills in automated image processing, photogrammetry and GIS, having gained a PhD in Photogrammetry from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Prior to joining Bluesky, Schuffert undertook

Monday, June 6th, 2016

Orbit Logic Awarded Air Force Space Situational Awareness Contract

GREENBELT, MD, June 6, 2016 – Orbit Logic has signed a Phase II SBIR contract sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to research and implement software to optimize the scheduling of observations of known space objects and the search for unknown space objects from ground observation sites for improved Space Situational Awareness (SSA). 

Monday, June 6th, 2016

Wanted: Mobile Apps to Handle Big Data from Space

An array of Earth observation satellites, including the Sentinels involved in Europe’s Copernicus programme, collect untold amounts of data as they circle our planet. This high-resolution imagery and further information on climates and environments present tremendous potential in overcoming some of the biggest challenges of our time. Thanks to new developments in big data, cloud

Monday, June 6th, 2016

Mercury Project Solutions Partners with what3words

Sydney, May 31, 2016– Location Information Management firm Mercury Project Solutions is proud to announce it has been appointed “Authorised Solutions Consultant” (ASC) for what3words projects in Australia and New Zealand. what3words is a multi-award winning location reference system based on a global grid of 57 trillion 3mx3m squares. Each square has been pre-assigned a

Monday, June 6th, 2016

Hexagon Geospatial Honors Airbus Defense and Space with Shaping Change Recognition Programme

Anaheim, California – Hexagon Geospatial presented Airbus Defense and Space with the Shaping Change award for their content partnership which will provide content for Hexagon Smart M.Apps. Announced at HxGN LIVE, Hexagon’s annual conference, the Shaping Change Recognition Programme is Hexagon’s highest customer award, acknowledging organizations that consistently make significant contributions to the businesses and

Friday, June 3rd, 2016

XXIII ISPRS Congress – June Update

1 500 Presentations and 80 Exhibitors 1 500 contributions will be presented at the Congress in different sessions including interactive sessions with poster presentations. Do not miss the opportunity to learn the latest news in the field. More than 80 organizations will be exhibiting at the Congress. See the latest version of the Congress program

Thursday, June 2nd, 2016

TerraGo Edge Now Available with All Ruggedized Android Tablets from DT Research

Washington, D.C. – June 2, 2016 – TerraGo is pleased to announce a technology partnership that matches the ruggedized performance of high-accuracy, ruggedized GNSS tablets with TerraGo’s industry-leading platform TerraGo Edge, to enable organizations to customize mobile applications for their industry-specific and company-designed workflows on a device that stands up to the most demanding environments for

Thursday, June 2nd, 2016

Esri Brings GIS to Young Developers for National Day of Civic Hacking

Redlands, California─June 3, 2016 ─Esri, the world’s leading supplier of GIS technology, will be on hand to support Hopeworks ‘N Camden’s “Promise Zone Day of Civic Hacking” in Camden, New Jersey, on Saturday, June 4, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The hackathon will help promising young developers in the Camden area learn software development

Thursday, June 2nd, 2016

Registration Now Open for Trimble Dimensions 2016 User Conference

SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that registration is officially open for its International User Conference—Trimble Dimensions—being held November 7-9, 2016 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dimensions 2016 provides insight into how information technology can transform the way professionals work. Attendees will see first-hand how their industry peers use Trimble’s end-to-end technology