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Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Arithmetica to Launch Pointfuse V2 at SPAR 3D 2016

Shepperton Studios, 06 April 2016 – Arithmetica will launch a brand new version of Pointfuse at the SPAR 3D Expo in Texas this month. Pointfuse V2 represents a major change in the way that point cloud data is automatically converted to three dimensional vector models.  Offering a “one button” approach, the new techniques in Pointfuse

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Trimble Launches New Version of its Smart Water Management Software to Streamline Utility Field Operations

SUNNYVALE, Calif., —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the latest version of its smart water mapping and work management software—Trimble® Unity 3.0. Trimble Unity is a cloud-based, (GIS) centric software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for smart water management. Version 3.0 includes new features and workflows and also offers an App Builder and new integration capabilities to simplify connecting

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Blue Marble Releases GeoCalc SDK Version 7.2 with Updated Projection Definitions and Support for WKT 2

Hallowell, Maine — Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 7.2 of the GeoCalc Software Development Kit (SDK). This powerful toolkit allows developers to embed the world’s most comprehensive coordinate parameter database into custom geospatial software ensuring precision in any coordinate transformation process. New and updated functionality in the 7.2

Tuesday, April 5th, 2016

Esri Places in Top Ten of Forbes 2016 Best Midsize Employers

Redlands, California, April 5, 2016—Esri earned fourth-place ranking in the Forbes 2016 America’s Best Midsize Employers list, led only by L.L.Bean, The Container Store, and Novo Nordisk. More than 30,000 employees at companies with at least 1,000 people were surveyed for the list. Esri technology is used to show people how to use geography and

Tuesday, April 5th, 2016

RIEGL is Attending, Exhibiting, and Participating at SPAR 3D!

RIEGL will be exhibiting at Booth 5 during the SPAR 3D conference, which will be held from April 11 through April 14, 2016 in the Woodlands, Texas.   SPAR 3D is a conference and exhibition focused on end-to-end 3D business and technology considerations for process and power, oil and gas, architecture, engineering, construction (AEC), surveying

Tuesday, April 5th, 2016

GeoSpatial Experts Announces Reseller Agreement with WTH Technology

Denver, Colorado – April 5, 2016 – GeoSpatial Experts, the leader in photo-based mobile data collection, today announced its reseller partnership agreement with WTH Technology, Inc., a leading provider of GIS products and services for local government. Using the GeoJot+ app, WTH customers will now be able to quickly and easily collect field data with

Tuesday, April 5th, 2016

UK Power Networks and Northumbrian Water Sign Up to Receive OS Mapping, Data and Insights

Ordnance Survey is to supply mapping, geographic data and insights to UK Power Networks and Northumbrian Water in a contract worth £4 million. The three-year deal is a clear statement about OS’s commitment to the Energy and Infrastructure sector, and sees a return to direct business with Northumbrian Water. The new OS strategy has Britain’s national

Tuesday, April 5th, 2016

USGIF Membership Exceeds 1,000 Individuals & 260 Organizations

Herndon, Virginia, April 5, 2016 —The continued expansion of the GEOINT Community and the critical importance of a professional organization representing a global geospatial intelligence workforce is evident. More than 1,000 individuals have become members of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) since it launched a new Individual Membership program in June 2015. Additionally,

Tuesday, April 5th, 2016

Boundless Exchange Now Available

Boundless Exchange, a GIS content management platform powered by Open Source projects is now available. Boundless Exchange facilitates collaboration across an enterprise by providing integration of geospatial content and analysis into their business workflows.   Boundless Exchange supports collaborative editing. This allows teams or communities to contribute with crowdsourcing projects to add information. With versioned

Monday, April 4th, 2016

NASA, Japan Make ASTER Earth Data Available At No Cost

Beginning today, all Earth imagery from a prolific Japanese remote sensing instrument operating aboard NASA’s Terra spacecraft since late 1999 is now available to users everywhere at no cost. The public will have unlimited access to the complete 16-plus-year database for Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer