Sensors and Systems
Breaking News
GIS Certification Institute Welcomes InterDev as a New GISCI Endorsing Employer
Des Plaines, IL — The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI)...
Kongsberg Discovery and MacArtney partner for turnkey ROTV surveying and inspection capability
Kongsberg Discovery and MacArtney Underwater Technology have signed a...
Looq AI Expands Global Partner Ecosystem to Advance Ground-Based Reality Capture in Surveying, Engineering, and Utilities
Partnerships Across North America, Europe, and Asia Extend Survey-Grade...

Author Archive

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

Sentinel-3A Continues to Impress

The three instruments on the Sentinel-3A satellite are now offering a tantalising glimpse of what’s in store for Europe’s Copernicus environmental monitoring effort. The latest images, which feature Europe and Antarctica, come from the sensor that records Earth’s radiant energy. Launched just three weeks ago, Sentinel-3A carries a suite of cutting-edge instruments to provide systematic

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

Harris Corporation becomes a Principal Member of the Open Geospatial Consortium

8 March 2016 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is pleased to announce that long-time member Harris Corporation has raised its membership from Technical to Principal level. As a Principal Member, Harris Corporation will participate in OGC’s Planning Committee to provide leadership to the OGC through the exploration of market and technology trends relevant to OGC’s

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

DigitalGlobe Providing Rapid Assessment of Cyclone Damage for Government of Fiji

WESTMINSTER, Colo. — DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in earth imagery and information about our changing planet, is delivering crowdsourced damage assessments derived from satellite imagery to the government of Fiji in response to the devastating cyclone that struck the island nation on Feb. 20. Beyond imagery alone, DigitalGlobe is committed to helping

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

Interior Department Names Jeff Klein Executive Director of Natural Resource Investment Center

WASHINGTON — U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor today announced the Department has tapped business leader Jeffrey D. Klein to lead the Natural Resource Investment Center (The Center) as its first executive director. Klein is charged with fostering partnerships with the private sector to develop creative financing opportunities that support economic development goals while advancing

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

Esri Showcases Open Opportunity Data in ArcGIS Platform at White House Demo Event

Redlands, California —Esri took part in the Expanding Opportunity with Open Data: A White House Demonstration on March 7, 2016. The event showcased digital tools that help people advocate for resources in their communities through the ability to access neighborhood-level information about opportunities, such as jobs. Families, community organizers, nonprofits, local leaders, and the media

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

Topcon Director to Present UAS Session at AEMP

LIVERMORE, Calif. — Topcon Positioning Group announces its director of geospatial solutions will participate as a speaker at the upcoming Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) 34th Management Conference and Annual Meeting, March 15 – 17 in Houston, Texas. Dave Henderson from Topcon will present “Unmanned Aerial System: Your New Perspective” at 1:15 p.m. on

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

Cityworks Celebrates 20-Year Partnership with Esri

Sandy, UT — At the 2016 Esri® Partner Conference in Palm Springs, Calif., Esri president and CEO Jack Dangermond presented Cityworks with an award recognizing the two companies’ 20-year partnership. Dangermond paid specific attention to Cityworks’ seamless alignment, corporate dedication, and dependability. The award acknowledges two decades of hard work and dedication that goes above and

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

Esri Partners Receive High Honors

Redlands, California—Esri recognized its outstanding partners during the annual Esri Partner Conference. These honorees have made exceptional strides toward advancing GIS solutions to solve real-world problems. Meeting some of the world’s toughest challenges, members of the Esri Partner Network build solutions and provide best practices for organizations around the globe. “By providing world-class applications in

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

GfK Launches New Geomarketing Software “RegioGraph 2016”

Bruchsal, Germany, March 8, 2016 – GfK will release the latest version of the geomarketing software RegioGraph along with up-to-date maps and market data on March 24. RegioGraph 2016 gives users the ability to access map analyses online with a Web viewer, geocode IP addresses and import address data more quickly. RegioGraph is a powerful,

Monday, March 7th, 2016

Orbit GT and Latitude showcase Mobile Mapping and Oblique integration for Geocortex at Esri Partner Conference, Palm Springs

Lokeren, Belgium — Orbit GeoSpatial Technologies and Latitude Geographics showcase Mobile Mapping and Oblique integration for GeoCortex at Esri Partner Conference, Palm Springs. “We are pleased to announce that Latitude Geographics and Orbit GT have managed to present a standard integration of Orbit GT’s plugins into Geocortex,”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “Latitude’s Geocortex