Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
Elbit Systems has developed the Skylark3, a new autonomous mini Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), best suited for brigades and divisions in “beyond the next hill” reconnaissance, counterinsurgency and force protection missions, as well as for use in a range of civil applications, such as border and coastal security and anti-terror operations. The new system has
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
LONDON — According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global geographic information system (GIS) market is set to reach close to USD 16 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of more than 10%. This research report titled ‘Global GIS Market 2016-2020’ provides an in-depth analysis of the market in terms of
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
Climate change is much discussed, says Dr Simon Keogh of the Met Office, and to inform the conversation the Met Office uses historical scientific data including sea-surface temperature records, based on data from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) series of satellite instruments. These instruments, designed and built in the UK, provided accurate infrared measurements
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
Leicestershire, UK, 16 February 2016 – Aerial mapping company Bluesky is aiding the expansion of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Kenya. Working with Cranfield University, the UK based aerial survey specialist will provide financial and technical support for the project that will use remotely sensed data, such as aerial photography, satellite imagery and 3D height
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
Five startup companies will present their game changing Earth observation services delivered by the European Copernicus programme on the SAP HANA Cloud Platform at the SAP booth at Mobile Word Congress (MWC 2016). Earth observation data provides crucial economic and ecological information to an array of industry. Sectors ranging from energy, transport, logistics and construction
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
Cambridge, UK, 16th February 2016 — 1Spatial’s Certified FME consultants supported Nottingham City Council’s use of FME technology to reduce the response time of Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) requests. Production of validated and redacted FOI responses for council spend data now takes just one hour per month, with significantly reduced manual input. The Council
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
Montreal, Canada, February 16th, 2016 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that Loxley PCL has purchased its Correlator3D™ for a major mapping project in Thailand. The software is used by its subsidiary, Data Mining Co., Ltd., to process tens of thousands of large-format images to generate high-quality orthomosaics.
Monday, February 15th, 2016
Fitchburg, MA, February 15, 2016 — Headwall Photonics, Inc., the leading provider of spectral imaging solutions, has introduced a new, powerful data processing unit specifically designed for UAV airborne applications requiring sensor fusion. The small size and weight of HyperCore combined with its powerful data processing and high capacity storage connections offers the industry’s only processing
Monday, February 15th, 2016
607 paper maps, the most detailed digital data picture of Great Britain, and now one red planet Using NASA open data, Ordnance Survey has created a one-off paper and digital map of the Martian landscape. OS, whose database of Great Britain has up to 500 million unique geographic features and is currently working with other countries on four
Saturday, February 13th, 2016
Des Plaines, IL, — URISA is pleased to announce the 2016 members of its Vanguard Cabinet. The Vanguard Cabinet (VC) is a URISA initiative (which debuted in 2011) to engage young GIS practitioners, increase their numbers in the organization, and better understand the concerns facing these future leaders of the GIS community. The VC is an
