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Thursday, July 30th, 2015

New England Maps Adding Trails

July 30, 2015 — Several of the new US Topo quadrangles for New Hampshire and Vermont now display parts of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (A.T.) and other selected public trails.

Thursday, July 30th, 2015

Timmons Group to Provide Performance Measures for the National Association of State Foresters

Richmond, VA, July 30, 2015 — The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) recently selected Timmons Group to assist in the process of defining State Forestry Performance Measures. 

Thursday, July 30th, 2015

TerraSAR-X Satellite Feeding of Copernicus Data Warehouse Extended until 2020

July 30, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space, owner of the commercial distribution rights for TerraSAR-X data, and ESA have signed a contract securing the continued supply of TerraSAR-X data for the Copernicus Data Warehouse.

Thursday, July 30th, 2015

A3 Edge Digital Mapping System Upgrades Oblique Capabilities

Tel Aviv, Israel, July 30, 2015 — VisionMap announced today the introduction of upgraded oblique capabilities to its A3 Edge Digital Mapping System. The A3 Edge camera, well known for its high capture productivity, now utilizes a proprietary Roll Stabilization Technology that increases its efficiency even further, particularly for oblique projects.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2015

Surfing for Science

July 29, 2015 —Thanks to a new system developed by scientists in the UK, taking to the waves for a spot of surfing can benefit research into the health of coastal waters, and could help confirm satellite measurements of sea-surface temperature.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2015

FAA: Wildfires and Drones Don’t Mix

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2015 — Responding to recent incidents in which unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as “drones,” interfered with manned aircraft involved in wildland firefighting operations, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is supporting the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service in their simple message to drone operators:

Wednesday, July 29th, 2015

Two ASPRS Awards for “Pit-Free” CHM Algorithm

July 29, 2015 — The paper “Generating Pit-free Canopy Height Models from Airborne LiDAR” co-authored by rapidlasso GmbH and published in the September 2014 issue of PE&RS (the journal of the ASPRS) was awarded twice at the IGTF 2015 – ASPRS Annual Conference in Tampa, Florida last May.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2015

TerraGo to Demonstrate Advanced GPS and GIS Solutions at InfoAg 2015

Washington, D.C., July 29, 2015 — TerraGo®, a pioneer of geospatial collaboration and enterprise mobility software, will exhibit at the InfoAg Conference which takes place July 28-30 at Union Station in St. Louis.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2015

2015 SAG Award Winners Announced by Esri Inc

Aylesbury, July 29, 2015 — Network Rail and Public Health England have both been honoured by Esri Inc in its annual Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Awards, presented at the Esri User Conference in San Diego, California.  

Wednesday, July 29th, 2015

SuperGIS Desktop 3.3 Updated with 3D Analyst and Better Maptile Productivity

July 29, 2015 — SuperGIS Desktop 3.3 is now released for GIS users around the world. With the latest SuperGIS Desktop 3.3, Cache Generator is dramatically improved, supporting multiple machine workflows and providing a consummate caching mechanism.