Thursday, February 27th, 2020
The Australian Government has selected Fugro to join the HydroScheme Industry Partnership Program (HIPP) to increase Australia’s hydrographic industry capability. The panel of industry partners was chosen as part of a long-term strategy to ensure safe shipping routes, commercial ports and maritime approaches within the Australian Charting Area. Panel members will acquire marine environmental data
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
Blue Marble Geographics — Blue Marble Geographics® has announced five confirmed speakers for GeoTalks — the company’s free online geo-conference on March 18, 2020. The daylong event will include presentations that cover a range of GIS topics — from assessing road and powerline transmission conditions in Nigeria to using photogrammetry to discover an indigenous cultural
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
URISA is pleased to announce that Rachel Rodriguez (Marquez) has been named URISA’s Young Professional of the Year in recognition of her outstanding contributions as part of URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet. Rachel noted, “URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet is the most dynamic committee of URISA! As the Past-Chair, I am honored to win this Award on behalf of our
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
Edinburgh and Maryland, 27 February 2020 – Sustainability and space data company Ecometrica is to help disseminate data from NASA’s latest ‘Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation’ (GEDI) LiDAR instrument, thanks to a new contract with the University of Maryland (UMD). The firm’s Ecometrica Platform will make processed maps more widely available to end users and reduce
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
Leicestershire, UK – Aerial mapping company Bluesky International has been awarded a contract by Natural Resources Wales, on behalf of Welsh Government, to capture a high resolution laser mapped aerial survey of the whole of Wales. Working alongside Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Government, Bluesky will capture the data at a resolution of 2 points
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
GfK’s Map of the Month for February shows the distribution of young households in Germany in 2019. According to GfK’s latest demographic study for Germany, the share of young households (i.e. households whose main earner is under 30 years old) is highest in the urban district of Heidelberg. More than 22 percent of all households
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
SAN JOSE, Calif.- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced a sales agreement with Idriverplus to provide Puck™ sensors over three years. Idriverplus will use Velodyne lidar sensors in mass production of its commercial autonomous vehicles, including street cleaners, passenger cars and logistics vehicles. This year, Idriverplus plans to place into commercial operation in China thousands of
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – TraceAir, a construction management platform powered by drone data, today announced the launch of the new drone-powered Haul Router tool, developed together with Independent Construction, the owner of one of the largest dirt moving fleets in the United States. The tool helps foremen to make data-driven decisions with regard to new
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
KADIMA, Israel – BlueBird Aero Systems, a leading global developer and provider of superior micro, mini and small tactical unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has received an order worth tens of millions of euros from a European customer for the delivery of more than 150 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAS of various categories. The WanderB-VTOL Mini UAV and ThunderB-VTOL Tactical UAV
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
(Hartford, CT) – Drones are commonly known for flying in the sky, but a new breed is rolling around on the ground and swimming in the ocean. Now, in an alliance straight out of science fiction, two CT-based drone companies are joining forces to take on the task of protecting our planet using both airborne
