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Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

NASA Satellites Help Forecast Yellowstone Wildlife Migration

The bison population has grown rapidly during the last two decades in Yellowstone National Park. This creates complex situations for wildlife managers when the animals follow good grazing opportunities beyond the boundaries of the park and come into contact with surrounding communities. A NASA study has now found a link between climate change effects on

Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis I mission successfully completes testing

The engineering teams from Airbus, the European Space Agency (ESA), Lockheed Martin and NASA were involved in the testing. The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis I mission has successfully completed several months of simulated space environment system-level testing in the NASA-owned thermal vacuum chamber at Plum Brook Station in Ohio. The tests were conducted in

Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

Government Uses Altibase for its Geospatial Information System, Allowing Both Public and Government Sectors to Navigate Efficiently

NEW YORK – The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive transportation and logistics network in South Korea. Additional oversight includes spatial information systems for geographic information system support and other related functions. The spatial information systems for utility providers and other regional and governmental departments were fragmented. Integration and interconnectivity

Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

GISCI Extends 2020 Map Contest Submittal Date

GISP 2020- Map Contest This year, we are once again giving contestants the opportunity to create a GISP Contest Map. You choose the content of your choice. Who may enter: Anyone is eligible, except those who are going to judge. Submission Time Frame: Open through March 31, 2020– Log onto the GISCI online portal to

Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

Timmons Group Introduces West Coast Senior Consultant in their Geospatial Technology Group

Timmons Group, an award-winning leader in GIS professional services, announced the addition of John Stroud to their geospatial practice on the West Coast. Timmons Group is nationally recognized as experts in providing information technology and geospatial consulting services to state, regional and local organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest and across the USA. John brings over

Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

Important Announcement Regarding the 2020 GIS/Valuation Technologies Conference in Louisville

In recognition of the growing health risks worldwide posed by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and decisions by governments and businesses to curtail activities over the next few weeks, it is with great regret that we inform you that IAAO and URISA have decided to cancel the 2020 GIS/Valuation Technologies Conference, scheduled to take place March 23-26,

Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

Lockheed Martin to Receive First Space Foundation Athena Education Award

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – This year, the Space Foundation is introducing a new annual recognition, the Athena Education Award, created to celebrate and honor the spirit, leadership, and work of a recognized partner of the Space Foundation’s worldwide education mission. As the Greek goddess of knowledge and wisdom, Athena sought to share learning and skill

Monday, March 16th, 2020

How Geospatial Conferences are Responding to the Coronavirus Outbreak

With various health organizations advocating against gatherings in large crowds, many conferences are having to decided whether or not to go ahead with their scheduled conferences this spring. Here’s a growing list of how geospatial conferences are reacting to the novel coronavirus outbreak (known as COVID-19). Conference are listed in order of original events dates

Monday, March 16th, 2020

Safeture expands corona virus tracker with unique regional maps

Safeture AB’s corona virus exposure tracking software now includes a new map tool for global security managers to zoom in and track the risk exposure down to 5,000 subregions around the world. This risk map is crucial for companies concerned about their employees’ safety, and it is an essential tool to be able to continue

Monday, March 16th, 2020

Aerial Applications Awarded Strategic Expansion with U.S. Air Force

WASHINGTON – Aerial Applications (www.aerialapplications.com), a software company specializing in GPU-accelerated data processing of drone imagery to make maps, was today awarded the US Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II B Strategic Fund Increase Pilot Program. The program brings together commitment from both the public and private sectors to help advance the

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