Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
Description: The O.M. Miller Cartographic Medal, awarded by the American Geographical Society (AGS), is one of several prestigious honors given by the Society. Cynthia Brewer, Professor of Geography at Pennsylvania State University, will receive the medal on November 22nd at the AGS Fall Symposium, “Geography 2050: Borders and a Borderless World,” to be held on
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
During the Annual General Meeting, Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse was reelected as President of SSSI Australia for 2019-2020, stepping into the role for the second term after a successful tenure in 2018-2019. Paul Digney was confirmed as President-Elect 2019-20. SSSI National Office 27-29 Napier Close, Deakin PO Box 307, Deakin West ACT 2600 Australia T
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that it has partnered with 3DR, a leading US drone data company, to expand Esri’s current drone imagery offering, Drone2Map for ArcGIS, with an end-to-end enterprise drone data and analytics solution for Esri’s ArcGIS platform. The ArcGIS Drone Collection offers scalable solutions for users ranging
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
Annapolis, Md. – Kumar Mainali, an expert in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), has joined Chesapeake Conservancy’s Conservation Innovation Center’s technology team. The position is funded by a grant from the Grayce B. Kerr Fund. Mainali, a geospatial data scientist, holds a Ph.D. in ecology and M.S. in statistics, both from the University of
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has released the Call for Participation for its 3D Data Container and Tiles API Pilot and is offering funding for interested participants. Applications close December 9th, 2019. The goal of the 3D Data Container and Tiles API Pilot is to explore an integrated suite of draft specifications for 3D tiled
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
CENTREVILLE, Va. – Avenu Insights & Analytics (Avenu) releases Clearview Analytics Economic Development Insights (EDI). Clearview Analytics EDI combines powerful analytic tools and traffic service data provided by Esri’s ArcGIS, and pairs it with Avenu’s tax revenue and demographic data. Some of the features include: Utilization of demographic data to assess market-fit for businesses Analysis of
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
In the deal announced today, Manchester-headquartered Purple confirmed the takeover of Ohio-based LogicJunction, with the combined businesses operating under the Purple brand. The acquisition is a majority stock deal, with the existing management team and employee base joining the Purple team. Purple offers a WiFi platform through which businesses can monitor a customers’ shopping patterns
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
HERNDON, Va. – HawkEye 360 Inc., the first commercial company to use formation flying satellites to create a new class of radio frequency (RF) data analytics, today announced that the RFGeo product can now map an expanded catalog of signals to address new markets such as border security or anti-poaching efforts. RFGeo identifies and geolocates RF signals collected
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
LAS VEGAS – Leading organizations within the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) sector are teaming together on Tuesday, October 29 to help kick-off National Drone Safety Awareness Week, a week-long series of events coordinated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation designed to help educate the public about drone safety and bring
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
VIENNA and WASHINGTON D.C.– At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Washington D.C., the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Airbus issued an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for utilizing the Airbus Bartolomeo external platform on the International Space Station (ISS) for missions in the space environment. The Bartolomeo mission is one of several research
