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Friday, February 19th, 2016

East View Partners with United Nations to Conduct Damage Assessments in Conflict Zones

MINNEAPOLIS – February 19, 2016 — East View Geospatial has teamed with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research Operational Satellite Programme (UNOSAT) to conduct damage assessments for conflict areas in Syria and Iraq. “We recognized an opportunity to contribute to critical humanitarian missions in the Middle East and connected with UNOSAT to develop remote-sensing solutions,” said

Friday, February 19th, 2016

Data Visualization, Enterprise Resiliency Lead ArcGIS 10.4 Rollout

Redlands, California—February 19, 2016—The release of ArcGIS 10.4 marks improvements in data visualization, spatial analysis, and stronger support for on-premises implementations. “This release of ArcGIS is pushing mapping and analytics in new, exciting directions,” said Jack Dangermond, Esri founder and president. “It will help people build smarter cities, improve business insights, and engage citizens and

Friday, February 19th, 2016

Vexcel Holdings GmbH, Graz, acquires Microsoft’s UltraCam Business Unit

Graz, Austria, February 19, 2016 – Vexcel Imaging GmbH, Microsoft’s UltraCam Business Unit, is undergoing an ownership change planned for early March 2016. After ten years contributing to Microsoft as a subsidiary, next month Vexcel Imaging GmbH will again become an independent company upon its expected acquisition by a private investor group. The new owner

Thursday, February 18th, 2016

RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems (Austria) and Aeroscout (Switzerland) are Excited to Announce a Strategic Partnership Between Companies

RIEGL and Aeroscout have worked closely for many years. As a pioneer in the UAV LiDAR field, Aeroscout has integrated RIEGL scanners into many of their systems. In 2016, RIEGL and Aeroscout strengthened their long-standing business relationship by entering into a strategic partnership, which both companies expect to benefit their technological exchange and input for

Thursday, February 18th, 2016

Hexagon Acquires SigmaSpace Corporation, a Leading 3D Mapping Company

Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, today announced the acquisition of SigmaSpace Corporation, a provider of next-generation technologies used to rapidly deliver high-quality 3D maps of the Earth. Today, accurate and geo-referenced 3D visualisations have become an absolute necessity in real-world

Thursday, February 18th, 2016

New ‘laspublish’ Creates Web Portals for 3D Viewing and Downloading of LiDAR

Just in time for ILMF 2016, the makers of the open LASzip LiDAR compressor annouce the latest addition to their LiDAR processing software LAStools. The new ‘laspublish‘ from rapidlasso GmbH creates stand-alone Web Portals for interactive 3D viewing of LiDAR points and for selective downloading of LAZ or LAS files. The new tool is based

Thursday, February 18th, 2016

LizardTech White Paper Reveals 12 Hidden Gems in GeoExpress Software

SEATTLE, Wash. — Feb. 18, 2016 — LizardTech®, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, has published a white paper showing users how to access 12 little-known geospatial data manipulation tools inside its popular GeoExpress® software. The white paper is free to download here. “LizardTech customers know GeoExpress as our flagship

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

LuxCarta to Launch New Global Brand at Mobile World Congress

Sophia Antipolis, France – February 17, 2016 – LuxCarta, parent of leading geodata production companies ComputaMaps and GEOIMAGE, announced today it is moving to a single global brand. The company’s digital maps and SpacEyes3D visualization software will be promoted and marketed through seven global offices under the LuxCarta brand. The new look will be unveiled

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Maptitude 2016 is Available Now

NEWTON, MA (USA) – Caliper Corporation is pleased to announce that Maptitude 2016, a major release of Caliper Corporation’s popular GIS (Geographic Information System) and mapping software, is available now. The 2016 version provides the most up-to-date and accurate data available. New territory management tools Businesses require robust territory creation tools that excel in both

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Global Mapper LiDAR Module 17.1 Released with New Custom Feature Extraction Tool

Hallowell, Maine – February 16, 2016 – Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of an update to the Global Mapper LiDAR Module. Offered in conjunction with the recent release of Global Mapper version 17.1, Blue Marble’s renowned GIS software, the latest edition of the module includes numerous functional enhancements and