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Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

Teledyne Optech Lidar Approved for Use in OSIRIS-REx Ssteroid Mission

January 13, 2016 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that NASA, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and York University have approved the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) designed by scientists and engineers from Teledyne Optech and built by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA). The OLA is now being prepared for installation aboard the Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource

Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

Lockheed Martin Team Delivers Second Lightning Tracker for NOAA Weather Satellite

PALO ALTO, California, Jan. 13, 2016 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the second Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument that will provide earlier alerts of severe storms and contribute to more accurate tornado warnings. The sensor will fly on the second next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, known as GOES-S, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

Lauderdale Lakes: GIS for Small Municipalities

GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) Lauderdale Lakes, Florida has a small footprint geographically (3.64 square miles) but large plans for technology and public service.  Historically, small organizations have not been able to implement GIS effectively because of cost, complexity, and ease-of-use. 

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

EBA Engineering Acquires Pennsylvania-Based Geospatial Technology Firm GeographIT

BALTIMORE, MD  — On January 1, 2016, EBA Engineering, Inc. (EBA) acquired the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based geospatial technology firm geographIT. With the acquisition, EBA will now offer integrated geographic information system (GIS), information management, and asset management solutions to clients.

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

Research and Markets: Global GIS Market Growth of 10% CAGR by 2020 – Analysis, Technologies, Opportunities & Forecasts 2016-2020

DUBLIN — Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8fkgrj/global_gis_market) has announced the addition of the “Global GIS Market 2016-2020” report to their offering.

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

Avenza Launches PDF Maps Affiliate Program to Monetize Map Purchases for Individual Map Publishers and Recreation and Travel-Focused Retailers

TORONTO, ON, January 12, 2016 —Avenza Systems Inc., the leading developer of cartographic software — such as MAPublisher for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop — is pleased to announce the launch of its affiliate program for PDF Maps, its market-leading consumer and enterprise mobile map app. Any retailer or business,

Tuesday, January 12th, 2016

UberMedia, Directory of Major Malls and B.I. Spatial Announce Strategic Alliance to Deliver Trade Area Analysis for Shopping Centers Using Mobile Location Data

PASADENA, Calif. — UberMedia, developer of UberRetail, the leading mobile data platform for location decisions; Directory of Major Malls (DMM), the industry source for comprehensive retail data and listings for more than 7,200 shopping centers in the US; and B. I. Spatial, a geospatial business intelligence consultancy, announced today a strategic alliance to deliver trade

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Orbit Rolls Out GIS Mapping System for Housing Management

STEVENAGE, United Kingdom, 11 January 2016 — Staff at 39,000-home Orbit Group are benefitting from geographical data at their fingertips following the launch of the Geographic Information System (GIS) MyM@ps.

Monday, January 11th, 2016

GDA 2015-16 Soybean Map for Mato Grosso, Brazil

Geospatial Data Analysis Corporation (GDA), has released its current, 2015/2016 growing season Soybean Map for Mato Grosso (Brazil) to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). The in-season map is based on near real time analysis of time series satellite imagery. Under the contract with USDA FAS, GDA delivers in-season crop type maps for various agricultural

Monday, January 11th, 2016

ASPRS is Pleased to Announce a Reduction in Color Plate Fees for PE&RS

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 11, 2015 — Thanks to ongoing advances in printing technology the ASPRS is pleased to announce that we are able to lower our color plate, color figures/images, fees for the PE&RS journal.