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Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

Raising the Bar – Boynton Beach, Florida GIS

December 1, 2015 — GOLDSBORO, N.C. – Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) — GIS has become a mature technology. Over the past two decades, most cities in the United States have implemented a GIS program. The City of Boynton Beach, Florida is no exception. They began their GIS program in earnest in the year 2000, by

Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

USGS Projects Large Loss of Alaska Permafrost by 2100

December 1, 2015 — Using statistically modeled maps drawn from satellite data and other sources, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have projected that the near-surface permafrost that presently underlies 38 percent of boreal and arctic Alaska would be reduced by 16 to 24 percent by the end of the 21st century under widely accepted climate scenarios.

Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

US Environmental Protection Agency Chooses SimActive’s Correlator3D

Montreal, Canada, December 1st, 2015 — SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, has been selected by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). They are using Correlator3DTM to create 3D datasets of vegetation for input into biophysical models. The software will also support generation of urban landcover maps for their GIS, EnviroAtlas.

Monday, November 30th, 2015

GSDI Association Announces GSDI 2015 World Conference in Taiwan in 2016

November 30, 2015 — The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association and the Taiwan Association of Disaster Prevention Industry (TADPI) announce the GSDI 15 Conference, to be held in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) from 28 November to 2 December 2016, with strong support from Ministry of the Interior (MOI). The theme of the conference

Friday, November 27th, 2015

Ready for Best Mobile GIS Solution on Windows Mobile Platform Ever!

November 27, 2015 — The product team at Supergeo is getting ready to launch an updated version of SuperPad 3.3! The usability and reliability have been improved, and we have included some robust and practical new features targeted to field workers.

Friday, November 27th, 2015

More Bandwidth for Earth Observation

November 27, 2015 — DLR makes progress with a new radar mission at the World Radiocommunication Conference. Mobile telephones, high-speed Internet, up-to-date meteorological data and navigation programs available anytime, anywhere – all thanks to satellites. Bandwidth and frequencies that are revised every three to four years at the World Radiocommunication Conference play an important role

Friday, November 27th, 2015

Romanian Surveying Company Uses SuperGIS Desktop

Novemner 27, 2015 — Supergeo Technologies, the professional GIS software and solution provider, announces that its well-developed and stable desktop software, SuperGIS Desktop 3.3 Professional, has been recently selected by SysCAD solutions, a Romanian surveying company.

Wednesday, November 25th, 2015

AeroVironment Receives $13 Million RQ-20A Puma AE Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Order for United States Marine Corps

SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 25, 2015 — AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) announced it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $13,015,396 for RQ-20A Puma™ AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and initial spares packages for the United States Marine Corps on October 27, 2015.

Wednesday, November 25th, 2015

AGI Foresight Report 2020 – Location Intelligence Vital to Connecting a ‘Digital Earth’

November 25, 2015 — Technology and geospatial experts have come together to contribute to a new report which gives insight into the issues, which they believe will have a significant impact on our economy, environment and society over the next five years.

Wednesday, November 25th, 2015

Phase One Industrial Releases Software Development Kit 8.3.3 for Developers of Aerial Systems in Linux, Windows and Mac Versions

COPENHAGEN, November 25, 2015 —  Phase One Industrial today announced the Phase One Software Development Kit (SDK) 8.3.3 in Linux, Windows and Mac OS versions. This SDK provides tools that enable users to build custom applications to control the way Phase One aerial cameras capture and process images. It enables users to precisely control which parameters