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Friday, September 18th, 2015

Swedish Cities Innovates in Public Use of 3D in Smart City Applications

Intergeo, Stuttgart, September 18,  2015 —Swedish 3D industry repeatedly has innovated in public use of 3D and in particular in external city planning applications and has received several international awards. Now again Swedish cities are involved in projects reinventing the use of 3D city models in promotion of the city and in public participation.

Friday, September 18th, 2015

Red Cross Offers Interactive Tool to Access and Track Live, Wildfire Information

WASHINGTON, D.C., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2015 — The American Red Cross has launched an interactive online map that consolidates multiple sources of disaster data into a real-time, interactive tool to get information and updates about the Western Wildfires. The tool is a high-tech, user-friendly visual database for media and the public to learn the size

Thursday, September 17th, 2015

Craig Miller, M.S., Joins Terracon in the Denver Area

DENVER, Colo., September 17, 2015 — Craig Miller, M.S., has joined Terracon as a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and natural resources program manager based out of the Denver area office. In this role, he will spearhead business and staff development efforts to grow the company’s ecological and NEPA compliance areas.

Thursday, September 17th, 2015

McCaffery Joins Topcon Geospatial Sales Team

LIVERMORE, Calif., September 17, 2015 — Ed McCaffery has joined Topcon Positioning Systems as a North American regional manager for geospatial sales. 

Thursday, September 17th, 2015

Insurers Gain ‘Detailed Insight’ From emapsite Crime Data

September 17, 2015 — Insurers can gain ready online access to the risk of crime by postcode under a new perils model launched by emapsite.

Thursday, September 17th, 2015

FARO Releases New Handheld 3D Laser Scanner FARO Scanner Freestyle3D X with Enhanced Accuracy

Lake Mary, FL, September 17, 2015 — FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement technology, announces the release of the new FARO Scanner Freestyle3D X Handheld Laser Scanner, a 3D Laser Scanner designed to transform the way the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC), Law Enforcement, and other industries document 3D

Wednesday, September 16th, 2015

OGC seeks sponsors for FutureCities Pilot

September 16, 2015 —The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) in collaboration with buildingSMART International (bSI) invites sponsorship in a pilot project to help cities around the world benefit from modern standards for geospatial technologies. The Pilot, based in Europe, will demonstrate and enhance the ability of cities to use diverse, interoperating spatial technologies to deliver improved

Wednesday, September 16th, 2015

PCI Geomatics Releases Geomatica Developer Edition at Intergeo 2015

MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada, September 16, 2015 — PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today that it has released the Geomatica Developer Edition (GDE). GDE puts the power of Geomatica into the hands of developers to create innovative and automated solutions and workflows to address complex geospatial

Wednesday, September 16th, 2015

senseFly’s Global Service Network, Drone Connector, Now Connects End Users With Over 700 Professional Drone Operators in Over 90 Countries

Stuttgart, Germany, September 16, 2015 — senseFly’s global service network, Drone Connector (www.droneconnector.com), now features over 700 professional drone operators, connecting these operators with organisations that require their help to produce geo-referenced imagery and data products.

Wednesday, September 16th, 2015

Significant Supply Expansion for EO Industry; Data Demand Driven by Defense & Emerging Markets

Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, September 16, 2015 — According to the 8th edition of Euroconsult’s newly published report, Satellite-Based Earth Observation: Market Prospects to 2024, over 400 civil and commercial Earth observation (EO) satellites (>50kg) are expected to be launched over the next decade compared to 179 over 2005-2014.