Monday, November 2nd, 2015
November 2, 2015 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) have agreed to work together more closely in the application and promotion of standards and best practices for the location and geospatial industries.
Monday, November 2nd, 2015
November 2, 2015 — An international project led by sustainability software and data firm Ecometrica and funded by the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Space Programme (IPSP) has helped local organisations in Mexico secure funding of over $1 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support conservation of the El Ocote Biosphere Reserve, an
Friday, October 30th, 2015
October 30, 2015,Reston, VA — MAPPS, the only national association of private sector firms in the surveying, mapping and geospatial field in the United States, today announced MAPPS member Pam Nobles, PSM, PLS, of Diversified Design & Drafting Services, Inc. of Tallahassee, FL will take a seat on the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and
Friday, October 30th, 2015
October 30, 2015 — Charles Elachi, the director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 2001, announced today he is retiring at the end of June 2016. He will become professor emeritus at the California Institute of Technology, where he currently serves as a vice president and professor of Electrical Engineering and Planetary Science.
Friday, October 30th, 2015
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 30, 2015 — Numerous businesses today are choosing to outsource their drone operations to professional operators. This is one of the significant observations in a new white paper, “Contracting With and Between UAS Operators” published this week by Global Aerospace, a leading international aviation and aerospace insurance provider, and Dentons, an international
Friday, October 30th, 2015
Albany, NY, October 30, 2015 — This research report titles “Aerial Imaging (Energy, Geospatial technology, Natural resources management, Construction, and Defense) Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2014 – 2020” provides analytical insights on the ‘global aerial imagery market’ for various parameters including end-use industry, and application of aerial
Thursday, October 29th, 2015
October 29, 2015 — what3words announced today that it will be providing its innovative 3 word address and location reference system to the ArcGIS platform. what3words is an Emerging Business Partner in the Esri Startup Program, a three-year program designed to empower small companies to solve big problems with the use of geospatial technology.
Thursday, October 29th, 2015
October 29, 2015 — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the membership of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration Task Force. Earl Lawrence, Director of the FAA’s UAS Integration Office, and Dave Vos of Google X will co-chair the group.
Thursday, October 29th, 2015
WESTMINSTER, Colo., October 29, 2015 —DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions, today announced an expanded partnership agreement with Mapbox that will make 30 cm imagery basemaps of hundreds of cities and areas of interest around the world available to users of the Mapbox platform.
Thursday, October 29th, 2015
October 29, 2015 — So, the Climate.gov editors wanted me to write about first dates. Well, I spilled spaghetti sauce all over myself and got a speeding ticket. Then we saw The Princess Bride.
