Saturday, August 22nd, 2015
SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 22, 2015 — 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) is partnering with Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), which will offer a critical resilience building tool to 100RC’s network cities. Using Trimble® eCognition® Essentials software, cities can leverage readily available satellite and aerial imagery from manned or unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to
Friday, August 21st, 2015
August 21, 2015 — Members of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) request comments on a proposed OGC Discussion Paper “A MetOcean Metadata Profile for WCS 2.0” and the supporting Discussion Paper “OGC Web Coverage Service Interface Standard – Coverage Collection Extension”.
Friday, August 21st, 2015
NORTH BETHESDA, Maryland, USA, August 21, 2015 — Progressive Technology Federal Systems Inc. (PTFS), a provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions, will demonstrate a Multi-INT change detection service at the 2015 Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems Worldwide Conference (DoDIIS). The new service enables clients to correlate change on the earth’s surface with other geospatial
Friday, August 21st, 2015
Logan, UT, August 21, 2015 — Rugged handheld computer manufacturer, Juniper Systems, is seeing a change in leadership as its current President and CEO, Rob Campbell, is stepping aside after fourteen years at the company’s head, to accept a position as President of Campbell Scientific, Inc., Juniper Systems’ parent company and a world leader in precision
Friday, August 21st, 2015
Saunderton, August 21, 2015 — MapAction is delighted to announce that it has won four Stevie International Business Awards, which will be formally presented on October 23rd 2015 in Toronto, Canada. MapAction, the only volunteer-driven charity of its kind worldwide, provides rapid on-the-ground mapping to aid agencies in response to humanitarian emergencies. Most recently it deployed
Friday, August 21st, 2015
Herndon, Virginia, August 21, 2015 — With members’ feedback in mind, the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) launched a new Individual Membership program and simplified its Organizational Membership. USGIF introduced the new structure at the GEOINT 2015 Symposium.
Thursday, August 20th, 2015
LEXINGTON, Ky., August 20, 2015 — A $6 million National Science Foundation grant will allow researchers at the University of Kentucky, Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, and University of Nebraska to develop unmanned aircraft systems, otherwise known as drone systems, to study atmospheric physics for improved precision agriculture and weather forecasting.
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015
Bethesda, Md., August 19, 2015 — The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) certification program announces the launch of a Professional and Technologist LIDAR Certification, the Certified Mapping Scientists, Lidar (CMS, Lidar) and the Certified Lidar Technologist (CLT).
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015
August 19, 2015 — Newly released US Topo maps for Wyoming now feature more trails using data provided by the U.S. Forest Service such as the recreational trails in the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015
PROVIDENCE, R.I., AUGUST 19, 2015 — Textron Systems, a business of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), announced today the promotion of Daryl Madden to senior vice president and general manager of its Geospatial Solutions business. He reports directly to Textron Systems President and CEO Ellen Lord and serves as a member of the Textron Systems Executive Leadership
