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Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Global Mapper LiDAR Module 17.1 Released with New Custom Feature Extraction Tool

Hallowell, Maine – February 16, 2016 – Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of an update to the Global Mapper LiDAR Module. Offered in conjunction with the recent release of Global Mapper version 17.1, Blue Marble’s renowned GIS software, the latest edition of the module includes numerous functional enhancements and

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Esri Announces Big Changes to Small Government Enterprise License Agreement Program

Redlands, California—February 17, 2016 — Esri has announced a significant change to its Small Municipal and County Government Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) program. Municipal and county governments serving populations between 100,000 and 250,000 that have been looking for ways to build smart communities using Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) technology now have the opportunity to place

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Excelitas Technologies’ New Surface Mount 905 nm Pulsed Semiconductor Laser Offers High Beam Placement Accuracy at Competitive Price

WALTHAM, Mass., February 16, 2016 – Excelitas Technologies® Corp., a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, introduced today the Surface Mount 905 nm Pulsed Semiconductor Laser (SMD Laser), offering the capability of automated pick-and-place high-volume assembly. In addition, the unique SMD design delivers higher beam placement accuracy than a lead-frame, plastic

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Geospatial Analytics Market Worth 72.21 Billion USD by 2020

According to a new market research report “Geospatial Analytics Market by Type (Surface Analysis, Network Analysis, Geovisualization), Technology, Application, Vertical, Region (Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Latin America) – Global Forecast to 2020″, published by MarketsandMarkets, is expected to grow from USD 27.42 Billion in 2015 to USD 72.21 Billion by 2020, at a

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

MQ-4C Triton UAS Completes Operational Assessment

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Feb. 17, 2016 — The MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) built for the U.S. Navy by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully completed Operational Assessment (OA). Pending final data analysis, the completion of this milestone signals the maturity of the system and paves the way for a positive Milestone

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Ball Aerospace Completes Instrument Integration on Nation’s Next Polar-orbiting Weather Satellite

BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 17,  2016 — All five of the complex and critical instruments that will deliver data for NOAA’s next polar-orbiting weather satellite mission have been integrated by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. on the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) satellite. The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) was the final instrument to be integrated onto the

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Elbit Systems Introduces Skylark 3: The Latest Addition To Its Family Of Mini-UAS

Elbit Systems has developed the Skylark3, a new autonomous mini Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), best suited for brigades and divisions in “beyond the next hill” reconnaissance, counterinsurgency and force protection missions, as well as for use in a range of civil applications, such as border and coastal security and anti-terror operations. The new system has

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Growing Adoption of Open-Source GIS Software Driving the Global GIS Market Through 2020, Says Technavio

LONDON — According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global geographic information system (GIS) market is set to reach close to USD 16 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of more than 10%. This research report titled ‘Global GIS Market 2016-2020’ provides an in-depth analysis of the market in terms of

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Sentinel-3: A New Window on the Changing State of Our Oceans

Climate change is much discussed, says Dr Simon Keogh of the Met Office, and to inform the conversation the Met Office uses historical scientific data including sea-surface temperature records, based on data from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) series of satellite instruments. These instruments, designed and built in the UK, provided accurate infrared measurements

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Bluesky Sponsors UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Expansion in Kenya

Leicestershire, UK, 16 February 2016 – Aerial mapping company Bluesky is aiding the expansion of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Kenya. Working with Cranfield University, the UK based aerial survey specialist will provide financial and technical support for the project that will use remotely sensed data, such as aerial photography, satellite imagery and 3D height