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Wednesday, March 25th, 2015

First Round of Lidar BAA Awards Released

March 25, 2015 — The U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program is pleased to announce the first round of awards resulting from the USGS Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP), initially issued on July 18, 2014. (Solicitation Number: G14PS00574).

Wednesday, March 25th, 2015

Compact and Cost-Effective Ultrasonic Distance Sensor P49 now Available in the US

March 25, 2015 — Hoffmann – Krippner Inc. is proud to present P49, a cost-effective and compact line of high quality ultrasonic distance sensors from the well-established German manufacturer PIL. P49 is the solution for distance measurement in applications where fast activation is essential.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2015

Hexagon Geospatial and Intergraph Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary of Supporting Geoportal Development for the Czech Republic

NORCROSS, Ga., USA, March 25, 2015 — Hexagon Geospatial and Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) are pleased to announce they are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of supporting the Land Survey Office of the Czech Republic in the development and expansion of the ČÚZK Geoportal.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2015

Caliper Offers 2015 Census Block Groups Data

NEWTON MA, March 25, 2015 — Caliper is pleased to announce that the 2015 U.S. Census Blocks Groups data layer is now available for the entire United States. The 2015 Block Group data work with the latest versions of Caliper’s Maptitude mapping software and TransCAD transportation planning software.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2015

SpaceCurve Selected by Via Informatics as its Spatial Data Platform

Seattle, WA, March 25, 2015 — SpaceCurve announced today that Via Informatics, the industry leader in crowd-sourced location analytics and developer of LocationGeniusTM, has selected SpaceCurve to be their spatial data platform. SpaceCurve is the first company to build a platform specifically for spatially organizing and enabling the analysis of large-scale spatial data.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2015

SuperGIS Chosen to Elevate Civil Engineering Education in the Philippines

March 25, 2015 — The Department of Civil Engineering in De La Salle University, Philippines selected SuperGIS Desktop and Analyst Extensions to establish a superior education and research environment to cultivate the first-class personnel for the public infrastructure in the Philippines. 

Wednesday, March 25th, 2015

USGIF Signs Information Sharing Memorandums with ASPRS & GISCI

Herndon, Virginia , March 25, 2015 — The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) has entered into information sharing memorandums with two geospatial-related professional organizations to further inform the Foundation’s Universal GEOINT Credentialing program. USGIF has signed a memorandum of understanding with the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) and a memorandum of

Wednesday, March 25th, 2015

Global Mapper SDK v16.1 Released with Faster Display of Online Data Sources

Hallowell, Maine – March 25, 2015 — Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the release of the Global Mapper Software Development Kit (SDK) version 16.1. This release features multiple enhancements to speed up online data sources, several new file formats and improved exports using image-optimized palettes. Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation, visualization and conversion

Tuesday, March 24th, 2015

UC San Diego Granted Access to DigitalGlobe Commercial Satellite Imagery

March 24, 2015 — The DigitalGlobe Foundation has selected the University of California, San Diego to be one of two institutions of higher learning given open access to DigitalGlobe Basemap, an online map and database of current, high-resolution satellite imagery – of the entire planet. For a one-year pilot study, commercial satellite imagery will be

Tuesday, March 24th, 2015

Caliper Offers 114th Congressional Districts with 2010 Census Data and 2013 ACS Data for Use with Maptitude

NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, March 24, 2015 — Caliper is excited to announce that 114th Congressional Districts data are now available for the entire USA. These are the most accurate boundaries available, reflecting our expertise in the field as the market leading redistricting software package.