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Thursday, March 12th, 2015

Electric Propulsion System Improves Maneuverability of Small Satellites

March 12, 2015 — Small satellites are becoming increasingly popular tools for Earth-imaging, communications, and other applications. But they have major control issues: Once in space, they can’t accurately point cameras or change orbit, and they usually crash and burn within a few months.

Thursday, March 12th, 2015

GIS Experts Visit UC Merced for Summit

March 12, 2015 — Several speakers will visit UC Merced this week to discuss Geographic Information Systems technology, which can be used for such diverse tasks as determining the most efficient bus routes and tracking disease patterns.

Thursday, March 12th, 2015

SLANTRANGE Selected As Finalist In Prestigious SXSW Accelerator Competition For Drone-Based Precision Agriculture Technology

March 12, 2015 — SLANTRANGE, Inc., a drone-based agricultural crop sensor and data analytics company, announced today it was selected from many elite startups internationally to present its new technology at SXSW.  SLANTRANGE will present their business solutions to a panel of hand-picked judges and a live audience March 14-15, 2015 in Austin, Texas at

Wednesday, March 11th, 2015

London Stock Exchange Recognises 1Spatial as One of Britain’s Most Inspiring Companies

Cambridge, March 11, 2015 — 1Spatial plc, the spatial big data company was acknowledged for the second year running in The London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) research report as one of the ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’, launched yesterday at the LSE opening.

Wednesday, March 11th, 2015

IGN France International Opts for SimActive’s Correlator3D™

Montreal, Canada, March 11, 2015 — SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce the purchase of Correlator3D™ by IGN France International, the international subsidiary of IGN France (French National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information). IGN France International required software for major mapping projects in Africa.

Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

OSIsoft Receives Esri’s Partner Award for Innovation

San Leandro, California, March 10, 2015 — OSIsoft, a global leader in operational intelligence, announced today that it received Esri’s 2015 Partner Conference Award in the Innovation Application category for its PI Integrator for Esri ArcGIS product. Winners were chosen based on demonstrated    best practices in business and in their advanced use of Esri technology,

Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

GeoDecisions’ Pittsburgh Office Relocation Supports GeoPlan Growth

March 10, 2015 — GeoDecisions, an information technology (IT) company specializing in geographic information system (GIS) solutions, is pleased to announce the relocation of its Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, office within the Foster Plaza Business Park. The office provides a base of operations for GeoPlan®, GeoDecisions’ data management and GIS solution.

Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

Emapsite and JBA Expand Partnership to Deliver Flood Risk Data

March 10, 2015 — Hazard modelling specialist JBA Risk Management and geospatial services provider emapsite have broadened their partnership to offer a wider choice of essential flood risk data.

Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

Michigan State Police Receives Authorization to Fly Unmanned Aircraft

March 10, 2015 — The Michigan State Police (MSP) has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), making the department one of the first police agencies in the nation to obtain statewide authorization to fly an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to support public safety efforts.

Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

Airbus Defence and Space Delivers Street Factory 3D Urban Mapping Solution to Rolta

March 10, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space has installed its Street Factory 3D urban mapping solution at Rolta’sfacility in Mumbai, thereby completing its processing capacities, based on two Pixel Factory processing suites already in use.