Wednesday, March 9th, 2016
While many students returned from the semester break with stories of vacations taken or jobs worked, Boston College freshman Branick Weix had something unusual and inspiring to share: his weeklong trip to Costa Rica to help researchers track endangered sea turtles. Through his company, SkyLink Productions, the Minnesota native partnered with the nonprofit group Seeds
Wednesday, March 9th, 2016
Innovapptive Inc., a leading provider of SAP® Mobile and User experience software and solutions, and Critigen, a full-lifecycle spatial systems integrator, today announced a technology partnership in geospatial integration and mobility to deliver market-leading technologies for enterprises looking to help SAP customers take advantage of geospatial system integration capabilities. “Critigen helps clients integrate geospatial technologies with
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
8 March 2016 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has announced the recent successful completion of the OGC Incident Management Information Sharing Internet of Things Pilot Project (IMIS IoT Pilot). The IMIS IoT Pilot was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the IJIS Institute. The project
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
Skybox Imaging, acquired by Google in 2014, is now Terra Bella. Introducing Terra Bella Seven years ago, we started Skybox Imaging with the vision of a new era in space technology. Small satellites with big capabilities are no longer a dream. Today, two years and nearly 100,000 images separate us from the launch of our
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
The three instruments on the Sentinel-3A satellite are now offering a tantalising glimpse of what’s in store for Europe’s Copernicus environmental monitoring effort. The latest images, which feature Europe and Antarctica, come from the sensor that records Earth’s radiant energy. Launched just three weeks ago, Sentinel-3A carries a suite of cutting-edge instruments to provide systematic
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
8 March 2016 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is pleased to announce that long-time member Harris Corporation has raised its membership from Technical to Principal level. As a Principal Member, Harris Corporation will participate in OGC’s Planning Committee to provide leadership to the OGC through the exploration of market and technology trends relevant to OGC’s
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in earth imagery and information about our changing planet, is delivering crowdsourced damage assessments derived from satellite imagery to the government of Fiji in response to the devastating cyclone that struck the island nation on Feb. 20. Beyond imagery alone, DigitalGlobe is committed to helping
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
WASHINGTON — U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor today announced the Department has tapped business leader Jeffrey D. Klein to lead the Natural Resource Investment Center (The Center) as its first executive director. Klein is charged with fostering partnerships with the private sector to develop creative financing opportunities that support economic development goals while advancing
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
Redlands, California —Esri took part in the Expanding Opportunity with Open Data: A White House Demonstration on March 7, 2016. The event showcased digital tools that help people advocate for resources in their communities through the ability to access neighborhood-level information about opportunities, such as jobs. Families, community organizers, nonprofits, local leaders, and the media
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Topcon Positioning Group announces its director of geospatial solutions will participate as a speaker at the upcoming Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) 34th Management Conference and Annual Meeting, March 15 – 17 in Houston, Texas. Dave Henderson from Topcon will present “Unmanned Aerial System: Your New Perspective” at 1:15 p.m. on
