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Thursday, May 7th, 2015

DroneMetrex Selects Dacosmo Company as Exclusive Reseller in China & Taiwan

May 7, 2015 — DroneMetrex, a developer and manufacturer of TopoDrones – unique photogrammetric mapping UAV systems, is proud to announce that it has awarded Dacosmo Company with the exclusive reseller contract in the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan.

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

FAA’s B4UFLY App Will Help UAS Pilots Operate Safely and Legally

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today demonstrated a new smartphone application called “B4UFLY,” designed to help model aircraft and unmanned aircraft (UAS) users know if it is safe and legal to fly in their current or planned location. 

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

PlexiDrone Achieves Canada’s Highest Grossing Crowdfunding Campaign

TORONTO, May 7, 2015 — DreamQii, a robotics company based out of the DMZ at Ryerson University, has led the highest grossing Canadian campaign in Indiegogo’s history, raising over $2 million USD (over C$2.5 million) to support the production of PlexiDrone. The small, portable and sophisticated drone can be easily operated by a smartphone or tablet,

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

Supercomputers Make Bluesky’s National Geographic Datasets a Reality

Leicestershire, May 7, 2015 — Aerial  mapping company Bluesky is exploring the power of supercomputers to process and  deliver 3D maps, comprising trillions of data points, for a range of  environmental applications. 

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

Latin America Earth Observation Data Market to Exceed $350 Million by 2024

Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, May 7, 2015 — According to Euroconsult’s newly released report,  Earth Observation Requirements & Solutions in Latin America, the Latin American Earth observation market is undergoing significant expansion brought about by growing demand for Earth observation data and services, and governments’ growing investment into the application to support this demand and

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

OGC Announces Standard for Concise Description of Earth Coordinate Reference Systems

May 6, 2015 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) membership has adopted the OGC Well-known Text (WKT) Representation of Coordinate Reference Systems Encoding Standard.

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Selects Global Mapper Enterprise License for Advanced LiDAR Processing

Hallowell, Maine, May 6, 2015 — Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com), today announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has selected Global Mapper enterprise license, providing advanced LiDAR processing capabilities for multiple DOI agencies.

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

Boundless Announces Commitment to GeoNode

New York, NY, May 6, 2015 — Boundless, the leading provider of open source geospatial software and services, is pleased to announce the availability of tailored services and support for the GeoNode project (http://www.geonode.org/).

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

Teledyne Optech’s Next-Generation CMS V500 Cavity Monitoring System Released

May 6, 2015 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce the CMS V500, a complete redesign of its highly popular Cavity Monitoring System that introduces a live video feed, cable-free operation, and other critical new features that improve safety and efficiency in underground mining.

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

Ecometrica Launches Groundbreaking Technology

May 6, 2015 — Leading sustainability software and data firm Ecometrica has launched a new technology which allows government departments and firms to analyse complex data from satellites without the need for supercomputers for the first time.