Thursday, December 12th, 2013
Trimble announced today that it has acquired the assets of privately-held C3 of Madison, Wis. The acquisition will enable Trimble to provide unique soil information as well as decision recommendations to farmers’ trusted advisors—such as agronomists, Trimble resellers or Ag retail suppliers. Farmers will be able to view the C3 data and recommendations from their
Thursday, December 12th, 2013
Aerial mapping company Bluesky is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Since its inception in 2003 Bluesky has evolved into a leading aerial photographic mapping company pioneering new digital aerial surveying techniques. The company has led the way with thermal heat-loss mapping, produced the first solar power potential maps and has just completed the only National Tree
Tuesday, December 10th, 2013
Geographic information systems (GIS) and other geospatial technologies offer tremendous benefits for the health care industry. Whether used in strategic planning for hospitals, epidemiological studies by public health officials or policy construction by government agencies, GIS is important for accurate and nuanced analysis and decision support.
Monday, December 9th, 2013
Safe Software and CARIS have announced that support for the CARIS Spatial Archive (CSAR) raster format for gridded bathymetry and elevation data will be included in FME 2014, available already in the beta and scheduled for official release in January.
Monday, December 9th, 2013
National Geographic, founded in 1888, aims to inspire people to care about the planet. The organization is using Google Maps Engine to share more than 500 of its historical and reference maps with the public, including interactive overlays. All of these maps are free to use through Google’s platform; National Geographic is only charging for
Monday, December 9th, 2013
ESA’s CryoSat satellite measured the storm surge from the recent North Sea storms, as high waters passed through the Kattegat sea between Denmark and Sweden.
Monday, December 9th, 2013
Aerial mapping company Bluesky has appointed Robert Loughran, an experienced geospatial business development executive, to the position of International Sales Manager. Loughran has previously held senior positions with geotechnical survey company Fugro, geospatial product and service company Infoterra and aerial mapping company BKS Surveys. Loughran joins Bluesky at an exciting time as the Leicestershire company
Sunday, December 8th, 2013
The U.S. Geological Survey participates in the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting with hundreds of technical presentations. Below are some highlights of USGS science at AGU this year. Highlights about the technical sessions are presented in chronological order with session numbers, and room numbers in San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center (either Moscone South, MS, or
Friday, December 6th, 2013
DigitalGlobe saw many changes in 2013, including our combination with GeoEye in February. The combination grew our constellation to five satellites, adding the capability to collect more than one billion square kilometers of imagery to our archive this year alone!
Thursday, December 5th, 2013
MAPPS, the association of private geospatial firms, will testify at a Congressional hearing tomorrow to advocate for greater coordination of the Federal government’s geospatial activities, a coordinated effort to inventory the land the government owns, and a reduction of government duplication of and competition with the private geospatial profession.
