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Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects Brings Location Analytics to the Enterprise

Esri today announced the release of Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects, a new solution that brings the power of location analytics to SAP BusinessObjects. Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects lets you integrate dynamic maps directly into SAP BusinessObjects dashboards for fast and efficient analysis, visualization, and sharing of key business data.

Monday, February 24th, 2014

SimActive’s UAV Software Selected by Korean Firm DongWon

SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that Korean firm DongWon Survey Consultants Co., Ltd has purchased its Correlator3D™ product.  DongWon will also act as an authorized distributor of the software in Korea.

Monday, February 24th, 2014

Esri Recognized by Nation’s Governors for Partnership with New Hampshire

The National Governors Association (NGA) honored Esri with its annual Public-Private Partnership Award today during the opening session of the 2014 NGA Winter Meeting. The award, in its eighth year, recognizes NGA Corporate Fellow companies that have partnered with a governor’s office to implement a program or project that positively affects the state’s citizens.

Friday, February 21st, 2014

Global Forest Watch Maps Now Available on ArcGIS Online

Data from Global Forest Watch, an online forest monitoring and alert system is now available on Esri’s ArcGIS Online GIS cloud service. By using a portal on Esri’s platform to access GFW Global Forest Watch satellite data and crowd-sourced information, people can add powerful maps, datasets, and applications to their forest projects and better analyze

Friday, February 21st, 2014

Cloud-based GIS System for Agricultural Resource Management

GIS technologies give Council of Agriculture in Taiwan the ability to establish a Cloud-based agricultural information system for easy access to GIS resources and support the nation’s sustainable agriculture.

Friday, February 21st, 2014

Sentinel-1 Spreads Its Wings

  When Sentinel-1 is placed in orbit around Earth in a few weeks, it has to perform a complicated dance routine to unfold its large solar wings and radar antenna. Engineers have recently been making sure the moves are well rehearsed.

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014

Trimble Launches New Airborne LiDAR Systems

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced two new additions to its airborne LiDAR portfolio. The Trimble® AX60i and AX80 are highly capable, versatile systems that meet the demands of aerial survey operators for corridor and wide area mapping projects. The new airborne systems, together with flight planning and analysis software tools, have been designed to provide rapid

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014

Esri Encourages GIS Community to Join CodeAcross 2014

Esri is a proud sponsor of Code for America’s third annual CodeAcross, which will be held February 21–23. This year’s theme, Beyond Transparency, focuses on making open data actionable. Esri is calling on volunteers domestic and international to share their knowledge and expertise during this event to advance open government initiatives.

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014

Optech CZMIL HydroFusion Wins 2014 MAPPS Geospatial Award for Technology Innovation

Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of high-accuracy lidar 3D survey systems and productivity-enhancing workflow software, is pleased to announce that the Optech CZMIL HydroFusion software solution has won the 2014 MAPPS Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Award for Technology Innovation.

Tuesday, February 18th, 2014

NASA Purchases Leica Geosystems Instrumentation for Space Launch System (SLS) Program

When NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS) fires up its RS-25 engines for the first launch in 2017, the integrity of the SLS liquid hydrogen tank will be crucial to success. This core stage will be more than 200 feet tall with a diameter of 27.6 feet, and will store the cryogenic liquid hydrogen and