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Tuesday, November 26th, 2013

1Spatial Group Achieves Platinum Status By Safe Software Globally

1Spatial Group, the spatial big data company, has been awarded Platinum value added reseller (VAR) status by Safe Software Inc. across its global operations.

Monday, November 25th, 2013

Landsat Public Meeting Notice: Sustainable Land Imaging Users Forum, Dec. 4

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA will host a public meeting on December 4 in which both agencies will provide details about how user needs will be assessed to help inform NASA’s Sustainable Land Imaging Program. User requirements will be a key consideration in the design and implementation of future space-borne systems that are

Monday, November 25th, 2013

Brisbane Enjoys World’s Largest GIS Day Celebration

Wednesday 20th November marked this year’s International GIS Day 2013, and Brisbane celebrated in style with a massive open day showcasing the best and latest geospatial technologies.

Sunday, November 24th, 2013

Exprodat Appoints Steven Feldman as Non-Executive Chairman

Exprodat, the petroleum GIS services, software and training specialist and Esri Gold Partner, has appointed geospatial industry expert Steven Feldman as Non-Executive Chairman.

Friday, November 22nd, 2013

Sneak Peek at the Sentinel-1A Earth Observing Satellite

  The media had a sneak peek at the first Sentinel satellite today ahead of its launch next spring. ESA is developing the Earth-observing Sentinel missions to meet the needs of Europe’s Copernicus programme.

Friday, November 22nd, 2013

NOAA’s Science on a Sphere Now in 100 Locations Worldwide

A glowing six-foot diameter sphere, suspended from the ceiling of NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., is the 100th Science On a Sphere installed around the world. The 3-D display system, which was unveiled today, illuminates awe-inspiring animations of planet Earth and is used by educators, curators and scientists alike to explore global environmental data,

Friday, November 22nd, 2013

Successful Swarm Constellation Launch Promises Magnetic Returns

  ESA’s three-satellite Swarm constellation was lofted into a near-polar orbit by a Russian Rockot launcher this afternoon. For four years, it will monitor Earth’s magnetic field, from the depth of our planet’s core to the heights of its upper atmosphere.

Thursday, November 21st, 2013

Lockheed Martin GPS III Satellite Prototype Communicate Successfully with GPS Satellite Constellation

The Lockheed Martin prototype of the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, the GPS III, recently proved it was backward-compatible with the existing GPS satellite constellation in orbit.

Thursday, November 21st, 2013

SSTL’s Low-cost Radar Satellite NovaSAR Wins IET Innovation Award

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is delighted to announce that its unique space-based S-band radar system, NovaSAR, has won an Innovation award for Navigation and Surveillance Communications from The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013

3-GIS Acquires Denmark-based Nyfors as Latests Network Solutions Customer

3-GIS, an Alabama-based software development company, announces Nyfors GIS as the newest customer to deploy the updated 3-GIS Network Solutions package. In partnership with Informi GIS, 3-GIS’s Denmark-based Value Added Reseller, 3-GIS has acquired Nyfors as their newest international customer. Based in Brønderslev Denmark, Nyfors will be the first European company to deploy the newly