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Saturday, October 19th, 2013

NASA Invites Students to Sign Up to Control International Space Station Camera

Students and teachers will once again have the opportunity to control a camera aboard the International Space Station and peer down on the planet below. The Sally Ride EarthKAM will run from Oct. 22 – 25, and students and teachers are encouraged to register for the mission.

Saturday, October 19th, 2013

United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Shapes Partnership with DigitalGlobe Foundation

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) has expanded its partnership with USGIF Strategic Partner DigitalGlobe, corresponding with the launch of The DigitalGlobe Foundation October 11.

Saturday, October 19th, 2013

Spicer Group Expands Service Capabilities with the Leica Pegasus:One Mobile Mapping Solution

Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Spicer Group Inc., based in Saginaw, Mich., is the first professional engineering, land surveying and planning services firm in North America to purchase the Pegasus:One mobile mapping solution. One of the largest surveying firms in Michigan, Spicer Group handles contracts for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) as well

Friday, October 18th, 2013

ZEB1 Mobile Mapper Launched in Brazil

CPE Technology, a Brazilian geotechnology company, has purchased the regions first ZEB1 mobile mapping system. The world’s first truly mobile, hand held rapid laser mapping system the ZEB1 system will be presented to potential users active in the fields of underground mining, construction and government agencies with responsibility for national heritage.

Friday, October 18th, 2013

SmartNet North America Launches SmartConnect Cellular Data Services

  SmartNet North America, the high-precision, high-availability network RTK correction service, has launched a new integrated cellular data service package called SmartConnect. Designed to simplify Internet connectivity with GNSS equipment, SmartConnect is a bundled service that allows SmartNet customers to access the SmartNet RTK correction services as well as other related online services requiring the

Thursday, October 17th, 2013

Astrium Services Releases WorldDEM Sample Data

  Astrium, world’s second-ranking space company, has released the first WorldDEM™ sample data sets for evaluation purposes, enabling potential customers to begin testing data for varied applications including line-of-sight analysis, 3D visualisation or orthorectfication of satellite imagery.

Thursday, October 17th, 2013

DigitalGlobe Accepts Unsolicited Offer for a New Location

DigitalGlobe, a leading provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions, today announced that it has finalized a lease for a new headquarters location in Westminster, Colo.

Thursday, October 17th, 2013

Google Launches Media Tools Aimed at Journalists

Google Media Tools combines a number of data visualization capabilities, including Google Maps, with advanced search and social media outreach of Google+ to help journalists enhance their newsgathering and storytelling.

Tuesday, October 15th, 2013

1Spatial Becomes an Oracle Exadata Reseller

  1Spatial, an ICT provider and a Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), announced today that it has achieved reselling rights for the Oracle Exadata Database Machine, an engineered system designed to achieve maximum performance at minimal cost.

Friday, October 11th, 2013

Tuck Mapping Integrates Leica RCD30 Camera with Applanix POSTrack

Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Tuck Mapping Solutions Inc. has completed the first integration of a Leica RCD30 airborne camera with the Applanix POSTrack system. With technical support from Leica Geosystems and Applanix, Tuck Mapping contracted Lead’Air Inc. of Kissimmee, Fla., to perform most of the software upgrades and new cabling required to integrate