Monday, August 5th, 2013
OpenGeo the world’s leading commercial open source geospatial company, today announced it has hired Jody Garnett, Tom Kunicki and Scooter Wadsworth to its expanding engineering team. Garnett’s hire builds on the company’s track record of bringing together leaders from a wide array of open source projects.
Monday, August 5th, 2013
Thanks to a recent initiative of the ASPRS Lidar Division, different segments of the lidar mapping community now have the ability to customize the LAS file format to meet their application-specific needs. The new mechanism that makes this possible is the LAS Domain Profile, which is a derivative of the base LAS v1.4 specification that
Monday, August 5th, 2013
In July, the Center of Space Monitoring of the Southern Federal University received Earth remote sensing data from the Russian medium resolution “Meteor-M” №1 satellite for the first time.
Friday, August 2nd, 2013
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) today announced it has entered into an agreement with DigitalGlobe Inc. (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, to license its satellite imagery for offline use in Trimble Outdoors mobile apps, allowing outdoor enthusiasts to view and store imagery on their smartphones and tablets.
Friday, August 2nd, 2013
Esri announced today that it is providing a free developer subscription for its web, mobile, and online tools and services. This new plan includes access to powerful geoservices as well as the ability to host your own data in the Esri cloud as RESTful web services that can be consumed by a wide variety of
Friday, August 2nd, 2013
URISA is pleased to announce the recipients of 2013 URISA Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards. Since 1980, URISA’s ESIG Awards have recognized exceptional achievements in the application of information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services. URISA congratulates all of the participants in the 2013 Exemplary Systems in Government Award
Friday, August 2nd, 2013
MAPPS, the national association for private sector geospatial firms, recognized ten individuals for their significant contributions to the association and the geospatial profession at an awards banquet held at association’s annual summer conference in Rockport, Maine.
Thursday, August 1st, 2013
Safe Software, makers of FME and the leaders in spatial data transformation technology, today announce the release of the FME 2013 Service Pack 3 (SP3) which features compatibility with ArcGIS® 10.2 – the latest version of Esri®’s flagship product – as well as support for several ArcGIS Online services. These developments ensure that FME users
Thursday, August 1st, 2013
Earlier today, The Atlantic and American Public Media announced the American Futures project, a joint reporting effort that will take their journalists on a cross-country trip to document changes occurring in small towns across the country. This project relies on mapping technology from Esri to plan and record the trip and showcase the project’s findings.
Thursday, August 1st, 2013
Remember to pack a map with your mac and get to know Britain better this summer, says Ordnance Survey. From planning the perfect family day out to on-the-spot navigation for outdoor activities, it’s an essential piece of staycation kit.
