Thursday, June 13th, 2013
In testimony before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, of the House Committee on Natural Resources, MAPPS President Dick McDonald, CP, PLS (T3 Global Strategies, Bridgeville, PA), commended Congress on its leadership in creating the hydrographic survey contracting program in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), through the Hydrographic Services Improvement
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has successfully completed the delivery of the payloads for the first four Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites of the European Galileo GNSS system to prime contractor OHB System AG. The payloads were shipped to OHB in Bremen, Germany for integration of the payload to platform and the start of the
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
We’ve all been there: stuck in traffic, frustrated that you chose the wrong route on the drive to work. But imagine if you could see real-time traffic updates from friends and fellow travelers ahead of you, calling out “fender bender…totally stuck in left lane!” and showing faster routes that others are taking.
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce that the new Z/I DMC IIe large format frame camera series can be operated fully integrated inside a Leica Geosystems aircraft installation. The Z/I DMC IIe is based on the proven sensor design of the Z/I DMC II using large format single CCD technology and includes integrated Novatel GNSS/IMU
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
Partnership for a Connected Illinois, Inc. (PCI), a nonprofit organization that collects and publishes broadband data usage to ensure that all citizens in Illinois have access to the Internet, is using TerraGo geospatial collaboration software and GeoPDF maps and imagery to produce maps of broadband coverage for the state. In addition, it is using TerraGo
Monday, June 10th, 2013
Many regions of Germany, and other parts of Central Europe, have been hit severely by flooding in early June in the wake of unusually heavy rain. RapidEye was able to deliver first images of affected areas in Eastern Germany on June 5.
Monday, June 10th, 2013
Aerial photographs are being used to promote and preserve South Derbyshire’s mining heritage. The images, donated by aerial mapping company Bluesky, illustrate the changes in environment in what was once England’s mining heartland. On display at CONKERS, the award winning attraction at the heart of the National Forest, the images form an integral part of
Friday, June 7th, 2013
Intergraph CTO Mark Doherty and senior government IT leaders from across Asia, Europe, Australia and Canada are gathering next week in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for the FutureGov Forum to discuss challenges and solutions in the government sector. FutureGov enables participants to network with national and international peers and partake in industry discussions within three key
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today that it now supports ZY-3 imagery within its software suite. Zi Yuan-3, or ZY-3, is China’s first civilian high resolution stereo mapping earth observation satellite. Launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on January 9, 2012, it was declared operational
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
Exprodat, the oil and gas services, software and training supplier will be sharing a stand with Esri Inc. at the forthcoming EAGE London ’13 conference to exhibit their GIS-based oil & gas solutions.
