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Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
1Spatial plc, the spatial big data company which manages some of the world’s largest spatial data, is one of the UK’s fastest growing and dynamic small to medium sized businesses (SMEs), according to the London Stock Exchange’s landmark research report ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’.
Monday, December 16th, 2013
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for Australian retailers, who now have access to a cutting-edge mapping tool that delivers a powerful insight into what makes shoppers spend money. New advancements in Bluetooth and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology means retailers can now map and analyse customers’ movements around a store based
Monday, December 16th, 2013
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin more than $200 million in contract options to complete production of its fifth and sixth next-generation Global Positioning System satellites, known as GPS III.
Monday, December 16th, 2013
Astrium, the world’s second largest space company, signed with GeoNorth, LLC for the first multi-mission Direct Receiving Station (DRS), with a unique offering of both high-resolution and very high-resolution optical and radar satellite imagery capabilities. This new contract brings to nearly 40 the number of stations in the Astrium Services DRS network – the largest
Friday, December 13th, 2013
AmericaView, a university-led, state-based consortium designed to promote remote sensing science and technology, was awarded a nearly $1 million National Land Remote Sensing Education Outreach and Research Activity grant by the U.S. Geological Survey this week through a competitive process. Administered by the USGS Land Remote Sensing Program, the grant has renewable options for up
Friday, December 13th, 2013
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been selected to carry out a concept study to develop an interplanetary communications system for Mars One, the privately funded project to establish a human settlement on Mars.
Thursday, December 12th, 2013
PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announces it has released its Geomatica 2013 Service Pack 2 (SP3).
Thursday, December 12th, 2013
Trimble announced today that it has acquired the assets of privately-held C3 of Madison, Wis. The acquisition will enable Trimble to provide unique soil information as well as decision recommendations to farmers’ trusted advisors—such as agronomists, Trimble resellers or Ag retail suppliers. Farmers will be able to view the C3 data and recommendations from their
Thursday, December 12th, 2013
Aerial mapping company Bluesky is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Since its inception in 2003 Bluesky has evolved into a leading aerial photographic mapping company pioneering new digital aerial surveying techniques. The company has led the way with thermal heat-loss mapping, produced the first solar power potential maps and has just completed the only National Tree
Tuesday, December 10th, 2013
Geographic information systems (GIS) and other geospatial technologies offer tremendous benefits for the health care industry. Whether used in strategic planning for hospitals, epidemiological studies by public health officials or policy construction by government agencies, GIS is important for accurate and nuanced analysis and decision support.
