Friday, August 21st, 2015
Herndon, Virginia, August 21, 2015 — With members’ feedback in mind, the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) launched a new Individual Membership program and simplified its Organizational Membership. USGIF introduced the new structure at the GEOINT 2015 Symposium.
Thursday, August 20th, 2015
LEXINGTON, Ky., August 20, 2015 — A $6 million National Science Foundation grant will allow researchers at the University of Kentucky, Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, and University of Nebraska to develop unmanned aircraft systems, otherwise known as drone systems, to study atmospheric physics for improved precision agriculture and weather forecasting.
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015
Bethesda, Md., August 19, 2015 — The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) certification program announces the launch of a Professional and Technologist LIDAR Certification, the Certified Mapping Scientists, Lidar (CMS, Lidar) and the Certified Lidar Technologist (CLT).
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015
August 19, 2015 — Newly released US Topo maps for Wyoming now feature more trails using data provided by the U.S. Forest Service such as the recreational trails in the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015
PROVIDENCE, R.I., AUGUST 19, 2015 — Textron Systems, a business of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), announced today the promotion of Daryl Madden to senior vice president and general manager of its Geospatial Solutions business. He reports directly to Textron Systems President and CEO Ellen Lord and serves as a member of the Textron Systems Executive Leadership
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015
August 19, 2015 — Supergeo, the total GIS software solution provider, announces that SPIE, France, chooses SuperPad, the mapping application designed for Windows Mobile, to empower its streetlights and other utilities survey works.
Tuesday, August 18th, 2015
August 18, 2015 — Members of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) request comments on proposed OGC standards for the representation of observations as timeseries, that is, a sequence of data values which are ordered in time.
Tuesday, August 18th, 2015
August 18, 2015 — Europa Technologies has deployed a unique coverage map service for Ofcom – the UK telecommunications regulator. The new map is designed to support consumers in choosing a service that best suits their needs, while promoting competition between mobile operators. Launched on 13 August 2015, the service received broad media coverage online
Tuesday, August 18th, 2015
ATLANTA, August 18, 2015 — In order to get the most out of geotargeted campaigns, marketers need relevant, real-time location-based data to help create a smoother customer journey. With that in mind, Digital Element has introduced GeoMprint, a new reverse geocoding solution targeted at mobile device traffic.
Tuesday, August 18th, 2015
SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 18, 2015 —Trimble announced today the launch of Trimble® VRS Now™ correction service in Georgia. The commercial subscription service provides surveyors, civil engineers, and geospatial professionals in the region with instant access to Real-time Kinematic (RTK) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) corrections without the need for a base station.
