Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
Ordnance Survey is pleased to be giving developers of mobile applications a helping hand with the launch of a free mapping software development kit (SDK). Adding detailed Ordnance Survey maps to mobile applications is now even easier to do thanks to the new OS OpenSpace SDK for iOS.
Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
Ordnance Survey is inviting its map users to enter a competition to be a new face in its ‘Explore More’ marketing campaign for press advertising, online and in-store point of sale. The national mapping authority is asking people who enjoy outdoor activities, novice or enthusiast, to submit a photo of themselves, dressed for their favourite
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
The Location Based Marketing Association (The LBMA) and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) recently signed a liaison agreement.
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
To keep pace with a rapid schedule and increasing demand, the USGS has posted new US Topo quadrangles covering Indiana(640 maps), Iowa (1,011 maps), North Carolina (833 maps), Pennsylvania (798 maps) and Virginia (596 maps). These new quads replace the first edition US Topo maps for those states. The replaced maps will be added to
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
OpenGeo has hired Brian Monheiser to head the geospatial software company’s sales efforts in the defense and intelligence markets. Monheiser was previously one of the top federal agency account managers at Esri.As Director of Defense and Intelligence Programs, Monheiser is responsible for advising and consulting on all aspects of OpenGeo technology within the Department of
Monday, July 29th, 2013
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named planetary geologist Ellen Stofan the agency’s chief scientist, effective Aug. 25. Stofan will be Bolden’s principal advisor on the agency’s science programs and science-related strategic planning and investments.
Monday, July 29th, 2013
Astrium Services is pleased to announce that its advanced 3D urban mapping solution, Street Factory, has received the prize of the most valuable product in geo-information field 2012, delivered during the World Geospatial Developers Conference (WGDC), hold in Beijing last May. The WGDC is the largest and the most practical developer conference in China and
Monday, July 29th, 2013
The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) is pleased to announce the launch of its first eBook on the Kindle platform. “Making the Manual available as an eBook gives customers the option to have it available at their fingertips on either a Kindle or on another device with a Kindle app,” said ASPRS
Friday, July 26th, 2013
MAPPS, the national association of private sector geospatial firms, elected new officers and members of its Board of Directors to serve the association for 2013-2014.
Friday, July 26th, 2013
Today space is one of the few areas in which Russian engineers and scientists remain competitive. The structure of the industry is such that the first fiddle in it is played by state agencies. Commercially crippled federal state unitary enterprises and joint stock companies controlled by the government occupy most of the Russian space market.
