Friday, February 15th, 2013
Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) announced today that it has acquired a suite of software solutions from Penmap.com Ltd. of Bradford, United Kingdom. Penmap.com’s solutions include both office and field data collection software specifically designed for the cadastral and surveying markets. The comprehensive software suite enables Trimble to further address local application requirements and customer needs by providing
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
Esri has hired Drew Stephens to expand the market for GIS within the ocean industry. Esri, the world leader in GIS, has accelerated the development of its ocean technologies via the Esri Ocean GIS Initiative. As Esri’s industry manager for ocean and coastal environments, Stephens will play a key role in this effort through his
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) membership has adopted the OGC CF-netCDF Data Model extension to the existing OGC Network Common Data Form (NetCDF) Core Encoding Standard version 1.0.
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
For EcoLog ERIS, Canada’s leading provider of environmental risk information, leveraging technology is important to continuously improving services. The company recently replaced its legacy mapping system with Esri’s enterprise geographic information system (GIS) technology. The new Web-based application allows ERIS to automate numerous mapping tasks and produce better quality reports at a significantly faster rate.
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has issued a Request for Quotations/Call for Participation (RFQ/CFP) to solicit proposals in response to requirements for the OGC Geo4NIEM Project. The Geo4NIEM Initiative will result in recommendations to enhance the geospatial capabilities within the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM). Sponsors have identified specific Information Exchange Packages (IEPs) from Department
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
TerraGo, the leading provider of geospatial intelligence software, has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 8,340,360 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) entitled “System and Method for Fusing Vector Data with Imagery.” The patent recognizes TerraGo’s unique approach for the automatic and accurate alignment of vector datasets and imagery.
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
While New Orleans may be winding down from Mardi Gras, the city is just about to get started with the TechAdvantage Conference & Expo 2013. 3-GIS, a global leading GIS software solutions company headquartered in Decatur, Alabama will be exhibiting at the event and previewing 3-GIS Live, its new cloud delivery model, February 18-21 at
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Bentley Systems announced that its innovative Bentley Pointools technology was used to visualize and analyze the most detailed laser scan survey ever conducted of historic Stonehenge – one of the world’s oldest built environments. The laser scan with point spacing of 0.5 millimeters resulted in an enormous data resource of 850 gigabytes. The task of further
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Optech is pleased to announce the sale of an Optech Lynx M1 Mobile Mapper and an Optech ILRIS Terrestrial Laser Scanner to Cobb Engineering Company (CEC) in Oklahoma, USA.
Monday, February 11th, 2013
Optech announced that its local agent, Citimax Technologies Ltd, has won a Kenyan government public tender to supply a state-of-the-art digital aerial camera system and compatible photogrammetric ground system. The fully equipped aerial survey platform will be delivered to Kenya’s Department of Resource Survey and Remote Sensing (DRSRS), within the Ministry of Environment and Mineral
