Friday, October 11th, 2013
Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Tuck Mapping Solutions Inc. has completed the first integration of a Leica RCD30 airborne camera with the Applanix POSTrack system. With technical support from Leica Geosystems and Applanix, Tuck Mapping contracted Lead’Air Inc. of Kissimmee, Fla., to perform most of the software upgrades and new cabling required to integrate
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
Roscosmos has prepared proposals for the Ministry of Defense, the meaning of which is to ensure that restrictions on the distribution of satellite data at resolution of less than 0.5 meters from the Russian civilian satellites are lifted. Roscosmos expects that the restrictions on the distribution of satellite imagery in Russia will be lifted before
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
The GIS Management Institute has published the URISA GIS Capability Maturity Model, culminating a two-year effort. The GISCMM provides a first-ever framework for assessing not only the capability of an enterprise GIS operation, but also the process maturity of those who manage and operate the GIS.
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
James Eddy, Technical Director of aerial survey specialist Bluesky, has been conferred the honorary title and status of Industrial Associate by the University of Leicester (UK). As Bluesky’s technical innovator James has been working in partnership with the University of Leicester on a number of projects including research into the development of a new system
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
URISA is pleased to announce the Second Edition of its publication, “Model GIS Job Descriptions” as an electronic publication. The publication provides valuable information for individuals who hire GIS staff. The publication, authored by J. Allison Butler, provides guidance to GIS managers in how to draft job descriptions and to human resource professionals by describing
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Starting from 2012 ScanEx RDC specialists have been working to identify illegal shipping within marine protected natural areas. Several test areas in the Arctic Region and the Far East have been chosen to evaluate the effectiveness of satellite data for monitoring the navigation situation within the reserve. One of the test zones was the “Komandorsky”
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
A team of GeoVation winners from Staffordshire and West Midlands (SWM) Probation Trust have launched a new app to help the public choose what Community Payback work criminals do. The new app called ‘Get Community Payback’ was one of four winners in the 2012 GeoVation Challenge, under the theme of transforming Britain’s neighbourhoods. The successful
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Trimble introduced today the latest version of its deformation monitoring software–Trimble 4D Control version 4.2. The new version of the monitoring software delivers enhanced communications with the Trimble NetR9 and new NetR9 Ti-M GNSS receiver, REF TEK seismic sensors and the Trimble S8 total station. It also supports geotechnical sensors, weather stations, level data and
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, has launched two new TerraSAR-X imaging modes. The enhanced imaging capabilities facilitate the delivery of higher resolution imagery as well as the coverage of larger areas.
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Ordnance Survey is celebrating two years of its addressing product range, ‘AddressBase’ by sharing its successes since its launch. AddressBase, AddressBase Plus and AddressBase Premium are the three products available and are a source of address data that combines information from local government’s National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG), One Scotland Gazetteer (OSG), Ordnance Survey’s
