Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
SuperGeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, announced that Macerata City Hall in Italy utilized SuperGIS Server 3 to establish an online GIS platform, which can assist users in creating, managing, and distributing a variety of GIS services over the Internet to overcome the ineffective communication between the government and
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
SuperSurv 3, the Android-powered mobile application developed by SuperGeo Technologies, is going to support the connection to the map service published by SuperGIS Server 3. Users are able to apply the map service of SuperGIS Server as the base map on their mobile devices during field investigation, increasing work efficiency for field workers.
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
3-GIS, a GIS software solutions company based in Decatur, Alabama will exhibit at the GISWORX Conference and Expo in Dubai. 3-GIS’ Chief Technical Officer, Tommy Siniard and Program Director, Lee Nelson, will also be presenting. The conference will be held May 1-3, 2012 at the Convention Centre of Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai.
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
GeoEye, Inc., a leading source of geospatial information and insight, announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to partner with Rolta, a global, leading provider of innovative IT solutions. With this new partnership, Rolta gains access to GeoEye’s high-resolution satellite imagery, services and expertise to develop innovative geospatial products and services. Rolta plans
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) membership has adopted Version 2.0 of the OGC City Geography Markup Language (CityGML) Encoding Standard (http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/citygml). CityGML is a community defined information model and XML-based encoding for the representation, storage, and exchange of virtual 3D city and landscape models. CityGML provides a standard model and mechanism for describing 3D objects
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Trimble introduced today new versions of its office and field surveying software—Trimble Business Center Software version 2.70 and Trimble Access software version 2012.10. The software is part of Trimble’s portfolio of Connected Site survey solutions. The new software enhancements allow surveyors to collect, share and deliver data faster to improve accuracy, efficiency and productivity.
Friday, April 20th, 2012
Optical, radar and laser observations of the Envisat satellite show that it is still in a stable orbit. Efforts to regain contact with the satellite have been under way since 8 April, when it unexpectedly stopped sending data to Earth. To determine if Envisat has entered its ‘safe mode’ – which would be a starting
Friday, April 20th, 2012
Speaking at the first annual Ohio UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Conference, held at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, OH, MAPPS Executive Director John Palatiello called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to include commercial aerial survey operators in its Congressionally-mandated plan to certify civil unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system.
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
In 1884, the second USGS Director John Wesley Powell briefed Congress the need for a national mapping program, stating, “The map once constructed should be enduring…” In keeping with that spirit, The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has publicly released more than 161,000 digitally scanned historical maps spanning in excess of 130 years and covering the
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) 2012 Scholarship Program deadline is Friday, April 20.
