Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
Trimble announced today that it has acquired the assets of privately-held RainWave, LLC and Hydro-Engineering Solutions, LLC of Auburn, Ala. The acquisitions will help to extend the monitoring and reporting capabilities of Trimble’s Connected Farm™ solution and strengthen its water management expertise. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
DigitalGlobe recently reached a major milestone – the company’s archive surpassed 4 billion square kilometers of high-resolution satellite imagery. As the leader in commercial satellite imagery content, DigitalGlobe now has an archive containing enough imagery to cover the globe’s landmass 27 times over.
Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) along with the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP) through the Geomatics Committee, IPIECA (the global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues) and Resource Data, Inc. have issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit input on an Oil Spill Response (OSR) Common Operating
Monday, August 26th, 2013
The GIS 20: Essential Skills, Second Edition, by Gina Clemmer, is an indispensable workbook that helps readers master the top 20 skills necessary to become proficient in using ArcGIS software. It is a direct result of a survey that Clemmer conducted with GIS professionals to determine the primary skills needed to be a successful GIS
Monday, August 26th, 2013
Gaia, the most advanced space telescope ever built in Europe, has left the Toulouse facilities of Astrium, the European leader in space technology, after final integration and testing. Gaia is now en route to its launch site in French Guiana, where it will be prepared for launch aboard Soyuz.
Monday, August 26th, 2013
TerraGo, a leading global provider of location intelligence solutions, announced today an expanded management team to work alongside recently appointed President and Chief Executive Officer Chris Broderick.
Sunday, August 25th, 2013
Experts of ScanEx RDC are continuously working on updating and expansion of satellite mosaic coverages of the territory of Russia. Today, mosaics are made covering the territory of more than 2 million square kilometers of the central and southern parts of European Russia based on SPOT 5 satellite images.
Saturday, August 24th, 2013
Esri president and founder Jack Dangermond will be delivering the keynote speech “Web Maps, Story Maps, and Trends in Underlying Geospatial Technologies” at the twenty-sixth International Cartographic Conference in Dresden, Germany, on August 26, 2013. Dangermond is a recipient of the Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal from the International Cartographic Association for his innovative leadership in
Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
Intermap Technologies(R) today announced the availability of NEXTMap World 30 v2.0, the world’s most accurate global terrain product. NEXTMAP World 30 v2.0 is available for license via an Application Programming Interface (API) or via Intermap’s cloud-based WebStore(TM) . This latest version of the NEXTMap World 30 product is up to three times more accurate than
Wednesday, August 21st, 2013
Plans for remapping parts of the East Coast where Hurricane Sandy altered seafloors and shorelines, destroyed buildings, and disrupted millions of lives last year are being announced today by three federal agencies. This remapping plan comes one day after the Administration’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force progress report.
