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Friday, April 19th, 2013

ASPRS Announces 2013 Award Winners

Founded in 1934, ASPRS is an international professional organization of 6,000 geospatial data professionals. ASPRS is devoted to advancing knowledge and improving understanding of the mapping sciences to promote responsible application of photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic information systems and supporting technologies. The association made many awards at its recent 2013 Annual Conference in Baltimore.

Friday, April 19th, 2013

ASPRS Announces Outstanding Service Award Winners

The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) proudly announced its 2013 Outstanding Service Award Winners.

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc. Acquires Two Microsoft UltraCam Eagles

At the ASPRS 2013 conference in Baltimore, Maryland, the Microsoft UltraCam team and PASCO Group  signed an agreement to add two UltraCam Eagle systems to Keystone Aerial Surveys Inc’s arsenal of aerial camera systems. The acquisition marks six UltraCam system purchases for Keystone, the Philadelphia-based aerial surveying company that has been an UltraCam operator since

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

Astrium’s Secure Milsatcoms Now Cover the World

Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, will soon be able to offer near-global coverage in X-band with the successful entry into service of Skynet 5D and the launch of its hosted payload on Telesat’s Anik G1 satellite.

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

ASPRS Awards Senator Jack Reed with George E. Brown, Jr. Congressional Honor Award

The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) awarded Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the prestigious George E. Brown, Jr. Congressional Honor Award in March. James R. Plasker, PE, ASPRS Executive Director, and Gary Florence, ASPRS Past-President, personally met with Senator Reed and presented him with the George E. Brown, Jr. Congressional Honor

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

3-GIS shows Global Reach with Presentations, Conferences

Thousands of frequent flyer miles, hundreds of new connections and a significant new recognition as “2013 Business Partner of the Year” were among the results of a busy month of travel for 3-GIS, a global leading GIS software solutions company based in Decatur, Alabama. Over the past three weeks, 3-GIS either attended or presented at

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

3D Laser Mapping Launches New Environmental Monitoring Solution

3D Laser Mapping has launched a range of remote satellite monitoring solutions that will allow data from laser scanners and other sensors to be transmitted from inaccessible and inhospitable environments. The CatchR range of solutions include systems for water flow, depth and level monitoring, equipment status reporting, detection of toxic substances and weather reporting. The

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

SuperGIS Application Excellence Award 2013 Kicks Off

As SuperGIS software has been spread around the world as the major mapping solutions to GIS applications, it is a great opportunity to recognize the partner’s and the clients’ efforts and contributions to GIS implementations. Supergeo is inviting its authorized resellers to share their most outstanding GIS solution to win the contest.

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

American Sentinel University Underscores Power of GIS in Supply Chain Management

Success in supply chain management (SCM) means pulling together diverse types of information tied to the geographic nature of a supply chain and using it for increased operational efficiency. SCM professionals need to master powerful tools and technologies, such as geographic information systems (GIS), to convert massive amounts of data into business intelligence that can

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

NASA Announces Challenges for the 2013 International Space Apps Challenge

NASA and over 150 partner organizations worldwide will be hosting the International Space Apps Challenge on April 20-21, 2013. The International Space Apps Challenge is a technology development event during which citizens from around the world work together to solve challenges relevant to improving life on Earth and in space.