Monday, October 7th, 2019
— The American Geographical Society (AGS) has awarded seven EthicalGEO Fellowships as a result of the Society’s EthicalGEO Video Challenge. The Challenge, in its first year and underwritten by Omidyar Network, solicited videos from across North America and was open to anyone with an interest in exploring the ethical issues involved
Monday, October 7th, 2019
(LONDON, UK) – The Board of Directors for VertiGIS, a world-leading Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and solutions provider, appointed Richard Wiegmann as President and CEO, effective August 1, 2019. VertiGIS is comprised of Esri Platinum Partners AED-SICAD, Geocom Informatik and Latitude Geographics (Geocortex) in addition to AED-SYNERGIS, Dynamic Design and SynerGIS GIS & FM.
Monday, October 7th, 2019
A model for other state education services agencies to follow, the cooperative purchasing contract with the New York State BOCES provides significant cost savings to school districts looking to implement the proven SkyOp Drone Training Curriculum which prepares high school juniors and seniors for in-demand STEM careers as full-service drone pilots. Canandaigua, N.Y. – SkyOp LLC, developer of
Monday, October 7th, 2019
BALTIMORE – DATAMARK® announced today it has secured a series of significant Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) projects across the State of Maryland, including six of the state’s 24 counties. The innovative DATAMARK jurisdictions span the State, from southeast to the northwest, and include Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Caroline, Calvert, Allegany, and Garrett counties. Each of the
Monday, October 7th, 2019
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – Seequent, a world leader in the development of geoscience analysis, modelling, and collaborative technologies, today announced that GEOSLOPE – a Canadian-based company that creates integrated, geotechnical analysis software – has become part of Seequent, offering additional innovative geoscience technology solutions. GEOSLOPE is recognized worldwide by geotechnical engineers who use the GeoStudio suite for
Monday, October 7th, 2019
FREMONT, Calif. – Consistent with the purpose and mission of the PSTA, the PSTA Board of Directors is pleased to release the Mapping Technical Subcommittee report which includes the initial PSTA recommendations for public safety and industry. The Mapping Subcommittee was established to review current mapping standards and trends in public safety mapping technology. Subcommittee members
Monday, October 7th, 2019
Hallowell, Maine – The latest version of Blue Marble Geographics’ advanced point cloud processing tool, the LiDAR Module, is now available. Released in conjunction with version 21 of Global Mapper, the company’s popular GIS software, the updated LiDAR Module introduces new and improved functionality throughout the application. These improvements include numerous enhancements to the Pixels-to-Points
Monday, October 7th, 2019
The SmartSat CRC has created a company to give the burgeoning startup ecosystem a voice alongside the space industry’s major players. The Australian Government backed SmartSat CRC – or Cooperative Research Centre – was awarded in April and has established a headquarters in Adelaide, South Australia to help grow the nations emerging space industry. The
Monday, October 7th, 2019
Westminster, Colo. – October 7, 2019 – Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, today announced that it has been awarded a $14.2 million contract to develop Red Wing, an automated, cloud-based geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) analysis architecture for the Air Force Research Laboratory. While data is the
Friday, October 4th, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS – DRONEDEK, LLC, manufacturer of DRONEDEK, announced today that it has been granted its 2nd patent for its DRONEDEK, mailbox of the future smart delivery receptacle. DRONEDEK awarded patent claims Drone delivery is on the horizon and the only thing more important than the drone is the receptacle. DRONEDEK’s platform-agnostic delivery receptacle received claims allowing
