Friday, May 17th, 2019
MADRID – The European Union (EU) and the South Korean government have awarded €8.3 million to the international ResponDrone consortium, which is composed of 20 partners from 12 countries, to develop and apply a situational awareness system in emergency situations, providing critical information and communication services to first responders. The three-year project aims to develop an
Friday, May 17th, 2019
REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that that ArcGIS software users will have easy access to the most current data on the US population, retail expenditure, housing, workforce, and imagery data. Available through the June update of ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, commercial, retail, real estate, and government users
Friday, May 17th, 2019
OAK BROOK, Ill.– Together Esri and its partner, CyberTech Systems and Software Ltd., today announced the grand opening of their second CyberTech India based technology support centre providing support for Esri’s cutting edge GIS products and technologies. Esri, the world leader in location intelligence, will continue to provide award winning technical support to its customers
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on v1.1 of the GeoTIFF standard. The GeoTIFF v1.1 standard formalizes the existing GeoTIFF specification version 1.0 by integrating it into OGC’s standardization process. Additionally, v1.1 aligns GeoTIFF with the on-going addition of data to the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset. The Geographic Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF)
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
MELVILLE, N.Y. – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is pleased to announce the new Océ Colorado 1650 large format graphics printer, expanding the family of roll-to-roll devices featuring Canon UVgel technology. The Océ Colorado 1650 introduces Océ FLXfinish technology that enables both matte and gloss print finishes, a new ink, increased media
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
REDLANDS, Calif. —Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that its St. Louis office intends to triple its current professional services staff to support a growing user base. The expanded office will serve as a central hub for Esri to support users in the St. Louis area and across the US. The decision
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Tokyo, Japan – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and HERE Technologies have successfully piloted a system that enables vehicles to automatically warn others about upcoming road hazards with lane-level precision. At the end of March, the two companies successfully completed field tests of the technology, called Lane Hazard Warning, in California in the
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
New technology that detects and commandeers unauthorized drones, guiding them to land safely, will be commercialized under a licensing agreement between Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Drone Defense Systems LLC of Daytona Beach, Fla. The technology, developed by Embry-Riddle faculty member Dr. Houbing Song, suggests a safe, affordable way to neutralize rogue drones – without having
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Edinburgh, UK & Gainesville, FL – May 16, 2019 – NCTech, a developer of reality imaging systems, today announced that its iSTAR Pulsar camera system is being used to document damage following extreme weather events. In the aftermath of natural disasters, capturing image data is a critical information resource for disaster management, supporting the response
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced the creation of a new story map Women and Sustainable Development. The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), through the Global Gender Statistics Programme, is collaborating with Esri and statistical agencies from national governments around the world in gathering data that highlights the current state
