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
Friday, October 4th, 2019
On Monday, NSGIC released Best Practices for Geo-Enabling Elections, aimed at decision-makers in elections management across the nation. The guidance, developed in collaboration with ten states and subject matter experts from both elections and GIS fields, is the result of a two-year project focused on reducing election errors. “You could say this project is about
Friday, October 4th, 2019
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Azteca Systems LLC (dba “Cityworks”), a leading provider of enterprise asset management (EAM) software for utilities and local government. Cityworks’ solutions address the global challenges associated with maintaining and replacing aging utility, transportation, and public assets and infrastructure. The transaction is
Friday, October 4th, 2019
Leading geospatial solution provider, GeoSLAM has announced its latest senior appointments following sustained growth. Darren Burford Darren Burford joins GeoSLAM as chief revenue officer, bringing over 25 years’ experience in built environment industries, having led million dollar departments at global blue-chip companies. Commenting on his appointment, Darren said: “GeoSLAM is a company that is on
Friday, October 4th, 2019
SEATTLE – First Mode, a design, engineering, and complex system development firm, today announced that NASA has awarded First Mode and Western Washington University (WWU) a contract to develop technology for geological research. The resulting technology will fill a crucial gap in current knowledge and improve scientific understanding of the surface history of Mars. The work
