Monday, February 18th, 2019
USGIF published version 2.0 of its Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Essential Body of Knowledge (EBK). The GEOINT EBK is the foundation for USGIF’s efforts to create a pipeline for the global GEOINT workforce via its K-12, Collegiate Accreditation, and Certified GEOINT Professional (CGP™) programs. The EBK is developed by conducting a cross-industry job analysis to identify
Monday, February 18th, 2019
ALEXANDRIA, Va.– U.S. aviation is courting catastrophe by making drones so accessible to untrained, unskilled, less-than-serious “pilots” who treat them as toys, veteran LeClairRyan aviation attorney Mark A. Dombroff warns in a new column at AviationPros.com. Mark A. Dombroff “My fear is that, sooner or later, an illegally operated drone will cause a catastrophic aviation accident,”
Monday, February 18th, 2019
SUNNYVALE, Calif.– Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today Trimble Exchange, an e-commerce platform connecting Trimble’s SITECH® dealer network directly with customers in the U.S. looking to purchase pre-owned, refurbished and legacy Trimble products. Inventory listed on Trimble Exchange is populated only by participating, authorized Trimble resellers. Customers shopping on Trimble Exchange complete their purchases through their trusted
Thursday, February 14th, 2019
Martek Anti Drone Systems (M.A.D.S) are delighted to announce a new strategic partnership in the Middle East with Market Leader Exalto Emirates. Exalto Emirates will be M.A.D.S exclusive distributor in the region providing drone detection and mitigation services for the marine industry. Erik Van Wilsum, Head of CUAS said “The growing trend for the use
Thursday, February 14th, 2019
Cadcorp cloud service provides hosted web mapping for housing association’s asset and land ownership Newport City Homes first started using Cadcorp web mapping technology in 2010. At that time, the software was installed and hosted on their local infrastructure and Newport City Homes managed both the application and data. Following Cadcorp’s announcement of a cloud
Thursday, February 14th, 2019
Lidar Data from the cloud: The USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) has announced the availability of a new way to access and process lidar point cloud data from the 3DEP repository. The USGS has been refining new mechanisms to access 3DEP data beyond simple downloads. With 3DEP’s adoption of cloud storage and computing, users now
Thursday, February 14th, 2019
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, announced that Jerri Daniels, CFM, has been promoted to associate vice president in the firm’s New Orleans, Louisiana, office, and Andy Bobe, PE, has been promoted to senior associate in its Daphne, Alabama, office. Jerri Daniels has been in the consulting industry for 18 years, and has been
Thursday, February 14th, 2019
London – Mapillary, the street-level imagery platform that uses computer vision to fix the world’s maps, today announced a new tool that allows cities and mapmakers to take control over their map data collection in order to build better maps at scale. Called Capture Projects, the tool consists of a combination of a web and
Thursday, February 14th, 2019
PHILADELPHIA & TORONTO – EnerTech Capital (“EnerTech”) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd. (“DMP”) has agreed to acquire Ushr, Inc. (“Ushr”). Upon closing, the deal will establish a single, enhanced platform for accelerated development and delivery of high-definition (HD) mapping solutions for autonomous vehicles and advanced
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
Friedrichshafen, Madrid – Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos, S.A. have generated the first joint TerraSAR-X / PAZ Radar Interferogram. This milestone demonstrates the missions’ capacity for cross-sensor interferometry, whose processing is among the most challenging. Interferograms are typically used to derive the topographic elevation and deformation of the Earth’s surface, and are
