Thursday, October 27th, 2016
Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce that a French language version of Global Mapper is now available, bringing the total number of supported languages to nine. Working in conjunction with a worldwide network of regional partners, Global Mapper is now available in French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish as well
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
FREDERICTON, Esri Canada User Conference – Esri Canada today presented the NB 911 Bureau, a branch of the New Brunswick Department of Justice and Public Safety, with an Award of Excellence for its outstanding use of geographic information system (GIS) technology. The Bureau has leveraged GIS to develop AddressNB, a point-based, web-centric civic address system
Thursday, October 27th, 2016
Madrid / Oberpfaffenhofen : This year’s European Satellite Navigation Competition, the world’s leading innovation platform for forward-thinking applications in its field, centred on the topic of civilian drone use. On 25 October in Madrid, its 2016 edition culminated in an awards ceremony featuring prominent industry representatives and the winners of 32 categories, which included 11
Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
WESTMINSTER, Colo. – DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions, today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. Third Quarter Financial Summary: Diversified Commercial revenue grew 8.0% due to new commercial contracts and timing of deliveries. U.S. Government revenue grew 3.2% driven by demand
Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
NEW DELHI: The global enabler of IoT solutions, Telit has launched its SE873Q5, an ultra-low-power, high-sensitivity GNSS module with very small physical dimensions, completely compatible with its popular SE873 module. Telit says that its new module leverages innovation in miniaturization technology to improve power saving and sensitivity, delivering longer battery life and expanding design possibilities
Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
InterDev, an Atlanta-area provider of information technology, security and geographic information (GIS) services, today announced the City of Tucker has launched its new GIS platform and accompanying CITYMAP web application. The City’s GIS solution is powered by MosaicGIS™, InterDev’s secure, cloud-based GIS platform powered by Azure and Esri. With all systems thoroughly tested and operational,
Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) requests comments on the charter for a proposed Quality of Service and Experience (QoSE) Domain Working Group (DWG). Spatial data now plays a critical role in the smooth functioning of contemporary society. From aiding emergency workers during crises to empowering businesses to make informed decisions, the reliable availability of the
Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and Qascom, an Italian company specializing in Galileo, are collaborating to build the first GPS and Galileo receiver to be tested on board the International Space Station (ISS) Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Testbed. SCaN is a payload developed by NASA that has
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
NOAA Research today announced $6 million in funding to get scientific and technological advances from the government and academia to NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) more rapidly, improving severe weather and water hazards forecasting. “NOAA has sharpened its focus on speeding up this important transition of technology to National Weather Service day-to-day operations,” said John
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
GeoXphere, a new UK-based company has launched this month with the support of airborne hardware manufacturer WaldoAir (USA) and aerial survey and solutions provider Getmapping (UK). The aim is to bring together the revolutionary airborne survey sensor, XCAM, together with adaptable cloud-based GIS services for the benefit of partner survey companies around the world. GeoXphere
