Friday, November 18th, 2016
Airbus Defence and Space has launched “Stack Insight”, a uniquely accurate satellite-based change detection and volume calculation service. This service is specifically developed for mining and civil engineering applications. Stack Insight eliminates much of the cost and all the risk associated with on-site surveying. The service can be used to remotely calculate extracted volumes, including
Friday, November 18th, 2016
Ordnance Survey (OS) has been chosen by the Department of Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) to develop a groundbreaking planning and mapping tool that will be instrumental for the national rollout of 5G technology – the next generation of wireless communications needed to bring Internet-connected devices into everyday life. OS will lead a consortium that
Friday, November 18th, 2016
St Petersburg, – At the Thirteenth GEO Plenary Meeting, held in St Petersburg, Russian Federation from 9-10 November, 2016, representatives from GEO’s 103 Member governments and 106 Participating Organizations (POs) convened to launch a new look for the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) Portal. Participants also addressed how best to advance GEO Initiatives
Friday, November 18th, 2016
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is considering start of a new work item for a Community Standard: Indexed 3D Scene Layers (I3S). The public is requested to comment on this work item proposal. The Indexed 3D Scene Layers (I3S) delivery format is used to stream 3D geospatial content to mobile, web and desktop clients. I3S,
Friday, November 18th, 2016
REDLANDS, Calif. – Global smart mapping leader Esri announced that it has extended its support of President Obama’s ConnectED initiative through 2019. Esri will continue to expand its wide range of curricula that integrates map-based concepts into primary and secondary school learning. President Obama established the ConnectED initiative in 2013 to promote donated technology contributions
Friday, November 18th, 2016
WESTMINSTER, Colo.- DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of privately held The Radiant Group, Inc. (“Radiant”) from Aston Capital for $140 million in cash. With the completion of this transaction DigitalGlobe strengthens its position as the leading commercial source of geospatial information and insight with
Friday, November 18th, 2016
Kissimmee, FL – Lead’Air Inc. has developed a new, extremely compact five camera MIDAS (Multi-image Digital Acquisition System) capable of mounting on the nose of a Bell 206B or AS350 Eurocopter with the use of the FAA approved Meeker mounts. With just a few bolts the unit can also be disconnected from the helicopter mount
Thursday, November 17th, 2016
According to new data analysis from CoreLogic, a large earthquake along the San Andreas fault impacting both Northern and Southern California simultaneously – once considered impossible – could cause up to 126 percent more residential property damage than previously thought, putting more homes at risk and increasing loss estimates in a state already at high
Thursday, November 17th, 2016
NEW YORK, NY – Infor, a leading provider of beautiful business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud, today announced in partnership with Drone Aviation Corp. (DAC) (OTCQX: DRNE), the creation of Infor’s new Drone Enterprise Asset Management Solution (DEAMS), designed to solve industry challenges by enabling safe, efficient asset management and maintenance.
