Monday, January 9th, 2017
US: Leica Geosystems has been honored with a CES 2017 Innovation Awards for the Leica BLK360 Imaging Laser Scanner in the Digital Imaging category. Products entered in were judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the trade media. The Leica BLK360 is the world’s smallest imaging laser scanner.
Friday, January 6th, 2017
LAS VEGAS — GDU, the leading consumer drone manufacturer focusing on power and portability, today officially announced that the company launched the Open Platform Partner Program to encourage participation with partners for new and exciting modular accessories for the company’s popular Byrd Universal Flying Platform. The program will be open to most dealer or drone
Friday, January 6th, 2017
Des Plaines, IL – URISA is pleased to announce the newest members of its Vanguard Cabinet. The Vanguard Cabinet (VC) is a URISA initiative (which debuted in 2011) to engage young GIS practitioners, increase their numbers in the organization, and better understand the concerns facing these future leaders of the GIS community. The VC is an advisory
Wednesday, January 4th, 2017
LAS VEGAS — Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, along with Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., announced today that the company will display a future concept of the recently released new model of its Mitsubishi Mobile Mapping System, the MMS-G220, in North Hall, booth 7329 at CES 2017 in Las Vegas from January 5-8. The MMS-G220 is a highly
Wednesday, January 4th, 2017
REDLANDS, Calif. — Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics technology, announced its participation at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Esri joins Microsoft’s connected car showcase alongside IAV, NXP, Cubic Telecom, and Swiss Re. CES is a global consumer electronics trade show that draws more than 165,000 people to Las Vegas every January. The
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017
GeoNorth names Douglas (Doug) Hobson as new Executive Director Previously, Mr Hobson was VP of Airbus (Energy) Oil, Gas and Mining Division, based in Colorado. Three years as Head of Sales in Friedrichshafen, (Germany) and a further three years as Head of Sales and Business Coordination for Airbus in Toulouse, (France) has given Mr Hobson
Tuesday, December 27th, 2016
Bethesda, MD – Thomas R. Jordan is the recently retired Associate Director and current Lead Research Professional at the Center for Geospatial Research (CGR), Department of Geography at The University of Georgia (UGA). A member of ASPRS since 1979, Jordan is a Certified Photogrammetrist and Certified Mapping Scientist, GIS/LIS. He received his B.S., M.A. and
Tuesday, December 27th, 2016
Hemisphere GNSS has named industry veteran Farlin Halsey as its president and chief executive officer, effective January 2, 2017. Halsey replaces interim president and CEO Xinping Guo, who has served in that position for eight months. In addition, Halsey has been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Guo, chairman and general manager of Beijing
Tuesday, December 20th, 2016
Both the current trends in technology such as smart phones, general mobile devices, stationary sensors and satellites, as well as a new user mentality of utilizing this technology to voluntarily share information, produce a huge flood of geo-spatial data. This data is enriched by multiple types of information or contexts, such as social, text, multimedia
Monday, December 19th, 2016
Noida, India – Geospatial technology is changing rapidly and finding use in virtually every economic sector globally. It is considered one of the most important high-growth industries of the 21st century. But then, what does the geospatial industry encompass and where exactly is it heading? The Global Geospatial Outlook Report will highlight trends and directions
