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Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

Reducing the Footprint of a Greenhouse Gas More Potent than Carbon Dioxide

USC scientists have unlocked a new, more-efficient pathway for converting methane—a potent gas contributing to climate change—directly into basic chemicals for manufacturing plastics, agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. In research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, chemists at USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute say they have found a way to help utilize this abundant

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

EarthSense Appoints Thomas Hall as Managing Director

EarthSense Systems, the air quality monitoring, measuring and modelling specialist, has appointed Thomas Hall as Managing Director. A remote sensing specialist with over 19 years’ experience in the geospatial industry, Hall has a proven track record of developing emerging technology for wide market adoption and commercialisation. EarthSense recently featured in a BBC TV documentary about

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

DJI To Sponsor AUVSI XPONENTIAL’s Inaugural Humanitarian Awards

AUVSI XPONENTIAL, the event that brings more than 8,500 unmanned technology industry leaders and forward-thinking users from the defense and commercial sectors together to learn the latest on policy, business solutions and technology applications, is pleased to announce that industry leader DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, will sponsor the

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

GfK Releases New Digital Maps for Australia

GfK has released a new, completely overhauled map edition for Australia. Along with more detailed coastlines, the new digital maps reflect the latest status of the country’s more than 57,000 statistical areas and 357,000 mesh blocks. Detailed, up-to-date digital maps are an important prerequisite for location-based market analyses. GfK’s Australia Edition includes 20 updated digital

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

Category Winners Announced at the Inaugural LIDAR Leader Awards Ceremony

Denver, CO – The inaugural LIDAR Leader Awards ceremony took place today at International LIDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver. ILMF – in cooperation with Spatial Media’s LIDAR Magazine – designed the unique program to recognize excellence in three distinct categories: Outstanding Personal Achievement in LIDAR, Outstanding Team Achievement in LIDAR, and Outstanding Enterprise Achievement

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

Ellipse 2 Micro Series Brings Industrial-grade IMU, AHRS, and INS to High Volume Projects

Carrières-sur-Seine, France – SBG Systems releases at the International LiDAR Mapping Forum the Ellipse 2 Micro Series, a new product range reducing size and cost of high performance inertial sensors for volume projects. Ellipse 2 Micro Series is available as an IMU, or as an AHRS or INS running an Extended Kalman Filter.   Meet

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

Teledyne Optech Announces the New ALTM Galaxy PRIME: Higher Point Density, Increased Range Performance and Superior Cost Reduction

Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce the latest addition to its innovative line of airborne laser terrain mappers, the ALTM™ Galaxy PRIME. The new Galaxy PRIME builds on the advanced and unique PulseTRAK™ and SwathTRAK™ productivity features of the current Galaxy T1000 sensor platform by adding extended range performance for even greater collection efficiency, improved

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

FLIR Announces New TRMS Digital Multimeter with Temperature Measurement

WILSONVILLE, Ore. – FLIR Systems (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today the release of its new DM64 HVAC True Root Mean Square (TRMS) Digital Multimeter with Temperature. Designed for professionals who install, inspect, and maintain HVAC/R systems, the DM64 helps you diagnose complex electrical systems, test flame sensors, and measure temperatures—all with one, affordable tool. The feature-rich

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

YellowScan Unveils its New UAV-LiDAR System

The Surveyor Ultra is the new system from YellowScan, integrating the Velodyne VLP-32C scanner & the Applanix APX-15 IMU. Thanks to its high-density (600 000 shots per second), the system is ideally suited for high speed UAVs & long-range needs (maximum range:100 m). Its light weight (1,7 kg) makes it also easy to mount on any

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

Trimble Acquires e-Builder to Expand its Construction Management Solutions

SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today it has acquired privately-held e-Builder, a leading SaaS-based construction program management solution for capital program owners and program management firms. e-Builder extends Trimble’s ability to accelerate industry transformation by providing an integrated project delivery solution for owners, program managers and contractors across the design, construct and operate lifecycle.