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Wednesday, September 6th, 2017

Atlas Dynamics Introduces Fixed Wing UAV with 5-Hour Flight Time, 150 Kilometer Operational Range

RIGA, Latvia – Atlas Dynamics (www.atlasdynamics.eu), a leading provider of drone-based solutions for the professional user, today announced that it will display its new fixed wing UAV, the Atlas Blue-J, at InterDrone 2017. The Blue-J features a 3.5-meter wing span, four to six hours of flight time and a 150-kilometer operational range. Ideally suited for

Wednesday, September 6th, 2017

Atlas Dynamics Unveils NEST Smart Protective Charging Station for Enhanced Performance of Atlas Pro Platform

RIGA, Latvia – Atlas Dynamics (www.atlasdynamics.eu), a leading provider of drone-based solutions for the professional user, today announced it will demonstrate the new Atlas NEST smart protective charging station for autonomous BVLOS operation of the Atlas Pro drone platform at InterDrone 2017. The Atlas NEST is a landing, protective charging station that allows for BVLOS

Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

GISCorps Rallies Hurricane Harvey Response

The impacts of Hurricane Harvey are being felt far and wide. As the rain continued to fall, and flood waters rose, an army of citizen-rescuers answered the call. And as governments encouraged citizens to help one another, the non-profit organization made up of mapping experts also answered the call. GISCorps, a program of the Urban

Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

University of Mississippi and Globalstar Announce Strategic Partnership

OXFORD, Miss. and COVINGTON, La. – University of Mississippi and Globalstar,Inc. (NYSE American:GSAT) announced today an agreement to establish a second-generation ground station on UM’s Oxford campus. The new Globalstar ground station — telecommunications infrastructure that connects with Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites — will provide opportunities for the university to conduct research, testing and

Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

2017 URISA Board Election Results Announced

URISA is pleased to announce the results of its 2017 URISA Board of Directors’ election. Kim McDonough will serve in the position of President-Elect and Lynn Dupont, Glenn O’Grady and Bryan Townsend will serve as Directors. They will all begin their three-year terms at the conclusion of GIS-Pro 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida this October. “I am extremely humbled to

Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

IFSEC Southeast Asia 2017 – Securing the Cities, Infrastructures, Businesses and More

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The world leading security, fire and safety event portfolio, IFSEC in its Southeast Asia edition will take place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) this coming 6-8 September 2017. The fifth edition is a must-attend event for players in the entire industry, which include buyers and other visitors such as

Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

DJI To Showcase Two New Drones And Introduce Unique Sphere Mode At IFA 2017 in Berlin

BERLIN – DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, has introduced two new drones, the Mavic Pro Platinum and Phantom 4 Pro Obsidian and announces the ‘Sphere’ mode for the Spark at IFA 2017 in Berlin. “DJI continuously looks for ways to improve its products and introduce new features, many of which

Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

OGC Recognizes the IJIS Institute with Distinguished Member Award

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is pleased to announce that the IJIS Institute has been awarded OGC’s Distinguished Member Award, and Steve Ambrosini a Lifetime Achievement Award. The Distinguished Member and Lifetime Achievement awards are bestowed by the OGC Board. The Distinguished Member Award was established by the OGC Board to recognize OGC member organizations

Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

NTT DATA and DigitalGlobe Extend Strategic Partnership to Use the DigitalGlobe GBDX Platform to Create AW3D Vector Building Models

TOKYO & WESTMINSTER, Colo. – NTT DATA Corporation (TOKYO:9613), a global IT services provider, and DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE:DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced an agreement to extend their strategic partnership to produce large-scale 3D vector building model datasets, called AW3D Metro. This will combine NTT DATA’s

Tuesday, September 5th, 2017

CoreLogic Analysis Estimates Total Residential Insured and Uninsured Flood Loss for Hurricane Harvey Between $25 Billion and $37 Billion

IRVINE, Calif. – CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today announced preliminary residential loss estimates for Hurricane Harvey. According to the data analysis, insured flood loss for homes in the 70-county area in Texas and Louisiana affected by the storm is estimated to be between $6.5 billion and $9.5 billion,