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Wednesday, August 9th, 2017

AirMap and Kansas Department of Transportation Partner to Deploy Unmanned Traffic Management Technology Statewide

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Today, AirMap and Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) are announcing that they will deploy Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) technology across the state of Kansas. The initiative, which is the first of its kind in the United States, will support the growth of the state’s drone economy and ensure safer skies for all who live, work, and fly in Kansas. Unmanned Traffic

Wednesday, August 9th, 2017

TerraGo and Laser Technology Partner to Integrate Industry-Leading Rangefinders with Advanced Field Data Collection Apps

TerraGo is pleased to announce a partnership with Laser Technology, Inc. (LTI) that will enable all custom apps built by TerraGo Magic to seamlessly utilize LTI’s professional grade laser rangefinders. TerraGo Magic partners and customers can now add TruPulse® rangefinder support to their custom iOS and Android apps with the click of a button using

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017

NASA, Norway to Develop Arctic Laser-Ranging Station

NASA and the Norwegian Mapping Authority are partnering to develop a satellite laser-ranging station 650 miles from the North Pole that will produce high-precision locations of orbiting satellites, help track changes in ice sheets, and improve the efficiency of marine transportation and agriculture. The Arctic station will be the latest addition to a global network

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017

Skyline Software Systems Releases PhotoMesh 7.2 with Full Motion Video Capability

Herndon, VA – August 8, 2017 – Skyline Software Systems Inc. announced today that it has released PhotoMesh v7.2. This latest version of the software offers new performance features including the use of Full Motion Video files during the production of 3D Geospatial Models. All popular video formats are supported. Additional improvements in the new

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017

Telebras, Brazil Awards Gilat Contract of Over USD 11 Million

PETAH TIKVA, Israel – Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:GILT) (TASE:GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that it received orders of USD 11.4 Million, net of local taxes, to provide state-of-the-art communication solutions and technologies for the satellite-based broadband network, to serve the Brazilian Geostationary Satellite of Defense and

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017

Astun Technology Announces Open Source Training Course Schedule

Astun Technology, the leading provider of cloud-based open-source GIS solutions to local and central governments has announced its latest schedule of training courses which have all been specifically designed to ensure attendees return to their everyday workflows able to complete crucial mapping tasks more quickly and easily. Open source GIS technology is relied upon by

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017

Skyline Software Systems Releases SkylineGlobe Server 7.0

Herndon, VA – Skyline Software Systems Inc. announces the release of the all-new SkylineGlobe Server 7, a private cloud solution that provides a comprehensive set of web services for publishing, storing, managing and streaming 3D spatial data. Providing a unified, centralized server technology and management interface, Skyline customers can control and manage the complete 3D

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017

Wyland World Water Pledge to Inspire 7.5 Billion people For Sustainable Use of Global Water Resources

The signing of a new joint partnership between the Wyland Foundation and the United Nations Environment Program to protect the global marine environment through the Wyland World Water Pledge, a 10-year outreach program to inspire and engage every person on earth about the sustainable use of the planet’s ocean, lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands. The

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017

ILMF 2018: Call for Papers Deadline is August 14

The 18th Annual International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), taking place in Denver, Colorado, USA, February 5-7, 2018, has announced a Call for Papers and invites interested parties to submit their abstracts by August 14, 2017. ILMF is a technical conference and exhibition focused on surveying and mapping technologies including aerial, mobile and bathymetric lidar as

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017

NGA Continues Efforts to Meet the Increasing Demand for Geospatial Imagery and Automation

Alexandria, VA – The geospatial intelligence community workforce is growing at an ever-increasing rate. The value of the work being performed by the GEOINT community is developing parallel to the workforce itself. Efforts of lead GEOINT agencies, such as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in the fields of exploitation of