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Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017

GAF AG Signs Distribution Partnership with Planet

Munich, 02 August 2017 – GAF customers in Germany, Europe and worldwide can now access Planet’s substantial portfolio of optical satellite data, as well as derived value-added products, through a new partnership. According to GAF’s CEO, Dr. Peter Volk, the generation of data and monitoring services offered by Planet perfectly complements the available sources and

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017

Most innovative Flight Zone in Europe, Startup Session and the Presentation of the First Drone Pioneer Award Address Especially Young Entrepreneurs at IASEXPO

Berlin/Karlsruhe – From 26 to 28 September 2017, the international UAV sector will be demonstrating its potential at INTERAERIAL SOLUTIONS in Berlin. Europe’s largest drone show will form part of INTERGEO, the world’s leading trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land management. IASEXPO has the clear aspiration of becoming established as the number one industry

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017

PacArctic LLC Wins U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Contract in Colorado

CHANTILLY, Va. – PacArctic LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, Inc., recently won a four-year contract with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in Ft. Collins, Colorado.  The PacArctic team will be supporting the Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Initiative for the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) by providing Database Technician and Geographic Information Systems

Tuesday, August 1st, 2017

Rusting Fool’s Gold in Glaciers a Sign of Increased Carbon

According to a new study published by USC scientists in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, rock and soil breakdown in glaciers generates more acidity and releases more carbon than other forms of natural weathering. Perhaps most interestingly, it is the elevated oxidation of pyrite, popularly known as “fool’s gold,” in the glacial

Tuesday, August 1st, 2017

ARABSAT Selects Kratos’ End-to-End Network Management Solution To Scale Growing Satellite Ground Operations

SAN DIEGO – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat), the leading satellite operator in the Middle East, has selected Compass®, Kratos’ end-to-end network management product, to support its expanding satellite fleet ground operations. Compass network monitoring and control (M&C)

Tuesday, August 1st, 2017

FAA Administrator Michael P. Huerta to Deliver Grand Opening Keynote Address at InterDrone

MELVILLE, N.Y. — BZ Media LLC today announced that Michael P. Huerta, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, will give the Grand Opening Keynote address at InterDrone, September 6 at 10:00 am. He will be joined at InterDrone by a high-level lineup of commercial drone thought leaders who will frame the state of the industry

Tuesday, August 1st, 2017

Geovation Programme Now Open to Location and Land Disruptors

A new generation of location and property data start-ups are to receive funding, business support and the strategic backing of Ordnance Survey (OS) and HM Land Registry (HMLR). The Geovation Programme is now accepting applications from start-ups using location and/or land and property data in their products and services. If selected to join the Programme, the

Tuesday, August 1st, 2017

1Spatial Awarded Safe Software’s Top Partner Award 2016

Sydney, Australia: 1Spatial, the spatial solutions provider, was recently awarded Safe Software’s ‘Top Partner Award 2016’ at the FME International User Conference in Vancouver, Canada. This recognises 1Spatial as a key collaborative partner working across the business positively and effectively with Safe Software to promote the use of FME. FME gives users absolute flexibility to

Tuesday, August 1st, 2017

Explore the World’s Geology with Getech’s Interactive Maps

Getech, providers of natural resources exploration data and information expertise, has created two interactive ArcGIS Online maps that allow users to explore an increadible amount of geological information for any region across the globe. The first of the maps allows you to explore the world’s largest library of gravity and magnetic data coverage through a series of

Tuesday, August 1st, 2017

ILMF 2018 – Now Partnered with ASPRS!

Have you heard? The International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) and the American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Annual Meeting will take place together for the very first time in 2018! Taking place February 5-7, 2018 in Denver, CO this will certainly be the largest vendor neutral gathering of geospatial professionals in North America,