Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
Today a new global WebMap prototype “OSMLanduse.org” has been launched by GIScience Research Group Heidelberg. The map provides worldwide Landuse/Landcover information on the basis of OpenStreetMap (OSM) data. This is based on our earlier work on testing the suitability of OpenStreetMap for deriving landuse and landcover information (LULC). LULC data is highly relevant for many
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
Redlands, California—November 29, 2016—Global smart mapping leader Esri today announced that 10 additional speakers have joined the eighth annual Geodesign Summit, to be held January 24–26, 2017, in Redlands, California. The Geodesign Summit is a forum that brings together planning and design principles from academia, commercial design firms, nonprofit organizations, and government. Geodesign answers the
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
Montreal, Canada, November 29th, 2016 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that processing in the cloud is now officially supported by Correlator3D™. Users can subscribe to an online computing service, such as Amazon EC2, and run Correlator3D™ on a virtual machine. The main advantage is the capability
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
On Sept. 21, 2014, NASA scientists and engineers launched RapidScat toward the orbiting International Space Station, 250 miles above Earth’s surface, with a few objectives in mind: improve weather forecasting on Earth, provide cross-calibration for all international satellites that monitor ocean winds, and improve estimates of how ocean winds change throughout the day. Following the
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
Nov 29, 2016 — MAPPS ( www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms, today announced the six judge panel for the tenth annual Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards Competition. The slate of impartial judges will evaluate projects submitted for the awards competition that highlight the exceptional services, products, software and hardware produced
Monday, November 28th, 2016
London – what3words, the multi-award winning location reference system, has today announced that six national mapping agencies have adopted 3-word addresses. Used to input and share locations within national online geoportals, what3words is making it simpler for businesses, governments, and citizens to find, share and remember addresses. Based on a global grid of 57 trillion
Monday, November 28th, 2016
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Geospatial Imagery Analytics Market – Global Forecast to 2021” report to their offering. The geospatial imagery analytics market is estimated to grow from USD 2.77 Billion in 2016 to USD 10.21 Billion by 2021, at a high CAGR of 29.8% during the forecast period. Convergence and
Friday, November 25th, 2016
Supergeo Technologies Inc., the global geospatial software and solutions provider, is pleased to announce that the fully functional GIS software- SuperGIS Desktop 10 was selected by Amilna Komputasi Awan to process spatial data. Located in Jakarta, Indonesia, Amilna is a company dedicates to providing various services for web development. Other than general website design, hosting,
Friday, November 25th, 2016
373, 919km of England’s farmland hedges have been accurately mapped to create a new digital dataset, OS Landscape Features Layer, which will be used by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). The new dataset will play an important role in the Rural Payments Agency’s administration of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) The CAP Regulations require effective
Friday, November 25th, 2016
NEW YORK – DJI, the world leader in unmanned aerial technology, Tuesday announced details about its Black Friday Promotion which will include price reductions in its Phantom drone series. The promotion will allow more people, especially first time drone owners, to experience DJI’s best-in-class aerial technologies at very accessible price points. DJI’s Black Friday Promotion
