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Tuesday, October 25th, 2016

OriginGPS Elevates Drone Navigation with Streamlined Module+Software Integration

AIRPORT CITY, Israel — OriginGPS, one of the leading manufacturers of miniature Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) modules, announced today the launch of three new products built on the flash-based SiRFstar V from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. This latest trio of modules is now boasting key drone features like low-latency velocity and position outputs and 5

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Historical Records May Underestimate Sea-Level Rise

A new study using NASA satellite data finds that tide gauges—the longest and highest-quality records of historical ocean water levels—may have underestimated the amount of global average sea-level rise that occurred during the 20th century. A research team led by Philip Thompson, associate director of the University of Hawaii Sea Level Center in the School

Monday, October 24th, 2016

International Year of Global Understanding Story Maps Competition

The International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) Story Maps Competition is a contest aimed at young people from around the world to help raise awareness of the global implications of local everyday actions. Our world faces social, cultural, and economic change, as well as a changing climate. Human actions play a key role in creating

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Municipalities are Adopting Analytics for their Geospatial Projects

A few months ago Maptiks announced their web map analytics for Esri’s ArcGIS Online. It made it possible for ArcGIS Online users to track visitor activities, helping to answer key questions like “how and where are users interacting with a web map” and “what demographic of users are visiting my web map”. Originally, the team

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Versar Goes Mobile with TerraGo Edge for Environmental Compliance Assessments

Washington, D.C. – TerraGo, a pioneer of geospatial collaboration, field data collection and enterprise mobility software, announced today that TerraGo Edge® was deployed by Versar’s Environmental Services group. “Now we don’t necessarily need complex GPS systems and we can do field work better with a $400 tablet. Our users really like the improved ease of

Monday, October 24th, 2016

Operation INTERSECT Receives Award of Excellence in GIS

OTTAWA,  Esri Canada User Conference – Esri Canada today recognized Operation INTERSECT with an Award of Excellence for its outstanding use of geographic information system (GIS) technology. Operation INTERSECT is a collaboration among 28 agencies in the National Capital Region to enhance emergency management and preparedness in the region. It is co-chaired by the Ottawa

Friday, October 21st, 2016

Hemisphere GNSS Announces New Eclipse P328 OEM Positioning Board

Scottsdale, AZ, USA  – Today, Hemisphere GNSS announces the Eclipse P328, the next offering in a line of new and refreshed, low-power, high-precision, positioning OEM boards. The multi-frequency, multi-GNSS P328 is an all signals receiver board that includes Hemisphere’s new and innovative hardware platform and integrates Atlas® GNSS Global Corrections. Designed with this new hardware

Friday, October 21st, 2016

Bluesky Aerial Mapping Tech Helps Prevent Trees Falling onto Power, Road and Rail Networks

Aerial mapping from Bluesky is helping to reduce the risk of trees falling on power lines, key roads and railways. Part of an NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) funded project, 3D data produced by Bluesky is being used by scientists at the UK’s University of Lancaster to refine a tree failure risk model that currently

Friday, October 21st, 2016

Esri Brings Smart Mapping to IBM World of Watson 2016

Global smart-mapping leader Esri today unveiled its gold sponsorship of IBM World of Watson, to be held October 24 to 27 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. The IBM World of Watson conference will demonstrate a new era of cognitive computing and assisted intelligence through 1,500 sessions, more than 200 labs, and over 500

Thursday, October 20th, 2016

MAPPS, NSPS Announce 2017 National Surveying, Mapping & Geospatial Conference

Reston, VA – MAPPS, the national trade association of geospatial firms, and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) today announced they will jointly host the third annual national surveying, mapping, and geospatial conference, March 13-17, 2017 at the Sheraton Hotel in Silver Spring, Maryland. The conference will bring together associations, professional societies, individuals, companies