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Tuesday, September 6th, 2016

Orbit GT Launches QGIS Plugin for Mobile Mapping

Lokeren, Belgium – Orbit GeoSpatial Technologies is pleased to announce the launch of the Mobile Mapping plugin for QGIS. “We’re pleased to announce that from today, every QGIS user now has access to the vast volumes of Mobile Mapping data”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “By connecting to our Publisher, the QGIS user consumers

Tuesday, September 6th, 2016

Septentrio’s Altus NR2 GNSS Receiver is Now Offered by Esri

Esri customers in the United States can now purchase Septentrio’s Altus NR2 high-accuracy GNSS receiver, according to an announcement today from the two partner companies. The open-architecture Altus NR2 is fully compatible with Esri’s new version of Collector for ArcGIS, giving Esri users a powerful combination for GIS data gathering in applications requiring centimeter-level positioning,

Tuesday, September 6th, 2016

Applied Spatial Technology Releases Freeway North America with Seamless Drive Time Analysis

Applied Spatial Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Freeway North America. Sourced from the latest OpenStreetMap (OSM) data, Freeway North America provides complete seamless drive time analysis capabilities for Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Both within-country and cross-border analyses are possible with Freeway North America. A separate Freeway Canada OSM

Tuesday, September 6th, 2016

Cadcorp GIS to put Warrington on the map

Following a competitive tender, Warrington Borough Council has awarded the contract to the British software developer to centralise its Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It will enable the council to better target services, with customers able to use the system to gain knowledge of the local area and to pin point issues and report them online.

Friday, September 2nd, 2016

GSDI 15 Early Bird Registration Reminder – Ends 15 September!

With over 150 presentations scheduled for the conference and more than a dozen workshops, the 15th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure World Conference (GSDI 15) is an event not to be missed! Join GSDI 15 on November 29 to December 2 in Taipei, Taiwan.   The GSDI 15 Organizing Team encourages Early Bird Registration (for reduced

Friday, September 2nd, 2016

Satlab Geosolutions Introduces SLC RTK Handheld Using Your Tablet or Phone as Display

Askim, Sweden – Today the Swedish based Survey and GIS equipment maker; Satlab Geosolutions AB, announces the availability of its multi-purpose SLC RTK handheld solution.  The SLC brings professional high precision positioning in a unique design concept with Bluetooth connectivity for Android, Windows and iOS BLE smart devices. The SLC handheld sends via Bluetooth, cm

Friday, September 2nd, 2016

Alteryx Named a Strong Performer in Geospatial Analytics Tools and Platforms by Independent Analyst Research Firm

IRVINE, Calif.- Alteryx, Inc., the leader in self-service data analytics, has been named a Strong Performer by Forrester Research, Inc. in its report “The Forrester Wave™: Geospatial Analytics Tools And Platforms, Q3 2016.” In the report, Alteryx was named a Strong Performer based on its scores in current offering, strategy and market presence. This Forrester

Friday, September 2nd, 2016

Blue Marble to Showcase the GeoCalc Geodetic Registry and Petrel CTL Support at ECIM 2016

Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce that it will be conducting a technical presentation at the upcoming Expert Center for Information Management (ECIM) Conference and User Meeting in Haugesund, Norway. This annual event, scheduled for September 12th-14th brings together data managers from the oil and gas industry for three days of workshops, plenary sessions,

Friday, September 2nd, 2016

Drone World Expo to Offer MAPPS Fall Policy Conference and Geospatial Pavilion for Commercial End Users

SAN JOSE, Calif. – As the FAA’s Part 107 takes effect this week, there are several opportunities for end users of UAS technology to become educated at this November’s Drone World Expo (DWE) taking place November 15-16 at the San Jose Convention Center. DWE has once again partnered with MAPPS, the trade association of private

Friday, September 2nd, 2016

NGA, NSF Release 3-D Elevation Models of Alaska for White House Arctic initiative

Springfield, Va. — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Science Foundation publicly released new 3-D topographic maps of Alaska Sept. 1 in support of a White House Arctic initiative to inform better decision-making in the Arctic. The 3-D digital elevation models, or DEMs, are the first to come from the ArcticDEM project, which was created after a