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Thursday, September 1st, 2016

Carlson Releases BRx6 GNSS Receiver for Surveyors

Carlson Software has released the Carlson BRx6, a multi-GNSS, multi-frequency receiver. Each BRx6 contains a multi-constellation, multi-band 372-channel GNSS receiver, Athena RTK technology and an integrated Atlas L-band receiver. In addition, the BRx6 contains electronic sensors that measure tilt, direction (electronic compass) and acceleration, supporting Carlson SurvCE’s advanced features such as LDL (live digital level or e-bubble), leveling

Thursday, September 1st, 2016

Free Australia Postcode Maps by Australian City/State

NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) – Caliper is excited to announce the release of 17 free postcode maps in PDF format. Population density, income, and postal boundaries are included for several states and cities in Australia, and can be accessed here: http://www.caliper.com/map-software/free-mapping-software.htm#australia. Postcodes are frequently used to create sales territories, manage franchises, visualize revenue, and explore target

Thursday, September 1st, 2016

Dewberry Selected to Provide QA/QC for Connecticut Map Data

Dewberry has been selected by the Capitol Region Council of Governments to perform comprehensive quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) services for Connecticut’s recently acquired statewide data collection. The firm will survey 3-D QA/QC checkpoints, test the horizontal and/or vertical accuracy of geospatial products, and perform qualitative assessments of orthoimagery and lidar. The Sanborn Map Company recently

Thursday, September 1st, 2016

Esri Earns Top Ranking in Current Offering and Market Presence Category in Geospatial Analytics Tools and Platforms Report

Redlands, California—Leading Global Geospatial Platform Provider Esri was among six companies that Forrester invited to participate in its Q3 2016, Forrester Wave™ evaluation, Geospatial Analytics Tools and Platforms. Forrester conducted interviews with 23 organizations and selected Esri as one of the top six software providers to evaluate in the report.Forrester notes, “Esri is an authoritative

Wednesday, August 31st, 2016

Digital Mapping Firm HERE Wants New Investor by Year-End: Handelsblatt

Digital maps company HERE, controlled by German carmakers BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), aims to find a new investor by the end of the year, HERE chief Edzard Overbeek told a German newspaper. “The carmakers want to open the circle of shareholders. We are talking to dozens of parties interested in taking a stake,” daily

Wednesday, August 31st, 2016

senseFly Ups the Agricultural Ante with Launch of High Precision, Large Coverage eBee SQ Drone

Cheseaux, Switzerland, August 31 — Swiss professional drone manufacturer, senseFly, expanded its portfolio today with the launch of the new eBee SQ fixed-wing agricultural drone. This cutting-edge unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is built for the Parrot Sequoia multispectral camera and can cover up to 10 times more ground than small quadcopter drones. The eBee SQ

Wednesday, August 31st, 2016

East View Launches New Nautical Website

MINNEAPOLIS  – East View Companies is proud to announce the launch of East View Nautical, the company’s newest website, dedicated to maritime professionals and nautical enthusiasts. The site leverages East View’s many partnerships with hydrographic agencies around the world to provide the latest paper, raster, and vector bathymetric data, seafloor DEM modeling, training charts and publications. The

Wednesday, August 31st, 2016

Jeff McKenna Wins 2016 Sol Katz Award for Community Leadership

Jeff McKenna, the past president of the OSGeo foundation and the co-founder of the international FOSS4G conference, was honored on Friday with the 2016 Sol Katz Award for Geospatial Free and Open Source Software during closing ceremony of the FOSS4G-2016 conference in Bonn, Germany. The award is presented in recognition of Jeff’s deep passion for

Wednesday, August 31st, 2016

Italian Water Supplier, APM group, Further Selects SuperGIS Geospatial Solution

Supergeo, the global GIS software and solution provider, is pleased to announce that the Italian local water supplier, APM group, further selects SuperGIS products as its geospatial solution. Located in Macerata, Italy, the APM group (Azienda Pluriservizi Macerata S.p.A.) is a company provides multiple services for the citizens, including public transportation, water supply, health service,

Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

GISCI Announces 2016 Fall Exam Test Period

The next 2016 testing window for the GISCI Geospatial Core Technical Knowledge Exam® as a part of the GISP Certification has been scheduled for December 3-10, and will be administered by PSI Online through their worldwide testing facilities in a computer based testing (CBT) format. The Exam application form and testing center locations are now