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Thursday, March 3rd, 2016

TerraGo Launches On-Demand Solution for Mobile Forms, Inspections and Surveys

Washington, D.C. – March 2, 2016 – TerraGo announced today the availability of TerraGo Edge On-Demand, which enables companies to start performing mobile inspections with custom forms on iOS and Android devices in a matter of minutes without requiring any on-premise software, hardware or long-term contracts. TerraGo Edge On-Demand was designed to help organizations react

Thursday, March 3rd, 2016

Mapping Tool Makes it Easy for Water Associations to Visually Show State Legislative Bills in Real Time

Palatine, IL – Water associations can use a free mapping tool to quickly show legislation at the state level for important water issues in an easy to understand, visually graphic format. Created by LegiNation, Inc., and part of the BillTrack50 suite of products, the legislation mapping tool was designed for members to immediately get an

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

DLR is Expanding Cooperation with Japan and South Korea

A DLR delegation led by Pascale Ehrenfreund visited South Korea and Japan from 21 to 27 February. The delegation cultivated and expanded the close cooperation with partner organisations. Two important partnership agreements were signed during the visits. DLR ground station receives Korean satellite data On 23 February, DLR and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

Hexagon Geospatial Releases Software that Integrates Natively with SAP HANA

NORCROSS, Ga. and HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 2, 2016 — Hexagon Geospatial has released a GeoMedia® data server for SAP HANA®, enabling enterprise business and geographic information system (GIS) users to run spatial and non-spatial business applications and processes within the SAP HANA platform. Developed by Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure with support from SAP, the native integration between

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

OGC Announces Oil Spill Response Common Operating Picture Recommended Practice

02 March 2016 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) announces that the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) through the Geomatics Committee and IPIECA (the global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues) have issued, in cooperation with OGC and Resource Data, Inc., the OGC IOGP/IPIECA Recommended Practice for a

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

First Views of Earth From Sentinel-3A

Just two weeks after launch, the latest Sentinel satellite has offered a taster of what it will provide for the EU’s Copernicus programme. Sentinel-3A’s very first image, captured at 14:09 GMT on 29 February, shows the transition from day to night over Svalbard, Norway. As well as showing the snow-covered archipelago, the image also details

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

USGIF CEO Appointed Vice Chair of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee

Herndon, Virginia —The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) CEO Keith J. Masback has been appointed Vice Chair of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC). The NGAC provides recommendations to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), the interagency executive group responsible for providing leadership and direction in federal geospatial programs. Secretary of the Interior Sally

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

Louisiana DOTD Goes Mobile to Inspect Levees and More with TerraGo Edge

Washington, D.C. – TerraGo announced today the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has deployed TerraGo Edge for the inspection of flood protection infrastructure including levees, dams and reservoirs. The DOTD’s Public Works and Water Resources Division inspects over 1,100 miles of levees, four times, each and every year. The legacy inspection system was a

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

State of Louisiana Saves Lives with Boundless by “Thinking Open”

Washington, DC and Baton Rouge, LA – As contribution to the effort to keep the most vulnerable citizens out of the path of dangerous storms and hurricanes, Boundless today announced its support of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) initiative to find cost-effective strategies which can provide early information on facilities and citizens in greatest potential

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

GSDI 15 Conference Website Launched – Abstract submission open

On behalf of the Organising Committee, the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association (GSDI) is pleased to announce that the GSDI 15 World Conference website is now live! The conference website offers prospective attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors the opportunity to view the conference schedule as it is being developed, learn about speakers, and easily register for