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Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Maptitude 2016 is Available Now

NEWTON, MA (USA) – Caliper Corporation is pleased to announce that Maptitude 2016, a major release of Caliper Corporation’s popular GIS (Geographic Information System) and mapping software, is available now. The 2016 version provides the most up-to-date and accurate data available. New territory management tools Businesses require robust territory creation tools that excel in both

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Global Mapper LiDAR Module 17.1 Released with New Custom Feature Extraction Tool

Hallowell, Maine – February 16, 2016 – Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of an update to the Global Mapper LiDAR Module. Offered in conjunction with the recent release of Global Mapper version 17.1, Blue Marble’s renowned GIS software, the latest edition of the module includes numerous functional enhancements and

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Esri Announces Big Changes to Small Government Enterprise License Agreement Program

Redlands, California—February 17, 2016 — Esri has announced a significant change to its Small Municipal and County Government Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) program. Municipal and county governments serving populations between 100,000 and 250,000 that have been looking for ways to build smart communities using Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) technology now have the opportunity to place

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Excelitas Technologies’ New Surface Mount 905 nm Pulsed Semiconductor Laser Offers High Beam Placement Accuracy at Competitive Price

WALTHAM, Mass., February 16, 2016 – Excelitas Technologies® Corp., a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, introduced today the Surface Mount 905 nm Pulsed Semiconductor Laser (SMD Laser), offering the capability of automated pick-and-place high-volume assembly. In addition, the unique SMD design delivers higher beam placement accuracy than a lead-frame, plastic

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Geospatial Analytics Market Worth 72.21 Billion USD by 2020

According to a new market research report “Geospatial Analytics Market by Type (Surface Analysis, Network Analysis, Geovisualization), Technology, Application, Vertical, Region (Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Latin America) – Global Forecast to 2020″, published by MarketsandMarkets, is expected to grow from USD 27.42 Billion in 2015 to USD 72.21 Billion by 2020, at a

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

MQ-4C Triton UAS Completes Operational Assessment

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Feb. 17, 2016 — The MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) built for the U.S. Navy by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully completed Operational Assessment (OA). Pending final data analysis, the completion of this milestone signals the maturity of the system and paves the way for a positive Milestone

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Ball Aerospace Completes Instrument Integration on Nation’s Next Polar-orbiting Weather Satellite

BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 17,  2016 — All five of the complex and critical instruments that will deliver data for NOAA’s next polar-orbiting weather satellite mission have been integrated by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. on the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) satellite. The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) was the final instrument to be integrated onto the

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

RIEGL is Attending, Exhibiting, and Presenting at ILMF!

RIEGL will be attending, exhibiting and presenting at ILMF! International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) is a technical conference and exhibition showcasing the latest airborne, terrestrial, and underwater LiDAR, as well as emerging remote-sensing and data collection tools and technologies. Connect with hundreds of professionals seeking LiDAR and other 3D geospatial data collection technologies to support

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Last Days to Submit Papers for WITFOR 2016

Tuesday 16 February 2016 — ICT professionals and government policy makers wanting to present their strategies for progressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals at the IFIP World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2016 have two weeks to submit their papers and demo proposals for review. March 1st 2016 is the deadline for submissions, with the event

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Elbit Systems Introduces Skylark 3: The Latest Addition To Its Family Of Mini-UAS

Elbit Systems has developed the Skylark3, a new autonomous mini Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), best suited for brigades and divisions in “beyond the next hill” reconnaissance, counterinsurgency and force protection missions, as well as for use in a range of civil applications, such as border and coastal security and anti-terror operations. The new system has