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Monday, February 8th, 2016

OGC Invites Input to Guide Point Cloud Standards Work

8 February 2016 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)  Point Cloud Domain Working Group (Point Cloud DWG) formed late last year to assess the current state of standards and best practices in the management of point cloud data and to guide OGC activities in working with or developing standards for point cloud data interoperability, discovery, and

Monday, February 8th, 2016

Red Hen Systems at HAI Heli-Expo 2016 (Feb29-Mar3) Booth#12634

The HAI Heli-Expo 2016 is coming up sooner than you expect: Feb.29 – Mar.3 in Louisville, KY. Red Hen Systems will be there with our latest innovations for the aviation industry, built upon what we are known for-aerial video mapping with data multiplexing tool and in-house data analysis. Looking for ways to generate more revenue for your company? Red Hen Systems’ products

Monday, January 25th, 2016

Markus Neteler Joins the Management of Mundialis in Bonn

From March 2016 onwards, Dr. Markus Neteler, a prominent head of the Open Source GIS scene, will join the management board of mundialis GmbH & Co. KG in Bonn, Germany. Founded in 2015, mundialis combines remote sensing and satellite data analysis in the field of Big Data with Open Source WebGIS solutions.

Monday, January 25th, 2016

European Space Imaging Case Study Reveals How Satellite Imagery Helps Protect UNESCO World Heritage Sites

European Space Imaging (EUSI) released a new case study outlining the success of using satellite imagery to help protect UNESCO World Heritage sites this week. Working together with experts at the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) they explain what high-quality satellite data reveals about the situation on the ground at

Monday, January 25th, 2016

Navmii Appoints Steve Coast, OSM Founder, as Board Advisor

LONDON — Navmii, the free, smart navigation and traffic app, today announces that Steve Coast, the founder of the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSM), will join Navmii as a board advisor to further enhance its B2B mapping products and services. Navmii has created enhanced, automotive grade OSM maps using its map enhancement platform and billions of points

Monday, January 25th, 2016

Geospatial World Forum to Bring Business into Focus

Since the past few years, geospatial industry has seen major shift in its business models largely due to global demand of cloud-based and open-interoperable solutions. The advent of information technology and connectivity not only makes the world smaller, but creates stiff competition among industry players, especially in terms of exclusivity and quality of services. These

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

TerraGo and Eos Positioning Partnership Delivering Next-Generation GPS / GNSS Solutions for Customers Today

TerraGo, a pioneer of geospatial collaboration and enterprise mobility software, announces a technology partnership with Eos Positioning Systems that is driving collaboration across company product lines and already producing field-tested, customer-proven results. The combination of the TerraGo Edge mobile GPS data collection platform with the Eos Arrow line of sub-meter and centimeter accuracy receivers, delivers

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

OGC, InLocation Alliance and i-locate Project Seek Input on Use Cases and Benefits of Indoor Positioning

22 January 2016 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®), the Inlocation Alliance (ILA) and the i-locate Project invite you to contribute to a survey on use cases and benefits of indoor positioning.

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

URISA’s GIS Hall of Fame Nominations Process Opens

Des Plaines, IL, January 21, 2016 — URISA is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for its GIS Hall of Fame. Nominations are due May 1, 2016. URISA’s GIS Hall of Fame honors persons and organizations that have made significant and original contributions to the development and application of GIS concepts, tools, or

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

Aerial Services Purchases New LiDAR Sensor and Camera

As the advances in LiDAR technology and applications continue to drive a rapid increase in market value, Aerial Services has been committed to bringing those new capabilities to our clients. Beginning in 2012, with the purchase of a high-density corridor scanner and now in 2016 with the purchase of a Leica ALS70 Airborne LiDAR Sensor