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Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

Munich Start-up Building Radar Wins Copernicus Masters Competition

Berlin, October 21, 2015 — Building Radar GmbH – providing a global, satellite-based online database for new construction projects – has just been named this year’s overall winner of the international Earth observation competition Copernicus Masters.

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

2015 GSA Prize Highlights Role of GNSS in the Internet of Things

October 21, 2015 —The 2015 edition of the European Satellite Navigation Competition GSA Special Prize was awarded to Rafael Olmedo for the KYNEO project. The project develops inexpensive, flexible Galileo and EGNOS enabled modules that allow ubiquitous positioning data for applications in the Internet of Things.

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

Innovative Tools for Building Mapping Apps Take Center Stage at Esri DevSummit in Berlin

Redlands, California, October 21, 2015—Developers from around the world will find the latest technology for building geoenabled apps on the ArcGIS platform at the Esri Developer Summit (DevSummit), November 10–12, 2015. Attendees will get an exclusive look at some of the newest products from the world leader in mapping technology. In addition, Esri will offer

Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

JUPEM Earns Global Recognition for Ground-Breaking Smart Mapping Project

October 20, 2015 — JUPEM has received a prestigious Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award for their efforts to promote the use of geospatial information in Malaysia through a ground-breaking project called Geospatial Data Acquisition System (GDAS).

Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

France #1 Civil Drone Manufacturer Released a New Long Range Data Modem

October, 20, 2015 (France) — Lehmann Aviation (www.lehmannaviation.com) released its new long range data modem, compatible with all L-A Series drones. With this new functionality, L-A Series drones (especially the LA300 for mapping and surveying) gain the same operational capabilities as their 4-5 times more expensive competitors.

Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

Global Mapper LiDAR Module V17 Released with New Noise Filtering and Power Line Extraction Tools

Hallowell, Maine, October 20, 2015 — 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, Blue Marble’s renowned GIS software, the latest edition of the module includes numerous functional enhancements and performance improvements

Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

Teledyne Optech Boosts Presence in China with General Manager Wenjie Wang

October 20, 2015 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that Wenjie Wang has joined the company in the position of General Manager for China. In his new position, Wenjie will work in Teledyne’s growing office in Beijing to provide his in-depth experience to existing and prospective clients.Mr. Wang will report directly to Don Carswell,

Monday, October 19th, 2015

First annual Commercial UAV Expo gets Sky-High Marks from Industry Insiders

October 19, 2015 (Portland, Maine, USA) — Commercial UAV Expo’s launch October 5-7, 2015 was lauded as a huge success for precision measurement professionals who gathered for three days of education, networking, and buying and selling solutions at a conference and exhibition focused on the technology revolutionizing countless industries.

Monday, October 19th, 2015

Eye on Earth Summit Calls for Practical Actions to Support Informed Decision-Making and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda

Abu Dhabi, October 19, 2015 — The second Eye on Earth Summit, held last week, has concluded with a commitment by delegates to implement a number of mechanisms, recommendations and practical actions around the supply, demand and enabling conditions of data considered essential to support informed decision-making and the 2030 sustainable development agenda.

Monday, October 19th, 2015

Exclusive Keynote Presentation at the Capturing Reality Forum in November

October 19, 2015 — The The Capturing Reality Forum, which takes place at the Salzburg Congress in Salzburg, Austria, from 23-25 November 2015, is pleased to announce its prestigious keynote speaker, Professor Luc Van Gool, founder and head of the Computer Vision Laboratory at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) in Zürich, Switzerland.