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Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

Esri and Trimble Offer the R1 GNSS Receiver to Enhance Field GIS Workflows

Redlands, California, October 6, 2015 — Esri announced today the availability of the Trimble R1 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiverfor collecting professional-grade GPS data with Collector for ArcGIS. The GNSS receiver is rugged certified MIL-STD-810, IP65 rated, compact, and lightweight and provides professional-grade positioning information to iOS, Android, or Windows mobile handhelds, smartphones, and

Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

FAA Proposes $1.9 Million Civil Penalty Against SkyPan International for Allegedly Unauthorized Unmanned Aircraft Operations

NEW YORK, October 6, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announces the largest civil penalty the FAA has proposed against a UAS operator for endangering the safety of our airspace.

Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

Geospatial Data in Taiwan Focus More on Opening

October 6, 2015 — Supergeo’s biggest application customer in Taiwan, Ministry of the Interior and the TGOS platform, has just announced one of the biggest projects in the GIS field from ide@ Taiwan 2020 Policy: White Paper which focuses on the integration of internal geographic information data with smart cities and smart rural areas. The

Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

Autodesk Showcases New UAV Features for ReCap 360 at Commercial UAV Expo 2015

October 6, 2015 — Autodesk, Inc. will showcase new ReCap 360 features specific for UAV users at Booth #300 at the 2015 Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas.  To meet the growing demand from the UAV industry to turn aerial photos into meaningful 2D and 3D data, these enhancements deliver an easy, cost-effective solution to

Tuesday, October 6th, 2015

Commercial UAV Expo Opens in Las Vegas

October 6, 2015, Portland, Maine — Commercial UAV Expo opens today at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The expo and conference will have 120 exhibitors, more than any commercial drone show in the market.  Over  1,500 attendees are expected, including many large enterprise technology leaders from key growth sectors for UAS integration including:  Surveying & Mapping;

Monday, October 5th, 2015

Abu Dhabi to Welcome Global Environmental Leaders at Eye on Earth Summit 2015

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Oct 2015 — Sustainability thought leaders, members of the United Nations and global experts in environmental and information networking will convene in Abu Dhabi tomorrow for Eye on Earth Summit 2015.  Held under the patronage of United Arab Emirates President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the three-day Summit

Friday, October 2nd, 2015

USGIF Announces New Board Members

Herndon, Virginia, October 2, 2015 —The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announced the addition of seven new members to its Board of Directors. The newest board members are David Alexander, Julia Bowers, John Fenwick, Michael C. Grochol, Letitia A. Long, Manh Pham, and the Honorable Caryn A. Wagner. USGIF’s Board now includes 25 directors

Friday, October 2nd, 2015

NM Group and Pulse Collaboration to Offer Electrical Power Utilities Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) LiDAR and Inspection Services

Oct. 2, 2015 – NM Group (Network Mapping, Inc), a leading data capture, analytics and engineering services provider to electrical utilities, today announced a collaboration with Pulse (Pulse Aerospace, LLC).  Pulse Aerospace is the premier developer of helicopter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and flight control technology in the United States. Pulse’s HeliSynth  technology brings flight

Friday, October 2nd, 2015

SkyTraq Launches Miniature Low-Power RTK Receiver for UAS and Mobile Platform

Hsinchu, Taiwan,October 2, 2015 — SkyTraq Technology Inc., a fabless GNSS positioning technology company, introduces S2525F8-BD-RTK, a cost effective, low power, small size, single frequency RTK receiver for unmanned aerial systems and mobile platforms requiring centimeter-level position accuracy.

Friday, October 2nd, 2015

Luciad User Conference Delivers Geospatial Innovation

BRUSSELS, October 2, 2015 — Nearly 200 geospatial experts convened in Brussels on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 for   the Luciad User Conference.