Thursday, November 21st, 2013
The Lockheed Martin prototype of the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, the GPS III, recently proved it was backward-compatible with the existing GPS satellite constellation in orbit.
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is delighted to announce that its unique space-based S-band radar system, NovaSAR, has won an Innovation award for Navigation and Surveillance Communications from The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
3-GIS, an Alabama-based software development company, announces Nyfors GIS as the newest customer to deploy the updated 3-GIS Network Solutions package. In partnership with Informi GIS, 3-GIS’s Denmark-based Value Added Reseller, 3-GIS has acquired Nyfors as their newest international customer. Based in Brønderslev Denmark, Nyfors will be the first European company to deploy the newly
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
3D Laser Mapping has signed a reseller agreement with Orbit Geospatial Technologies. Orbit GT products turn raw mobile mapping data into manageable, easy to use, GIS-integrated content that empowers companies to utilise mobile mapping information across an organisation. This agreement will allow 3D Laser Mapping to offer a truly end to end mobile mapping
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
The EEA’s Environmental indicator report 2013 explores the implications of a transition to a ‘green economy’, defined as an economic system which uses resources more efficiently, enhances human well-being and maintains natural systems.
Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
Bon A. Dewitt, Rongxing Li, Richard A. Pearsall, Karen L. Schuckman and Douglas A. Stow have been named the 2014 ASPRS Fellow Award winners. The ASPRS designation of Fellow is conferred on active Society members who have performed exceptional service in advancing the science and use of the mapping sciences (photogrammetry, remote sensing, surveying, geographic
Monday, November 18th, 2013
Preparations for Friday’s launch of ESA’s magnetic explorer have reached an important milestone – the constellation is now in the Plesetsk launch tower.
Monday, November 18th, 2013
American Sentinel University’s faculty, executive staff and board members will be presenting seven informative sessions, including an innovative 3D virtual learning nursing simulation focused on the key aspects of next generation technology in online learning at the 19th Annual Sloan Consortium, International Conference on Online Learning held in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Nov. 20-22, 2013.
Monday, November 18th, 2013
On 19 November at the UNFCCC COP19 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will release the first-ever Environment and Gender Index which monitors gender equality and women’s empowerment in the environmental arena. The Index ranks 72 countries on how they are translating gender and environment mandates into national policy and planning. The strongest
Monday, November 18th, 2013
The Czech Republic’s national mapping agency, the Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre (COSMC), has implemented a web-based solution from Intergraph for the distribution and publishing of national geospatial data. The solution includes high-performance image compression and delivery for handling big data on a large scale.
