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Wednesday, August 26th, 2015

New NordMap Web-Mapping Tool: Create and Compare Nordic Regions

August 26, 2015 — NordMap is a web-mapping tool for municipal and regional data that enables users to create customised maps. It is a new online version of the Nordregio map collection, focusing on demography, labour market and accessibility throughout the Nordic region.

Wednesday, August 26th, 2015

U.S. Intelligence Community Provides Innovation Exchange With Industry, Federal Civil Sector, Local Law Enforcement & First Responders Communities – Call for Presentations

CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 26, 2015 — Global Marketing Insights Inc. today issued an invitation for Industry, Federal Civil, First Responders and Local Law Enforcement communities to participate in a Community Innovation Exchange with the U.S. Intelligence Community. Hosted by the U.S. Multi-INT Tradecraft Community of Practice (MINT-T CoP), this no fee event includes classified and unclassified sessions

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

GeoVisionary Used to Visualise Flood Risk by Cardiff University

August 25, 2015 — Cardiff University has been successfully using GeoVisionary within the MAREN2 project to accurately visualise large LIDAR data sets of water levels, coastal land forms and bathymetry, so stakeholders can assess the impact of proposed renewable energy schemes. 

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

Trimble Takes Flight with New Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System

SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 25, 2015 —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the ZX5 Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), a new aerial imaging and workflow solution that captures and processes geo-referenced photo and video data for mapping, agriculture and inspection applications. The Trimble® ZX5 complements the UAS portfolio with the ability to reach smaller, remote environments faster,

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

NOAA’s Green Infrastructure Product Suite Helps Communities Reduce Extreme Weather Impacts

August 25, 2015 — As coastal community populations grow and climate change brings more frequent weather extremes, communities are looking for new ways to become more resilient. Green infrastructure is showing a lot of promise.

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

CourthouseUSA Markets Hexagon Geospatial’s Mobile Alert for Crowdsourcing Property Data

Norcross, GA, August 25, 2015 — Hexagon Geospatial is pleased to announce that CourthouseUSA, a leading provider of authoritative U.S. property data and property related mobile apps, is marketing Mobile Alert for the crowdsourcing of property appraisal data.

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

Lockheed Martin Makes Tiny Satellite Cooling System Three Times More Powerful

Palo Alto, Calif, Aug. 25, 2015 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) scientists are packing three times the power density into a key satellite cooling system whose previous design is already the lightest in its class. This project continues the company’s effort to reduce component size, enabling compact, higher-power spacecraft payloads and smaller sensor platforms back on

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

Capturing Reality Forum Receive Overwhelming Response to Call for Papers!

August 25, 2015 — The Capturing Reality Forum focuses on the technologies of laser scanning, LiDAR and 3D data capture, combining the best of SPAR Europe and ELMF. The conference committee are delighted to report an overwhelming response to the Call for Papers with 110 abstracts submitted from 24 countries!

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

$255 Billion for Manufacture & Launch of 1,400 Satellites Over Next Decade

Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, August 25, 2015 — According to Euroconsult’s newly released report, Satellites to be Built & Launched by 2024, 140 satellites with launch mass over 50 kg will be launched on average each year over the next decade for governments and commercial companies. In comparison with last year’s forecast, the number of satellites is

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

GIScience Patriarch to Reveal Predictions for the Future of Spatial Sciences

August 25, 2015 — On the 25th anniversary of the establishment of GIScience, the industry’s irrefutable ‘founding father’ will present to Australia’s leading Geographic Information System (GIS) technology specialists at a forum in Melbourne.