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Tuesday, October 1st, 2013

Optech Announces the ILRIS Scan Workflow Software Suite

Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce the release of the ILRIS Scan software suite for its ILRIS Terrestrial Laser Scanner product line, which brings ILRIS operational efficiency to a new level. Developed in co-operation with Gexcel Srl, ILRIS Scan is

Tuesday, October 1st, 2013

Bluesky Appoints Donna Lyndsay as Business Strategist

Aerial mapping company Bluesky has appointed Donna Lyndsay to the position of Business Strategist. With over 20 years’ experience in the Geographic Information industry Lyndsay brings a wealth of skills and expertise in the development and launch to market of exciting geographic data products. Lyndsay previously held positions with Landmark Information Group, Stanfords map shop

Monday, September 30th, 2013

Esri Provides Software and Expertise as Part of the European Location Framework

Esri has joined the European Location Framework (ELF) project to assist in harmonizing and sharing geospatial data across Europe. As part of the project team, Esri has agreed to a grant offer with EuroGeographics to help its 59 members implement ELF and INSPIRE compliant services. Under the grant, Esri will be providing the ArcGIS platform,

Monday, September 30th, 2013

Intermap Announces $1.0 Million Professional Services Contract

Intermap Technologies, a leading provider of geospatial solutions on-demand created from its uniform, high-resolution 3D digital models of the earth’s surface, today announced that the Company was awarded a US $1.0 million contract from a repeat customer for Phase II of a geospatial professional services project initiated in 2011.

Monday, September 30th, 2013

Exprodat Expands Sales Team with Specialist Account Manager

Exprodat, the GIS oil and gas services, software and training supplier, is extremely pleased to announce that Frauke Diehl has joined the company in the role of Account Manager.

Monday, September 30th, 2013

Jeff de La Beaujardière Receives OGC’s Gardels Award

At the September meeting of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) in Frascati, Italy, Jeff de La Beaujardière, PhD, received the OGC’s prestigious Kenneth D. Gardels Award. The Gardels Award is awarded each year to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to advance OGC’s vision of geospatial information fully integrated into the world’s information systems.

Monday, September 30th, 2013

Optech Announced a New LiDAR Mining Monitoring Solution

Optech announces the upcoming release of the Gexcel Open Pit Mine Monitoring System (OPMMS) for the Optech ILRIS Terrestrial Laser Scanner. Incorporating the combined expertise of Optech and Gexcel Srl, an Italian software solutions company, ILRIS users can now completely automate operations and data processing tasks while controlling the ILRIS remotely through an innovative web-based

Monday, September 30th, 2013

Learn How to Deploy Web Maps and Apps with Esri Portal for ArcGIS

Your organization can use Esri Portal for ArcGIS, an extension to ArcGIS for Server, to create, manage, access, and share geographic content such as maps and apps using your on-premises or private cloud infrastructure.

Monday, September 30th, 2013

RapidEye Shows Satellite Views of Earthquake Created Island

  RapidEye’s satellites have captured something truly rare, a new island. After the deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Pakistan, an island was discovered in the Arabian sea, off the coast of Gwadar in Baluchistan Province. The island, made up of hardened mud and rocks, is approximately 170 meters wide and up to 16 meters high.

Monday, September 30th, 2013

American Sentinel University Details Importance of Enterprise Geospatial Strategy at GIS in the Rockies 2013

American Sentinel University will be a featured participant and key sponsor at the upcoming GIS in the Rockies 2013 – Local to Global: Geospatial on the Move conference Oct. 9-10 at The Cable Center in Denver, Colo.