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Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

Saab and DigitalGlobe Announce Vricon Joint Venture to Create the Globe in 3D

May 27, 2015 — Defence and security company Saab and DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, today announced the creation of a joint venture – Vricon, Inc. to produce photo-realistic 3D products and digital elevation models globally for enterprise and government geospatial markets with unmatched coverage and delivery

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

Korea Develops Land Management System by SuperGIS Engine

May 27, 2015 — To meet the demands of global GIS professionals and developers, Supergeo provides with SuperGIS Engine 3.3, the COM-structured development kit, bringing various GIS developing elements, application resources and sample modules to assist developer to meet the diverse demands of different projects and products.

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

On the Trail of Icelandic Depressions – DLR Tests New Laser Measurement Technology in Flights over Greenland

May 27, 2015 — For accurate weather forecasts and improved climate models, it is crucial to capture data about the winds over the North Atlantic as precisely as possible. Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have developed a prototype of a wind lidar (light detection and ranging) that

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

Ordnance Survey Becomes a Strategic Member of the Open Geospatial Consortium

May 27, 2015 —The OGC is pleased to announce that Ordnance Survey (OS) has raised its Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) membership level to become the first Strategic Member outside of the USA.

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

GfK Releases New Digital Maps for Russia

Bruchsal, Germany, May 27, 2015 — GfK has released a new map edition for Russia. The digital maps render the country’s current administrative and postcode boundaries and provide the basis for location-related analyses in geomarketing software and BI systems.

Tuesday, May 26th, 2015

Nominations Open for the Prestigious Carl Pulfrich Award 2015

Heerbrugg, Switzerland, May 26, 2015 — Hexagon Geosystems is pleased to continue the tradition of promoting outstanding scientific, application-oriented design and/or manufacturing activities in the field of photogrammetry, remote sensing and earth imaging applications.  

Tuesday, May 26th, 2015

Airbus Defense and Space and Hexagon Geospatial Partner to Provide Access to Data in Smart Applications

May 26, 2015 — Airbus Defense and Space and Hexagon Geospatial have partnered in a new content-sharing program that will enable end-users to have access to Earth Observation data and software through smart applications offered by Hexagon Geospatial.

Tuesday, May 26th, 2015

Airbus Defence and Space Joins ESA BIC Bavaria as New Partner

Ottobrunn, May 26, 2015 — ESA BIC Bavaria, part of the European Space Agency’s Business Incubation Centre (BIC) programme, is poised to expand its presence in the aerospace hotbed Bavaria with the opening of another branch office in Ottobrunn near Munich.

Tuesday, May 26th, 2015

Bluesky’s New Mapshop Offers More Aerial Mapping Data

Leicestershire, UK, May 26, 2015 -— Aerial mapping company Bluesky has completed a significant upgrade to its online Mapshop including new functionality and new data.

Tuesday, May 26th, 2015

Airbus Defence and Space Begins Building Grace-FO Climate Satellites

May 26, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second-largest space company, has successfully completed the development and design phase of the Grace-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment follow-on) satellites.