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Wednesday, August 28th, 2013

Today in History – August 28, 1963: Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech… and the founding of URISA

Fifty years ago today in Washington, DC, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” Speech. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the speech was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement. On

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

Trimble Launches Connected Farm Dashboard

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the Connected Farm dashboard, which provides one centralized location for farmers to view key information impacting their operations. With this information, farmers will be able to make better daily decisions based on the latest data. The Connected Farm dashboard is customizable and accessible via Internet-enabled devices such as desktop and

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

Trimble to Enter Irrigation Market with the Acquisition of IQ Irrigation Assets

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of privately-held IQ Irrigation of Christchurch, New Zealand. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of August 2013.

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

Trimble Acquires Assets of RainWave and Hydro-Engineering to Extend its Connected Farm Solution

Trimble announced today that it has acquired the assets of privately-held RainWave, LLC and Hydro-Engineering Solutions, LLC of Auburn, Ala. The acquisitions will help to extend the monitoring and reporting capabilities of Trimble’s Connected Farm™ solution and strengthen its water management expertise. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

New Report Details the Coastal Change from Hurricane Sandy

Beaches and dunes on Fire Island, New York, lost more than half of their pre-storm volume during Hurricane Sandy, leaving the area more vulnerable to future storms. While the damage and destruction on Fire Island was immediately evident after the storm, a new U.S. Geological Survey study released today is the first to quantify the

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

The DigitalGlobe Image Archive Reaches 4 Billion KM2 of Imagery

DigitalGlobe recently reached a major milestone – the company’s archive surpassed 4 billion square kilometers of high-resolution satellite imagery. As the leader in commercial satellite imagery content, DigitalGlobe now has an archive containing enough imagery to cover the globe’s landmass 27 times over.

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

Trimble Introduces Next Generation Agriculture Display

Trimble introduced today the TMX-2050 display, a next generation display built on the popular Android operating system, which offers an intuitive interface that enables farmers to easily implement precision agriculture solutions as their business grows. Its flexible software platform improves the ability for a customer to seamlessly add applications to their operations while the modular

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

OGC Calls for Input on Oil Spill Response Common Operating Picture Recommended Practice

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) along with the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP) through the Geomatics Committee, IPIECA (the global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues) and Resource Data, Inc. have issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit input on an Oil Spill Response (OSR) Common Operating

Monday, August 26th, 2013

The GIS 20: Essential Skills Workbook Helps Users Master ArcGIS

The GIS 20: Essential Skills, Second Edition, by Gina Clemmer, is an indispensable workbook that helps readers master the top 20 skills necessary to become proficient in using ArcGIS software. It is a direct result of a survey that Clemmer conducted with GIS professionals to determine the primary skills needed to be a successful GIS

Monday, August 26th, 2013

EPA Releases New Climate Change Video Series

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a new series of short public service videos on climate change. The videos cover a range of topics related to climate change, including its causes and impacts, actions Americans can take to reduce their impact, and the benefits to the economy of addressing climate change. The new