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Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

Trimble Introduces Online Training Program for Imaging

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today its Online Training Program for Imaging. The training courses can be ordered and accessed 24/7 via the Trimble Learning Center (http://www.trimblelms.com). The courses are designed to teach customers how to successfully use a variety of Trimble Imaging software solutions. Available on demand, participants can decide flexibly when to work on

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

USGS Completes Decommissioning of Landsat 5

On June 5, 2013, the U.S. Geological Survey Flight Operations Team transmitted the last command to the Landsat 5 satellite, effectively terminating the mission 29 years, 3 months and 4 days after its launch by NASA from Vandenberg Air Force Base on March 1, 1984. The Landsat program is a joint effort between USGS and

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

Climate Change will Trap Millions in Poverty According to World Bank Report

In a new report released today, the World Bank warned that climate change-driven increasing severe weather, sea-level rise, storm surges will threaten the food security and livelihoods of millions of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.  According to the report, climate-related extremes events from current warming are already pushing the most vulnerable households below

Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

Blue Marble to Feature Global Mapper v14.2 LiDAR Enhancements at ILSC 2013

Blue Marble Geographics will be exhibiting at the Optech, Imaging and LiDAR Solutions Conference (ILSC) in Toronto, Canada from June 25th to 27th. Come visit Blue Marble at booth number 7 for a complete overview of new features in Global Mapper v14.2.  Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation, visualization and conversion solutions are used worldwide by

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

NOAA, Partners Predict Possible Record-setting Dead Zone for Gulf of Mexico

Scientists are expecting a very large “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico and a smaller than average hypoxic level in the Chesapeake Bay this year, based on several NOAA-supported forecast models.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Intermap Announces $905,000 Mapping Services Solutions Contract

Intermap, 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 $905,000 task order from Dewberry Consultants LLC for the fifth phase expansion of its previously announced airborne radar mapping services project in Alaska. Additional contract funding

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Trimble Announces New TerraFlex Software and Cloud Services for GIS Applications

Trimble introduced TerraFlex today, a new software and services platform to manage data collection activities for everyday geospatial projects. Trimble TerraFlex helps managers maintain control of the flow of geo-enabled field data.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

PCI Geomatics Releases Service Pack 2 for Geomatica 2013

PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announces it has released Geomatica 2013 Service Pack 2 (SP2) for both Windows and Linux operating systems.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Supergeo to Release SuperGIS Server 3.1a Advanced Edition

Supergeo announced that SuperGIS Server 3.1a Advanced Edition will be released in Q3 2013, to support multiple extension analysts and advanced geoprocessing services.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

Ordnance Survey’s Custom-made Maps Spur Competitions

Since customers have had the ability to upload their own cover images to Ordnance Survey’s custom made maps, there has been a battle going on to establish which is the most popular cover image. The national mapping authority pioneered the process last year and has been pleased at how popular the maps have become. Customers