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Monday, March 25th, 2013

Winners Selected for Esri’s GIS Grants for 4-H Program

Esri has awarded grants to 4-H groups in 10 states in its 2013 GIS Grants for 4-H Program. For almost 10 years, 4-H youth clubs across the United States have participated in the program, using ArcGIS to explore and analyze problems in their local communities. The club’s involvement with GIS has increased so much that

Monday, March 25th, 2013

State-of-the-art Possibilities of satellite Imagery in Maritime Monitoring to be Discussed at the 6th International Conference “Earth from Space

Participants of the 6th International Conference “Earth from Space the Most Effective Solutions”, which is to take place on October 1-3 near Moscow, will share experience in space information application during maritime monitoring.

Monday, March 25th, 2013

Microsoft Introduces New Oblique UltraCam Osprey

From the ASPRS conference in Baltimore, Maryland, Microsoft’s UltraCam business unit introduces the UltraCam Osprey, a new digital aerial system that combines a high performing photogrammetric nadir camera with oblique image capture capabilities. This third generation UltraCam camera builds on the UltraCam Eagle technology, including advanced electronics to achieve an exceptional signal/noise ratio; solid state

Monday, March 25th, 2013

LizardTech Exhibiting at ASPRS 2013 Annual Conference

LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, is exhibiting at the ASPRS 2013 Annual Conference at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel this week in booth number 701.

Monday, March 25th, 2013

GeoVation Supports Greener Business Hack Event

A recent hack event, supported by Ordnance Survey’s GeoVation team, generated a number of innovative demos showcasing how technology can support greener business, paving the way for other budding innovators and entrepreneurs to submit their ideas to the latest GeoVation Challenge.

Monday, March 25th, 2013

Leica Geosystems Announces New Leica ADS100 Airborne Digital Sensor with Unique Focal Plate Design

Leica Geosystems today announced the new generation of its leading airborne digital sensor, the Leica ADS100. Introducing a unique focal plate design, the Leica ADS100 offers a swath width of 20’000 pixels for all multispectral bands (RGBN) and multispectral capability in forward, nadir and backward, making it the most productive airborne sensor available today.

Saturday, March 23rd, 2013

SpatiaLABS 2013 Teaches Students Spatial Reasoning Skills

Designed for disciplines across the entire university, SpatiaLABS 2013 Edition complements and enhances an instructor’s course with geospatial investigations. The computer-based lab sessions, published by Esri Press, build students’ spatial reasoning and analysis skills.

Saturday, March 23rd, 2013

Water Quality Differences Affect Aquatic Health of Urban Streams in Kansas City and Independence, Missouri

Downstream areas of the Blue River and Little Blue River basins are highly affected by urban development, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study that compares the aquatic-life status of streams in the Kansas City, Mo. metropolitan area using macroinvertebrate populations as an indicator of stream health.

Friday, March 22nd, 2013

OGC announces Climate-Hydrologic Information Sharing Pilot Demo Webinar

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) announced that it will demonstrate the results of the OGC Climate-Hydrologic Information Sharing Pilot, Phase 1 (CHISP-1) at a webinar to be held from 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. The public is invited to register for the webinar. After the webinar, detailed CHISP-1 Engineering

Friday, March 22nd, 2013

Intermap Announces $410,000 NEXTMap Licensing Sale for RiskPro Solution Contract

Intermap (IMP.TO), (ITMSF:BB), 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 it has received a $410,000 NEXTMap licensing sale for a RiskPro solution in Southeast Asia. The data will be immediately delivered from the Company’s NEXTMap data library.