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Thursday, October 4th, 2012

Blue Marble to Feature Global Mapper at GEOINT and INTERGEO 2012

Blue Marble Geographics will be exhibiting at both the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence (US GEOINT) Symposium in Orlando, FL and the INTERGEO Conference and Trade Fair in Hanover, Germany the week of October 7th. Blue Marble’s geospatial data manipulation, visualization and conversion solutions are used worldwide by thousands of GIS analysts at software, oil and gas, mining, civil

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

Web Map Provides Clear Picture of Oil Sands Industry Performance in Alberta

Alberta’s oil sands contain the third-largest crude oil reserve in the world, next to Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Managing this valuable resource requires responsible development. To support this, the ministry of Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) created the Oil Sands Information Portal (osip.alberta.ca). The portal uses geographic information system (GIS) technology to make data

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

PCI Geomatics Releases Geomatica 2013

PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, today announces the release of Geomatica 2013; the latest version of the company’s complete and integrated desktop image processing software featuring tools for remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, geospatial analysis, map production, mosaicking and more.

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

Esri Story Maps Win International Map Industry Association Conference Awards

Esri is pleased to announce that Esri Story Maps has won the Gold Medal award for Best Digital Map Product and Best Overall Map Product at the International Map Industry Association (IMIA)—Americas conference. Esri Story Maps’ ability to easily serve maps and accurate demographic information covering a wide range of topics along with its well-crafted cartography were

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

Geodesign Summit Asks Attendees to Reimagine Their World

GIS and design professionals, academics, and developers will gather at Esri headquarters in Redlands, California, January 24–25, 2013, for the fourth annual Geodesign Summit. The event is open to anyone working at the intersection of geography and design. This year’s theme, Reimagine Your World, underscores how attendees can use geodesign to realize the best possible outcomes for both their

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

LizardTech Exhibits at GEOINT 2012 Symposium

LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, is exhibiting at GEOINT 2012 Symposium at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, Fla., October 9-11, 2012 in booth number 420. LizardTech will be conducting product demonstrations for the defense audience of recently launched Express Server® 8 software for serving imagery, now with a brand new

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

New Leica GNSS Antenna Ideal for Reference Station and Monitoring Applications

Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce its latest innovation in 3D GNSS choke ring antenna. The new Leica AR20 with its revolutionary design brings new levels of performance for reference station and monitoring applications. Outstanding tracking performance, excellent phase center symmetry and unmatched multipath suppression across all GNSS frequency bands are the hallmarks of this

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

Professional Development Workshops Offered at Joint Specialty Conference October 30

Prior to the start of the MAPPS-ASPRS Joint Specialty Conference October 29-November 1 in Tampa, FL, three important workshops will be presented that may contribute to continuing professional development of geospatial practitioners and contracting officers. The workshops include Licensing of Photogrammetrists and Other Geospatial Practitioners, QBS Contracting for Geospatial Services and Preparing Independent Government Cost

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

USGS Inducted into the 2012 URISA GIS Hall of Fame

Owing to 50 years of cutting-edge developments and significant contributions in advancing the field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial sciences, the U.S. Geological Survey has been selected to enter the Urban and Regional Information System Association GIS Hall of Fame.

Monday, October 1st, 2012

Manitoba to Drive Increased Efficiency with Spatial Data Infrastructure

Esri Canada today announced that the Government of Manitoba has selected the company to provide geographic information system (GIS) technology and services for creating a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) for the province. The SDI supports increased efficiency through a shared structure that will bring together all of Manitoba’s government mapping data and services. This will allow