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Tuesday, August 20th, 2013

Intermap Announces Resignation of Board Member

Intermap Technologies Corporation (“Intermap” or the “Company”), announces that Benjamin A. Burditt has resigned as a director of the Company effective August 16, 2013 for personal reasons.

Monday, August 19th, 2013

Satellite Images of Flooded Areas in the Amur Region Received

High resolution satellite images are received of flooded areas in Amur Region: the city of Blagoveshchensk, Zarechniy and Volodymyrivka and Uralovka villages of Blagoveshchensk District. The images acquired from the RADARSAT-2 satellite were received by “UniScan” ground station in Samara State Aerospace University by the request of the ScanEx Research and Development Center and operationally

Monday, August 19th, 2013

3-GIS Continues ‘Mapping the Future’ by Upgrading to 3-GIS Version 2.1

3-GIS, a GIS software development company based in Decatur, Alabama has announced they’ve upgraded their software to 3-GIS 2.1.  The 2.1 release provides new functionality to the 3-GIS Web user as well as open the door for Android products to use their software.

Thursday, August 15th, 2013

OpenGeo Continues to Build Its Team

OpenGeo the world’s leading commercial open source geospatial company, today announced it has hired Dave Gibbon and promoted Alyssa Wright to its expanding sales team.

Thursday, August 15th, 2013

Trimble Launches AP15 GNSS-Inertial Board Set for High-Performance Positioning

Trimble introduced the Trimble AP15, the latest member of the AP series of OEM GNSS-Inertial board sets. Reaching a new level of price performance capability, the AP15 uses a custom Micro Electromechanical Machined (MEMS) based Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). It is the first product to take advantage of Applanix’ proprietary calibration process—Applanix SmartCal™, a new

Thursday, August 15th, 2013

Trimble Introduces Micro-LTE UHF RFID Module

Trimble today announced the addition of the Micro-LTE to its ThingMagic Mercury6e Series of embedded UHF RFID modules. The Micro-LTE joins the ThingMagic Micro to create a family of the smallest, 2-port, high-performance RFID modules on the market. The Micro is designed for applications with medium to large tag populations, while the new Micro-LTE is

Thursday, August 15th, 2013

Living Atlas of the World to be Featured at Ozri 2013

That dusty, tattered atlas on your bookshelf could soon be superseded by a living, online version that uses cutting-edge mapping technology to provide real-time views of the world. Devised by global Geographic Information System (GIS) technology giant Esri, the Living Atlas of the World concept brings together thousands of individual mapping projects uploaded by people

Thursday, August 15th, 2013

Bluesky Aerial Mapping Helps Restore Peak District National Park

High resolution aerial photomaps and laser surveyed 3D terrain maps from Bluesky are being used to plan and implement vital moorland restoration work in England’s most visited national park. Purchased by the Moors for the Future Partnership, on behalf of the National Trust, with funding from Defra’s Catchment Restoration Fund, the digital map data is

Wednesday, August 14th, 2013

ESA’s Next Galileo Satellite Passes Its Trial by Noise

Anyone witnessing a rocket launch will be struck by the noise levels, even when observing from several kilometres away. A satellite on top of its launcher is exposed to much higher levels, of course. So testing is essential to ensure that the satellite structure can withstand such a sustained loud sound.

Wednesday, August 14th, 2013

National Scenic Trails Added to US Topo Maps

Just in time for late summer recreation, the newly released US Topo maps for Wisconsin feature the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. The Ice Age Trail, one of 11 National Scenic Trails in the U.S. and Wisconsin’s only State Scenic Trail, follows the edge of the most recent continental glacier as it traveled south through