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Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Bluesky Launches Solar Mapping Marketing Service

Aerial mapping company Bluesky has launched a new solar power marketing service that pinpoints properties with the greatest potential for solar power generation. Pre-addressed postcards sent directly to home owners show their property from the air and include predicted power generation from solar panels. These customisable mailing campaigns can be produced by Bluesky for solar

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Join LizardTech in Celebrating 20 Years in Business

LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and reflects on how it all started with the introduction of MrSID two decades ago.

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Experiments Underestimate Climate Change Impacts to Plants

As the climate has warmed, many plants are starting to grow leaves and bloom flowers earlier. A new study published in the journal, Nature, suggests that most field experiments may underestimate the degree to which the timing of leafing and flowering changes with global warming.

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

GSDI 13 Conference Connects Government and Industry

Government, commercial businesses, community leaders, nongovernmental organizations, and the academic community will gain an understanding of the breadth of geographic information system (GIS) solutions available for implementing a spatial data infrastructure (SDI) at the Global Geospatial Conference 2012 (GSDI 13) being held May 14–17, 2012, in Québec City, Canada.

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Optech introduces CZMIL, a State-of-the-Art Environmental and Bathymetric System

Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce the release of the new airborne Optech CZMIL Coastal Zone Mapping and Imaging Lidar system.

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

COM.Geo & GWU to Present a Keynote “On Clusterization in ‘Big Data’ Streams” at COM.Geo 2012

Dr. Simon Y. Berkovich , Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, The George Washington University, and Senior Advisor in COM.Geo Advisory Board, will deliver a keynote “On Clusterization in ‘Big Data’ Streams” at COM.Geo 2012 conference which will be held on July 1-3, Washington, DC.

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

GeoEye Disappointed by DigitalGlobe, Inc.’s Rejection of the Proposed Acquisition

GeoEye (NASDAQ: GEOY) released the following statement in response to the announcement by DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI) that its Board of Directors has rejected GeoEye’s acquisition proposal. On May 4, 2012, GeoEye announced a proposal to acquire DigitalGlobe for $17.00 per share in total consideration, payable $8.50 per share in cash and $8.50 in GeoEye

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

DigitalGlobe Rejects Unsolicited Acquisition Proposal by GeoEye

DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI) (“DigitalGlobe” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, today commented on the unsolicited proposal announced by GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) (“GeoEye”) to acquire the Company for $17.00 per share in a combination of cash and stock. Consistent with its fiduciary duties and in consultation with its

Friday, May 4th, 2012

3D Laser Mapping Announces Mining Conference

3D Laser Mapping has announced a new event to demonstrate their state of the art monitoring solution, SiteMonitor. The two day event, which will take place on the 25th and 26th July 2012 in Mokopane, South Africa, will combine technical demonstrations, user presentations and practical hands on sessions. Aimed at existing and potential users of

Friday, May 4th, 2012

GeoEye Reports First Quarter 2012 Earnings Results

GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY), a leading source of geospatial information and insight, announced today results for its fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2012.