Friday, March 8th, 2013
Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today the Ashtech ADU800 for GNSS attitude determination and real-time positioning. The ADU800 is a 6D positioning solution providing position plus orientation for system integrators. The ADU800 provides precise heading, pitch and roll with 3D positioning up to centimeter-level accuracy and velocities at a rate of up to 20 Hz for static
Friday, March 8th, 2013
A double-header luncheon session on implementation of the recently-enacted MAP-21 Act, featuring senior officials of the Federal Highway Administration (FHwA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will highlight the annual MAPPS (www.mapps.org) Federal Programs Conference opening on Tuesday, March 12 in Washington, DC. The conference will include presentations by Federal agencies, members of Congress, and
Friday, March 8th, 2013
A recent major milestone to develop the next-generation of polar-orbiting satellites was reached when operational control of America’s newest environmental satellite was transitioned to NOAA. These satellites are critical to providing advanced warning for severe weather including tornado outbreaks, heavy snowfall, hurricanes, heat waves, floods, and wildfires.
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
TerraGo, a leading global provider of location intelligence, geospatial collaboration and field data collection solutions, released updates to its TerraGo 3D Composer for Adobe Acrobat, TerraGo Toolbar and TerraGo Collaboration Manager software.
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
STRaND-1, the nanosatellite carrying a smartphone, has been declared operational in orbit by the mission team from the University of Surrey’s Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL). The satellite successfully separated from the Indian PSLV launcher in low Earth orbit after its launch on 25th February, and first contact with STRaND-1
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
Supergeo Technologies, the leading global provider of complete GIS software and solutions, announced that SuperGIS Server 3.1a Standard edition will support Mobile SDK to help developers easily customize mobile applications to connect with SuperGIS Server services.
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
Cutting-edge mapping technology is critical for successfully ‘flood proofing’ the nation, according to one of Australia’s most reputable water management advisors. The message comes as calls for a nationwide approach to flood mapping have increased after extreme weather in New South Wales and Queensland over the past summer resulted in the second flood crisis for
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
Esri has created two new applications to monitor daily operations and simplify field data collection. Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS provides a common operating picture and allows decision makers to monitor, track, and report on daily operations. Collector for ArcGIS allows users to capture and report spatial and/or tabular information directly from their iPhone or Android
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Following warnings from the UK energy regulator Ofgem of an ‘horrendous’ energy crunch, aerial mapping company Bluesky is helping electricity companies ensure their power networks are resilient to the threats from falling trees and overgrown vegetation. Using Bluesky’s digital tree map data, known as ProximiTREE, agricultural and environmental consultancy ADAS has helped a number of
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Exprodat, the oil & gas software, consultancy and training supplier, has made their popular suite of petroleum ArcGIS training courses available through a ‘virtual classroom’. Virtual classroom training attendees will learn how to implement spatial technology and data in the E&P environment without having to travel to join a public course.
