Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
English local authority Rushmoor Borough Council is using LiDAR data from Bluesky to model the Hampshire towns of Aldershot and Farnborough. Captured using aircraft mounted laser scanners the detailed models and raw height data are being used to inform planning policies, support Public Consultations and underpin Emergency Response plans. The Bluesky data is also being
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
Blue Marble Geographics released the Geographic Calculator 2013 today, merging the various modules of the Blue Marble Desktop into one software application. 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 engineering, surveying, and technology companies, as well as governmental and
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, has announced that it has signed a new exclusive distribution agreement with Beijing Space Eye Innovation Technology Co. Ltd (BSEI) of China. The new agreement acknowledges BSEI, as PCI’s exclusive reseller partner for both PCI’s Geomatica desktop software and PCI’s award
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to introduce aerial triangulation (AT) as part of its Correlator3D™ photogrammetry suite. SimActive’s AT is an automated process based on unique algorithms for tie point extraction and advanced minimization techniques for bundle adjustment. Leveraging the GPU and multi-core CPUs, rapid AT is possible allowing entire
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to issue an initial call for presentations for the third Imaging and Lidar Solutions Conference (ILSC) to be held in Toronto on June 25-27, 2013.
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Despite a slight decline between 2009 and 2010, since 1999 the global land area farmed organically has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online service (www.worldwatch.org). Regions with the largest certified organic agricultural land in 2010 were Oceania, including Australia,
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Safe Software, the leader in spatial data transformation technology, today announced the release of both FME 2013 Desktop and Server versions. This latest version of FME offers new ways to overcome interoperability challenges and also new possibilities of what can be achieved with data, plus usability and performance improvements that promise to improve productivity.
Monday, January 14th, 2013
LizardTech, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced the release of its free GeoViewer application for Android devices, designed to view geospatial imagery and vector overlays. With this latest application, Android users will be able to view their imagery in MrSID® and JPEG 2000 formats, as well as popular vector data
Monday, January 14th, 2013
MAPPS, the national association of private sector geospatial firms, has announced the selection of Susan Marlow, founder and CEO of Smart Data Strategies of Franklin, TN as a member of the association’s Board of Directors. Ms. Marlow was selected by the MAPPS Board to fill a vacancy caused by the retiremen t and resignation of Paul Harwig,
Monday, January 14th, 2013
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has adopted the OGC Wide Area Motion Imagery Best Practices Document (WAMI BP) as an official OGC Best Practice. The OGC WAMI Best Practices Document recommends a set of Web service interfaces for the dissemination of Wide Area Motion Imagery (WAMI) products. It describes a performance centric, scalable grammar and schema
