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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.

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

A Big Day for Science: Citizens Have Contributed One Million Observations to Top Nature Database

Thanks to citizen-scientists around the country, the USA National Phenology Network hit a major milestone this week by reaching its one millionth nature observation. The millionth observation was done by Lucille Tower, a citizen-scientist in Portland, Ore., who entered a record about seeing maple vines flowering. Her data, like all of the entries, came in

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Satellites Stay Current on Ocean Currents

Satellites offer a frequent overview of our entire planet – covered mostly by water – and provide valuable data to monitor and understand global ocean circulation. Understanding water currents at the ocean surface is important for many applications.

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

MAPPS to Testify at Congressional Field Hearing on Federal Geospatial Spending, Duplication and Land Inventory Management

MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the association of private geospatial firms, will testify before a Congressional oversight field hearing to advocate for greater coordination of the Federal government’s geospatial activities, a coordinated effort to inventory the land the government owns, and a reduction of government duplication of and competition with the private geospatial profession.

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

FotoTerra Chooses SimActive for Fast Ortho Production



SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that Brazilian firm FotoTerra has purchased multiple licenses of its Correlator3D™ product. The software will be used to generate orthophotos, create mosaics and perform editing as required.