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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Trimble’s 3D Scanning Software First to Provide the E57 E2807 Data Exchange Standard

Trimble introduced today Trimble RealWorks version 7.0, the first commercially available software suite that incorporates the newly approved ASTM International E57 E2807 data exchange standard for 3D imaging systems. Trimble RealWorks version 7.0 allows 3D laser scanning professionals to use their design software of choice, depending on their applications and workflow. Trimble RealWorks is a

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Juniper Systems Mesa Rugged Notepad Secures TerraGo Mobile Certification

Juniper Systems’ Mesa Rugged Notepad is the newest device to be certified by TerraGo Technologies for use with the mobile solution of its widely adopted geospatial collaboration software. TerraGo Mobile enables front line personnel to access, share and easily update geospatial intelligence as well as collaborate peer-to-peer or with the enterprise using TerraGo GeoPDF maps

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

BAE Systems Wins Grand Award in Inaugural PA-MAPPS Competition

BAE Systems (Mt. Laurel, NJ) was selected as the Grand Award winner of the inaugural PA-MAPPS Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards competition for their project “PAMAP: The Keystone to Intelligence Decisions”. The accomplishment was recognized at a ceremony during the PaGIS Conference on May 25 in Grantville, PA. Learn More

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

GIS Site License Provides Alaskan Youth with Critical Skills

Though GIS has been taught at a number of schools in Alaska for the past several years, the signing of a statewide education site license with Esri brings the technology to all K–12 students in the state. Students, educators, and administrators in all of Alaska’s primary and secondary schools will have access to Esri’s full

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Avenza Releases MAPublisher 8.5 for Adobe Illustrator

Avenza Systems Inc., producers of the PDF Maps app for iOS and geospatial plugins for Adobe Creative Suite, including Geographic Imager for Adobe Photoshop, is pleased to announce the release of MAPublisher 8.5 for Adobe Illustrator. This release is now fully compatible with Adobe Illustrator CS5.1, part of the new Creative Suite 5.5 family. Learn

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

IGNITE 2011 Unites Geospatial Industry Thinkers for Genesis of the Dynamic GIS

Prior to the kickoff of the Hexagon 2011 conference next week, ERDAS is hosting IGNITE 2011, an annual think tank event which will bring together customers and partners to work alongside ERDAS as we define and shape the future of the geospatial industry. As Hexagon now unites industry-leading providers of geospatial software and hardware, it

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Carlson Software to be exclusive MOVE3 Source in U.S. & Canada

Carlson Software and Grontmij Nederland are bringing MOVE3, the easy-to-use Least Squares adjustment package, to surveyors and surveying, engineering, and construction companies throughout the United States and Canada. Designed for all kinds of survey work, MOVE3 has proven itself an indispensible tool for providing quality control and assurance during site calibration. From 1D height determination to

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

TrigNet Reference Station Web Server

TrigNet is a network of permanent continuously operating GNSS base stations distributed throughout South Africa at approximately 100km to 300km spacing. (See distribution map).All stations record 1 second epoch data on both GPS frequencies (L1 and L2) via geodetic standard choke ring antennas. Data from all stations is continuously streamed to the TrigNet control centre in

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

RapidEye Announces Restructuring

RapidEye, a leader in wide-area repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of satellites announced today that it has filed for insolvency under German insolvency laws, the equivalent of Chapter 11 protection. Wolfgang Biedermann, the CEO of RapidEye commented that this move was necessitated by recent actions of the financing banks. The intention of the banking consortium is to allow the

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

MecSoft Announces VisualXPORT for Autodesk Inventor 2012

MecSoft Europe, distributor for CAD/CAM Technologies in Europe, announced today the release of VisualXPORT for Autodesk Inventor 2012 software. VisualXPORT for Inventor is a direct, in-window plug-in for Autodesk Inventor 3D mechanical design software, allowing users to transfer Inventor geometry directly to VisualMILL without having to go through a neutral format such as STEP or