Sensors and Systems
Breaking News
Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) offers new download option for harmonised high-value data prototype
Users of high-value large-scale geospatial data can now download...
GeoCue Expands Distribution Network with the Addition of Latnet Technologies Ltd in Canada
Huntsville, AL – GeoCue, a global leader in 3D...
Norbert Hanke appointed interim President and CEO of Hexagon AB
STOCKHOLM — The Board of Directors of Hexagon AB...

Top Stories

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Marine Expert iXSurvey Chooses MrSID

iXSurvey is a multinational company with offices in Australia, France and the UK that specialises in the measurement and understanding of the physical, chemical and biological marine environment. The company’s experienced and talented team of surveyors carries out a vast range of sea surveys, studies and investigations for clients around the World. To support their commitment

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

German Cycling Knowledge in English language

There’s a broad demand for Germany’s know-how in bicycle policy and infrastructural planning. The German bicycle portal contains a lot of resources: more than 4000 news, publications, research results and good practice examples. Funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, the series “Cycling Expertise Files” contains German Bicycle Expertise in English

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

UK – Innovators Scoop Top Prizes at Transport Awards

The winners share a prize fund of £160,000, which includes £10,000 for the best use of Ordnance Survey’s free mapping service, OS OpenData. They will now begin work bringing their ventures to life.

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Introducing Depiction 1.3

We at Depiction are very pleased to inform you that the long-awaited version 1.3 of Depiction is now available for download. This is the most significant upgrade since Depiction’s original release, offering major improvements in both performance and features. You can also register for next week’s Depiction 101, a special first session in a new

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Ordnance Survey Awards New Contracts – Geospatial Data

The Framework Agreement will run from April 2011 to March 2015 and sees Ordnance Survey developing its external supplier base for the supply and maintenance of topography, imagery and height data and services, which are used to maintain the currency, accuracy and information content of its core databases. The framework agreement is divided into three lots

Friday, May 6th, 2011

SSTL Delivers Groundstation Equipment for UK’s Operational Space Headquarters

As part of the Astrium-led Earth Observation (EO) Hub project at the International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) in Harwell, small satellite pioneer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has completed the installation of key groundstation equipment. This comprehensive new system provides everything needed to plan mission operations, communicate with the satellites and downlink the images and

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Kucera International Purchases Microsoft UltraCamLp

From the ASPRS 2011 conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Microsoft’s Photogrammetry Division announced that Kucera International has contracted with Microsoft subsidiary, Vexcel Imaging GmbH, to purchase an UltraCamLp a photogrammetric digital aerial camera system. Kucera is utilizing the UltraCamLp system for aerial image collection on a unique, countrywide flood risk assessment project for the Government of Poland.

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Microsoft To Present Keynote “Technology Trends and Industry Innovation” at COM.Geo 2011

The current state of technology and its prevalence in all societies has created an era of amazing innovation and opportunity across the world. Specifically, three key transformational trends are coming together in a way that will significantly change our perspective of computing and how technology can be integrated into our lives. These trends are 1)

Friday, May 6th, 2011

3-GIS Opens New Sales Office in Decatur, AL

3-GIS, a GIS software development and services company announced the opening of a new sales office in Decatur, Alabama. The office will support continued sales growth and provide quality customer service as 3-GIS continues to deliver solutions to industries both in the states and international markets. Located next to Rhodes Ferry Park on the Tennessee

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Blue Marble Announces GeoTranslate 5.1 Upgrade

Blue Marble Geographics announces the upgrade of their developer tool GeoTranslate. GeoTranslate is available within GeoCore, Blue Marble’s all in one geospatial developer tool kit. GeoTranslate 5.1 is the latest vector translation and feature manipulation tool from Blue Marble Geographics. With this toolkit, developers can read and write many of today’s most popular GIS vector