Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
For a low-lying, densely populated country like the Netherlands, monitoring subsidence is critical. Until recently, tiny displacements in the ground beneath our feet couldn’t be mapped nationally but, thanks to the Sentinel-1 mission, this is now possible. Focusing on the Netherlands and Denmark, scientists have been using radar images from the Sentinel-1A satellite to pinpoint
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Stevenage, UK, 24 May 2016 – British GIS software developer, Cadcorp, has provided software support for three free-to-use data products from the national mapping agency of Great Britain, Ordnance Survey: OS Open Map – Local; OS Open Roads; and OS Open Rivers. Support for the new data products was added in a recent service release
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
Proteus, a provider of satellite derived mapping and geospatial services, has successfully delivered satellite derived bathymetry to Royal Haskoning DHV during April 2016. Proteus was commissioned by Royal Haskoning to deliver the data as part of a port design project in Saudi Arabia and to identify suitable and cost effective approaches to the port. The
Friday, April 15th, 2016
San Francisco — MapJam, Inc. announced the release of MapJam for Developers with free access to the simplest and most accessible developer tools for building mapping applications. MapJam now offers robust, vector map tiles based on OpenStreetMap data that work seamlessly with open source projects including Leaflet, Mapzen, and D3, as well as libraries that highlight creative
Thursday, April 14th, 2016
To provide a graphical representation of cultural crimes committed by Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL) and other extremist organizations in the Middle East and North African region, the Antiquities Coalition partnered with Hexagon to create the Culture Under Threat Map. The interactive map program base includes current high-resolution satellite imagery maps and displays the destruction of
Monday, April 11th, 2016
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 11, 2016 — The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) is well known by its customers as a cutting-edge technology firm, but its rich history often surprises many. Founded in 1866 to produce fire insurance maps, modern-day Sanborn offers high-tech mapping services that include mobile and aerial light detection and ranging (LiDAR),
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016
NEWTON MA (USA) – Caliper is pleased to announce that the 2016 U.S. Census Blocks Groups data layer is now available for the entire United States. The 2016 Block Group data work with the latest versions of Caliper’s Maptitude mapping software and TransCAD transportation planning software. The 2016 U.S. Census Block Groups data is packed
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
Redlands, California, April 5, 2016—Esri earned fourth-place ranking in the Forbes 2016 America’s Best Midsize Employers list, led only by L.L.Bean, The Container Store, and Novo Nordisk. More than 30,000 employees at companies with at least 1,000 people were surveyed for the list. Esri technology is used to show people how to use geography and
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
Ordnance Survey is to supply mapping, geographic data and insights to UK Power Networks and Northumbrian Water in a contract worth £4 million. The three-year deal is a clear statement about OS’s commitment to the Energy and Infrastructure sector, and sees a return to direct business with Northumbrian Water. The new OS strategy has Britain’s national
