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Thursday, December 15th, 2016

Esri Releases New Arctic Elevation Data

REDLANDS, Calif.- Global smart-mapping leader Esri and the ArcticDEM project, a public-private initiative to produce high-resolution, high-quality digital elevation models (DEM) of the Arctic, have released new elevation models and enriched those previously released. The ArcticDEM project...

Thursday, December 15th, 2016

PrecisionHawk Research Outlines Operations Risk for Drones Flying Beyond Line of Sight

RALEIGH, N.C., - PrecisionHawk is releasing its Phase 2 Pathfinder Results today as part of UAS TAAC (Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technical Analysis and Applications Center) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Pathfinder program is an FAA-led initiative...

Thursday, December 15th, 2016

PhotoSat Publishes 21 New Satellite Surveying Accuracy Studies

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - PhotoSat, provider of the world's only engineering quality satellite surveying service, has announced the publication of 21 new satellite surveying accuracy studies on their website. The studies include data from seven different stereo satellite...

Thursday, December 15th, 2016

Proteus Geo Works With AECOM to Test New Bathymetry Service

Proteus Geo, a leading provider of satellite-based mapping services and data, is working with global infrastructure services firm AECOM to test its new satellite derived bathymetry service. The two companies recently completed a day of workshops, where...

Thursday, December 15th, 2016

Sefton Council and Arvato Introduce New Digital Mapping Tool for Citizens

The intuitive technology, by software developer Cadcorp, overlays a range of data including property and electoral figures from across the region on to a map hosted on the authority’s website. This enables local residents to find information...

Thursday, December 15th, 2016

Sanborn Oblique Analyst Added to ERDAS IMAGINE

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. —   The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) is pleased to announce that Hexagon Geospatial, Norcross, Ga., has added Sanborn Oblique Analyst® as an extension to ERDAS IMAGINE, the company's professional remote sensing software package....

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

Velodyne LiDAR Announces Breakthrough Design for Miniaturized, Low-Cost Solid-State LiDAR Sensors

MORGAN HILL, Calif. --Velodyne LiDAR Inc., the recognized global leader in Light, Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology, today announced a groundbreaking design for a solid-state LiDAR sensor that can deliver a subsystem cost of under $50 U.S....

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

MapD Builds Out Award-Winning GPU and Visual Analytics Platform

SAN FRANCISCO —  MapD, the market leader in GPU-powered analytics, today announced significant new feature and performance enhancements to its Core database and Immerse visual analytics platform. The new capabilities extend the company's pioneering work in using...

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

Sentera Partners With RDO Equipment Co. to Offer New UAV Solutions

MINNEAPOLIS - Sentera is excited to announce its partnership with RDO Equipment Co., a total solutions provider with 78 stores servicing the agriculture, construction, environmental, surveying, and irrigation industries. This partnership augments the RDO Equipment Co. already robust...

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

AirMap, DigiCert Introduce First-Ever Digital Identity Certificate for Drones

SANTA MONICA, Calif. —  Today, AirMap announced Drone ID, a partnership with DigiCert that will enable, for the first time, instant authentication of an unmanned aircraft's identity via a digital certificate. Drone ID is a major step...