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Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

South African Nautical Charts Now Available from EVG

MINNEAPOLIS – February 27, 2018 – East View Geospatial (EVG) is pleased to announce that it has expanded its nautical chart offerings via an agreement with the South African Navy Hydrographic Office (SANHO). This agreement makes EVG...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

gvSIG 2.4, New Version of gvSIG Open Source GIS is Now Available

gvSIG Desktop 2.4, the new version of the open source Geographic  Information System, is now available. You can access both the gvSIG Desktop 2.4 installable and portable versions from the download section of the project website ,...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

GEO Jobe to share “The Power of GIS, Simplified” at the 2018 Esri Partner Conference and DevSummit

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - GEO Jobe is pleased to announce the team will be attending and exhibiting once again at the 2018 Esri Partner Conference (March 3-5) and the Esri DevSummit (March 6-9) at the Palm Springs Convention...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Envitia Appoints Nabil Lodey as CEO

Envitia Group PLC, the leading provider of geospatial technology and solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nabil Lodey as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect. Nabil has over 20 years of leading innovative organisations,...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Maxar Technologies Announces William McCombe is Stepping Down as CFO, Anil Wirasekara Appointed Interim CFO

SAN FRANCISCO and VANCOUVER - Maxar Technologies Ltd.  ("Maxar" or the "Company", formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. "MDA"), (NYSE and TSX: MAXR), a leading global provider of advanced space technology solutions for commercial and government markets, today announced...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Mapbox Launches Global Reality-Grade AR Location Platform

BARCELONA, Spain - As static 2D maps fade away with the bezels of mobile phones, the future interfaces for navigation and gaming exist in augmented reality. App developers need new frameworks and reality-grade location data to build the...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

United Nations-led Conference on Space Technology for Water Management Opens in Islamabad

VIENNA - More than 100 decision-makers, experts, educators and other stakeholders from around the world have gathered in Islamabad this week to consider how space technology can help manage water resources. Co-organized by the United Nations Office...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Israeli Navy Transforms to New GIS Technology

The Israeli Navy Hydrographic Branch (INHB) is transforming itself into a 21st-century organisation. Moving away from traditional methods of generating hydrographic products, INHB has adopted geographic information system (GIS) technology. This forms part of the evolution towards...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Space X Launch Of Spanish Satellite Lights Up Predawn Sky

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Earth-observation satellite built for Spain was successfully launched into orbit from California at dawn Thursday, creating a brief light show as it arced over the Pacific Ocean west of Los Angeles. Read...

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Taiwan Researchers, Engineers to Meet President Following FormoSat-5 Mission

TAIPEI — The National Space Organization (NSPO) team behind the FormoSat-5, the first-ever remote sensing satellite fully made in Taiwan, will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen this afternoon, Feb. 23. Read More at Taiwan Times