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Thursday, December 7th, 2017

International LiDAR Mapping Forum 2018 Conference Program Announced & Registration Open

(Portland, ME) - The organizers of International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), the world’s leading technical conference and expo covering the newest airborne, terrestrial and underwater LiDAR as well as emerging remote-sensing and data collection tools and technologies,...

Thursday, December 7th, 2017

Peruvian Government: “Satellite investment recovered after first year of operations”

Lima, 07/12/2017 – PerúSAT-1 has completed its first year of operation and the Peruvian government has recently declared that in that time, the investment it has made into the satellite programme has already been recouped. The Earth...

Thursday, December 7th, 2017

Esri Publishes a Textbook on How to Use ArcGIS Pro

Redlands, California—Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today announced the release of GIS Tutorial 1 for ArcGIS Pro: A Platform Workbook, which teaches all the elements of creating and managing data; designing maps; performing spatial analysis;...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

PlanetObserver Presents New PlanetSAT Updates Imagery Basemap of the United States and Mexico

Clermont-Ferrand, France – The French company PlanetObserver, specialized in geospatial data production, has just finalized the new PlanetSAT Updates imagery basemap of the United States and Mexico.  Processed with fresh and cloudless Landsat 8 source data, this...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Research Reveals Scope of Open Geospatial Data from Official National Sources Across Europe

Open data is available from the majority of European National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities (NMCAs), a new survey has found. Research by the Open European Location Services (ELS) Project reveals that 98% of respondents provide...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

SpatialTEQ Inc. Expands SDK for Map Business Online 5.0

CORNISH, Maine - SpatialTEQ Inc., publisher of North America's fastest growing business mapping software, today announced the release of Map Business Online(MBO) 5.0 Software Development Kit, commonly referred to as an SDK.  The MBO SDK is designed...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Aerial Intelligence Pioneer Kespry Secures $33 Million in Series C Funding to Drive Digital Transformation of Industrial Work

MENLO PARK, Calif. - Kespry, the leading aerial intelligence solution provider, today announced it has raised $33 million in its Series C round of funding, led by G2VP with Shell Technology Ventures, Cisco Investments, and ABB Ventures joining...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

ViaSat-2 Satellite Reaches Geostationary Orbit; Successfully Receives and Transmits First Data from Space

CARLSBAD, Calif. - Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today the ViaSat-2 satellite has successfully arrived in geostationary orbit at 69.9° west longitude, and has transitioned into orbit normal mode (earth pointing) with its reflector and...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Monsanto and Boundless Collaborate for Open Source GIS Contributions

St. Louis, MO  –  Boundless, the leader in open GIS for the enterprise, and Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON), a global modern agriculture company, today announced their collaboration on the contribution of open source geospatial code back to...

Wednesday, December 6th, 2017

Steve Warren Joins Aerojet Rocketdyne as Chief Communications Officer

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), announced today that Steve Warren has joined the company as vice president of Communications and chief communications officer. In this role, Warren will...