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Wednesday, April 19th, 2017

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Awards Boundless with $36M Contract

NEW YORK, NY – Boundless, the leader in open GIS, today announced that it has been awarded a $36 million contract by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the primary source of GEOINT for the U.S. Department of...

Tuesday, April 18th, 2017

Nighttime Images Show India’s Growth

NASA recently released new global nighttime images of the Earth, including a detailed view of India and its surroundings that show how patterns of human settlement changed across the country between 2012 and 2016. Satellite images of...

Tuesday, April 18th, 2017

Trumbull Unmanned Using SimActive for Emergency Response

Montreal, Canada, April 18th, 2017 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that Trumbull Unmanned is using Correlator3D™ as part of their emergency response services. This includes rapid mapping of oil...

Tuesday, April 18th, 2017

Vertical Images: From Film Making to Inspection, and Why the Future of Drones Doesn’t Lie in Flying

Successful drone entrepreneur Petr Lněnička went from award-winning filmmaker to drone inspection leader in his native Czech Republic. Here he lays out 3 pieces of advice and explains why for him, the transition seemed logical, and why...

Tuesday, April 18th, 2017

High Eye Aerial Imaging Acquired by Alta Vista Ventures Enhances UAV Mapping Opportunities

High Eye Aerial Imaging, based in Wasaga Beach, Ontario serves as the area’s source for unmanned aerial vehicle surveying, providing mapping of remote sites, aerial surveys, volumetric calculations, digital elevation modeling, and many other services has recently...

Tuesday, April 18th, 2017

Survey of India Launches Nakshe Portal

A web-application developed by SoI, in association with NIC Uttarakhand State Unit, Nakshe provides free public download of Open Series Maps in PDF format. Union minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched the portal at an event organized by FICCI to celebrate the...

Monday, April 17th, 2017

DigitalGlobe, Hitachi Ink Reseller Agreement for Satellite Imagery Distribution in Japan

US: DigitalGlobe has entered into a commercial reseller agreement with Hitachi for the distribution of the former’s satellite imagery products and services in Japan, a news agency reported on Monday. Hitachi will serve as exclusive reseller and Japan...

Monday, April 17th, 2017

BeiDou’s Applications, Role in Asia Continue to Evolve

Asia is booming, and China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system seems prepped to boom right along with the growing region. Read More at Inside GNSS

Monday, April 17th, 2017

Geospatial Policy Framework in India

Geospatial Policy Framework in India. Panel Discussion on Geospatial Policy Framework in India” Read More at Geospatial World

Monday, April 17th, 2017

See China Through These Impeccable Satellite Images

The Guardian recently published a report mentioning more than 100 cities of China, that have the population size of over one million. 119 of these cities are bigger than Liverpool. According to the report, the size and...