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Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

OGC Announces a New Standard that Improves the Way Information is Referenced to the Earth

The membership of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has approved the Discrete Global Grid System (DGGS) as OGC Abstract Specification - Topic 21 . The goal of DGGS is to enable rapid assembly of spatial data...

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

Ordnance Survey International Partners with Tanzania and the World Bank to Promote Improved Geospatial Capacity

Ordnance Survey International has been appointed by the World Bank to help build up geospatial data expertise in Tanzania. OSI will do this through capacity building in data collection, data management and data application skills as well as...

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

Native American Tribes Share Their Perspectives on GIS in New Esri Book

Redlands, California—A new book from Esri tells the stories of how Native American tribes use geographic information system (GIS) technology to help manage and govern their sovereign nations.Tribal GIS: Supporting Native American Decision-Making, Second Edition, details how...

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

Orbit GT Launches New Feature Extraction Product for Drones at Commercial UAV Expo, Las Vegas

“With our new portfolio, we are reaching out to UAV Mapping professionals more than ever before”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “As version 18 bundles all the expertise and technology to support the various types...

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

Cepton Introduces Lightweight 3D LiDAR Sensing Solution for UAV Mapping

LAS VEGAS - Cepton Technologies, Inc., a provider of 3D LiDAR sensing solutions for automotive, industrial and mapping applications, announced today the launch of SORA 200, its lightweight 3D LiDAR sensor, at the annual Commercial UAV Expo....

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

The Drone Racing League (DRL) Announces 2018 Allianz World Championship In Saudi Arabia

NEW YORK - The Drone Racing League (DRL), the world's premier drone racing circuit, and The General Sport Authority (GSA) of Saudi Arabia today announced the 2018 DRL Allianz World Championship will take place in Saudi Arabia next...

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

Excelitas CaliPile Multi-Function Infrared Sensor Wins Gold in 2017 ECN IMPACT Award

WALTHAM, Mass., October 25, 2017 – Excelitas Technologies® Corp., a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, announced that its CaliPile™ Multi-Function Infrared (IR) Sensor has been honored with the Gold award in the 2017...

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

GfK Releases Updated Maps for all of Europe

Bruchsal, Germany, October 25, 2017 – GfK has released its Europe Map Edition 2017/2018, which includes thousands of updates to the previous year’s edition. The digital maps reveal Europe’s current administrative and postcode boundaries. As such, they...

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

ESA and Radiant.Earth Join Forces to Advance Sustainable Development Goals

FRASCATI, Italy and WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 - The European Space Agency (ESA) and Radiant.Earth announce their agreement to jointly enhance geospatial data literacy in the global development community to support tracking the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

Aerojet Rocketdyne Breaks Ground On New Era of Advanced Manufacturing in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), marked a key milestone today when it officially broke ground on a new, 136,000-square-foot manufacturing facility located in Huntsville, Alabama. During a ceremony, attended...