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Iraq’s First Fully Solar-Powered Village in Kulak Is Now Operational
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UAE Space Agency Signs Agreement With Technology Innovation Institute to Execute the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt’s Lander Project
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Private Japanese lunar lander enters orbit around moon ahead of a June touchdown
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2017

Getmapping and EDINA provide Aerial Photography to Schools

Getmapping and EDINA (University of Edinburgh) have worked together to put aerial photography onto the desk in UK schools via Digimap for Schools. These high resolution images of Britain map can be viewed directly in Digimap for...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2017

USGS Releases New JavaScript Library for Plotting Water Data for the Nation

A new JavaScript library, called GWIS (Graphing Water Information System), can create time-series plots of information measured at U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic data collection sites across the United States. Developed by the USGS Texas Water Science Center, the user-friendly interface integrates...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2017

Geoscience Australia and Lockheed Martin Begin Collaborative Research Project For Second-Generation Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS)

CANBERRA, Australia– Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals are critical tools for industries requiring exact precision and high confidence. Now, Geoscience Australia, an agency of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) have entered into a...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2017

Maptitude 2017 is Available Now

NEWTON, MA (USA) - Caliper Corporation is pleased to announce that Maptitude 2017, a major release of Caliper Corporation's popular GIS (Geographic Information System) and mapping software, is available now. The 2017 version provides the most up-to-date...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2017

URISA’s GIS Hall of Fame Nominations Process Opens

URISA is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for its GIS Hall of Fame. Nominations are due May 1, 2017. URISA's GIS Hall of Fame honors persons and organizations that have made significant and original...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2017

New Leica SPL100 Brings Up to 10x More Efficiency to Airborne LiDAR Mapping

Heerbrugg, Switzerland – Leica Geosystems, industry leader of reality capture and measurement technology, announced today the release of the Leica SPL100 as part of the RealTerrain reality capture solution, enabling airborne professionals to more efficiently collect and...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2017

Septentrio GNSS Technology Guarantees DEME’s Operations in Areas of Interference

Leuven, Belgium - The Belgian dredging, environmental and engineering group DEME relies on the accuracy and reliability of the AsteRx family of precise GNSS positioning solutions from Septentrio. DEME is using Septentrio’s AsteRx GNSS receivers to obtain...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2017

OGC Invites Expertise on Underground Maps and Models

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is requesting information from interested parties to inform a Concept Development Study (CDS) that will assess the current state and future direction of information standards for modelling, mapping, and managing underground infrastructure....

Tuesday, February 14th, 2017

DigitalGlobe, Esri, and Harris Corporation Partner to Bring the Power of Geospatial Big Data Analytics and Deep Learning Technology to ArcGIS Users

WESTMINSTER, Colo. - DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced a partnership with Esri and Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), which will enable Esri users to access...

Tuesday, February 14th, 2017

Esri Partners Honored at Esri FedGIS Conference for Leading in Location Strategies

Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today honored three of its partners with its inaugural Federal Small Business Specialty (FSBS) Awards during the Esri Federal GIS (FedGIS) Conference. The awards recognize companies that use Esri technology...