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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...

Monday, April 17th, 2017

China Draws Digital 3D Topographic Map of Antarctic Seabed

Chinese scientists have made a three-dimensional, digital topographic map of the Antarctic seabed using data collected during a recent expedition. Read More at Outlook India

Monday, April 17th, 2017

A Novel Solution for 3D Mapping Construction Sites: Put a Camera on a Crane

After making its name on the drone photogrammetry market, Pix4D is working its way into solutions designed specifically for construction–and some of those solutions are very creative. First, some background: Pix4D offers a BIM solution built on existing technologies,...

Monday, April 17th, 2017

NASA Images Show How India Looks From Space at Night

NASA on Thursday 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. Read...

Monday, April 17th, 2017

Merrick Releases MARS(R) 2017 Software Suite

Greenwood Village, CO – Merrick & Company, a global leader in light detection and ranging (LiDAR), digital orthophotography, hyperspectral imaging, and geographic information systems (GIS) data integration, is pleased to announce the release of Version 2017 of...