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Tuesday, January 31st, 2017

Esri Brings Operational Intelligence to 2017 DistribuTECH Conference

REDLANDS, Calif.  — Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics technology, today announced its participation at the 2017 DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition, to be held January 31 to February 2 at the San Diego Convention Center. DistribuTECH...

Tuesday, January 31st, 2017

10th Edition of GWF Commences in Hyderabad

The 10th edition of the Geospatial World Forum (GWF), a mega geospatial business-cum-technical event highlighting the value and power of geospatial technology as an enabler in addressing global economic and socio-economic issues, has begun in Hyderabad, India....

Tuesday, January 31st, 2017

Optech Galaxy’s SwathTRAK Wins 2016 MAPPS Grand Award for Technology

Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that the Optech Galaxy airborne lidar system has won the 2016 MAPPS Grand Award for Technology.  With its unique SwathTRAK™ technology, the Galaxy vastly increases operational efficiency and data consistency in...

Monday, January 30th, 2017

RIEGL’s Notable Week at Geospatial World Forum 2017!

This past week at Geospatial World Forum 2017 in Hyderabad, India, RIEGL displayed some of the latest products of their broad product portfolio for terrestrial, mobile, airborne and UAV-based laser scanning, in cooperation with their distribution partner...

Monday, January 30th, 2017

NASA Selects Surrey Satellite US ESPA Platform for Rapid III On-Ramp 3 Catalog

ENGLEWOOD, COLO.— Colorado-based Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (Surrey) has been selected by the NASA Rapid Spacecraft Development Office (RSDO) for inclusion of its SSTL-150 ESPA satellite platform in the third NASA Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition Catalog (Rapid...

Monday, January 30th, 2017

PrecisionHawk Appoints Blackboard Co-Founder and Former CEO Michael Chasen as New CEO

RALEIGH, N.C. —    PrecisionHawk, a provider of advanced commercial drone technologies, today announced that Michael Chasen has been appointed as the company's new chief executive officer (CEO). As a serial entrepreneur and veteran technology leader, Chasen brings...

Monday, January 30th, 2017

Abstract Submissions Invited for GIS-Pro 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida

URISA is pleased to announce the Call for Presentations for GIS-Pro 2017: URISA's 55th Annual Conference in Jacksonville, Florida. The conference will take place October 23-26, 2017. Abstract submissions are due on or before March 10, 2017. The...

Monday, January 30th, 2017

Bluesky Announces 2017 Flying Plans for Ireland

Aerial mapping specialist Bluesky has announced ambitious plans for the forthcoming 2017 Irish flying season. Already dedicated to producing a high quality orthophoto base for the whole of the Republic of Ireland, together with derived and complementary...

Monday, January 30th, 2017

OGC Calls for Participation in Major Innovation Testbed (Testbed 13)

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) invites interested organizations to respond to the just released Call for Participation (CFP) in the OGC Testbed 13 Interoperability Testbed. Organizations selected to participate in Testbed 13 will develop prototype solutions based...

Monday, January 30th, 2017

Photogrammetry with Large-frame Sensors: Pix4Dmapper Pro is More than Just a Drone-Mapping Software

January, 2017 -- For professional photogrammetrists, the objective of mapping is not just to generate simple 2D orthomosaics and 3D visually-pleasant models, but to create cartography that provides accurate location and precise measurements. In Pix4Dmapper Pro, users...