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Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Map Your World on GIS Day 2016

REDLANDS, Calif.- Smart mapping company Esri today announced the 18th annual GIS Day will take place on November 16, 2016. The day is a celebration of geographic information systems (GIS) technology and unites the geospatial community in...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Acquires The GeoInformation Group

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, announced the acquisition of The GeoInformation Group, a leader in the field of geographic data solutions based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. "This acquisition expands...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Sanborn Inks Major Mapping Deal With USGS

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) has won a Geospatial Products and Services Contracts (GPSC) award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that allows the agency to negotiate task orders with Sanborn during the next...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

State to Roll Out Joint Action Plan with Isro

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government is set to roll out a joint action plan with the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) to help various departments utilise space technology and develop geospatial applications.  Read More at Times of India

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Seoul to Decide Google’s Request for Map Data Next Week

The South Korean government will make a decision next week whether to allow global giant Google Inc. to export government-supplied map data outside the country, a government official said Sunday. Read More at Korea Herald

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Many Chinese Cities are Slowly Sinking – and Intensive Urbanisation Means it Will Only Get Worse, Say Experts

Many of China’s cities are sinking due to groundwater being overused and experts fear the problem will grow worse as urbanisation intensifies. Read More at South China Morning Post

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Boeing Reaches Out to Indian Companies, Seeks Collaboration in Unmanned Aircraft System

Boeing is trying to make the most of PM Modi's "Make in India" initiative as it seeks collaboration on Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) with several Indian companies. The company has reached out to several Indian companies, including...

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

Russian Satellite ‘Canopus’ to be Part of Joint BRICS Group

The Russian satellite ‘Canopus’(manufactured by VNIIEM) will be part of the BRICS countries joint grouping of remote sensing (RS) constellation of satellites, said Michael Khailov, deputy director general of the state corporation Roscosmos, to journalists. Read More...

Monday, November 14th, 2016

GIS Cloud Awards Best Geo Project Ideas for GIS Day

In celebration of the incoming Geo Awareness Week (November 13-19, 2016), GIS Cloud launched the GIS Day Contest project challenge. The main goal is to promote innovative and meaningful use of the geo technologies by people with different...

Monday, November 14th, 2016

Major Upgrades of SuperGIS Desktop Extensions

The updated version of SuperGIS Desktop was just released this month. In this update, Supergeo not only improved the performance of SuperGIS Desktop 10 but also released multiple latest SuperGIS Desktop extensions, including Spatial Analyst, Network Analyst,...