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Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

1Spatial’s 1Integrate for ArcGIS Goes Mobile with Collector for ArcGIS

Cambridge – 28 June 2016 - 1Spatial (www.1spatial.com), the global spatial software firm which manages the world’s largest spatial data, today announced at the Esri UC San Diego, USA that 1Integrate for ArcGIS is now available for Collector for...

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

Trimble TDC100 Handheld GNSS Data Collector Combines Smartphone-Like User Experience with Professional-Grade Capabilities

SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 28, 2016—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today its Trimble® TDC100 handheld data collector. An entry-level Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) device for a variety of Geographic Information System (GIS) applications, the Trimble TDC100 combines...

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

Leica Geosystems‘ 2016 Plan Contest Awards Showcase State-of-the-Art Reality Capture Deliverables

Heerbrugg,Switzerland,  28 June 2016 – Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Plan Contest. An annual highlight of the Geosystems Track at HxGN LIVE, the contest gives conference attendees the opportunity to showcase...

Monday, June 27th, 2016

Septentrio Offers Enhanced Georeferencing Solutions for Drone Aerial Surveys

TORRANCE, Calif. – June 27, 2016 – Septentrio is featuring its enhanced suite of drone survey tools for GIS professionals at the 2016 Esri User Conference in San Diego this week. “Aerial surveys by unmanned aircraft are...

Monday, June 27th, 2016

China Plans to Make BeiDou Available for Global Users by 2020

China: The Chinese govt. released a white paper on Tuesday, which states that the country is planning to make its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) available to global users by 2020. The news was reported by Chinese...

Monday, June 27th, 2016

8000 Pillars to be Erected Along India-Nepal Border

More than 8,000 pillars along the India-Nepal border will be linked to a Global Navigation Satellite System, allowing authorities for the first time to effectively manage the over 1,700-km-long porous boundary. Read More at Indian Express

Monday, June 27th, 2016

Isro to Geo-Tag Assets Created Under MGNREGA

New Delhi: To keep track of assets created under the rural job guarantee scheme, the ministry of rural development and the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Friday signed an agreement on geo-tagging the assets. Read More...

Monday, June 27th, 2016

Satellite Images to Help Track Illegal Constructions

Pimpri Chinchwad: The civic body has decided to obtain Google images from National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad, to identify illegal constructions cropping up after January 1, 2016, within its limits.  Read More at Times of India

Friday, June 24th, 2016

MapAction and World Food Programme Help Sri Lankan Government Better Prepare for Emergency Response

Saunderton June 24th, 2016 - Weeks before massive floods in Sri Lanka killed more than 80 people and forced around 300,000 to leave their homes, MapAction and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) worked with the...

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016

Maptitude Now Has 14+ Million Australian Address Points

NEWTON MA (USA) - Address data has been set free in Australia because of a shrewd move by the Australian government. Initiatives under the National Innovation and Science Agenda are making public data more available for the...