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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

Drone USA, Inc. Retains Global PMI Partners to Provide Worldwide Acquisition and Integration Advisory Services

NEW YORK - Drone USA, Inc. (OTC:DRUS) (“Drone USA” or the “Company”), a developer and manufacturer of low altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (“UAVs”) and related technologies, today announced that it has retained Global PMI Partners to provide...

Friday, November 11th, 2016

Supergeo Announces Partnership with GPS Lands Indosolutions in Indonesia

Supergeo Technologies Inc., the global GIS software and solution provider, announces the partnership with PT. GPS Lands Indosolutions in Indonesia. Headquartered in Jakarta, PT. GPS Lands Indosolutions is a company provides professional solutions for surveying and mapping...

Friday, November 11th, 2016

RIEGL to Attend AU Las Vegas 2016!

Orlando, FL -  AU Las Vegas 2016 will be held at the Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada from November 15-17, 2016. Please join the RIEGL experts at Booth 2926 to learn about the RIEGL product portfolio for...

Friday, November 11th, 2016

Esri Publishes New Edition of Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation

Redlands, California—Esri, the global leader in smart mapping, has published Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation, eighth edition. Esri president Jack Dangermond called the 650-page textbook "a comprehensive primer for using maps effectively." Map Use teaches map fundamentals—what...

Friday, November 11th, 2016

Bluesky 3D Laser Maps AONB for Archaeological Studies

Aerial mapping company Bluesky has used aircraft mounted lasers to create 3D maps of potentially important archaeological sites in Devon, England. Funded by Historic England (formerly English Heritage), the LiDAR surveys were commissioned by Devon County Council’s...

Friday, November 11th, 2016

AT&T and NASA Collaborate on Drone Traffic Management System

VIENNA, Va.- AT&T* and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are researching traffic management solutions for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The goal is an Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) solution that supports the safe and highly...