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Tuesday, September 15th, 2015

RIEGL with Impressive Display at INTERGEO 2015 in Stuttgart

September 15, 2015 — On the first day of INTERGEO RIEGL delivered an impressive display in Stuttgart! With a special UAV-area at booth E4.079, live demo UAV-flights at the outdoor area, and the unveiling of new, advanced...

Monday, September 14th, 2015

Hemisphere GNSS’ Atlas and AtlasLink Make Trade Show Debut at InterGEO 2015

STUTTGART, GERMANY, September 14th, 2015 — Hemisphere GNSS will be showcasing its new Atlas GNSS global correction service at InterGEO 2015 Conference and Trade Fair in Stuttgart, Germany from September 15th through September 17th at booth E6.093. Atlas offers...

Thursday, September 10th, 2015

UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and JAXA Announce Launch Opportunities from the ISS for Small Satellites Built by Developing Nations

VIENNA, TOKYO, September 10, 2015 — The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) today announced the joint initiative "KiboCUBE" which will offer educational and research institutions from developing countries...

Thursday, August 13th, 2015

Tencent Strikes Strategic Partnership With Indoor Mapping Startup Sensewhere

Chinese Internet giant Tencent, the maker of WeChat, has pinned down a strategic investment with indoor mapping startup sensewhere. The total amount of the deal was undisclosed, but the companies said that Tencent now has a license...

Thursday, August 13th, 2015

Rising Seas Lay Siege to China’s Booming Coastal Cities

A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics estimates that global sea levels could rise far more quickly than expected: 10 feet within the next 50 years. The paper, now undergoing public review,...

Friday, August 7th, 2015

Buy 1 QGIS Course and Get 5 FREE

August 7, 2015 — Do you need to capture or update spatial data in the field? QGIS is a free and open source geographic information system, and Discover Spatial is hosting a new course that will take...

Friday, August 7th, 2015

GeoShot Technologies Completed Large City Modeling Project Using LiDAR Data

August 7, 2015 — GeoShot Technologies has successfully completed large city modeling using LiDAR data. “We are very excited to complete the first large scale city modeling project at GeoShot Technologies at a time when 3D city...

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015

eBee Becomes Canada’s First Compliant Fixed-Wing Drone

Cheseaux-Lausanne, Switzerland / Canada, July 22, 2015 — Swiss professional drone manufacturer, senseFly, today announced that its eBee has become the first fixed-wing system to be designated a ‘compliant small UAV’ by Transport Canada—a distinction that moves organisations...

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015

Leica Geosystems, Esri Supercharge Mobile Data Collection with ZenoCollector

Norcross, Ga., USA/Redlands, Calif., USA, July 22, 2015 — The Leica Zeno 20, the ultra-rugged, Android-based and professional-grade handheld, has combined with Collector for ArcGIS, one of the most powerful and configurable field data collection apps in the...

Thursday, July 9th, 2015

Laser Scanning Captures the Ruins of Japan’s Largest Mountaintop Castle

Researchers at the Archaeological Institute of Kashihara have found some undiscovered remains of Takatori Castle in Nara Prefecture by conducting an airborne laser scanning survey. Working with aerial study firm Asia Air Survey Co. in Tokyo, the...