ASIBA
OGC and SIBA sign Memorandum of Understanding
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and the Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that
25 May 2016
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AsteRx-m UAS
Septentrio partners with Innovelec
Septentrio, designer and manufacturer of GNSS solutions, announced a new partnership with Innovelec as an authorised partner for GNSS positioning
24 May 2016
Cadcorp
Cadcorp provides support for latest OS OpenData products and OS MasterMap styling
British GIS software developer, Cadcorp, has provided software support for three free-to-use data products from the national mapping agency of
24 May 2016
aerial mapping
Bluesky Aerial Mapping Makes a Flying Start to 2016
Aerial survey specialist Bluesky has announced the start of the 2016 flying season. Following a cold start to meteorological Spring,
20 May 2016
3D building
CartConsult delivers instant Smart City models with web streaming
CartoConsult, provider of smart 3D building and city models, now delivers 3D city and building models, via the web to
19 May 2016
3D-MC
Topcon announces integration agreement with Volvo CE for 3D-MC excavation
Topcon Positioning Group and Volvo CE are working together to establish a Topcon 3D machine control (3D-MC) solution. The technology
19 May 2016
GroundWaterML
OGC requests comment on revision of its GWML2 specification
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is requesting comments on the WaterML 2: Part 4 – GroundWaterML 2 (GWML2) candidate standard.
19 May 2016
Esri
Smart Maps Track Zika Outbreaks Globally
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) is using the Esri platform to track the outbreak of the Zika virus on a global
19 May 2016
COTS
Harris Corporation and Esri Partner to Modernize Foundational Data Production
Harris Corporation and Esri join forces to help federal agencies to modernize foundational data and use digital transformation and location-based
18 May 2016
agricultural
Teledyne Optech and GeoShack sign North American distribution agreement
Teledyne Optech announced that it has signed a North American distribution agreement appointing GeoShack North America, Inc., a distributor of
18 May 2016
GEOINT 2016
USGIF Reveals 2016 Awards Program Recipients
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announced the five recipients of its 2016 Awards Program. This year’s recipients are
18 May 2016
cartographer
Menno-Jan Kraak Keynote Speaker at GSDI 15 World Conference
GSDI 15 announced that Professor Menno-Jan Kraak, President of the International Cartographic Association for the period of 2015-2019, will be
18 May 2016
geospatial
Peter Hedlund appointed Managing Director of Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey International (OSI) is a subsidiary of Ordnance Survey (OS), responsible for sharing the British mapping agency’s expertise and
17 May 2016
Handheld Group
Handheld Introduces its First Intrinsically Safe Ultra-Rugged Computer
Handheld Group, a manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, announced its first certified intrinsically safe model, a special version of the
17 May 2016
GEOINT
USGIF Launches Universal GEOINT Certification Program
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) officially launched its Universal GEOINT Certification Program at its GEOINT 2016 Symposium, marking
17 May 2016
DEMs
LizardTech Launches Express Server 9.5
LizardTech, the creator of MrSID and provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced the release of
17 May 2016
hydrographic survey
Pageo Utama Extends Survey Services
Pageo Utama of Jakarta, one of South East Asia’s independent organisations providing hydrographic survey, positioning and subsea support facilities to
17 May 2016
ArcGIS
How Communities Can Better Respond to Zika Virus
Esri is hosting a no-cost one-hour webinar Effective Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance and Control on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 11:00
17 May 2016
electric utilities
NM Group and Harris to Provide Geiger-mode LiDAR to Distribution Utilities
LiDAR is an established technique for companies operating and maintaining electricity networks. It can improve the safety, reliability and capacity
13 May 2016
bathymetry
CHC Navigation releases N72 GNSS sensor
CHC announced the availability of its new N72 GNSS series, a high-end sensor designed for GNSS applications including national geodetic
12 May 2016
Construction
Sokkia introduces SHC5000 field controller
Sokkia introduces the latest addition to its line of field controllers for use with construction and surveying applications — the
11 May 2016
AutoCAD MAP
Orbit GT launches AutoCAD MAP plugin for Mobile Mapping
With the Orbit GT plugin for AutoCAD MAP, the use of native Mobile Mapping content becomes very easy. Any challenge
11 May 2016
ArcGIS
European Transportation GIS Summit
The European Transportation GIS Summit connects the European GIS Transportation Community and is an exciting forum for the exchange of
11 May 2016
Construction
Sokkia releases SHC500 field controller
Sokkia introduces an addition to its line of field controllers for construction and surveying applications — the SHC500. It is
11 May 2016