AMSTERDAM and REDMOND, Wash. — TomTom (TOM2) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) today announced that they are expanding their partnership, bringing TomTom’s maps and traffic data into a multitude of mapping scenarios across Microsoft’s cloud services. With this...
Skyfire’s Tethered Drones Used for the First Time to Secure The Big Game
ATLANTA - Most of the attention on drones around the NFL Championship Game in Atlanta has been focused on the dozen or so drone operators snagged by the FBI for illegally flying ahead of the big game. But drones were also being used to help secure the very same event....
Plexscape Partners with Bird.i to Offer Up-To-Date Satellite Imagery Integration within CAD Platform
Plexscape, developers of Plex.Earth®, one of the most popular tools for AutoCAD for the acceleration of architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) projects, and Bird.i, a start-up that combines the latest satellite imagery and artificial intelligence...
Government of Canada Awards Microsatellite Contract to Space Flight Laboratory for Arctic Surveillance
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada – The Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded a C$15 million contract to Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) for development of multipurpose microsatellites to...
Kinesis Vehicle Tracking Helps Lincolnshire Security Monitor Services
Kinesis vehicle telematics and mobile system is giving Lincolnshire Security complete visibility of its mobile operation. The recently implemented cloud-based tracking system gives the UK company round the clock monitoring of mobile staff for resource planning,...
Maxar’s Radiant Solutions Launches a Refreshed Website
Maxar’s Radiant Solutions has launched a refreshed website and we are excited to introduce you to our new look in the new year. The newly expanded capabilities section of our website better educates visitors on our mission to reveal insights where and when it...
thinkWhere Creates Online Map Portal for Open European Geographic Data Services
Scotland: thinkWhere is developing an online mapping portal to improve access to official European geospatial open data. Working with EuroGeographics, as part of the Open European Location Services (Open ELS) project, thinkWhere will create, maintain and support a...
NSGIC Releases Groundbreaking Survey of Election Directors' Take on their Progress Towards Implementing GIS in Elections
New Orleans, LA - National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) has released their findings from a first-ever survey of the nation’s state election directors, seeking to determine the current status of the implementation of GIS in elections. A number of...
Drone Delivery Canada Receives Approvals to Start Testing its 50 lbs Cargo Delivery Drone – The Falcon
TORONTO - Drone Delivery Canada 'DDC or the Company' (TSX.V:FLT,OTC: TAKOF), is pleased to announce that it has commenced testing its newest cargo delivery drone, 'The Falcon' with a lifting capability of 50 pounds of payload and a travel range of 60km. "In response...
ARC Advisory Group Report Names Esri GIS Market Leader
REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced its top ranking in the Geographic Information Systems Market Research Study report, produced biannually by ARC Advisory Group. According to the study, Esri is a market leader in most...