If water main breaks, there is an electricity outage, a pothole is found on the street or there is an incident at a large sporting event people will often post about it on social media. This data can be key in improving response...
Sanborn Completes Connecticut Statewide Data Collection
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., - The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) flight team overcame challenging spring weather conditions to successfully collect high-resolution imagery of the entire state of Connecticut and its coastline in just five weeks. Altogether, the...
Michael Baker Takes Lead in GIS for Next Generation 9-1-1, Partners With Orleans Parish Communication District, LAGIC on Innovative Technology
PITTSBURGH, PA- Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced a partnership with the Orleans Parish Communication District (OPCD) and Louisiana Geographic Information Center (LAGIC) to supply the Michael...
Wanted: Mobile Apps to Handle Big Data from Space
An array of Earth observation satellites, including the Sentinels involved in Europe's Copernicus programme, collect untold amounts of data as they circle our planet. This high-resolution imagery and further information on climates and environments present tremendous...
GOES-R Satellite Could Provide Better Data for Hurricane Prediction
The launch of the GOES-R geostationary satellite in October 2016 could herald a new era for predicting hurricanes, according to Penn State researchers. The wealth of information from this new satellite, at time and space scales not previously possible, combined with...
Intermap Receives $2.4M Follow-on Orders for Archived Data and Professional Services Work
DENVER, Dec. 8, 2015 — Intermap (TSX: IMP), (ITMSF:BB), a leading provider of location-based solutions, today announced that the Company has received three new orders totaling approximately $2.4 million for archived NEXTMap® data and professional services work....
CartoDB's Location Intelligence Platform Continues Revolutionizing the Future of Smart Cities
NEW YORK, November 25, 2015 — CartoDB, the leading company for location data analysis and visualization, revealed the first stages of one of the most comprehensive location intelligence projects in development with Mexico City at the Smart City Expo World Congress...
Managing the Data Deluge for National Security Analysts
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., November 19, 2015 — After a disaster or national tragedy, bits of information often are found afterward among vast amounts of available data that might have mitigated or even prevented what happened, had they been recognized ahead of time. In...
Bit Stew Systems Expands Data-Driven Automation in IIoT through New Partnership with Esri
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 29, 2015 —Today at Utility Analytics Week, Bit Stew Systems, a leader in Software Defined Operations for the Industrial Internet, announced a new partnership extending the power of Bit Stew's MIx Core™ platform and MIx Director Suite™ by...
The Regeneration of Open Data through SuperGIS Server
October 27, 2015 — Integrating different sources of open data often generates great value and new information. For example, by integrating earthquake and tsunami locations with a coastal city vulnerability index, you will be able to find which cities are most...
