Graz, Austria, July 30, 2013—The Survey Department of the Myanmar Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (MOECF) has contracted with Microsoft’s UltraCam business unit to purchase a complete hardware and software aerial mapping package, including an...
ASPRS Launches First eBook”Manual of Airborne Topographic Lidar
Bethesda, Md., July 29, 2013—The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) is pleased to announce the launch of its first eBook on the Kindle platform. “Making the Manual available as an eBook gives customers the option to have it available...
BA3 Altus Mobile Mapping Engine Available for Android
RALEIGH, N.C., July 18, 2013—BA3, LLC has announced and released a new version of Altus Mobile Mapping Engine™ for the growing Android smart phone and tablet marketplace. Based on the proven Altus Mapping Engine for iPhone® and iPad®, this native Android version...
Blue Marble Releases Global Mapper SDK v14.2 Featuring New Volume Calculation Functions
Hallowell, Maine, July 23, 2013—Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the release of the Global Mapper Software Development Kit (SDK) version 14.2. This release offers many new features and functions for working with volume calculations,...
GCS Geospatial Big Data Webinar Focuses on Mobility
MISSOULA, MONT., July 24, 2013–GCS has announced that Mobile platforms and applications will be the second webinar topic in its Geospatial Big Data series. The free webinar will feature three GCS Big Data solutions that use real-time location data in distinctly...
MAPPS Elects New Officers and Directors, Lower Becomes President
July 26, 2013, Rockport, Maine—MAPPS, the national association of private sector geospatial firms, elected new officers and members of its Board of Directors to serve the association for 2013-2014. Jeff Lower, Vice President of Operations, Magnolia River...
Nominate the Best in GEOINT for the USGIF 2013 Awards Program
Herndon, Va., July 23, 2013—USGIF is accepting nominations for its annual awards program. The USGIF Awards Program recognizes the exceptional work of community members for geospatial intelligence achievement, to include government, military, industry;...
URISA Announces 2013 Election Results
July 23, 2013, Des Plaines, Ill.—URISA, The Association for GIS Professionals, is pleased to announce the results of its 2013 Board of Directors’ Election. Carl Anderson will become President-Elect of the association and Jochen Albrecht, Amy Esnard and Ashley Hitt...
MAPPS Establishes Aviation Legal Plan, Retains Legal Counsel for Aerial Acquisition Issues
July 24, 2013, Reston, Va.—MAPPS, the national association for private sector geospatial firms, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with The Aviation Law Firm, based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, to provide legal services for the...
Oklahoma Tornadoes Underscore Importance of GIS in Disaster Recovery Efforts
AURORA, Colo., July 29, 2013—The massive damage from a record-breaking tornado, which swept across Moore, Okla. on May 20, is a stark reminder of how deadly and capricious nature can be. But those who learn geographic information systems (GIS) can take a little...
