Redlands, Calif., May 6, 2014—Esri and Alchemy Management have selected five of the nation's leading fire rescue departments to take part in the 2014 National Community Risk Reduction (CRR) Leadership Program. As part of the program, Esri will train fire rescue...
GCS Expands Broadband by 40X, Offers Real-Time Analytical Services
MISSOULA, Mont., May 8, 2014—GCS, a geoanalytics firm, has installed the first commercial fiber optic broadband system in Missoula that utilizes the new gigabit Ethernet capability provided by Montana West. With a direct pipeline to international Tier 1 Internet...
New Geospatial Computing Lab Exploring Smart Apps That Sense Locations, Aid in Navigation
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 5, 2014—Today’s smartphones are bringing advanced geospatial computing right into our hands. An expert in the area of mobile geospatial computing, Dr. Ruizhi Chen, an Endowed Chair and Professor at the Conrad Blucher Institute for...
Proteus to Distribute BlackBridge RapidEye Data
ABU DHABI, UAE, and BRISTOL, UK, May 7, 2014—Proteus, a provider of satellite-derived mapping and classification services, has been signed by international geospatial solution provider BlackBridge as a reseller of RapidEye satellite data. Proteus has hired...
Woolpert Becomes a Google Enterprise Maps Authorized Partner
DAYTON, Ohio, May 6, 2014—Woolpert, a national geospatial, infrastructure management and design firm, announced today that it has become an Authorized Partner of solutions based on Google’s Maps for Business technologies. This new designation from Google enables...
Astronauts View Belgium at Night
An astronaut on the International Space Station recently took this night photograph of two of Belgium's major metropolitan areas.
Swarm Satellites Exceeding Expectations
Launched just five months ago, the European Space Agency's trio of Swarm satellites is delivering results with a precision that took earlier missions 10 years to achieve.
Cold War Spy Satellite Images Reveal Lost Cities
A study of declassified Cold War spy satellite photos has tripled the number of known archaeological sites across the Middle East, revealing thousands of ancient cities, roads, canals and other ruins.
FAA Reports Near Collision of Airliner, Drone
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the incident took place on March 22, 2014, and involved U.S. Airways Flight 4650 flying from Charlotte, N.C., to Tallahassee, Fla.
Sentinel-1 Satellite Demonstrates Versatility
One of the European Space Agency's Sentinel-1 satellite's first images was crucial in helping Namibian authorities decide how to respond to a serious flood.
