ENGLEWOOD, COLO., Oct. 9, 2013—Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) today announced that Doug Gerull has been named chief operating officer. In this capacity, Gerull is assisting SST-US in building out its U.S. manufacturing capacity and cultivating the...
AeroMetric Awarded Minnesota IT Statewide Master Contract
Maple Grove, Minn., Oct. 8, 2013—AeroMetric Inc., A Quantum Spatial company (AeroMetric) has been awarded a Professional and Technical Services Master Contract for the state of Minnesota. The contract, which was issued under the Master Contract Program 902TS, is...
DigitalGlobe Launches the DigitalGlobe Foundation to Support Educational Uses of Geospatial Technology
LONGMONT, Colo., Oct. 11, 2013—DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), a leading provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions, today announced the launch of the DigitalGlobe Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on fostering...
Hexagon Acquires Airborne Hydrography
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 8, 2013—Hexagon AB, leading global provider of design, measurement and visualization solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire Airborne Hydrography AB (AHAB), a provider of airborne laser survey systems for hydrographic and topographic...
Interactive Esri Map Shows Regions Most Impacted by Government Shutdown
Redlands, Calif., Oct. 11, 2013—Esri released an interactive Federal Government Shutdown map for the media to embed or share as part of ongoing government, economic, and political coverage. The map uses data from Trulia.com to show the 10 areas in the US that have...
Tuck Mapping Integrates Leica RCD30 Camera with Applanix POSTrack
Norcross, Ga., Oct. 9, 2013—Leica Geosystems Inc. (www.leica-geosystems.us) today announced that Tuck Mapping Solutions Inc. has completed the first integration of a Leica RCD30 airborne camera with the Applanix POSTrack system. With technical support from Leica...
Premier Geospatial Collaboration Solution Now Optimized for Mobile and Remote Access
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 14, 2013—TouchShare (formerly known as TouchTable, Inc.), the leader in next-generation geospatial collaboration solutions, today announced TouchShare Mobile Access, which extends the company’s multi-touch solutions for rich, immersive...
The GIS Management Institute Publishes the URISA GIS Capability Maturity Model
Des Plaines, Ill., Oct. 10, 2013—The GIS Management Institute® has published the URISA GIS Capability Maturity Model, culminating a two-year effort. The GISCMM provides a first-ever framework for assessing not only the capability of an enterprise GIS operation, but...
Tracking a Cyclonic Trifecta
On Sept. 18, 2013, the Intriguing Image of the Week featured a rare moment when all the world's oceans were relatively calm. What a difference a month makes! In this week's image, three powerful storms are shown swirling simultaneously across the Asia-Pacific region, including the deadly Tropical Cyclone Phailin, which is responsible for at least 21 deaths in India.
GEOINT Symposium Tentatively Rescheduled
The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation announced it intends to roll all contracts over for an April 14-17, 2014, GEOINT Symposium in Tampa.
