MANASSAS, Va., Sept. 5, 2013—Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that its Centaur aircraft has completed a month-long science campaign led by Harvard University and the NOAA Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division. Centaur is an optionally piloted aircraft...
Fugro Awarded NOAA Contract for Airborne Gravity Data to Help Predict Floodwater Inundation
Leidschendam, The Netherlands, Sept. 6, 2013—Fugro has been awarded a contract to collect airborne gravity data by the National Geodetic Survey (NGS), in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC) and...
Scenario Maps Designed to Manage Possible Levee Breach
Redlands, Calif., Sept. 10, 2013—The people of Muscatine, Iowa, enjoy the beauty and the power of the Mississippi River, but they live in fear of floods. It's only a matter of time before devastating floods, like those in 1993 and 2008 in eastern Iowa and 2011 in...
Aero-Photo (1961) Inc. Purchases UltraCam Eagle
Graz, Austria, Sept. 3, 2013—Aero-Photo (1961) Inc. has contracted with Microsoft’s UltraCam business unit and subsidiary to purchase an UltraCam Eagle digital aerial photogrammetric camera system. Aero-Photo has previously purchased three UltraCamXp and one...
Esri Press Publishes Study Guide for ArcGIS Desktop Certification
Redlands, Calif., Aug. 29, 2013—Esri ArcGIS Desktop Associate Certification Study Guide is a practical workbook for those preparing for the Associate level examination for ArcGIS Desktop technical certification. The book provides a comprehensive review of the GIS...
GeoCue Annouces LIDAR Quality Check Webinars
Madison, Ala., Aug. 28, 2013—In response to your requests for information on inspecting LIDAR data, GeoCue is pleased to present a two part series on LIDAR Quality Check (QC). This series of webinars will be presented by Lewis Graham, Director – LIDAR Division,...
PIXIA Corp. Hires Gary Newgaard as Vice President of U.S. Federal Sales
RESTON, Va., Aug. 27, 2013—PIXIA Corp., the industry leader in high-performance scalable large data access solutions, today announced Gary Newgaard as their new Vice President of U.S. Federal Sales. Newgaard brings more than 20 years of experience growing and...
DigitalGlobe Announces Colorado Site Consolidation and Headquarters Relocation to Broomfield, Colo.
LONGMONT, Colo., Aug. 29, 2013—DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), a leading provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions, today announced its intention to relocate its global headquarters from Longmont, Colorado to the North Park...
Maptek Provides Expertise and Software to Capture Aboriginal Rock Art in Kakadu National Park
Glenside, South Australia, Aug. 27, 2013—Maptek expertise and software played a key role to capture and digitally preserve Aboriginal rock art in Kakadu National Park for the CyArk 500 challenge. Maptek I-Site Studio software was used to create a 3D reproduction of...
Quantum Spatial Formed through Merger of AeroMetric, Photo Science and WSI
Sheboygan, Wis., Sept. 4, 2013—Aero-Metric, Inc. (AeroMetric) is pleased to announce that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire two of the leading providers of geospatial services and solutions - Photo Science, Inc. (Photo Science) and Watershed...
