April 2, 2015 — Several of the 2,798 new US Topo quadrangles for California now display public trails along with segments of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. Also the new maps now show improved data layers such as public land survey information, map symbol...
Majority of Forested Land Carved up by Human Development, Says New Study Involving CU-Boulder
April 2, 2015 — Seventy percent of forested lands remaining in the world are within a half mile of the forest edge, where encroaching urban, suburban or agricultural influences can cause any number of harmful effects, according to a new study involving scientists at...
Blaze Terra Demonstrates Advantages in Accessing Acute3D High Resolution City Models
April 1, 2015 — Eternix Ltd., leading provider of next-generation software for GIS visualization and editing in 3D, demonstrates the benefits of accessing popular 3D mapping data, such as that created by Acute3D. Rapid 3D mapping technologies use automatic 3D...
Arizona State Forestry Division to Develop Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal
Richmond, VA., April 1, 2015 — The Arizona State Forestry Division recently selected Timmons Group, a leader in innovative geospatial solutions, to develop their Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (WRAP). This project will leverage past wildfire risk portals...
New Leica ScanStation, Point Cloud Software Raise 3D Laser Scanning to Next Level
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 1 April 2015 — Leica Geosystems announces a group of six major new products for terrestrial laser scanning: three new laser scanners and three new point cloud software products. Together, these leading edge products raise the industry’s...
CoreLogic Introduces Proprietary Wind Verification Technology
Irvine, Calif., March 31, 2015 — CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, today introduced new wind verification technology that will improve the accuracy and timing of insurance claims related to...
SAM Expands Survey Capacity with Second Lynx Mobile Mapperâ„¢
March 31, 2015 — Optech is pleased to announce that long-time client SAM (Survey And Mapping, LLC) has acquired a second Lynx Mobile Mapper™ to meet the growing demand for high-accuracy surveying and geospatial services. Survey And Mapping, LLC (SAM), a leading...
Cheng Kung University Won the Champion of SuperGIS Application Youth Award 2015
March 31, 2015 — Cheng Kung University won SuperGIS Application Youth Award 2015 by its cross-platform GIS solution, which successfully integrated desktop, server, mobile GIS and crowd sources. Having been held nationally for years, the SuperGIS Youth Award is to...
DIRECTV 15, the Most Powerful US Broadcast Satellite, Leaves Airbus Defence and Space
March 31, 2015 — DIRECTV 15, the most powerful US broadcast satellite, has left Airbus Defence and Space’s cleanrooms in Toulouse (France). It will now be shipped to Kourou for launch by Ariane 5 in May 2015. DIRECTV 15 is based on the highly reliable Eurostar...
Topcon Releases Newest Vehicle Mounted 3D Mobile Mapping System
LIVERMORE, Calif. – March 31, 2015 — Topcon Positioning Group announces its latest edition 3D mobile mapping system — the IP-S3 — will be unveiled at the SPAR International 3D Measurement and Imaging Conference. The system employs the integration of an...
