July 28, 2015 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) membership announces OGC’s approval of the OGC Common DataBase specification as an OGC Best Practice. This OGC Best Practice specifies an open format and encoding for the storage, access and modification of...
First Applications from Sentinel-2A
July 28, 2015 — From agricultural monitoring to charting changing lands, early images from Europe’s new Sentinel-2A satellite show how the ‘colour vision’ mission’s critical observations can be used to keep us and our planet safe. Launched from Europe’s...
eBumper4 Flies into the Consumer Drone Market
Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 28, 2015 — Commercial drones are no longer just a product for the enterprise or government, but are quickly emerging as a mainstream venture for the everyday consumer. With dozens of options already on the market, finding an...
Hexagon Geospatial Visualizes Stories with the Hexagon Smart M.App
Norcross, GA, July 27, 2015 — Hexagon Geospatial is pleased to introduce the Hexagon Smart M.App®, providing a new way to understand and share your geospatial experience. These new light-weight applications cohesively combine data, workflows, and analytics. Hexagon...
Molly Zuccaro Former NAVTEQ and NOKIA (HERE Maps) Operations Director Joins Geospatial Corporation as Executive Vice President Operations & Strategy
PITTSBURGH, July 27, 2015 — Geospatial Corporation (OTC Pink: “GSPHâ€) announced today that Molly Zuccaro has agreed to join the Company to lead in the design of operational strategy and ensure that strategic business plans are successfully executed. Ms....
International LiDAR Mapping Forum Announces Call for Papers for 2016 Event
July 27, 2015 (Portland, Maine) — SPAR Point Group, organizer of International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), has announced a Call for Papers for the 2016 event which will take place in Denver, Colorado, USA, February 22-24, 2016. The Call for Papers invites any...
Searching for Underground Energy Sources from Space
July 27, 2015 — Data from ESA’s GOCE gravity satellite are being used to improve models of Earth’s geology, indicating the potential locations of subsurface energy sources. The satellite known as the ‘Ferrari of space’ has measured Earth’s gravity with...
Pix4Dmapper and DJI Phantom Used in Debris Search of Airplane Collision
July 27, 2015 — Late Tuesday morning on July 7th, a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet and a small single-engine Cessna 150 collided mid-air over South Carolina - forcing the jet pilot to eject and sending the two Cessna pilots to their deaths. The situation was grim....
Climate Change Reduces Coral Reefs' Ability to Protect Coasts
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., July 27, 2015 — Coral reefs, under pressure from climate change and direct human activity, may have a reduced ability to protect tropical islands against wave attack, erosion and salinization of drinking water resources, which help to sustain...
Esri Honors Geographic Innovation
Redlands, California, July 24, 2015 — Esri presented 187 organizations worldwide with Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Awards at the Esri User Conference (Esri UC) in San Diego, California. The SAG Awards highlight users that have shown vision, leadership, hard...
