July 20, 2015 — Located near the western edge of the Sahara Desert, the Eye of the Sahara is a feature that resembles a large eye when viewed from space. Also known as the Richat Structure or Guelb er Richat, the Eye is a symmetrical dome of eroded sedimentary and...
Satellites Support Crop Yield Estimations in Turkey
July 20, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space delivers SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 satellite data in support of the TARBIL (Agricultural Monitoring and Information System Project) project in Turkey. TARBIL is a highly technological and comprehensive agricultural monitoring project...
Airbus Defence and Space to Build JUICE Spacecraft, ESA's Next Life-Tracker Inside the Solar System
July 20, 2015 — The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, as the prime contractor to develop and build the JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) spacecraft. JUICE is the first large mission of the...
United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Global Positioning System for the U.S. Air Force
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.,July 20,2015 — A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket successfully launched the 10th Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite for the U.S. Air Force at 11:36 a.m. EDT today from Space Launch Complex-41. This is...
Spatial Dimension Sponsors the Mining Track at Esri User Conference
July 17, 2015 — Spatial Dimension is very pleased to announce its continued support of the Esri Mining User Group (MUG) through the sponsorship of the Esri MUG Social and the luncheon at the Mining and Geoscience Track at the annual Esri User Conference, Jul 19 –...
GISi announces spin-off of Geometri, LLC
Austin, TX, July 17, 2015 — Geographic Information Services, Inc. (GISi) an Esri Platinum Partner, announced today that its Board of Directors has formally approved the spin-off of its operating unit, GISi Indoors, as an independent company. The new business is...
Silver Sponsor 1Spatial Presents 1Integrate at Esri International User Conference in the USA
Cambridge, UK, July 17, 2015 — (www.1spatial.com) 1Spatial, the global spatial software firm which manages the world’s largest spatial data, will be a Silver Sponsor at this year’s Esri International User Conference taking place in San Diego in July. The...
The Hague to Host European Trade Fair on Drones
July 16, 2015 — On 2 – 4 February 2016, The Hague will host the second edition of the European trade fair The Unmanned Systems Expo (TUSExpo) at the city’s World Forum. TUSExpo is aimed at the fast-growing market for unmanned systems such as drones and will...
Largest GIS Data Update in Two Years Released by Hart Energy’s Rextag Unit
HOUSTON, July 16, 2015 — The latest release of Hart Energy's Rextag-brand GIS (Geographic Information System) data for midstream infrastructure covers more than 1.2 million miles of oil and gas pipelines and thousands of energy-related infrastructure facilities in...
CentremapsLive re-engineered. Ordnance Survey Mapping & Geo-Data Now Even Easier to Access
WORCESTER, ENGLAND, July 16, 2015 — CentremapsLive has been extensively re-designed to help users understand the comprehensive range of mapping and geo-spatial data solutions available. A new simplified site location search function, easy-to-understand technical...
