June 11, 2013, Reston, Va.—MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the association for private sector geospatial firms, today announced the program for the 2013 Summer Conference to be held July 22-26 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, ME. The conference will focus on business,...
MAPPS President Testifies Before Congress on Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Reauthorization
June 13, 2013, Reston, Va.—In testimony before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, of the House Committee on Natural Resources, MAPPS President Dick McDonald, CP, PLS (T3 Global Strategies, Bridgeville, PA), commended Congress on its...
GIS-Pro 2013 to Offer Education and Connections
Des Plaines, Ill., June 11, 2013—Essential education and valuable professional connections will be the takeaways at GIS-Pro 2013: URISA's 51st Annual Conference for GIS Professionals. GIS-Pro 2013 will take place September 16-19, 2013 at the Rhode Island Convention...
AeroMetric Awarded Minnesota Orthophotography Contract
St. Paul, Minnesota, June 11, 2013—Aero-Metric, Inc. (AeroMetric) was recently awarded a contract with the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo), within the state Office of Enterprise Technology, to provide 2013-2014 Digital Orthophotography for more than...
Imagery of Rome Delivered in Near Real Time
Guildford, United Kingdom, June 6, 2013—DMCii and long-term partner Spacemetric, have successfully delivered an image from satellite to end-user in just 11 minutes, as part of a demonstration at the European Space Agency’s ‘Big Data from Space’ conference,...
RapidEye Maps Floods in Germany
Berlin, Germany, June 10, 2013—Many regions of Germany, and other parts of Central Europe, have been hit severely by flooding in early June in the wake of unusually heavy rain. RapidEye was able to deliver first images of affected areas in Eastern Germany on June 5....
TerraGo Helps Partnership for a Connected Illinois Bring Broadband to Citizens of Illinois
ATLANTA, June 11, 2013—Partnership for a Connected Illinois, Inc. (PCI), a nonprofit organization that collects and publishes broadband data usage to ensure that all citizens in Illinois have access to the Internet, is using TerraGo® geospatial collaboration...
Valtus Imagery Services Engages petroWEB as New Distribution Partner for Canada and the United States
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 13, 2013—Valtus Imagery Services, a division of North West Geomatics Ltd. is pleased to announce the establishment of a distribution partner agreement with petroWEB. “In looking at engaging new partners to increase the amount of...
Leica Announces Leica Nova MS50 MultiStation
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, June 5, 2013—Leica Geosystems announces the revolutionary Leica Nova MS50 MultiStation, the world’s first instrument that combines the most advanced total station technology with 3D laser scanning, imaging and GNSS positioning in one...
Leica Geosystems Launches Mobile Mapping Solution Pegasus:One
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, June 5, 2013—Leica Pegasus:One, the most flexible, mobile mapping platform available today, offers an intuitive mobile mapping solution for all professionals. Leica Pegasus:One allows customers to use their existing, terrestrial scanner in...
