Toronto, June 4, 2013—Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce the release of its Lynx MG1 (Mapping Grade) Mobile Mapper™. The Lynx MG1 has been designed for...
PCI Geomatics Software Supports ZY-3 Sensor
RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada, June 6, 2013—PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today that it now supports ZY-3 imagery within its software suite. Zi Yuan-3, or ZY-3, is China’s first...
exactEarth to Host Webinar Series
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, June 10, 2013—exactEarth is hosting a series of webinars entitled “The Importance of First Pass Detection†aimed at introducing and explaining the new and exciting technology of Satellite AIS and we invite you to attend! The second...
Hexagon Conference Unites 3 500 Technology Experts in Las Vegas
Stockholm, June 4, 2013—Hexagon AB, leading global provider of design, measurement and visualisation technologies, commenced its third annual international conference, HxGN LIVE, on 4 June at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Welcoming more than 3...
TerraGo Kicks off Summer Technology Showcase
ATLANTA, June 4, 2013—TerraGo, a leading global provider of location intelligence, geospatial collaboration and field data collection software solutions, is launching a series of technology showcase events featuring interactive sessions that highlight the latest...
Corbley Celebrates 20 Years of Building Geospatial Businesses
CASTLE ROCK, Colo., June 4, 2013—Corbley Communications Inc., a provider of business development and strategic communications services to the worldwide geospatial industry, is celebrating 20 years in business this month. For most of the past two decades, Corbley...
Leica Geosystems Acquires Geosoft
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, June 5, 2013—Leica Geosystems strengthens position in mobile mapping by acquiring Geosoft S.r.l., an Italian based software and hardware company, founded in 1988, that specializes in modular cartography, digital photogrammetry and mobile...
Spatial Energy and Schlumberger Agreement to Provide Geospatial Information
Boulder, Colo., June 4, 2013—Spatial Energy announced today an agreement with Schlumberger to provide on-demand access to high resolution satellite and aerial imagery, topographic maps and digital elevation models from Spatial Energy within the Petrel E&P...
Woolpert Acquires Professional Services Company Kings Canyon Technology
DAYTON, Ohio, June 3, 2013—Woolpert announced today it has acquired Kings Canyon Technology (KCT), a professional services firm based in Reedley, Calif., focused on delivering permitting, land and licensing solutions. Woolpert, a national infrastructure management,...
Satellite Observes Giant Oklahoma Tornado Scar
On June 2, 2013, NASA's Terra satellite observed an immense scar on the Oklahoma landscape left by a May 20, 2013, EF-5 tornado”the most severe rating on the enhanced Fujita scale. It was the deadliest U.S. tornado since an EF-5 killed 158 people in Joplin, Mo., in 2011.
