Graz, Austria, Feb. 21, 2013—Microsoft’s UltraCam Business Unit invites you to the first city stop in its 2013 UltraCam Roadshow to be held in Quebec City, Canada on March 22, 2013. Join us on this day for a unique opportunity to meet and network with our team as...
USGS Extends National Map Users Conference Call for Abstracts
Reston, Va., Feb, 22, 20130—The Call for Abstracts has been extended through March 1, 2013 for The National Map Users Conference and Community for Data Integration Workshop. The joint 2013 The National Map Users Conference and Community for Data Integration Workshop...
Altus Supplies High-Precision GNSS Receivers to TerraView Surveys
Torrance, Calif., Feb. 21, 2013—Altus Positioning Systems has delivered 20 APS-3U GNSS surveying instruments to TerraView Surveys Inc., a Canadian seismic surveying company based in Calgary, Alberta. Altus’ Canadian dealer, Butler Survey Supplies Ltd., was...
Canon Solutions America Preferred Accounts Program Improves Large Format Print Environments
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Feb. 19, 2013—Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A, today announced availability of the Canon Solutions America Preferred Accounts Program. The program provides a comprehensive approach to help organizations...
Euroconsult Announces New Consulting Services for 30th Anniversary
Paris and Montreal, Feb. 20, 2013—Euroconsult, the leading global consulting firm in the space sector, today announced the debut of its Operations Management Services (OMS) practice, specifically aimed at supporting industry-leading companies and governments in...
John M. Palatiello & Associates to Provide Services to the National Society of Professional Surveyors
RESTON, Va., Feb. 19, 2013—John M. Palatiello & Associates, Inc. (JMP&A), the premier public affairs consulting firm in the geospatial community, is pleased to announce it has been retained by the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS), the...
RDO Partners with Maptek to Sell I-Site Long-Range Laser Scanners
Glenside, South Australia, Feb. 24, 2013—Maptek, leading provider of laser scanning technology and software to the mining industry, has signed an agreement with RDO Integrated Controls (RDOIC) to resell Maptek I-Site survey systems. RDOIC is RDO Equipment Co.’s...
Woolpert Partners with Altavian for Commercial UAS Data Collection
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2013—Woolpert, a national geospatial, design and infrastructure management firm headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, recently announced it has partnered with Altavian to operate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for aerial surveying and mapping data...
TerraGo Awarded Patent for Automating Alignment of Vector Datasets and Imagery
Atlanta, Feb. 14, 2013—TerraGo, the leading provider of geospatial intelligence software, has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 8,340,360 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) entitled “System and Method for Fusing Vector Data with Imagery.†The...
A Treasure Chest of Rare Metals
With uses ranging from jewelry to catalytic converters, platinum ranks among the most prized and expensive metals. About 70 percent of the world's platinum is mined in South Africa's Bushveld Igneous Complex, along with significant quantities of palladium, rhodium, chromium and vanadium.
