Quantum Spatial, Inc. (QSI), the nation’s largest independent geospatial data firm, announced that it was awarded a $1.5 million contract to provide system wide aerial mapping services for the Illinois Tollway. The contract is part of the tollway’s 15-year, $14...
INTERGEO 2018 – Geoinformation is the DNA of Digitalisation
Karlsruhe/Frankfurt: Digital through and through, and it’s all thanks to geoinformation. True to its slogan “Geoinformation – the DNA of digitalisationâ€, INTERGEO is kicking off the year with a pioneering conference programme. As the live platform for this...
Drone Delivery Canada Commences Development of The Condor – 400lbs Cargo Delivery Drone
TORONTO - Drone Delivery Canada 'DDC or the Company' (TSX.V:FLTÂ OTC:TAKOF), is pleased to announce that it has commenced development of its newest cargo delivery drone, 'The Condor' with a lifting capability estimated at 400 pounds of payload. "Our engineering team...
TomTom Introduces New GPS Device for Truckers in North America
LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Mid-America Trucking Show -- TomTom (TOM2) today announced the launch of the new TomTom TRUCKER – a GPS navigation device specifically developed to help truckers get to their destination more efficiently. The new GPS device, which comes in two...
Open Geospatial Standards track at ISPRS Technical Commission IV Symposium 2018
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is excited to announce that it is hosting a special ‘Open Geospatial Standards’ track at the upcoming ISPRS Technical Commission IV Symposium 2018, to be held October 1-5, 2018 in Delft, Netherlands. This year’s symposium is...
Aspen Avionics and Sensurion Aerospace Team to Co-develop Commercial UAV Avionics
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. and BLOOMINGTON, Minn.- Today, Aspen Avionics and Sensurion Aerospace announced a co-development partnership that will bring certified avionics to the burgeoning UAS and unmanned air-taxi marketplace. Aspen Avionics'/Sensurion's focus is on FAA...
GfK Releases New Digital Maps for Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Bruchsal, March 22, 2018 – GfK’s new digital maps for Germany, Austria and Switzerland include hundreds of changes to postal and administrative regions, such as municipalities. Up-to-date digital maps comprise the foundation for the precise and error-free...
GfK Releases New Digital Maps for Asia
Bruchsal, Germany – GfK has released a new, completely overhauled digital map edition for all of Asia. The edition features coverage of 49 countries, ranging from the three BRICS nations Russia, India and China to smaller countries such as Bhutan. In addition to...
Going for Atmospheric GOLD
GOLD is designed to track big events in the lower atmosphere, such as hurricanes or tsunamis, that create waves that can travel all the way up to this interface to space, changing wind patterns and causing disruptions.
Island of the Curling Stones
It has been a haven and sanctuary for pirates, smugglers and religious dissenters. The Romans may have set up camp on this rock, and Catholic Spaniards and British and Scottish soldiers built a castle and other military garrisons on it. Prisoners were sequestered here. But these days, the tiny islet is known for two things: seabirds and curling stones.
