In a major staffing announcement, Continental Mapping announces that mapping industry veteran Andy Dougherty will take on the role of president effective October 10, with current President David Hart transitioning to the role of CEO at that time. During the...
Artificial Intelligent Drones Unveiled by Aerialtronics, Neurala and NVIDIA
One of the world’s first automated inspections by an intelligent drone with deep learning capabilities was demonstrated at the GPU Technology Conference Europe today by Aerialtronics, a Dutch manufacturer of technologically advanced drones, Neurala, a pioneer in...
NM Group Become First to Test Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight LiDAR UAV for Electricity Transmission in USA
In July 2016, a Midwest utility completed a project with NM Group to deploy an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with LiDAR technology testing its suitability for vegetation compliance analysis. This project was the first time a LiDAR equipped UAV has been tested Beyond...
Bluesky's Aerial Thermal Surveys Helps Enfield Identify Illegal Dwellings
Sep 28, 2016 -- The UK’s Enfield Council is using aerial maps from Bluesky to identify outbuildings used illegally for residential purposes. The problem of ‘beds in sheds’ is growing nationally, with nearly 40,000 inspections across the UK resulting in over...
Rugged Stabilization Mount for Marine and Land Applications – RSM 300
It has always been our profession to design and manufacture Gyro Stabilization Devices, which maximize the effectivity of sensors which are used for data acquisition processes.The RSM 300 is specifically designed for marine and land applications to capture perfectly...
Future Cities Laboratory Uses Esri's Web and Desktop Technology to Assess ˜Walkability' and ˜Cyclability' in Singapore
The Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) – a research centre set up by ETH Zurich and the National Research Foundation in Singapore focusing on sustainable future cities – has used advanced location-based analytics technology to assess how walkable Singapore is today...
DigitalGlobe's Basemap Suite Expands to Include 250 Million Square Kilometers of 30 cm Imagery
WESTMINSTER, Colo. - DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced that its online Basemap Suite has reached a significant milestone, with the availability of more than 250 million square...
Esri to Donate Free Software to Winners of the EPA Smart City Air Challenge
REDLANDS, Calif.- Global smart mapping leader Esri today announced it will donate software valued at $80,000 to winners of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Smart City Air Challenge, a program designed to support local communities that demonstrate innovative...
G.R.A.C.E. Project Team Creates ˜Time Machine' with GIS
People interested in history and geography are going to love what a group of innovative educators, students, historians and the National Park Service have in store for them. Next year, visitors to Keweenaw National Historical Park will be able to use the Keweenaw Time...
The United Nations and Sierra Nevada Corporation Announce First Ever Dedicated United Nations-Dream Chaser Space Mission
VIENNA - (UN Information Service) – The United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have announced details of the first ever dedicated United Nations space mission at the International Astronautical Congress today in...
