HONG KONG - Hong Kong-based venture capital fund Beyond Ventures is spearheading a US$3 million investment project to benefit Mapxus, one of Apple's Indoor Mapping Data Format (IMDF) platform service providers.  Founded by an impassioned team of professors, tech...
Nokia joins Sendai City in world's first test of private wireless connected drones for tsunami evacuation alerts
Sendai City and Nokia successfully conducted a test flight of a Nokia drone on a private LTE network provided by Nokia Digital Automation Cloud. They tested the potential use of drones during a tsunami or other disasters to help in prevention and mitigation efforts....
Terrafirma adopts Bluesky National Tree Map to support Hazard Assessment for Home Buyers
Terrafirma, an expert provider of hazard models, GeoData and Ground Risk Reports, has adopted Bluesky’s unique database of more than 300 million trees, within its advanced conveyancing search service. As part of a major upgrade, Terrafirma Ground Reports are now the...
Fleet Xpress agreement marks new stage in Bourbon digitalisation strategy for offshore
Bourbon, a world leader in marine services for offshore oil and gas, has signed a contract committing more than 100 offshore support vessels (OSVs) to Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress, the maritime broadband service that combines the speed of Ka-band with continuous back up...
Fugro joins WGIC as Corporate Member
World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) is pleased to announce that Fugro has joined the council for the year 2020 as a Corporate Member. Fugro will be represented at the council by Robert Hoddenbach. “Fugro is world’s leading geo-data specialist solutions...
NV5 Announces Record Third Quarter 2019 Revenue Results and Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Nation's Largest Full-Service Geospatial Solutions Provider
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.- NV5 Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVEE) (“NV5†or the “Companyâ€), a provider of professional and technical engineering and consulting solutions, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2019. In the third quarter...
Nearmap and Cityworks partnership unites high-res aerial images with top-notch management tools
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah - The high-resolution aerial imagery of Nearmap can now be used with the best-in-class asset management tools of Cityworks. The two companies announced a partnership today that joins lifelike, 2D and 3D, HD-quality visuals with a GIS-centric system...
Esri Chosen to Support Department of Defense JAIC Emergency Response Program
REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, announced that Esri and partner Figure Eight Technologies, Inc. have been awarded a contract in support of Department of Defense, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), prototyping...
Quanergy Expands Leadership in the LiDAR Mapping Industry by Securing Partnership With GeoCue for True View® Drone System
SUNNYVALE, Calif.- Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and smart sensing solutions, today announced that GeoCue Group Inc., provider of world-class LiDAR mapping solutions, has selected the M8 as the LiDAR sensor...
Terra Drone conducts 160m chimney inspection at thermal power plant in Japan
Chiba, Japan – Leading industrial drone solutions provider Terra Drone Corporation has successfully demonstrated its non-destructive testing (NDT) capabilities by inspecting a 160-meter chimney at a thermal power plant in Japan. The chimney inspection was conducted...
