Aerial mapping company Bluesky has signed a contract with the Isle of Man Government to resell laser scan survey data of the British Crown dependency. Located in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland, the Isle of Man is perhaps best known for the annual motorcycle...
GPSengine Announces New Partnership and Support of Gosafe’s Tracking Device Range
GPSengine a leading hosted platform service provider in GNSS, Telematics, IoT and Tracking, today announced a new partnership with Gosafe, adding support for the Gosafe range of tracking devices for use with GPSengine's platform. Â With offices in USA, Europe,...
Cadcorp GIS to put Warrington on the map
Following a competitive tender, Warrington Borough Council has awarded the contract to the British software developer to centralise its Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It will enable the council to better target services, with customers able to use the system to...
Alteryx Named a Strong Performer in Geospatial Analytics Tools and Platforms by Independent Analyst Research Firm
IRVINE, Calif.- Alteryx, Inc., the leader in self-service data analytics, has been named a Strong Performer by Forrester Research, Inc. in its report “The Forrester Wave™: Geospatial Analytics Tools And Platforms, Q3 2016.†In the report, Alteryx was named a...
NGA, NSF Release 3-D Elevation Models of Alaska for White House Arctic initiative
Springfield, Va. — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Science Foundation publicly released new 3-D topographic maps of Alaska Sept. 1 in support of a White House Arctic initiative to inform better decision-making in the Arctic. The 3-D...
$12 Million Federal Contract to MU Will Establish Education Program for National Intelligence Agency
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Sailors, pilots, military service men and women deployed around the world, and government officials who make national security decisions all rely on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide them with timely geospatial information...
NGA Provides Unclassified Geospatial Intelligence for the Arctic
SPRINGFIELD, Va. — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency launched a public website Sept. 2 to provide unclassified information about the Arctic. The public website supports efforts to strengthen international cooperation, better understand and manage...
URISA Announces 2016 GIS Hall of Fame Inductees
Des Plaines, IL - The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association is pleased to announce the induction of three deserving individuals into its GIS Hall of Fame. URISA’s GIS Hall of Fame honors persons and organizations that have made significant and...
Free Australia Postcode Maps by Australian City/State
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) – Caliper is excited to announce the release of 17 free postcode maps in PDF format. Population density, income, and postal boundaries are included for several states and cities in Australia, and can be accessed here:...
Dewberry Selected to Provide QA/QC for Connecticut Map Data
Dewberry has been selected by the Capitol Region Council of Governments to perform comprehensive quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) services for Connecticut's recently acquired statewide data collection. The firm will survey 3-D QA/QC checkpoints, test the...
