FRAMINGHAM, Mass., — In a new IDC MarketScape report, IDC Energy Insights found that with the advances in data management, Web, mobile, and integration technologies, utilities are renewing their interest in geographic information systems (GIS) software as a means to...
East View Geospatial Acquires Rights to Senegalese Maps and Data
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA, September 22, 2015 — East View Geospatial (EVG) has obtained the rights to Senegal's nationally produced maps and data, through a partnership agreement with Senegal's National Mapping Agency (NMA); Agence Nationale de l'Aménagement du...
Insurers Gain ˜Detailed Insight' From emapsite Crime Data
September 17, 2015 — Insurers can gain ready online access to the risk of crime by postcode under a new perils model launched by emapsite. The leading data services provider is adding official police updates of property-related crime to its portfolio of risk data,...
Significant Supply Expansion for EO Industry; Data Demand Driven by Defense & Emerging Markets
Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, September 16, 2015 — According to the 8th edition of Euroconsult's newly published report, Satellite-Based Earth Observation: Market Prospects to 2024, over 400 civil and commercial Earth observation (EO) satellites...
SSTL's DMC3 Constellation Demonstrates 1-Metre Capability
September 16, 2015 — The first 1-metre high resolution optical satellite imagery from the DMC3/TripleSat Constellation satellites has been released today. This follows the successful launch of the three Earth Observation mini-satellites on an Indian PSLV in July and...
Hexagon Showcases Geospatial Enterprise Solutions at INTERGEO 2015
September 15, 2015 — Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, will showcase its geospatial enterprise solutions starting today at INTERGEO, the...
UN-GGIM: Europe Offers Inspiration for Global Data Delivery
September 14, 2015 — European initiatives to deliver harmonised dependable geospatial information could help provide a global solution to meet demand for interoperable data, says UN-GGIM: Europe. The workshop, part of the fifth session of the United Nations...
National Weather Service Signs Significant Patent Technology Agreement with AccuWeather
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 14, 2015 — AccuWeather, Inc., the global leader in weather information and digital media, today announced that the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS), a division of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has signed a...
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and JAXA Announce Launch Opportunities from the ISS for Small Satellites Built by Developing Nations
VIENNA, TOKYO, September 10, 2015 — The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) today announced the joint initiative "KiboCUBE" which will offer educational and research institutions from developing...
LandScan 2014 Global Population Database
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, September 9, 2015 — East View is pleased to announce our worldwide release of the LandScan 2014 Global Population Database. LandScan is developed by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the United States Department of Defense. Annually...
