June 30, 2015 — Supergeo Technologies, the leading GIS software and solution provider, announces that SuperGIS Desktop assists Mesurage Group Pty Ltd, Australia to process surveyed data for value-added applications and services. Located in Victoria, Australia,...
OGC Requests Comment on Draft Charter for Hydrologic Features Standards Working Group
June 29, 2015 — Members of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) request comments on the draft charter for an OGC Hydrologic Features (HY_Features) Standards Working Group (SWG). The purpose of the proposed SWG is to progress the HY_Features hydrologic feature...
Cranfield University Uses VR in Bid to Become Centre for Doctoral Training
June 29, 2015 — Cranfield University researchers received NERC funding through the ‘Big Data Capital Call’ for GeoVisionary software plus a Virtalis ActiveMove portable Virtual Reality (VR) system. With various research projects underway, Cranfield heard...
USGS Welcomes European Space Agency's New Land Observing Satellite
June 29, 2015 — The U.S. Geological Survey salutes the European Space Agency (ESA) on the successful June 23 launch of its Sentinel-2A satellite, the second satellite to be launched in Europe’s Copernicus environment monitoring program. "We are very pleased to...
Arithmetica's Spherevision Reveals Henry VIII's Excesses in Stunning 360 Degrees
Shepperton Studios, June 26, 2015 — A 360 degree video recording system from Arithmetica has been used to create an educational yet entertaining 360 film about the wanton excesses of Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace. Forming part of the Historic Royal...
OGC Seeks Public Comment on OGC Web Coverage Service – Transaction Operation Extension
June 26, 2015 — The OGC membership seeks public comment on the candidate OGC® Web Coverage Service (WCS) - Transaction operation extension, version 2.0. The OGC Web Coverage Service (WCS) Interface Standard is an open standard widely implemented in geospatial...
Avineon Announces New Professional Certifications
McLean, Virginia, June 26, 2015 — Avineon, Inc. (Avineon), a global provider of information technology, geospatial, and engineering support services, is pleased to announce three members of its professional staff have earned new certifications. Vice President Joel...
EarthDefine Releases High Resolution Tree Map for California
ISSAQUAH, Wash., June 26, 2015 — EarthDefine, a provider of high-resolution spatial data products, has created a seamless 1 meter resolution tree cover dataset for California. This dataset updates its previous tree map for California using the newest 2014 National...
DOI, USDA, EPA, NOAA and USACE Announce Additional Resilient Lands and Waters Initiative Sites to Prepare Natural Resources for Climate Change
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2015 — The Department of the Interior (DOI), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today recognized...
Sidwell Awarded Esri(R) ArcGIS Online Specialty Designation
June 24, 2015 — The Sidwell Company, the national industry leader of GIS solutions for Local Government, was recently designated by Esri as an ArcGIS Online Specialty Partner. This designation recognizes partners who demonstrate skills and experience in delivering...
