February 26, 2016
The Aliso Canyon natural gas well blowout, first reported on Oct. 23, 2015, released over 100,000 tons of the powerful greenhouse gas methane before the well was sealed on Feb. 11, according to the first study of the accident published today in the journal Science. The results confirm that Aliso Canyon is the largest methane
February 11, 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. – Brian Wynne, president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), today issued the following statement on the introduction of the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act, a six-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The legislation was introduced by Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA)
February 9, 2016
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Geographic Technologies Group® (GTG®) has contracted and completed several projects for clients this January. Software: Hoffman Estate Parks District- Has acquired the Parks and Recreation GIS suite, GreenCityGIS. GreenCityGIS is built around the Esri GIS software suite and includes a park asset inventory, intranet applications, public facing applications, dashboards, and integration with
February 8, 2016
Date: February 8, 2016 — Today Pix4D launches Pix4Dmapper Ag: a photogrammetric software that converts multispectral images into agriculture-specific maps for better crop management and analysis. The software is being released in conjunction with Sequoia: a multispectral sensor from Parrot designed specifically for precision agriculture. “The most important part about this joint release is the
January 29, 2016
Outdoors enthusiasts can build impressive collections of Ordnance Survey maps, but it often means they’re not using the most up-to-date maps to get outside and explore Britain. Up until 20 March, OS is offering avid explorers the chance to return their old maps and receive money off new map purchases in return. Following the success of
January 25, 2016
From March 2016 onwards, Dr. Markus Neteler, a prominent head of the Open Source GIS scene, will join the management board of mundialis GmbH & Co. KG in Bonn, Germany. Founded in 2015, mundialis combines remote sensing and satellite data analysis in the field of Big Data with Open Source WebGIS solutions. Since 2008, Dr.
January 18, 2016
An uncrewed, electric, autonomous aircraft travelling at 75 kilometres per hour lands gently on the roof of a moving car. For the first time, researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have successfully demonstrated a technique developed for this purpose. The system could be applied to ultralight solar-powered aircraft
January 13, 2016
ROCKVILLE, Md. & WAARDENBURG, Netherlands — Tensing is pleased to announce that the company has recently been named an Esri Gold Partner. With this step, both organizations acknowledge the many years of intensive cooperation and knowledge sharing, as well as the increased focus by Tensing in the field of geosystems technology. “Tensing is honored to
December 30, 2015
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Geographic Technologies Group® (GTG®) has made headlines with the 311GIS application in the City of Guelph, Canada. Watch Mayor Cam Guthrie explain how 311GIS will improve Guelph by getting citizens involved. Citizens can help directly by reporting a variety of issues from potholes to noise complaints. As Mayor Guthrie says, this application
December 8, 2015
DENVER, Dec. 8, 2015 — Intermap (TSX: IMP), (ITMSF:BB), a leading provider of location-based solutions, today announced that the Company has received three new orders totaling approximately $2.4 million for archived NEXTMap® data and professional services work. Intermap's NEXTMap foundation data provides the framework necessary for governments and businesses to make informed decisions and find intelligent solutions