The Digimap for Schools service has reached a new milestone with 1,000 secondary schools now signed up. The latest achievement, for the popular mapping system, gives hundreds of thousands of pupils across Great Britain access to the latest Ordnance Survey (OS)...
California Blowout Led to Largest U.S. Methane Release Ever
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....
AUVSI Applauds FAA Reauthorization Bill for Advancing UAS Integration
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...
Geographic Technologies Group – January Accomplishments
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...
Pix4D and Parrot Release Precision Agriculture Solutions
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...
Ordnance Survey Encourages People to Use Up-To-Date Maps with their Trade-in Scheme
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...
Markus Neteler Joins the Management of Mundialis in Bonn
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...
German Researchers Land a Drone Softly on the Roof of a Moving Car
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...
Tensing Reaches Esri Gold Partner Status
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...
City of Guelph: Mayor Guthrie’s 311GIS Interview
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...
