Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has been selected to collect, process, and assess airborne topographic lidar data for Hillsborough County, Florida, covering approximately 1,200 square miles within the Southwest Florida Water Management District...
Airbus Friedrichshafen: New Satellite Hub Lays Groundwork for the Future
With the ceremonial laying of the foundation stone for the new Integrated Technology Centre (ITC), Airbus marks the commencement of the intensive construction phase for its new €43 million satellite hub. The ultra-modern building, for the development and integration...
Harris Corporation to Provide Critical Communication Solution for Major US Electric Utility
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a contract to supply a multi-state, integrated, critical communication solution to one of the largest electric utilities in the U.S. The contract was received during the fourth quarter of Harris' fiscal 2017. Harris will...
Record Set for Longest DRONE Urban Package Delivery in the U.S.
AUSTIN, Texas - A new record has been set in long-distance drone delivery. On May 5, 2017, a Nevada UAS Consortium (Team Roadrunner) set the record flying a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) over 97 miles to Austin, Texas using cellular connectivity. ...
New USGS Maps of Mars Reveal Ancient Oases
A new set of high-resolution geologic maps reveal complex geologic processes that suggest a dynamic, wet environment once existed on early Mars, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “The major finding of this work is that the layers of rock exposed within what...
New Content and Videos are Featured in the King Schools Version 2.0 Drone Pilot License Test Prep Course
SAN DIEGO and DALLAS - AUVSI XPONENTIAL Conference -- Drone pilots who want to fly their drones in furtherance of a business have a fun and quick way to prepare to pass the required Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate written test with Version 2.0 of the King Schools...
EuroGeographics Welcomes Land Registration Authorities from Malta and Scotland as New Members
Applications from the Malta Land Registry and Registers of Scotland were approved by members of the Association for European National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authorities at their 2017 Extraordinary General Assembly. As a result, EuroGeographics now...
Gannett Fleming Establishes Cartographic Standards for State of Qatar Maps
May 11, 2017 (Harrisburg, Pa.) Gannett Fleming has successfully completed the design and implementation of cartographic standards and symbology for the maps of the State of Qatar, in partnership with The Centre for Geographic Information Systems, The Ministry of...
Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia Recognized for GIS Innovation
VICTORIA, Esri Canada User Conference – Esri Canada today presented the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA) with an Award of Excellence in applying geographic information system (GIS) technology to develop ParcelMap BC, a survey-aware,...
30 Years of Success Leads DAT/EM to Virtual Reality and UAS
Anchorage, Alaska, USA- In 1987, a group of photogrammetric professionals envisioned a product that would bridge the gap between a stereoplotter and the budding world of digital mapping. The group formed the company DAT/EM® Systems International and started selling...