March 5, 2015
March 5, 2015—Engineers at The University of Texas at Dallas have created semiconductor technology that could make night vision and thermal imaging affordable for everyday use. Researchers in the Texas Analog Center of Excellence (TxACE) in the University’s Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Sciencecreated an electronic device in affordable technology that detects electromagnetic
March 4, 2015
March 4, 2015—The membership of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) seeks public comment on the candidate OGC CF-netCDF 3.0 encoding using the GML Coverage Application Schema Standard. This new addition to the netCDF suite of standards provides additional ways to serve complex multi-dimensional CF-netCDF data for use in geographic information systems (GIS) or other geospatial
March 4, 2015
March 4, 2015—Cameras of an increasing variety of types will be in more and more drones and they will become more versatile, lighter weight, more robust and lower cost as they are used for many purposes beyond navigation and surveillance. In February 2015, Chinese drone-maker DJI joined an interchangeable lens alliance, promising aerial photography enthusiasts,
March 4, 2015
ORLANDO, Fla., March 4, 2015—RIEGL USA is proud to announce that Phoenix Aerial Systems has purchased its first VUX-1 UAS LiDAR scanner! The VUX-1 was developed as an innovative, new class of LiDAR sensor to meet the challenges of emerging surveying solutions by UAS, UAV, RPAS, gyrocopters, and ultra-light aircraft, both in measurement performance and in
March 4, 2015
WICHITA, Kan., March 4, 2015 — Blue-Chip Unmanned Aerial Solutions, Inc. (Blue-Chip UAS) is the first company in the U.S. to receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for Section 333 exemption across multiple industries. Blue-Chip UAS received the coveted authorization on February 10, 2015 to provide service solutions across the Oil and Gas, Wildlife, Agriculture and
March 3, 2015
Feb. 25, 2015—Unmanned Systems Canada is pleased to release the report Canadian Civil UAS 2014. The report, developed with funding from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), provides insight into the growth and potential of the UAS sector in Canada. “It was a pleasure to undertake this work for NRC”, said Stewart Baillie, one
March 3, 2015
FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Northrop Grumman Foundation announced today its continuing support to the CyberPatriot program with a multi-year grant that extends its role as presenting sponsor through CyberPatriot XI in 2019. Created by the Air Force Association (AFA), CyberPatriot is the national youth cyber education program that's inspiring students toward
March 3, 2015
March 3, 2015 — Smart mapping technology is helping one of Australia’s largest ports to better manage and use quality data for their business. Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) is experiencing improved efficiency in managing its data and information just three years after implementing its cutting-edge mapping system. Developed in partnership with Geographic Information System (GIS)
March 2, 2015
Redlands, Calif., March 2, 2015—ARC Advisory Group reports that Esri has a 43 percent share in the geographic information system (GIS) market, compared to just an 11 percent share from the second-largest supplier. ARC Advisory Group published its findings in an October market study and forecast through 2018. "Esri is, without a doubt, the dominant player in the
March 2, 2015
BETHESDA, Md., March 2, 2015—The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) is pleased to announce the release of the new Positional Accuracy Standards for Digital Geospatial Data. The new standards are available at: http://www.asprs.org/a/society/committees/standards/Positional_Accuracy_Standards.pdf. The new ASPRS accuracy standards fill a critical need for map users and map makers alike. For centuries, map scale