Redlands, California—At this year's AWS re:Invent, global smart-mapping leader Esri announced that customers can now deploy select ArcGIS licenses from Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace instantly, using a pay-per-use pricing model available through hourly or...
SSEN to Use Innovative Aerial Scanning to Improve Electricity Network Resilience
Nov 30, 2016 - SSEN is currently working with NM Group to survey its network using a fleet of LiDAR equipped aircraft to model 63,000km of power lines in its Scottish and English operational areas. The distribution network operator (DNO) is utilising NM Group’s...
LIDARUSA Chooses Global Mapper to Analyze Stream Channel Morphology for Erosion Control
Hallowell, Maine – November 29, 2016– Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce that LIDARUSA has selected Global Mapper and the accompanying LiDAR Module for processing high-volume point cloud data as part of a stream study project spread across several...
what3words Adopted by Six National Mapping Agencies
London – what3words, the multi-award winning location reference system, has today announced that six national mapping agencies have adopted 3-word addresses. Used to input and share locations within national online geoportals, what3words is making it simpler for...
Indonesian Company Amilna Selected SuperGIS Desktop 10 to Process Spatial Data
Supergeo Technologies Inc., the global geospatial software and solutions provider, is pleased to announce that the fully functional GIS software- SuperGIS Desktop 10 was selected by Amilna Komputasi Awan to process spatial data. Located in Jakarta, Indonesia, Amilna...
Farmers and the Environment to Benefit as Ordnance Survey Creates New Data Layer of Hedges
373, 919km of England’s farmland hedges have been accurately mapped to create a new digital dataset, OS Landscape Features Layer, which will be used by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). The new dataset will play an important role in the Rural Payments Agency’s...
DJI Introduces Black Friday Promotion
NEW YORK - DJI, the world leader in unmanned aerial technology, Tuesday announced details about its Black Friday Promotion which will include price reductions in its Phantom drone series. The promotion will allow more people, especially first time drone owners, to...
Amsterdam and TomTom Join Forces to Create a Smarter City
AMSTERDAM - TomTom (TOM2) and the City of Amsterdam will collaborate on the development of traffic and travel concepts to improve traffic flow and parking in the Dutch capital. Together with the city of Amsterdam, TomTom will investigate new ways to measure traffic...
The SpaceDataHighway is Open for Traffic
Airbus Defence and Space starts the initial service of its SpaceDataHighway. This represents a step change in the speed of space communications. Ultra-broadband laser communications and the geostationary orbit of the relay satellites combine to deliver a unique,...
Nokia and UAE’s GCAA to Support Commercial Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems
Nokia and the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have collaborated to develop a new ecosystem to support regular commercial use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the country. With the new UAS ecosystem, the UAE will allow businesses and government...
