Supergeo provides GIS software on multiple platforms, including server, desktop, and mobile. Due to the rapid development of the mobile and smart devices in recent years, Supergeo has been dedicated to developing and improving mobile GIS products, like SuperSurv and...
Space Foundation Issues Statement on Commercial Space Regulatory Milestones
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Space Foundation today voiced its strong support for two important commercial space regulatory milestones: On July 29, the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Commercial Space Transportation (OCST) issued a license to Virgin...
NASA and Hera Systems Enter into Space Act Agreement
SAN JOSE, Calif., August 4, 2016 – Hera Systems, home of innovative, small satellite platforms for Earth observation and real-time on-board analytics, announced that it has entered into a Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreement (NRSAA) with the National Aeronautics...
Bluesky Aerial Laser Maps Reveal WWI Battle of the Somme Secrets
Coalville, Leicestershire, 04 August 2016 – An aerial survey using aircraft mounted lasers has revealed previously undiscovered evidence that might potentially help to dispute accusations of a lack of determination by Welsh soldiers during the first Battle of the...
Woolpert Dispatches Drones to Mitigate, Predict Landslides
WEST VIRGINIA — Woolpert has tasked its unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, with monitoring landslide areas and potential landslide areas in northern West Virginia. “This is an active weather time, with West Virginia experiencing historic rains,†said...
Esri Helps Youth Locate First Job
Redlands, California —Advocates of the Opportunity Youth Network (OYN) have called for employers nationwide to embrace young people entering the workforce through the organization's First Job Compact. The compact urges companies to earmark entry-level positions for...
SeaRobotics Delivers Unmanned Surface Vehicle for Marine and Aquatic Research
STUART, Florida. – SeaRobotics Corporation (SeaRobotics) has delivered the USV 2.5, an autonomous 2.5 meter unmanned surface vehicle (USV) to the Center for Marine Science and Technology at North Carolina State University. The USV, built by SeaRobotics, was funded...
Surrey Satellite Further Expands Its LEO Product Capability with Nanosatellite Offering
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Surrey Satellite Technology (Surrey) announces the expansion of its low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite platform product capability with an extended nanosatellite offering. This follows the recent announcement by Surrey of its contract award for the...
OGC Requests Participation in its Marine DWG
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is calling for public participation in its newly-established Marine Domain Working Group (Marine DWG). The Marine DWG was established to address applicability of the OGC standards baseline with regards to marine geospatial data,...
Is Britain on the Move?
Australia has recently announced a 1.8m shift in its mapping coordinates, to compensate for the country’s 7.5cm shift north each year. Inevitably the question is why, and could the same thing happen here? In Australia, the shift is to take into account the growing...