The lighting specialist OSRAM is developing new applications and operation scenarios with the B2B market leader for professional drones, MULTIROTOR service-drone.com. Both companies are already working on completely new applications. The worldwide newest...
TECTERRA Funds Additional $4.9 Million for Geomatics Innovation in Canada in 2015-16
Calgary, Alberta – TECTERRA Inc. announced today that it had committed $4.9 million of funds to support the geomatics technology sector in Canada during the last fiscal year, which ended on March 31, 2016. This additional commitment brings TECTERRA’s investment in...
Are PhotoSat Satellite Surveys Really More Reliable than Ground Surveys?
In 2008, I would get a hollow feeling in the pit of my stomach whenever customers phoned or emailed to tell us that the PhotoSat surveys did not match their ground surveys. Back then, I was sure there was a problem with the satellite photos, or that we had made some...
Making Land Legible: Cadastres for Urban Planning and Development in Latin America
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— The traditional cadastre – a public land registry typically used to track ownership and property taxation – is being reimagined throughout Latin America as a powerful tool to promote fiscal stability and guide urban planning initiatives,...
OGC Invites Proposals for an Arctic Spatial Data Pilot Project
25 May 2016 —The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and sponsors, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), in collaboration with the Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure Participants, announce a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and Call for...
Case Study: The First SafeCityGIS Community
Twice named "The Best Place to Live in the Metro-Atlanta area" by Atlanta Magazine, and ranked #19 for the "Best Eastern U.S. City to Live" by Money Magazine, the 88,346 citizens of the City of Roswell enjoy a beautiful community filled with parks, cultural arts...
Earth-i and Telespazio Vega Sign Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Data Services Collaboration
25th May 2016 –Westminster, London — Earth-i (www.earthi.space), the innovative UK-based distributor of image and data services from the DMC3 / TripleSat satellite constellation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with space technology and enabled...
Sentinel Imagery Now Works Inside ArcGIS
Redlands, California —Esri enhanced its ArcGIS technology to simplify the use of free global imagery from the Sentinel-2 satellite launched by the European Space Agency. ArcGIS supports visualization, interpretation, and analysis of Sentinel imagery, which is of...
OGC and SIBA Sign Memorandum of Understanding
24 May 2016 —The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) and the Spatial Industries Business Association (SIBA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will further the missions of both organizations by collaborating as partners in the development and...
Septentrio Expands in Europe by Signing New Partnership with Innovelec
Leuven, Belgium – 24 May 2016 – Septentrio, a leading designer and manufacturer of GNSS solutions today announces a new partnership with Innovelec as an authorised partner for GNSS positioning solutions in the United Kingdom and Europe. This new partnership...