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...
Indonesian GPS Provider “ CV. Gunapris Elecom Selects SuperPad as GIS Solution
Supergeo announces that its leading GIS software on Windows and Windows Mobile OS – SuperPad was chosen by Indonesian GPS instrument provider CV. Gunapris Elecom as the solution for spatial data collection and processing. Headquartered in greater Jakarta, CV....
Cadcorp Provides Support for Latest OS OpenData Products and OS MasterMap Styling
Stevenage, UK, 24 May 2016 – British GIS software developer, Cadcorp, has provided software support for three free-to-use data products from the national mapping agency of Great Britain, Ordnance Survey: OS Open Map - Local; OS Open Roads; and OS Open Rivers....
NASA Increases Harris Corporation Space Communications Network Services Contract Ceiling by $384 Million
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2016 – NASA has awarded Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) two 1-year options, adding $384 million of contract ceiling, to continue supporting the Space Communications Network Services (SCNS) program. The award was received during the third quarter...
