SEATTLE, Wash., April 26, 2016 — LizardTech®, the creator of MrSID® and provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, today announced the launch of its newly redesigned website. The site boasts a clean design, improved...
Fugro Awarded Contract by CHS to Provide Hydrographic Survey Services in Canada
Fugro has been awarded a Supply Arrangement by the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) to provide vessel based hydrographic survey services. Under this contract CHS will procure hydrographic surveys as needed, anywhere in Canada, to enhance its capacity for data...
Juniper Unmanned and Pulse Aerospace Announce Strategic Business Partnership
Golden, Colorado – Juniper Unmanned, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic business partnership with Pulse Aerospace, to provide operator training services for Pulse’s unmanned aircraft system (UAS) product line. This agreement...
Sentinel-1B Launched to Complete Radar Pair
The second Sentinel-1 satellite – Sentinel-1B – was launched today to provide more ‘radar vision’ for Europe’s environmental Copernicus programme. Sentinel-1B lifted off on a Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 21:02 GMT...
FAA Urges Non-Hobby UAS Registration Via New System
April 21- What’s not to like about an automated government system that’s faster, simpler and more user-friendly than the paper-based system it supplements? In a Federal Register notice (PDF), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially notified owners of...
OGC Requests Comment on Charter for Coordinate Reference System Standards Working Group
Members of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) request comments on the draft charter for an OGC Coordinate Reference System (CRS) Standards Working Group (SWG). The purpose of the OGC SWG is to revise Abstract Specification Topic 2 - Spatial Referencing by...
FDEM Selects Everbridge to Develop New Statewide Emergency Notification System, AlertFlorida
Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, the Florida Division of Emergency Management announced the selection of Everbridge as the service provider for the development and implementation of AlertFlorida, a landmark initiative which will provide statewide emergency alert and...
Hexagon Geospatial Appoints The Wroclaw Institute of Spatial Information and Artificial Intelligence as a Partner in Linked Data/Graph Database Solutions
NORCROSS, GA and WROCLAW, POLANDÂ - We are pleased to announce that Wroclaw Institute has been appointed as a partner by Hexagon Geospatial -- world's leading producer of geospatial software and platforms. The agreement grants to The Wroclaw Institute right for...
Global Maps from Europa Technologies help Define No-Fly Zones for Drones
The latest version of Europa Technologies’ global map data products includes layers which can assist in the creation of no-fly zones for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A recent aircraft-drone collision in the United Kingdom highlights the immediate need for...
Bluesky 3D Photomaps Help Manage City's Green Space
Leicestershire, UK — The Parks Trust, the charitable organisation responsible for parks and green spaces in Milton Keynes, UK, is using a range of highly detailed geographic datasets from Bluesky to manage its portfolio of property and open spaces. Deployed in the...
