The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Battelle, an independent, nonprofit research and development organization, to manage the construction, commissioning and initial operations of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). Battelle, with a long...
Antiquities Coalition Releases “Culture Under Threat” Mapping Resource
WASHINGTON — To provide a graphical representation of cultural crimes committed by Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL) and other extremist organizations in the Middle East and North African region, the Antiquities Coalition partnered with Hexagon to create the...
GigaSpaces Leads the Pack in Merging In-Memory Computing and Geospatial Analytics
NEW YORK — GigaSpaces, a provider of in-memory computing (IMC) technologies, today announced enhancements to its industry leading IMC platform, XAP. With the new version, XAP 11, users are now able to integrate and utilize location data from a wide range of...
Time Out Acquires Geo-Mapping Startup HallStreet
LONDON --Time Out Group, the trusted global platform that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city, has acquired HallStreet, an award-winning geo-mapping startup, for an undisclosed sum. Spanish-based startup HallStreet has revolutionised the...
MDA to Demonstrate Geospatial Information Solution to US Air Force Research Lab
RICHMOND, BC —  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX:MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has been awarded a two year contract valued at CA$7.2 million to support the U.S. Air Force...
OGC Seeks Public Comment on CDB Candidate Standard
This OGC Candidate Standard specifies an open format and encoding for the storage, access and modification of a representation of the natural and built environment for simulation applications. CDB defines the data representation, organization and storage structure of...
Surrey Satellite and BridgeSat to Develop Free-Space Satellite Optical Communications Solution
ENGLEWOOD, COLO., and BOSTON, MASS. — Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC and BridgeSat Inc. are pleased to announce a partnership to work towards developing a free-space optical communications system that will provide secure data downlinks from satellites to a...
Coventry City Council Gets Sky Blue View with Bluesky Ultra High Res Photomap
Leicestershire, 12 April 2016 — Coventry City Council has taken delivery of the latest ultra-high resolution aerial photography from Bluesky. The 5 cm imagery provides an unrivalled level of detail with road markings and street furniture all visible within the...
Leica Geosystems Partners with DotProduct LLC, SpheronVR AG to Deliver New Solutions, Enhance Productivity and Quality
Heerbrugg, Switzerland; San Ramon, California, USA, 12 April 2016 – Leica Geosystems, global leader of measurement and digital reality capture technologies, has teamed with DotProduct, developer of high-performance, easy-to-use solutions for capturing 3D data on...
Remote Sensing Industry Expanding Commercial Opportunities, Reports BCC Research
WELLESLEY, MA — The remote sensing community has expanded beyond national space agencies and handful of private companies to include scores of small businesses that specialize in creating customized imagery from free and low-cost government-acquired data. BCC...