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...
Teledyne to Acquire CARIS
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and Fredericton, NB, Canada – Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) (“Teledyneâ€) and CARIS jointly announced today that the CARIS business and its international affiliates (collectively, “CARISâ€) have agreed to be acquired by...
Sanborn Observes 150th Anniversary
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 11, 2016Â -- The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) is well known by its customers as a cutting-edge technology firm, but its rich history often surprises many. Founded in 1866 to produce fire insurance maps, modern-day Sanborn offers...
NOVA IMS First International GEOINT Program to Achieve USGIF Accreditation
Herndon, Virginia (April 11, 2016)—The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is excited to announce the addition of NOVA Information Management School of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NOVA IMS), located in Lisbon, Portugal, to its growing list...
New Maps for Texas and Oklahoma Released
New US Topo maps for Texas and Oklahoma are now available in the USGS Store for free download. One of the main improvements is the inclusion of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) road data. “The US Topo...
OGC Seeks Public Comment on Update of OGC Abstract Specification Topic 11: Metadata from ISO 19115:2003 to ISO 19115:2014
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) requests public comment on the update of OGC Abstract Specification Topic 11: Metadata from ISO 19115:2003 to ISO 19115:2014. The update has been approved by the OGC Architecture Board (OAB) and the Metadata Domain Working Group...
