Heavy city traffic contributes significantly to air pollution and health problems such as asthma, but University of Texas at Dallas researchers think another kind of traffic — data traffic — might help citizens better cope with pollution. “Online maps are...
Tracking Turtles via Drone
While many students returned from the semester break with stories of vacations taken or jobs worked, Boston College freshman Branick Weix had something unusual and inspiring to share: his weeklong trip to Costa Rica to help researchers track endangered sea turtles....
Innovapptive and Critigen Announce Technology Partnership to Enable Geospatial System Integration Across Their Enterprise Asset Management Portfolio
Innovapptive Inc., a leading provider of SAP® Mobile and User experience software and solutions, and Critigen, a full-lifecycle spatial systems integrator, today announced a technology partnership in geospatial integration and mobility to deliver market-leading...
Commercial UAV Expo Issues Report on the Outlook for the Commercial Drone Market
Portland, Maine, USA – Commercial UAV Expo today announced the release of its most recent report, titled “6 Predictions: UAV Experts Discuss Important Developments for Commercial Drone Applications.†This free report provides insights from industry experts on...
OGC Announces Successful Completion of Incident Management Information Sharing IoT Pilot
8 March 2016 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has announced the recent successful completion of the OGC Incident Management Information Sharing Internet of Things Pilot Project (IMIS IoT Pilot). The IMIS IoT Pilot was sponsored by the U.S. Department of...
Skybox is Now Terra Bella
Skybox Imaging, acquired by Google in 2014, is now Terra Bella. Introducing Terra Bella Seven years ago, we started Skybox Imaging with the vision of a new era in space technology. Small satellites with big capabilities are no longer a dream. Today, two years and...
Sentinel-3A Continues to Impress
The three instruments on the Sentinel-3A satellite are now offering a tantalising glimpse of what’s in store for Europe’s Copernicus environmental monitoring effort. The latest images, which feature Europe and Antarctica, come from the sensor that records...
Harris Corporation becomes a Principal Member of the Open Geospatial Consortium
8 March 2016 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is pleased to announce that long-time member Harris Corporation has raised its membership from Technical to Principal level. As a Principal Member, Harris Corporation will participate in OGC's Planning Committee...
DigitalGlobe Providing Rapid Assessment of Cyclone Damage for Government of Fiji
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in earth imagery and information about our changing planet, is delivering crowdsourced damage assessments derived from satellite imagery to the government of Fiji in response to the devastating...
Esri Showcases Open Opportunity Data in ArcGIS Platform at White House Demo Event
Redlands, California —Esri took part in the Expanding Opportunity with Open Data: A White House Demonstration on March 7, 2016. The event showcased digital tools that help people advocate for resources in their communities through the ability to access...