The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is updating its conditions today for flying unmanned aircraft in the area between 15 and 30 miles from Washington, D.C. to clarify differences for various types of unmanned aircraft. As of 12:01 a.m. EST, Wednesday, February...
Unveiling New State of the Art for Coastal Flood Risk
Flooding from the sea represents a major threat to the UK; this was demonstrated most recently during the winter of 2013/14, when widespread flooding and damage occurred around much of the coastline. Whilst major advances have helped us to better assess flood risk...
South West Water Looks to Rezatec to Provide Satellite-Derived Data Analytics to Understand Location, Structure and Function of Peatland on Bodmin Moor
Harwell, Oxfordshire, 9th February 2016 – Rezatec has been using cutting edge Earth Observation techniques to assist South West Water on a project to map and understand the condition of its peatlands. South West Water is working with partners in its Upstream...
Creating a European Marketplace for Earth Observation Services
We are pleased to announce the release of the EARSC position paper around the development of a European Marketplace for EO services as a leverage for the exploitation of Copernicus data and services alongside commercial offerings. A European Marketplace for EO...
Pictometry Continues to Experience Rapid Growth in Government Sector
Bothell, Wash., February 9, 2016 — EagleView Technology Corporation, a leading technology provider of aerial imagery, data analytics and GIS solutions, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Pictometry International Corp., continues to be the provider of...
Aerojet Rocketdyne Continues New Year with Placement of Navigation Satellite into Orbit for U.S. Military
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016 — Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), continues the New Year with the successful placement of the last in a block of 12 Global Positioning Systems (GPS IIF) navigation satellites into...
Intermap Executes US$175 Million Orion Platform Spatial Data Infrastructure Contract
DENVER, CO, Feb. 9, 2016 — Intermap Technologies Corporation ("Intermap" or the "Company"), (TSX: IMP), (ITMSF: BB), a leading provider of geospatial solutions, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements (collectively, the "Contract"),...
HP DesignJet Printing Technology Helps New Jersey Search and Rescue Save Lives
New Jersey Search and Rescue (NJSAR), a team of more than 50 highly trained volunteers who conduct an average of 25 missing-person searches per year, installed an HP DesignJet T2500 Multifunction Printer (MFP) to produce large-format maps to aid in search-and-rescue...
2016 URISA Vanguard Cabinet Announced
Des Plaines, IL, February 9, 2016 — URISA is pleased to announce the 2016 members of its Vanguard Cabinet. The Vanguard Cabinet (VC) is a URISA initiative (which debuted in 2011) to engage young GIS practitioners, increase their numbers in the organization, and...
Caliper Corporation Mapping Software Becomes an Associate Member of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
NEWTON, MA (USA) — Caliper Corporation, the leader in the development of cost-effective professional map software, has announced that is has become an associate member of the Open Geospatial Consortium. As an Associate Member, Caliper will participate in OGC's...
