Redlands, California— December 1, 2015 — Esri, the world leader in geographic information system technology, released an interactive map illustrating the earth's natural and human systems and how they have changed—and will change—over time. With the Atlas for...
Raising the Bar “ Boynton Beach, Florida GIS
December 1, 2015 — GOLDSBORO, N.C. – Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) — GIS has become a mature technology. Over the past two decades, most cities in the United States have implemented a GIS program. The City of Boynton Beach, Florida is no exception. They...
USGS Projects Large Loss of Alaska Permafrost by 2100
December 1, 2015 — Using statistically modeled maps drawn from satellite data and other sources, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have projected that the near-surface permafrost that presently underlies 38 percent of boreal and arctic Alaska would be reduced by 16...
Scenery Not Just Greenery has an Impact on Health
November 27, 2015 — People feel healthier when they live in a more scenic area, a new study has found. Researchers have found that this link holds across urban, suburban and rural areas of England, and cannot simply be explained by the income of local residents, or...
Romanian Surveying Company Uses SuperGIS Desktop
Novemner 27, 2015 — Supergeo Technologies, the professional GIS software and solution provider, announces that its well-developed and stable desktop software, SuperGIS Desktop 3.3 Professional, has been recently selected by SysCAD solutions, a Romanian surveying...
AeroVironment Receives $13 Million RQ-20A Puma AE Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Order for United States Marine Corps
SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 25, 2015 — AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) announced it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $13,015,396 for RQ-20A Puma™ AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and initial spares packages for the United States Marine Corps...
AGI Foresight Report 2020 “ Location Intelligence Vital to Connecting a ˜Digital Earth'
November 25, 2015 — Technology and geospatial experts have come together to contribute to a new report which gives insight into the issues, which they believe will have a significant impact on our economy, environment and society over the next five years. The AGI...
University Mapping Consortium to Work with USAID in Pursuit of Development
November 25, 2015 — Texas Tech University and two partner universities were honored during a reception to launch the new Mapping For Resilience University Consortium on Tuesday (Nov. 17) in the Rayburn House Building in Washington, D.C. Launched as part of the...
ViviSat Remote Sensing License Approved
BELTSVILLE, Md., November 25, 2015 — ViviSat LLC announced today that the Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the Department of Commerce, has granted ViviSat a license to provide...
CartoDB's Location Intelligence Platform Continues Revolutionizing the Future of Smart Cities
NEW YORK, November 25, 2015 — CartoDB, the leading company for location data analysis and visualization, revealed the first stages of one of the most comprehensive location intelligence projects in development with Mexico City at the Smart City Expo World Congress...