SEATTLE, Wash. — Nov. 12, 2015 — LizardTech®, the creator of MrSID® and provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced today it has made its line of geospatial software available to national university students...
Newly Released Photo Catalog Puts US Landscapes On Exhibit
November 10, 2015 — The U.S. Geological Survey announced today that it has made part of a huge national repository of geographically referenced USGS field photographs publicly available. USGS geographers developed a simple, easy-to-use mapping portal called the Land...
Woolpert Acquires Leica ALS80 Lidar Systems to Expand Aerial Data Acquisition Capacity
DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 10, 2015 — Woolpert today announced it has acquired three new Leica ALS80 Airborne Laser Scanners. The addition of the industry-leading lidar systems allows the national architecture, engineering and geospatial firm to further expand its aerial...
MapAction Supports Humanitarian Community's Response to Yemen Cyclone
Saunderton, November 9, 2015 — MapAction has announced that two MapAction volunteers are travelling to Muscat, Oman, to support humanitarian efforts following the impact of Tropical Cyclone Chapala in Yemen. They will be working in partnership with the United...
A New Era for Raster Charts from OceanWise
November 9, 2015 — OceanWise, UK leaders in the provision of intelligent Marine and Coastal Mapping data, has developed a set of specialist tools and methodology to identify specific content from Raster Charts. By removing all content to the landward side of the...
USGIF and Riverside Research Partner to Create Scholarship
Herndon, Virginia, November 9, 2015 — The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) has partnered with Riverside Research, a not-for-profit company primarily serving the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, to create the Ken Miller...
Peering Through Smoke – DLR Satellite TET-1 Delivers Detailed Images of the Fires in Indonesia
November 9, 2015 — Indonesia is on fire – the island state is currently facing a bitter struggle against forest and peat fires on Sumatra and Borneo, most likely caused by illegal 'slash and burn' farming to clear the land for palm oil or timber plantations. The...
European Space Imaging Reached Again 100% Collection Success with VHR Data Supply to European Commission's CwRS Campaign
Novemver 9, 2015 — European Space Imaging (EUSI) completed the 2015 Controls with Remote Sensing (CwRS) program for the European Commission (EC) with 100 % success rate. The Munich-based company collected and supplied very high resolution (VHR) satellite imagery...
Strategic Partnership Inked with World Space Risk Forum
Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, November 9, 2015 — Euroconsult today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the World Space Risk Forum (WSRF) whereby Euroconsult will assist in the WSRF's commitment to the creation of a...
XpressSAR Receives NOAA License
November 6, 2015 — On 28 October 2015, the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the Department of Commerce, granted XpressSAR Inc. (www.XpressSAR.com) a license to operate...
