November 3, 2015 — Maptek Managing Director Peter Johnson will chair an Innovations and Opportunitiessession on day one of the Third International Future Mining Conference in Sydney this week. Peter said the conference would provide a terrific platform to discuss...
A3 Edge Digital Mapping System Maps Wildlife in Uganda
Tel Aviv, Israel – November 3, 2015 — VisionMap, a leading provider of aerial survey and mapping systems, announced that its A3 Edge Digital Mapping System was recently used to map wildlife in Uganda's Murchison Falls National Park. A3 Edge provides an efficient...
OGC and ASPRS to Collaborate on Geospatial Standards, Invite Participation in Point Cloud work
November 2, 2015 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) have agreed to work together more closely in the application and promotion of standards and best practices for the location and geospatial...
Forest Satellite Data & Mapping Project Led by Ecometrica Gets $1M from GEF to Conserve Mexico Biodiversity Hotspot
November 2, 2015 — An international project led by sustainability software and data firm Ecometrica and funded by the UK Space Agency's International Partnership Space Programme (IPSP) has helped local organisations in Mexico secure funding of over $1 million from...
MAPPS Member Named to NCEES Task Force
October 30, 2015, Reston, VA — MAPPS, the only national association of private sector firms in the surveying, mapping and geospatial field in the United States, today announced MAPPS member Pam Nobles, PSM, PLS, of Diversified Design & Drafting Services, Inc....
Contracting With and Between UAS Operators White Paper Published by Global Aerospace, Inc. and Dentons
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 30, 2015 — Numerous businesses today are choosing to outsource their drone operations to professional operators. This is one of the significant observations in a new white paper, "Contracting With and Between UAS Operators" published this week...
Global Aerial Imaging Market(Energy, Geospatial Technology, Natural Resources Management, Construction, and Defense) Analysis and Forecast by 2020
Albany, NY, October 30, 2015 —  This research report titles "Aerial Imaging (Energy, Geospatial technology, Natural resources management, Construction, and Defense) Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2014 – 2020"...
what3words Delivers 3 Word Addresses to Esri ArcGIS Platform
October 29, 2015 — what3words announced today that it will be providing its innovative 3 word address and location reference system to the ArcGIS platform. what3words is an Emerging Business Partner in the Esri Startup Program, a three-year program designed to...
DigitalGlobe Expands Partnership with Mapbox to Provide Access to 30 cm Imagery Basemaps
WESTMINSTER, Colo., October 29, 2015 —DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions, today announced an expanded partnership agreement with Mapbox that will make 30 cm...
First Dates
October 29, 2015 — So, the Climate.gov editors wanted me to write about first dates. Well, I spilled spaghetti sauce all over myself and got a speeding ticket. Then we saw The Princess Bride. Oh wait, a clarification: the first date of snowfall. That was awkward. So...
