October 26, 2015 —The United States and the European Commission signed the “Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement†which will facilitate data sharing from the Copernicus constellation of Sentinel Earth Observation satellites among a broad spectrum of users on both...
BlackArch Partners Advises BlackBridge Corp. on Sale to Planet Labs Inc.
CHARLOTTE, NC, October 26, 2015 — BlackArch Partners (“BlackArchâ€) is pleased to announce the sale of BlackBridge Corp. (“BlackBridge†or the “Companyâ€) to Planet Labs Inc. (“Planetâ€). BlackBridge, headquartered in Lethbridge, Canada, with...
LizardTech to Exhibit at Texas GIS Forum
SEATTLE, Wash. — Oct. 23, 2015 — LizardTech®, the creator of MrSID® and provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced today it will exhibit at the Texas GIS Forum in booth number 114 Oct. 26-29, 2015 at the Commons...
Celebrating 15 years
October 26, 2015 — The International Charter Space and Major Disasters celebrates 15 years of free access to the best-available satellite images. Founded in 2000 by the European, French and Canadian Space agencies, the International Charter Space and Major Disasters...
Ashcloud Apocalypse Uses Threat of a Mega Volcano to Teach Disaster-Risk Mapping to Students
October 23, 2015 — Giant cracks appear in the streets of London. Lava shoots from the fissures. Cars topple near Big Ben. Fires break out. "First signs of a mega eruption," announces a promotional video for Ashcloud Apocalypse, an online disaster-risk mapping...
OS Data Gives Reality to a Virtual World
October 23, 2015 — OS follows up its Minecraft map success to make a virtual Ben Nevis for Oculus and cardboard. The spectacular setting of Ben Nevis provides the backdrop for an Oculus Rift game created by Ordnance Survey developers, in which players race against...
MAPPS Takes Seat on FAA UAS Registration Task Force
October 23, 2015 (Reston, VA) — MAPPS, the only national association of private sector firms in the surveying, spatial data and geographic information systems field in the United States and a leader on the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the geospatial...
Aerial Mapping Pioneer Bluesky Supports Clean Energy Campaign
Leicestershire, UK, October 23, 2015 –— Aerial mapping company Bluesky is backing a charity’s campaign to protect the subsidies for clean energy projects. Under recent Government proposals, changes to the Feed-in-Tariffs (FiTs) for wind, solar and hydro power...
Dewberry Selected to Collect Lidar Data for Hawaii's Big Island
Fairfax, VA, October 22, 2015 — Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, has been contracted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management to collect and deliver topographic elevation point data derived from...
Leica Geosystems, NCTech Cooperate to Streamline Workflows,Improve Productivity
HEERBRUGG, SWITZERLAND/EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM, October 22, 2015 — Leica Geosystems, global leader of measurement and reality capture technologies, has teamed with NCTech, developer of reality imaging systems, to deliver automated, colourised 3D point clouds for...