August 5, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space has signed an agreement with the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO) providing Canadian governmental and institutional data users free access to TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellite imagery for...
Maiden Fight Pushes Boundaries in Surveying
August 5, 2015 — The Routescene® proposition to transform the approach to surveys across the world is taking hold. Collaborating with Hanseatic Aviation Solutions we have jointly developed an integrated ï¬xed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and LidarPod®...
Protected Military SatCom Network Live for Global Deployment
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 31, 2015 — One of the world’s most impenetrable satellite communications systems, built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to serve the U.S., Canada, the Netherlands and the U.K., is now live. Those nations now have a modern, operational...
New England Maps Adding Trails
July 30, 2015 — Several of the new US Topo quadrangles for New Hampshire and Vermont now display parts of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (A.T.) and other selected public trails. Also, parts of the new maps for Connecticut and Massachusetts feature segments of...
Timmons Group to Provide Performance Measures for the National Association of State Foresters
Richmond, VA, July 30, 2015 — The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) recently selected Timmons Group to assist in the process of defining State Forestry Performance Measures. The project will work to define a concise set of national priority...
TerraSAR-X Satellite Feeding of Copernicus Data Warehouse Extended until 2020
July 30, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space, owner of the commercial distribution rights for TerraSAR-X data, and ESA have signed a contract securing the continued supply of TerraSAR-X data for the Copernicus Data Warehouse. The agreement is valid until the end of...
FAA: Wildfires and Drones Don't Mix
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2015 — Responding to recent incidents in which unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as “drones,†interfered with manned aircraft involved in wildland firefighting operations, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation...
SuperField Supports Portuguese GPS Provider with GIS Application
July 29, 2015 — Nautel, Portugal, the navigation and GPS turnkey solution provider, selects SuperField, the GIS data collection application, to provide users with a complete survey task-oriented choice. Founded in 1990, the Lisbon-based firm focuses on offering...
CMC Acquires Maptek Sentry for Survey and Monitoring at Portia Gold Mine
July 29, 2015 — Consolidated Mining & Civil Pty Ltd (CMC) has acquired a Maptek Sentry monitoring system, primarily for use at Havilah Resources Limited’s Portia gold mine in South Australia. The Sentry solution is an active monitoring system for tracking...
New Magnolia State Maps Adding Trails
July 28, 2015 — Several of the 772 new US Topo quadrangles for Mississippi now display parts of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail and other selected public trails. Further significant additions to the new quadrangles include map symbol redesign, enhanced...
