Flagler Beach, FL – MRG GEO, the premier professional geospatial services firm of Flagler Beach, Florida, announced today that the FAA had approved its Section 333 Exemption for the operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The 333 Exemption allows MRG GEO to...
Windyty Implements ECMWF, the Most Advanced Forecast Model
PRAGUE, Aug. 16, 2016 -Â Global wind and weather map Windyty brings the high-resolution ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts) model for free to all its users. Adding ECMWF means a fundamental improvement of Windyty by higher resolution and higher...
Highest Point East of Rockies Gets New Name
Harney Peak in South Dakota will now be called Black Elk Peak on federal maps. This unanimous decision was made August 11 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN). The mountain is not only the highest point in the state, but is the highest peak east of the Rocky...
GIS Technology Proves Fundamental in Battle against Zika Virus
Redlands, California —Florida is home to more than 3.6 million women aged 15 to 44 years. With more than 300 Zika virus cases reported in Florida to date, the state has become a top focus in the public health battle to curb the spread of Zika infections in the...
United States Navy Deploying Newly Designated RQ-20B AeroVironment Puma AE with Precision Recovery System Aboard Guided Missile Destroyer
MONROVIA, Calif., Aug. 11, 2016 - AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced the United States Navy has tested and deployed the RQ-20B Puma™ small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard a Flight I Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG Class). Some of these...
American Geophysical Union Partners with Wiley to Take On New Geohealth Initiative
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2016 - Geohealth is a rapidly emerging transdisciplinary field that supports the intersection of Earth and environmental sciences with human, agricultural, and environmental health. As a first step in its efforts to support and enable this...
UN-GGIM: Europe Announces Creation of GRF-Europe
Europe is contributing to the UN’s Global Geodetic Reference Frame (GGRF) by developing a platform for exchanging information and expertise.  The creation of a new UN-GGIM: Europe working group, GRF- Europe will connect a range of stakeholders and act as an...
Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine Chooses Global Mapper for Coastal Mapping Project
Hallowell, Maine – Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce that the Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM) has selected Global Mapper for its Litto3D® project. The goal of this ambitious program is to create a seamless,...
Surrey Satellite and NanoRacks Teaming for Deployment of 100-kilogram-class Satellites from the ISS
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Seeking to expand the satellite launching capabilities of the International Space Station, Colorado-based Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) has signed a contract with NanoRacks LLC for future flights of a 100-kilogram-class satellite...
SmartNet Expands in Western Canada Through Merger with Pleiades Reference Station Network
Leica Geosystems today announced that SmartNet North America (www.smartnetna.com), the industry-leading high-precision, high-availability network RTK correction service, has merged with the Pleiades reference station network in Western Canada, operated by Pleiades...
