June 29, 2015 — The U.S. Geological Survey salutes the European Space Agency (ESA) on the successful June 23 launch of its Sentinel-2A satellite, the second satellite to be launched in Europe’s Copernicus environment monitoring program. "We are very pleased to...
Arithmetica's Spherevision Reveals Henry VIII's Excesses in Stunning 360 Degrees
Shepperton Studios, June 26, 2015 — A 360 degree video recording system from Arithmetica has been used to create an educational yet entertaining 360 film about the wanton excesses of Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace. Forming part of the Historic Royal...
OGC Seeks Public Comment on OGC Web Coverage Service – Transaction Operation Extension
June 26, 2015 — The OGC membership seeks public comment on the candidate OGC® Web Coverage Service (WCS) - Transaction operation extension, version 2.0. The OGC Web Coverage Service (WCS) Interface Standard is an open standard widely implemented in geospatial...
Avineon Announces New Professional Certifications
McLean, Virginia, June 26, 2015 — Avineon, Inc. (Avineon), a global provider of information technology, geospatial, and engineering support services, is pleased to announce three members of its professional staff have earned new certifications. Vice President Joel...
EarthDefine Releases High Resolution Tree Map for California
ISSAQUAH, Wash., June 26, 2015 — EarthDefine, a provider of high-resolution spatial data products, has created a seamless 1 meter resolution tree cover dataset for California. This dataset updates its previous tree map for California using the newest 2014 National...
DOI, USDA, EPA, NOAA and USACE Announce Additional Resilient Lands and Waters Initiative Sites to Prepare Natural Resources for Climate Change
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2015 — The Department of the Interior (DOI), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today recognized...
Sidwell Awarded Esri(R) ArcGIS Online Specialty Designation
June 24, 2015 — The Sidwell Company, the national industry leader of GIS solutions for Local Government, was recently designated by Esri as an ArcGIS Online Specialty Partner. This designation recognizes partners who demonstrate skills and experience in delivering...
MMIST deploys MapLink Pro Mobile to support SkyLink Parachutist Situational Awareness System
June 24, 2015 — ENVITIA is pleased to announce that Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology Inc. (MMIST), a Canadian full solution provider of Precision Aerial Delivery products and services, has chosen MapLink Pro Mobile to provide the map visualisation...
Indonesia Regional Planning and Development Sector Powers Up Mobile Mapping by SuperPad
June 23, 2015 — Supergeo Technologies, the leading GIS software provider, announces that Deli Serdang Regional Sector for Planning and Development, Indonesia selects SuperPad, the mapping application designed for Windows Mobile, to power up fieldwork quality. The...
Detection of IR Optical Taggants Using AOTF SWIR Hyperspectral Imager (HSI)
June 23, 2015 — Optical taggants take many forms. They can be fully integrated into marked objects in the form of paints, coatings, fillers and fibers; they can also be used as standalone devices such as patches as shown below: Infrared taggants are embedded markers...
