As the international information platform for the geocommunity, INTERGEO TV is showcasing various topical productions on the news portal www.intergeo-tv.com in August. The August edition of the News (online from 4 August) explores the extent to which geodata and...
OGC Adopts SensorThings API Part 1: Sensing Standard
09 August 2016 - The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has adopted SensorThings API Part 1: Sensing as an official standard. The OGC SensorThings API provides an open, geospatially enabled way to interconnect Internet of Things (IoT) devices, data, and applications...
DHS Announces $40M Funding Opportunity for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis COE
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today announced a $40M funding opportunity for an institution to lead a new DHS Center of Excellence (COE) for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis. DHS S&T is...
Dewberry Awarded Geographic Information System Contract with Hanover County
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firms, was recently selected for a geographic information systems (GIS) contract with Hanover County, Virginia. The firm will provide general GIS consulting services to Hanover County on an as-needed basis and help...
Collect Field Data with High Accuracy – Supergeo X Hi-Target
Supergeo provides GIS software on multiple platforms, including server, desktop, and mobile. Due to the rapid development of the mobile and smart devices in recent years, Supergeo has been dedicated to developing and improving mobile GIS products, like SuperSurv and...
Space Foundation Issues Statement on Commercial Space Regulatory Milestones
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Space Foundation today voiced its strong support for two important commercial space regulatory milestones: On July 29, the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Commercial Space Transportation (OCST) issued a license to Virgin...
NASA and Hera Systems Enter into Space Act Agreement
SAN JOSE, Calif., August 4, 2016 – Hera Systems, home of innovative, small satellite platforms for Earth observation and real-time on-board analytics, announced that it has entered into a Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreement (NRSAA) with the National Aeronautics...
Bluesky Aerial Laser Maps Reveal WWI Battle of the Somme Secrets
Coalville, Leicestershire, 04 August 2016 – An aerial survey using aircraft mounted lasers has revealed previously undiscovered evidence that might potentially help to dispute accusations of a lack of determination by Welsh soldiers during the first Battle of the...
Woolpert Dispatches Drones to Mitigate, Predict Landslides
WEST VIRGINIA — Woolpert has tasked its unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, with monitoring landslide areas and potential landslide areas in northern West Virginia. “This is an active weather time, with West Virginia experiencing historic rains,†said...
Esri Helps Youth Locate First Job
Redlands, California —Advocates of the Opportunity Youth Network (OYN) have called for employers nationwide to embrace young people entering the workforce through the organization's First Job Compact. The compact urges companies to earmark entry-level positions for...
