Bruchsal, Germany, May 27, 2015 — GfK has released a new map edition for Russia. The digital maps render the country's current administrative and postcode boundaries and provide the basis for location-related analyses in geomarketing software and BI systems. GfK...
Airbus Defense and Space and Hexagon Geospatial Partner to Provide Access to Data in Smart Applications
May 26, 2015 — Airbus Defense and Space and Hexagon Geospatial have partnered in a new content-sharing program that will enable end-users to have access to Earth Observation data and software through smart applications offered by Hexagon Geospatial. The content...
DroneMetrex Welcome Mena3D as Exclusive Reseller in Middle Eastern Region & North Africa
May 26, 2015 — DroneMetrex is pleased to announce that it has awarded Mena3D with Exclusive Reseller Agreement. From now on Mena3D will market and sell high accurate photogrammetric UAV systems TopoDrones in Middle Eastern Region and North Africa. Dr.Khaled El...
Airbus Defence and Space Joins ESA BIC Bavaria as New Partner
Ottobrunn, May 26, 2015 — ESA BIC Bavaria, part of the European Space Agency's Business Incubation Centre (BIC) programme, is poised to expand its presence in the aerospace hotbed Bavaria with the opening of another branch office in Ottobrunn near Munich. The...
Airbus Defence and Space Begins Building Grace-FO Climate Satellites
May 26, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second-largest space company, has successfully completed the development and design phase of the Grace-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment follow-on) satellites. Following delivery of the highly stable...
Crisis Mapping and its Impact on Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
May 26, 2015 — As part of the response following the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, numerous emergency response teams were put into place, many needing up-to-date maps, aerial photos and satellite imagery of the devastated locations. With a heightened awareness of the role...
New Maps Reveal Seafloor off San Francisco Area
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., May 22, 2015 — Three new sets of maps detail the offshore bathymetry, habitats, geology and submarine environment of the seafloor off the coast of San Francisco, Drakes Bay, and Tomales Point. Critical for resource managers, the maps are part of...
Logan Simpson Deploys TerraGo Edge GPS Data Collection for Environmental Planning
May 22, 2015 — Logan Simpson, a leading environmental planning and cultural resource firm, is deploying TerraGo Edge for mobile GPS data collection and enhanced navigation utilizing smartphones and cellular-enabled tablets. Prior to TerraGo Edge, survey teams...
Esri Challenge Winners Tell Visual Stories of Poland Elections, Global Terrorism, and More
Redlands, California, May 22, 2015 —The Esri Data Viz App Challenge asked geodevelopers to build interactive, meaningful mapping applications that showcase the data visualization power of ArcGIS. Participants used smart mapping, a new ArcGIS capability, and other...
Radar Views of Permanent Ice for Climate Research “ DLR Research Flights over Greenland
May 22, 2015 — The Greenland ice sheet is, in places, more than three kilometres thick and a crucial feature in climate modelling. Scientists from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), together with colleagues from ETH...
