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...
Juniper Systems to Carry Cedar Tree Android Rugged Handhelds
Logan, Utah, May 22, 2015 — Juniper Systems recently announced the merger of its subsidiary company, Cedar Tree Technologies, into Juniper Systems. This move will allow customers to purchase Cedar’s Android-operated rugged handhelds directly from Juniper...
TECTERRA Funds Additional $4.8 Million for Geomatics Growth in 2014-15
CALGARY, ALBERTA, May 22, 2015 —  TECTERRA Inc. announced today that it has committed $4.8 million of funds to support the geomatics technology sector in Canada during the last fiscal year, which ended on March 31, 2015. This additional commitment brings...
Integrated Statistical and Geospatial Data Vital for Public Information Infrastructure say UN-GGIM: Europe and ESS
May 22, 2015 — Integration of statistical and geospatial data is key to delivering a public information infrastructure that supports evidence-based decision making, experts have heard. At their first joint meeting, representatives from UN-GGIM: Europe and the...
