April 29, 2015 — Supergeo Technologies, the leading GIS software and solution provider, announces that the Planning Department in Hong Kong purchased the mobile GIS app, SuperSurv for Android, and is now evaluating the possibility of doing field survey works with...
Emapsite Provides OS Open Map “ Local via Web Mapping Service
April 29, 2015 — Emapsite customers are among the first to take advantage of the most detailed Ordnance Survey open data product so far. Data managers at the location content provider have loaded, styled and enriched OS Open Map – Local as a dedicated layer of...
Airbus Defence and Space selected by CNES to Build MERLIN – the First Franco-German Earth Observation Satellite
April 27, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has signed a contract with the French space agency (CNES) to build the platform and carry out final integration of the MERLIN (MEthane Remote sensing LIdar missioN) satellite....
AXIS GeoSpatial LLC Purchases the Leica Nova MS50 Solution
April 27, 2015 — AXIS GeoSpatial LLC recently purchased the Leica Nova MS50, a robotic total station and high precision/long range terrestrial laser scanner in one unit. The capability to remotely capture detailed, complicated structures and objects in 3D with great...
Airbus Defence and Space: 64th Successful Launch in a Row of Ariane 5
April 27, 2015 — Ariane 5 has been successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, for the 64th time in a row, once again confirming the reliability of the European launcher. This was the 222nd Ariane flight and the 78th Ariane 5 launch. Success demonstrates the...
Exelis Launches Airspace Surveillance and Sense-and-Avoid Tool for Unmanned Aerial System Operations in the US
​HERNDON, Va., April 24, 2015 — Exelis has launched its first airspace situational awareness tool designed specifically for unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations in the US. Symphony® RangeVue™ puts real-time Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
TopoDrone-100 Captures Unparalleled Near Infra Red Mapping
April 24, 2015 — DroneMetrex is excited to announce that unsurpassed NIR mapping data were captured with the TopoDrone-100: http://new.dronemetrex.com/gallery/ It is for the first time in the UAV’s mapping history that such high quality Near Infra Red (NIR)...
Trimble Expands Geospatial Portfolio to Increase Productivity with Field-to-Office Workflows and Deliver Added Value to Spatial Data
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 23, 2015 —Trimble announced today an expanded portfolio of geospatial solutions for surveyors, engineers and mapping professionals. Highlights include new total stations, a new GNSS receiver and new field and office software features. The...
Barnsley Metropolitan Council Achieves ˜More With Less' With FME
Cambridge, UK, April 223, 2015 — 1Spatial plc, the spatial big data company, was called upon by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council to assist with their data management. Barnsley has been using GIS systems for over 15 years. Initially projects evolved in...
Getmapping Partners with PlanetObserver to Provide Global Satellite Imagery and Height Data
Hartley Wintney/Clermont-Ferrand, April 23, 2015 —– Getmapping has partnered with PlanetObserver to offer customers a full range of global and regional Earth satellite imagery along with two global height data options. The partnership is in line with...
