March 27, 2015 — The number of times OS OpenData has been downloaded since its April 2010 launch has now exceeded the one million mark. OS also believe that millions of people come into contact with and benefit from OS OpenData each day, as a result of its use...
Bluesky Purchases Second UltraCam Eagle Camera
Leicestershire, UK, 26 March 2015 — Aerial mapping company Bluesky has invested in a second 260 megapixel digital aerial framing camera. The UltraCam Eagle, purchased from Microsoft’s photogrammetry division, is the most recent addition to the Leicestershire...
PhotoSat Verifies Accuracy of DigitalGlobe’s 30 cm WorldView-3 Satellite Elevation Data to within 15 cm
VANCOUVER, March 26, 2015 — PhotoSat is pleased to announce that the elevation data processed from DigitalGlobe's new 30 centimeter resolution satellite, WorldView-3, has been verified as accurate to within 15 centimeters. DigitalGlobe is a leading global provider...
DroneView Technologies Completes Funding to Accelerate Growth of Commercial Drone Services Business
DETROIT, March 26, 2015 — DroneView Technologies, a provider of aerial imaging solutions and drone operator training announced today that it has completed an initial funding round from Stephen Polk, a private investor and former Chairman and CEO of R.L. Polk &...
FAA Streamlines UAS COAs for Section 333
March 26, 2015 — The Federal Aviation Administration has established an interim policy to speed up airspace authorizations for certain commercial unmanned aircraft (UAS) operators who obtain Section 333 exemptions. The new policy helps bridge the gap between the...
Latin America's Largest Sanitation Company Chooses ProMark GNSS Receivers
São Paulo, March 26, 2015 — Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP), a Brazilian water and sewage collection utility owned by São Paulo state and Latin America’s largest water company by market capitalization, has selected Spectra Precision ProMark...
First Round of Lidar BAA Awards Released
March 25, 2015 — The U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program is pleased to announce the first round of awards resulting from the USGS Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP), initially issued on July 18, 2014. (Solicitation...
Hexagon Geospatial and Intergraph Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary of Supporting Geoportal Development for the Czech Republic
NORCROSS, Ga., USA, March 25, 2015 — Hexagon Geospatial and Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) are pleased to announce they are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of supporting the Land Survey Office of the Czech Republic in the...
SpaceCurve Selected by Via Informatics as its Spatial Data Platform
Seattle, WA, March 25, 2015 — SpaceCurve announced today that Via Informatics, the industry leader in crowd-sourced location analytics and developer of LocationGeniusTM, has selected SpaceCurve to be their spatial data platform. SpaceCurve is the first company to...
SuperGIS Chosen to Elevate Civil Engineering Education in the Philippines
March 25, 2015 — The Department of Civil Engineering in De La Salle University, Philippines selected SuperGIS Desktop and Analyst Extensions to establish a superior education and research environment to cultivate the first-class personnel for the public...