Paris and Montreal, Feb. 20, 2013—Euroconsult, the leading global consulting firm in the space sector, today announced the debut of its Operations Management Services (OMS) practice, specifically aimed at supporting industry-leading companies and governments in...
John M. Palatiello & Associates to Provide Services to the National Society of Professional Surveyors
RESTON, Va., Feb. 19, 2013—John M. Palatiello & Associates, Inc. (JMP&A), the premier public affairs consulting firm in the geospatial community, is pleased to announce it has been retained by the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS), the...
RDO Partners with Maptek to Sell I-Site Long-Range Laser Scanners
Glenside, South Australia, Feb. 24, 2013—Maptek, leading provider of laser scanning technology and software to the mining industry, has signed an agreement with RDO Integrated Controls (RDOIC) to resell Maptek I-Site survey systems. RDOIC is RDO Equipment Co.’s...
Woolpert Partners with Altavian for Commercial UAS Data Collection
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2013—Woolpert, a national geospatial, design and infrastructure management firm headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, recently announced it has partnered with Altavian to operate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for aerial surveying and mapping data...
TerraGo Awarded Patent for Automating Alignment of Vector Datasets and Imagery
Atlanta, Feb. 14, 2013—TerraGo, the leading provider of geospatial intelligence software, has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 8,340,360 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) entitled “System and Method for Fusing Vector Data with Imagery.†The...
Contex Nextimage 3.1 Improves Scanning Precision, Supports Océ Printer
Rockville, Md., Feb. 15, 2013—Contex, the world's leading developer of wide format scanning and imaging solutions, today announces Nextimage 3.1, a free upgrade to its wide format scanning software. This update adds several new and enhanced features, including an...
Satellite Imagery Sheds Light on Lost WWII Fighter
BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 12, 2013—The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) has published an article describing how two energy companies used satellite imagery to accurately locate and then try and unravel part of the mystery surrounding a British Royal Air Force...
Air Force Selects ITT Exelis to Develop Final Concept for Weather Imaging Sensor
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 12, 2013—ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a $13 million U.S. Air Force contract to study design modifications and to develop a final concept for an affordable, low-risk weather imaging sensor. The Space and Missile Systems Center, El...
Airborne Imaging Buys Second Leica ALS70-HP Laser Scanner
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, Feb. 13, 2013—Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Airborne Imaging Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, has purchased a second Leica ALS70-HP airborne laser scanner just a year after buying its first Leica ALS70. Once the new sensor is delivered,...
Optech Delivers Two Lidar Systems to Cobb Engineering Company
Toronto, Feb. 12, 2013—Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce the sale of an Optech Lynx M1 Mobile Mapper and an Optech ILRIS Terrestrial Laser Scanner to Cobb...