Reston, Va., Jan. 17, 2013—Congressman Joe Garcia, a Democrat from Florida's 26th District, will be the keynote speaker for the MAPPS Winter Conference, to be held January 27-31 at the Trump International Resort in Sunny Isles Beach, FL, MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the...
Merrick Announces New MAPA Team Member
Aurora, Colo., Jan. 24, 2013—Merrick & Company (www.merrick.com) announces that Rocco A.L. Rabilotta Pisters has joined the firm’s subsidiary, Merrick Advanced Photogrammetry of the Americas (MAPA), in Mexico City and serves the geospatial solutions (GSS) team...
Merrick's Bethel to Present at LiDAR Mapping Conference
Denver, Jan. 17, 2013—Merrick’s Matt Bethel, GISP, Director of Technology, will present at the International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF)13 Conference held 2/11 – 2/13 in Denver, Colorado.  Bethel’s presentation on “Automated LiDAR Quality Control†will be...
2013-2014 URISA Vanguard Cabinet Members Announced
Des Plaines, Ill., Jan. 18, 2013—URISA is pleased to announce the new members of its Vanguard Cabinet. The Vanguard Cabinet (VC) is a URISA initiative to engage young GIS practitioners, increase their numbers in the organization, and better understand the concerns...
Astrium Reviews 2012 Success
Paris, January 28, 2013—In making his New Year media presentation, Astrium CEO François Auque announced that Europe’s leading space industry company had generated an estimated revenue of 5.8 billion euros in 2012, an increase of 7% on a constant perimeter basis...
Astrium Services Signs Distribution Partnership with GAF
Friedrichshafen, Germany, Jan. 29, 2013—Astrium Services’ GEO-Information experts have now signed up GAF AG, one of Europe’s leading providers of Earth observation and geo-information solutions, as a channel partner for their satellite data and value-added...
ECAPS Signs Contract with Skybox Imaging for Propulsion System
Mountain View, Calif., Jan. 15, 2013—ECAPS, an SSC Group company, today announced its first commercial flight contract in the U.S., with Skybox Imaging (Skybox), an emerging provider of timely imagery services. ECAPS will design and manufacture a complete High...
24 Organizations to Receive a Total of More Than $2 Million in GIS Imagery Grants
Redlands, Calif., Jan. 22, 2013—Esri and PCI Geomatics have selected 24 organizations to develop and apply innovative methods for using GIS to analyze imagery for land-use management. Through the Esri Natural Resources Imagery Grant Program, Esri, the world leader...
The Atlantic Groups Buys Leica ALS70-HP LiDAR for Wide-Area Mapping
Norcross, Ga, Jan. 28, 2013—Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced The Atlantic Group, LLC, of Huntsville, Ala., has purchased a new Leica ALS70-HP airborne laser scanner. Following integration, calibration and testing in mid-January aboard the firm’s Partenavia...
Pennsylvania Streamlines Call-Before-You-Dig Ticket Process with TerraGo GeoPDF Maps
Atlanta, Jan. 23, 2013—Pennsylvania One Call System, Inc. has implemented interactive, portable and intelligent TerraGo GeoPDF® maps resulting in accelerated Call-Before-You-Dig project review cycles, increased document accuracy and reduced costs. Pennsylvania...
