Geneva - A global trend towards open data, i.e. data that anyone can access, use and share without restriction is steadily replacing a previous tendency by governments to charge for Earth observations, especially satellite imagery. The Group on Earth Observations...
uAvionix Partners with PrecisionHawk to Add On-Board ADS-B to LATAS Enabled Drones
PALO ALTO, Calif. -Â uAvionix and PrecisionHawk today announced a plan to jointly develop the next generation of LATAS hardware. The integration of the uAvionix Ping ADS-B product line will allow for drones equipped with LATAS to receive alerts of nearby manned...
Fugro Signs Multi-Year Survey Contract With U.S. Government
Fugro was recently awarded a five-year survey contract by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Task orders under this indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type contract will support the Architect and Engineering Survey and Mapping Support...
Topcon Accepts Wichmann Innovations Award for Falcon 8
LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group announces it has won the Wichmann Innovations Award in the competition’s hardware category. Topcon representatives accepted the award for the Topcon Falcon 8 (powered by...
Pitney Bowes Geospatial API Providing Location Intelligence for Data Analytics Now Available as a SaaS Subscription Offering on AWS Marketplace
STAMFORD, Conn. - Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company providing innovative products and solutions to power commerce, today announced that the Pitney Bowes Geospatial API is now available with direct SaaS subscriptions on AWS Marketplace. The Pitney...
Digital Map Products Makes Executive Addition to Support Company Growth, Introduces Tom Patterson as Chief Financial Officer
IRVINE, CA - Digital Map Products (DMP), a leading provider of location technology and data solutions, today announced the addition of Tom Patterson as Chief Financial Officer. Patterson is an experienced financial, operational and strategic executive leader with over...
Airbus Defence and Space Launches Stack Insight
Airbus Defence and Space has launched “Stack Insightâ€, a uniquely accurate satellite-based change detection and volume calculation service. This service is specifically developed for mining and civil engineering applications. Stack Insight eliminates much of the...
UK Leading the Way to a 5G Future
Ordnance Survey (OS) has been chosen by the Department of Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) to develop a groundbreaking planning and mapping tool that will be instrumental for the national rollout of 5G technology - the next generation of wireless communications...
Open Earth Observation Data Now More Accessible
St Petersburg, - At the Thirteenth GEO Plenary Meeting, held in St Petersburg, Russian Federation from 9-10 November, 2016, representatives from GEO’s 103 Member governments and 106 Participating Organizations (POs) convened to launch a new look for the Global...
OGC Seeks Public Comment on a Proposed Work Item for Indexed 3D Scene Layers as a Community Standard Work Item
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is considering start of a new work item for a Community Standard: Indexed 3D Scene Layers (I3S). The public is requested to comment on this work item proposal. The Indexed 3D Scene Layers (I3S) delivery format is used to stream...