SCOTLAND/ UNITED KINGDOM - Academics and students at the University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences are set to become the first to gain unlimited access to millions of pounds worth of state-of-the-art Earth Observation, geospatial intelligence and satellite mapping...
TomTom Maps and Navigation Software Power Subaru's New Infotainment Platform
AMSTERDAM - TomTom (TOM2) has been chosen by Subaru to be the global maps and navigation supplier for their next generation infotainment platform. The global platform will launch first in North America with the all-new 2017 Subaru Impreza. HARMAN International, the...
City of Berkeley Enlists Farallon Geographics to Migrate to Esri LGIM and Leverage Off-the-Shelf Services, Applications and Workflows
San Francisco, CA - Farallon Geographics worked with the City of Berkeley to migrate their GIS from a legacy data model to Esri’s “Local Government Information Model†(LGIM). Farallon assisted the City’s GIS staff with LGIM strategic planning and provided the...
URISA's GIS-Pro 2016 Conference in Toronto Offers Student Volunteer Opportunities
URISA is pleased to invite students to apply to be a volunteer and receive a complimentary registration to GIS-Pro 2016 in return for a few hours of volunteer service. This year’s GIS-Pro will be held in Toronto, ON at the Westin Harbor Castle from October 31-...
Esri Launches Global Content Challenge
REDLANDS, Calif.- Smart mapping leader Esri announced it is engaging students all over the world in a new contest called the Global Content Challenge. With the power of Esri content at their disposal, students will tell their own compelling scientific stories using...
New Bluesky and University of Leicester Joint Venture to Tackle Air Pollution
EarthSense Systems, a joint venture between aerial mapping company Bluesky and the UK's University of Leicester, is set to spearhead innovations in air quality monitoring. Building on more than four years of collaboration between the two organisations, the new company...
KEYW Awarded Five-Year Contract for Airborne Collection Services
HANOVER, Md.- The KEYW Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:KEYW) announced today that it has received a five-year contract from Leidos Inc. to provide global airborne collection services valued at $268.5 million if all options are exercised to support the Army Geospatial...
Autodesk Increases Share Repurchase Program
SAN RAFAEL, Calif.-Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) today announced a program to repurchase up to 30 million shares of the company's common stock, in addition to the approximately 1.5 million shares that remained at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2017 under...
URISA Announces 2017 GIS Professional Educational Calendar
Des Plaines, IL - With one more major event still to take place in Toronto this year ( GIS-Pro 2016: URISA's 54th Annual Conference, October 31-November 3, 2016), URISA is pleased to announce a number of programs for 2017. The education begins March 6-9, 2017 in...
OGC Requests Participation in its Land Administration DWG
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is calling for public participation in its newly-established Land Administration Domain Working Group (Land Admin DWG). Worldwide, effective and efficient land administration is an ongoing concern, as only a small number of...
