Harney Peak in South Dakota will now be called Black Elk Peak on federal maps. This unanimous decision was made August 11 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN). The mountain is not only the highest point in the state, but is the highest peak east of the Rocky...
GIS Technology Proves Fundamental in Battle against Zika Virus
Redlands, California —Florida is home to more than 3.6 million women aged 15 to 44 years. With more than 300 Zika virus cases reported in Florida to date, the state has become a top focus in the public health battle to curb the spread of Zika infections in the...
Geodesign Summit 2017
Redlands, California —Esri's annual Geodesign Summit will continue the conversation around a holistic approach to building smarter communities. Attendees include planning professionals across all levels of government, commercial firms, academia, and nongovernmental...
United States Navy Deploying Newly Designated RQ-20B AeroVironment Puma AE with Precision Recovery System Aboard Guided Missile Destroyer
MONROVIA, Calif., Aug. 11, 2016 - AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced the United States Navy has tested and deployed the RQ-20B Puma™ small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard a Flight I Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG Class). Some of these...
American Geophysical Union Partners with Wiley to Take On New Geohealth Initiative
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2016 - Geohealth is a rapidly emerging transdisciplinary field that supports the intersection of Earth and environmental sciences with human, agricultural, and environmental health. As a first step in its efforts to support and enable this...
Hexagon Geospatial Launches M.App Enterprise
NORCROSS, GA - Hexagon Geospatial is proud to launch M.App Enterprise. This privately-hosted solution enables organizations to provide and share their own information services that dynamically address their location-based challenges. Hexagon Smart M.Apps are simple to...
Luciad Announces Impressive Speaker Line-Up for its INTERACT User Conference
Belgium, Leuven – 11th August, 2016 - Luciad is delighted to announce several new speakers for INTERACT - The Luciad User Conference 2016. The conference is the premier event for geospatial professionals and developers from the Aviation, Defence, Maritime, Safety...
Esri Observes The United Nations' International Day of the World’s Indigenous People with Tribal Story Map Challenge
Redlands, California —The United Nations’ International Day of the World's Indigenous People is observed each year to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population. This year’s theme is right to education, and in honor of this, Esri...
iSTAR 360 Degree Measurement Module Integrated by Imaging Companies
Edinburgh, UK – August 10, 2016 – NCTech, the developer of reality imaging systems, today announced that the Measurement Module for its industrial-grade iSTAR panoramic camera has been integrated into offerings from software firms Arithmetica and Veesus. ...
UN-GGIM: Europe Announces Creation of GRF-Europe
Europe is contributing to the UN’s Global Geodetic Reference Frame (GGRF) by developing a platform for exchanging information and expertise.  The creation of a new UN-GGIM: Europe working group, GRF- Europe will connect a range of stakeholders and act as an...