An international exhibition and scientific Congress in Siberia, Russia was organized, standing as an international platform for presenting significant scientific outlook and for academic exchange in the domain of geospatial information for 12 years. On 20-22 April,...
Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo Wins Lightning Crown
Using data from the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) onboard NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission, a new study determined that Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela is the new lightning capital of the world.
Mobile Mapping App Capturing Bat Data in Africa
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), in conjunction with Colorado State University (CSU) and the Center of Disease Control (CDC), are funding a project to measure and monitor bats in Uganda. The bats are suspected of carrying pathogens in the area, and the catch-and-release program will record detailed measurements and statistics as part of ecological and bat-distribution research.
With Velodyne LiDAR Sensor Out Front, Real Earth Wins Microsoft Competition for Localization
PITTSBURGH and MORGAN HILL, Calif. - Real Earth, the pioneer in real-time 3D mapping and localization, secured first place in Microsoft’s Indoor Localization Competition recently held in Vienna, Austria. Real Earth achieved the top ranking through their algorithms...
Launch of US Subsidiary by Professional Drone World Leader Delair-Tech
AUVSI’s Xponential, New Orleans, May 2nd 2016: Delair-Tech, a french pioneer and world leader in the professional civilian drone industry, announces, during the AUVSI’s Xponential exhibition, the opening of a subsidiary in the United States – a country which is...
AeroVironment Unveils Mantis i45 EO/IR Gimbal Payload for Puma AE, Delivering a Dramatic Leap in Small UAS Image Resolution and ISR Capability
NEW ORLEANS (XPONENTIAL 2016), MAY 2, 2016 – AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a world leader in small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today unveiled its new Mantis i45 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) gimbal payload designed for AeroVironment Puma™ AE (All...
15th GSDI World Conference Call for Abstracts Deadline Extended to 1 June
Plans are rapidly taking shape for the 15th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure World Conference (GSDI 15). With the Abstract submission deadline extended to 1 June 2016, don’t miss your chance to participate! GSDI appreciates it is a busy time of the year for...
UNITAR and Esri Host Annual Conference in Geneva
Redlands, California — Earlier this week, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Esri announced the featured speakers at the annual GIS for a Sustainable World Conference, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, May 2 to 4. Conference...
Echosec to Showcase Geospatial Social Search Solution for Defense, Military, and Homeland Security at GEOINT 2016 Symposium
Victoria, BC., Canada, April 28, 2016 — Echosec Systems Ltd., will be sharing their industry leading social media search solution at the 2016 GEOINT Symposium, May 15-18 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Hosted and produced by...
Esri Announces Winners of the Visualize Your Water Quality Challenge
Redlands, California — Esri joins the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Geological Survey in congratulating the winners of the Visualize Your Water Quality high school citizen science challenge. In the challenge, students from 13 US states used Esri...
