Aerialtronics will present a live demonstration of the Altura Zenith unmanned aerial system (UAS) at TUSExpo 2016, the fully integrated European unmanned systems industry trade show and conference, taking place on 2-4 February at the World Forum, the Hague. Supported...
Future Grains
When global food prices spiked dramatically in late 2007 and into 2008, the costs of many basic dietary staples doubled or even tripled around the world, sparking protests and riots. Panicked governments stopped exporting food, aggravating the crisis. Almost as...
The Carbon Project Selected to Deploy Cloud-based Parcel Data Exchange
ALEXANDRIA, VA, January 13, 2016 — The Carbon Project today announced that the State of North Carolina, Office of Information Technology Services renewed its contract to deploy a cloud-based Cadastral Data Exchange, The effort builds on a pilot project conducted in...
Hexagon Acquires SCCS, a Leading Supplier of Leica Geosystems Surveying Equipment in the UK
Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, today announced the acquisition of Paul MacArthur Limited (“SCCSâ€) – one of the UK’s leading...
Teledyne Optech Lidar Approved for Use in OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission
January 13, 2016 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that NASA, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and York University have approved the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) designed by scientists and engineers from Teledyne Optech and built by MacDonald, Dettwiler...
Lockheed Martin Team Delivers Second Lightning Tracker for NOAA Weather Satellite
PALO ALTO, California, Jan. 13, 2016 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the second Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument that will provide earlier alerts of severe storms and contribute to more accurate tornado warnings. The sensor will fly on the...
Lauderdale Lakes: GIS for Small Municipalities
GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) Lauderdale Lakes, Florida has a small footprint geographically (3.64 square miles) but large plans for technology and public service. Historically, small organizations have not been able to implement GIS...
EBA Engineering Acquires Pennsylvania-Based Geospatial Technology Firm GeographIT
BALTIMORE, MD — On January 1, 2016, EBA Engineering, Inc. (EBA) acquired the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based geospatial technology firm geographIT. With the acquisition, EBA will now offer integrated geographic information system (GIS), information management, and...
Research and Markets: Global GIS Market Growth of 10% CAGR by 2020 – Analysis, Technologies, Opportunities & Forecasts 2016-2020
DUBLIN — Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8fkgrj/global_gis_market) has announced the addition of the "Global GIS Market 2016-2020" report to their offering. This market research report predicts the global GIS market to grow steadily...
Avenza Launches PDF Maps Affiliate Program to Monetize Map Purchases for Individual Map Publishers and Recreation and Travel-Focused Retailers
TORONTO, ON, January 12, 2016 —Avenza Systems Inc., the leading developer of cartographic software -- such as MAPublisher for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop -- is pleased to announce the launch of its affiliate program...