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...
UberMedia, Directory of Major Malls and B.I. Spatial Announce Strategic Alliance to Deliver Trade Area Analysis for Shopping Centers Using Mobile Location Data
PASADENA, Calif. — UberMedia, developer of UberRetail, the leading mobile data platform for location decisions; Directory of Major Malls (DMM), the industry source for comprehensive retail data and listings for more than 7,200 shopping centers in the US; and B. I....
Orbit Rolls Out GIS Mapping System for Housing Management
STEVENAGE, United Kingdom, 11 January 2016 - Staff at 39,000-home Orbit Group are benefitting from geographical data at their fingertips following the launch of the Geographic Information System (GIS) MyM@ps. Orbit, which manages homes across the Midlands, East and...
URISA 2016 Exemplary Systems in Government Awards Process Opens
Des Plaines, IL, January 11, 2016 — URISA is pleased to announce the Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards process for 2016. Since 1980, URISA's ESIG Awards have recognized extraordinary achievements in the use of geospatial information technology that...
GDA 2015-16 Soybean Map for Mato Grosso, Brazil
Geospatial Data Analysis Corporation (GDA), has released its current, 2015/2016 growing season Soybean Map for Mato Grosso (Brazil) to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). The in-season map is based on near real time analysis of time series satellite imagery....
NOAA Issues Space Policy for Commercial Sector
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its commercial space policy, which sets a broad framework for agency use of commercial space-based approaches.
