Leicestershire, December 9, 2015 — Aerial photography and detailed 3D height models of the UK are being used to assess the risk of flooding, and help development projects progress through the planning process. Working with Betts Hydro, part of engineering...
Finding the Right Address: a Matter of Life or Death
December 9, 2015 — An Ordnance Survey software pilot has helped save lives, so say the Community First Responders (CFRs ) who used it. The prototype mobile web app was used by a sample of CFRs from across the country over an eight week period. During this time the...
MAPPS Winter Conference Offers New Format, Insightful Programming
December 9, 2015 (Reston, VA) — MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms, recently unveiled a new and exciting format for the Winter Conference, as well as a compelling lineup of sessions and programming. The conference...
Getmapping Wins a Place on the G-Cloud 7 Framework
December 9, 2015 — Getmapping Plc has been re-appointed as a supplier of cloud-based GIS data and software services to the UK Public Sector under the G-Cloud 7 Framework. Managed by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the G-Cloud is an online catalogue available to...
Library of Congress Collecting Geospatial History
Recently, the Geography and Map Division at the U.S. Library of Congress has undertaken a large-scale project to collect manuscripts, technical information, algorithms, software and hardware from the earliest days of computer cartography.
New Camera Measures Greenhouse Gases
A new camera from Sweden's Linköping University and Stockholm University can photograph and film methane in the air to help measure and monitor greenhouse gases.
Airbus Training Peruvian Team to Operate Country's First EO Satellite
In preparation for PeruSat-1, which is being built by Airbus Defence and Space, 30 Peruvians spent time in Airbus' Toulouse, France, facilities to be trained in satellite operations.
Sentinel-2A Multispectral Data Available to Public
The Sentinel-2A satellite, which was launched in June 2015 by the European Space Agency (ESA), was deemed officially operational after extensive in-orbit testing.
Esri's ArcGIS to Support SAP HANA(R) as Enterprise Geodatabase, Deepening Integration Across Products
SAP NEWSBYTE — Dec. 8, 2015 — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that through a global technology partnership, Esri will commercially support ArcGIS using SAP HANA® as an enterprise geodatabase. This release of ArcGIS, planned for 2016, expands the existing...
New Results from Optech Titan Field Tests at AGU Fall Meeting
December 8, 2015 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce our participation at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco on December 14-18. Feel free to stop by exhibit booth #1206 and check out our display at the Poster Session from...