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...
Next Generation of Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellites will see the World in Colour
December 8, 2015 — The recent World Radio communication Conference (WRC 2015) in Geneva, Switzerland, has allocated new frequency bandwidths for Earth Observation Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems by doubling the actual 600 Megahertz to now reach 1.200...
Emapsite CEO James Cutler elected to AGI Council
December 8, 2015 — An early pioneer of web mapping solutions for professionals has been elected to the ruling council of the UK’s geographic information industry body. James Cutler, Chief Executive of award-winning data services provider emapsite, will take up his...
Teledyne Optech Completes Leadership Transition
Vaughan, Ontario, December 7, 2015 — Teledyne Optech announced today that the company has completed its transition in leadership. Founded in 1974 by Dr. Allan Carswell, Teledyne Optech is a leader in advanced laser-based survey and digital imaging instrumentation....
