COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 19, 2015 — The Space Foundation's annual Space Symposium is the single most important global space conference for connecting government, military and industry decision makers. For 2016, the 32nd Space Symposium agenda includes sessions...
Mapping a Better Way to Help Provide Humanitarian Services, Relief
November 19, 2015 — Getting directions to somewhere you’ve never been before is easy for many in 2015 – just ask your phone’s assistant or pull up Google Maps. But for many of the most vulnerable people in the world, insufficient and inadequate mapping of...
District of Squamish Wins Esri Canada's Award of Excellence in GIS
VANCOUVER, Esri Canada User Conference – November 19, 2015 — The District of Squamish is a fast-growing municipality between the City of Vancouver and the Resort Municipality of Whistler in British Columbia. As people strive to live a balanced and more affordable...
Climate Macroscope: New Software for Finding Tipping Points and Critical Network Structures
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 19, 2015 — If you wanted to know whether shifts in the African climate during Paleolithic times correlated with the appearance and disappearance of hominin species, how would you find the answer? It’s a tricky question because of the...
Managing the Data Deluge for National Security Analysts
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., November 19, 2015 — After a disaster or national tragedy, bits of information often are found afterward among vast amounts of available data that might have mitigated or even prevented what happened, had they been recognized ahead of time. In...
AssetWorks Releases History of GIS Infographic
WAYNE, Pa., Nov. 19, 2015 — For centuries, geography has intrigued the world. What lies just beyond our view? How is our planet changing? What does it all mean? With the many advancements of the GIS industry, we can now view our world in ways never thought...
US Topo Maps Reach Milestone
November 19, 2015 — With the release of new US Topo maps for Illinois and South Dakota, the USGS has completed the second, three-year cycle of revising and updating electronic US Topo quadrangles. This means that since late 2009, the USGS has published nearly every...
Bluesky Aerial Thermal Map Helps Keep Herefordshire Residents Warm
Leicestershire, UK, November 19, 2015 — An aerial thermal survey to assess heat loss from homes is being used by Herefordshire Council to raise awareness of poor home energy efficiency, reduce fuel poverty and support vulnerable residents. The survey by aerial...
First Day of Drone World Expo Exceeds Expectations
SAN JOSE, CA, November 18, 2015 — A standing room only crowd listened intently to a dynamic panel of government leaders and industry executives on the challenges, implementations, timelines and industry involvement around UAS technology at the opening day of the...
New Maps for Poland and All of Europe for GIS Use
November 18, 2015 — In honor of GIS Day, GfK is releasing an extract of its new, ultra-precise digital maps of Poland. GfK offers detailed, up-to-date geodata for all of Europe in its newly released "GfK Europe Edition 2015". Precise, up-to-date maps are...
