St Petersburg, - At the Thirteenth GEO Plenary Meeting, held in St Petersburg, Russian Federation from 9-10 November, 2016, representatives from GEO’s 103 Member governments and 106 Participating Organizations (POs) convened to launch a new look for the Global...
OGC Seeks Public Comment on a Proposed Work Item for Indexed 3D Scene Layers as a Community Standard Work Item
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is considering start of a new work item for a Community Standard: Indexed 3D Scene Layers (I3S). The public is requested to comment on this work item proposal. The Indexed 3D Scene Layers (I3S) delivery format is used to stream...
DJI Raises Bar For Aerial Imaging With Two New Flying Cameras
LOS ANGELES - DJI, the world leader in unmanned aerial technology, Tuesday introduced two new drones that raise the bar for professional imaging: Inspire 2, the best ready-to-fly platform for high-end film and video creators, and Phantom 4 Pro, the smartest and most...
Esri Extends ConnectED Support for Three More Years
REDLANDS, Calif. - Global smart mapping leader Esri announced that it has extended its support of President Obama's ConnectED initiative through 2019. Esri will continue to expand its wide range of curricula that integrates map-based concepts into primary and...
DigitalGlobe Completes Acquisition of The Radiant Group
WESTMINSTER, Colo.- DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of privately held The Radiant Group, Inc. (“Radiantâ€) from Aston...
Lead'Air Creates an Unparalleled Multi-Use HELIDAS Oblique Camera System for Helicopter and Fixed-Wing Aircraft
Kissimmee, FL - Lead’Air Inc. has developed a new, extremely compact five camera MIDAS (Multi-image Digital Acquisition System) capable of mounting on the nose of a Bell 206B or AS350 Eurocopter with the use of the FAA approved Meeker mounts. With just a few bolts...
New CoreLogic Analysis Shows the Number of Homes Damaged by a Large Earthquake Impacting Northern and Southern California Simultaneously Could More Than Double
According to new data analysis from CoreLogic, a large earthquake along the San Andreas fault impacting both Northern and Southern California simultaneously – once considered impossible – could cause up to 126 percent more residential property damage than...
Infor Announces Innovative Tethered Drone-Based Asset Management Solution
NEW YORK, NY -Â Infor, a leading provider of beautiful business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud, today announced in partnership with Drone Aviation Corp. (DAC) (OTCQX: DRNE), the creation of Infor's new Drone Enterprise Asset Management...
Avenza Maps Pro Now Available to Industry Professionals
TORONTO, ON - Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher® cartographic software for Adobe® Illustrator® and Geographic Imager® geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop®, has announced that its market-leading, award-winning mobile mapping app, Avenza Maps, will now...
Hexagon Geospatial Announces Partnership with HERE
NORCROSS, GA - Hexagon Geospatial and HERE have signed an agreement that will enable Hexagon Smart M.App® developers and end-users to access and benefit from a variety of map data and location platform services from HERE. Through this partnership, developers will be...
