COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., September 9, 2015 — The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) announces the appointment of CEO John Copple to the Stichting Mapcode Foundation (Mapcode) advisory board. "I'm pleased to assist in this global effort," says Copple. "The idea of...
Two ISDE Council Members Receive Prestigious Awards
September 9, 2015 — Professor GUO Huadong and Professor Markku Kulmala, Council members of the ISDE, have been awarded by the Russian Geographical Society (RGS), for their contributions of the scientific and academic achievements in the geographic community, on 19...
EagleView Welcomes Antony Parchment as VP of Drone Product Strategy
Bothell, Wash., Sept. 8, 2015 —EagleView Technology Corporation, a leading technology provider of aerial imagery, data analytics and GIS solutions, welcomes Antony Parchment as Vice President of Drone Product Strategy. The addition of Parchment demonstrates...
LandScan 2014 Global Population Database
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, September 9, 2015 — East View is pleased to announce our worldwide release of the LandScan 2014 Global Population Database. LandScan is developed by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the United States Department of Defense. Annually...
Carl Pulfrich Award 2015 goes to Dr. Christoph Strecha for Ground-Breaking Developments in the Fields of Computer Vision and UAV photogrammetry
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 9 September 2015 — The Leica Geosystems Geospatial Solutions Division is very pleased to announce that the Carl Pulfrich Award 2015 has been awarded to Dr. Christoph Strecha. With developing algorithms in the areas of feature detection and...
VisionMap Thermal Airborne Imaging System Maps German Pipelines
Tel Aviv, Israel, September 9, 2015 —VisionMap, a leading provider of aerial survey and mapping systems, announced that its thermal airborne imaging system, MIST, was recently used to map and monitor pipeline infrastructure in Herten, Germany. The survey was...
1Spatial Helps to Create a Central Source of Geospatial Truth for the City of Marseille
Cambridge, September 9, 2015, 1Spatial, the global spatial software firm which manages the world’s largest spatial data, helps Marseille’s GIS team to simplify the administration and management of its geospatial data and tools. Marseille, like many large, modern...
New Soil-Moisture-Mapping Satellite Carries on After Lost Instrument
A NASA satellite launched just seven months ago lost the use of one of two science instruments, but the space agency said the mission to map global soil moisture will continue.
ABoVE Campaign to Examine Climate Change in Arctic
As part of a broad effort to study the environmental and societal effects of climate change, NASA has begun a multiyear field campaign to investigate ecological impacts of the rapidly changing climate in Alaska and northwestern Canada, such as the thawing of permafrost, wildfires and changes to wildlife habitats.
European Scientists Creating Interoperable Ocean Sensors
NeXOS is developing standards and technologies that would allow users to share data and operate the sensors via the Web, creating a complete, end-to-end system that would dramatically reduce the complexity and cost of gathering and disseminating ocean observation.
