Reston, VA, July 24, 2015 — A bi-partisan bill to create a current, accurate federal inventory or "cadastre" of all federal land, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, has earned praise from MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private...
Mount McKinley Elevation Survey Results Coming Soon
July 23, 2015 — A team of four climbers has recently returned from the highest point in North America with new survey data to determine a more precise summit height of Mount McKinley. It is anticipated the new elevation finding will be announced in late August. The...
EuroGeographics Signs Contract to Provide Geospatial Information to Eurostat
July 23, 2015 — EuroGeographics has signed a contract to provide pan-European geographic information and related services to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. The four-year agreement means that staff at the European Commission can access...
UN-GGIM: Europe Urges Creation of Geocoded Reference System to Meet Demand for Integrated Data
July 23, 2015 — Growing demand for data analysis across user-defined geographical areas is driving the need for a geocoded point-based reference system says UN-GGIM: Europe. A report on priority user needs by the working group on data integration found that many no...
Save the Date for the ASPRS 2016 Annual Conference
BETHESDA, Md., July 23, 2015 —The ASPRS 2016 Annual Conference, IGTF 2016, is just around the corner, so mark your calendars now and Save the Dates of April 11 – 15, 2016 for IGTF 2016! Beginning on Monday, April 11th and continuing through the week with sessions,...
SAP Accelerates Geo-Enabled Access to Enterprise Data
SAN DIEGO , July 23, 2015 — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced it is offering new capabilities to turbocharge spatial intelligence by simplifying, accelerating and geo-enabling access to enterprise data. In the era of the Internet of Things (IoT), proliferation of...
Esri Joins Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
Redlands, California, July 23, 2015 — Esri is joining the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, which the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) organizes. Esri announced this commitment at the Third International Conference on Financing for...
Blue Marble Geographics Announces First Certified Trainer of Global Mapper
Hallowell, Maine , July 23, 2015 —  Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce that Engesat International S.A. of Brazil has successfully completed the training certification program. Together with his team, Laurent Martin, owner of Engesat...
ILMF 2016 Call for Papers
July 23, 2015 — The 16th Annual International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), taking place in Denver, Colorado, USA, February 22-24, 2016, has announced a Call for Papers and invites any interested parties to submit their abstracts by September 1, 2015 online here....
City of Boston Takes Grand Prize in Storytelling with Maps Contest
Redlands, California, July 22, 2015 — Esri revealed the winners of its Storytelling with Maps Contest today at the Esri User Conference, highlighting grand prize winner Joyce John's Snow Journal story map for the City of Boston. John's story map incorporated...