August 5, 2015 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that both the Optech ILRIS and the brand-new CMS V500 will be at the 2015 National Conference of the Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors (AIMS) on August 12-14 in Perth, Australia. The latest model of the...
SuperSurv 3.3 Brings Whole New Experience to Field Tasks
August 5, 2015 — SuperSurv 3.3 for Android, the mobile survey GIS App developed by Supergeo, is now upgraded and released, with new and improved functions. The new SuperSurv 3.3 not only enables users to flexibly apply raster data in MrSID/JPEG2000 formats as the...
Britain’s Past Seen from the Air as Bluesky Brings Old Aerial Photos Online
Leicestershire, UK, August 5, 2015 — Thousands of aerial photographs, dating back more than seventy years, are now available online. Visitors to www.blueskymapshop.com can now search, view and download images from the Old Aerial Photos collection, which includes...
Ceremonial and Historic County Boundary Data Added to OS OpenData
August 5, 2015 — For 224 years OS has been mapping the changing physical landscape of Great Britain. However it is not only the landscape which has changed, Great Britain’s county boundaries have also changed over the last two centuries. As part of a project...
SuperSurv for Android helps Irrigate Farms in Spain
August 5, 2015 — Supergeo, the total GIS software solution provider, announces that Almacelles Irrigation Community, Spain utilizes SuperSurv for Android to improve irrigation efficiency and productivity. SuperSurv is a powerful mobile GIS App designed for field...
Free Provision of TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X Data for Government Studies and Professional Training in Canada
August 5, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space has signed an agreement with the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO) providing Canadian governmental and institutional data users free access to TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellite imagery for...
Maiden Fight Pushes Boundaries in Surveying
August 5, 2015 — The Routescene® proposition to transform the approach to surveys across the world is taking hold. Collaborating with Hanseatic Aviation Solutions we have jointly developed an integrated ï¬xed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and LidarPod®...
MSG-4 Weather Satellite Delivers First Image
On Aug. 4, 2015, the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) instrument on the MSG-4 satellite captured its first image of Earth.
Scientists Use Remote Sensing to Map Suitability Areas for Solar Power Plants
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory GIS and Technology Group used remote-sensing data to map suitable areas for concentrated solar power (CSP) plants.
New Book Examines Earth Imaging for GIS
To familiarize GIS professionals and students with the advanced Earth-imaging technologies available today, Esri published Essential Earth Imaging for GIS, which provides a basic education in remote-sensing technology, promoting the effective use of sophisticated multispectral and 3D imagery.