Aylesbury, July 29, 2015 — Network Rail and Public Health England have both been honoured by Esri Inc in its annual Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Awards, presented at the Esri User Conference in San Diego, California.  The SAG Awards highlight users that have...
SuperGIS Desktop 3.3 Updated with 3D Analyst and Better Maptile Productivity
July 29, 2015 — SuperGIS Desktop 3.3 is now released for GIS users around the world. With the latest SuperGIS Desktop 3.3, Cache Generator is dramatically improved, supporting multiple machine workflows and providing a consummate caching mechanism. In addition,...
EYESMAP: New Architects and Archaeologist 3D Tablet Available Now
July 29, 2015 — 3D documentation works are an important part of architect´s job. Monuments, old buildings, indoors scenarios, stairs, ornaments, vaults, etc have to be captured faithfully every day. All this documentation needs to be generated fast and accurately....
Velodyne's 3D LiDAR Sensor Helps EU Joint Research Centre Win Microsoft Competition
MORGAN HILL, Calif., July 29, 2015 — A team of researchers from the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's in-house science service, has outperformed a global mix of 27 teams from academia and industry, achieving the best overall result at a recent...
SuperField Supports Portuguese GPS Provider with GIS Application
July 29, 2015 — Nautel, Portugal, the navigation and GPS turnkey solution provider, selects SuperField, the GIS data collection application, to provide users with a complete survey task-oriented choice. Founded in 1990, the Lisbon-based firm focuses on offering...
CMC Acquires Maptek Sentry for Survey and Monitoring at Portia Gold Mine
July 29, 2015 — Consolidated Mining & Civil Pty Ltd (CMC) has acquired a Maptek Sentry monitoring system, primarily for use at Havilah Resources Limited’s Portia gold mine in South Australia. The Sentry solution is an active monitoring system for tracking...
InterDrone Las Vegas Conference Program Announced
July 29, 2015 — BZ Media LLC announced the InterDrone™ technical conference featuring more than 104 classes, panels and keynotes. The event will debut at the Rio in Las Vegas, Sept. 9-10-11, and will also include an Exhibit Hall with more than 85 industry-leading...
Featured Keynote Speakers Announced for National GIS in Transit Conference
Des Plaines, IL, July 29, 2015 — URISA, the National Center for Transit Research, and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) are pleased to announce the featured keynote speakers for the 9th National GIS in Transit Conference, on September 1-3, 2015, in...
Bluesky Introduces Prototype UAV Flight-Restriction Map
Aerial mapping company Bluesky produced a prototype map showing where it may be unsafe or even illegal to fly Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones. Bluesky combined expertise in flight planning and 3D aerial mapping with various geographic datasets to come up with the concept of a UAV Flight-Restriction Map for the United Kingdom (UK).
Searching for Underground Energy Sources from Space
Data from the European Space Agency (ESA) GOCE gravity satellite are being used to improve models of Earth's geology, indicating the potential locations of subsurface energy sources.
