Tel Aviv, Israel, July 30, 2015 — VisionMap announced today the introduction of upgraded oblique capabilities to its A3 Edge Digital Mapping System. The A3 Edge camera, well known for its high capture productivity, now utilizes a proprietary Roll Stabilization...
Surfing for Science
July 29, 2015 —Thanks to a new system developed by scientists in the UK, taking to the waves for a spot of surfing can benefit research into the health of coastal waters, and could help confirm satellite measurements of sea-surface temperature. The system, developed...
FAA: Wildfires and Drones Don't Mix
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2015 — Responding to recent incidents in which unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as “drones,†interfered with manned aircraft involved in wildland firefighting operations, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation...
Two ASPRS Awards for Pit-Free CHM Algorithm
July 29, 2015 — The paper “Generating Pit-free Canopy Height Models from Airborne LiDAR†co-authored by rapidlasso GmbH and published in the September 2014 issue of PE&RS (the journal of the ASPRS) was awarded twice at the IGTF 2015 – ASPRS Annual...
TerraGo to Demonstrate Advanced GPS and GIS Solutions at InfoAg 2015
Washington, D.C., July 29, 2015 — TerraGo®, a pioneer of geospatial collaboration and enterprise mobility software, will exhibit at the InfoAg Conference which takes place July 28-30 at Union Station in St. Louis. TerraGo’s mobile GPS data collection and...
2015 SAG Award Winners Announced by Esri Inc
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...
