Leicestershire, July 7,, 2015 — Aerial mapping specialist Bluesky has completed a significant recruitment programme, expanding its Leicestershire based workforce by more than 20 per cent. Key appointments include David Findlay who joins as Business Development...
URISA’s GISCorps Activities During Esri User Conference
Des Plaines, IL, July 7, 2015 – URISA’s GISCorps has announced several activities coinciding with Esri’s User Conference in San Diego, July 20-24, 2015. All interested individuals are invited to learn more about this program which coordinates short term,...
Exprodat Software Enhances Play Assessment
July 7, 2015 — Exprodat, the oil and gas ArcGIS platform specialist, understands that exploration departments within oil and gas companies are under huge pressure to better understand opportunities and make better exploration decisions. The recently released version...
Getmapping Wins Contract to Host ˜All Wales Mapping Services Framework' Datasets
Hartley Wintney, July 6, 2015 — Getmapping has won a 3 year contract to host the ‘All Wales Mapping Services Framework’ (AWMS) datasets. The Framework will provide a cloud-hosted base mapping service covering the whole of Wales including a 2km buffer along...
GeoShot Technologies Successfully Completed 560 Kms Power Line Corridor Mapping
California, CA, July 06, 2015 — GeoShot Technologies has successfully completed Power Line Mapping of 560 Kms for a leading European LiDAR Survey Company. In the project, GeoShot Technologies performed data calibration, classification and transmission line...
ULM Drone Program Named One of Nation's Best
July 6, 2015 — SuccessfulStudent.org—a resource for students looking to find unique degree programs and career options—ranked the University of Louisiana at Monroe as one of the “15 Best Drone Training Colleges in America.†ULM’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems...
Ball Aerospace Powers on NOAA’s JPSS-1 Weather Satellite
BOULDER, Colo., July 2,2015 — Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has powered on the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) satellite for the first time. The JPSS-1 is the nation's next polar-orbiting, environmental satellite, scheduled to launch in 2017....
SMOS Sings The Song of Ice and Fire
July 2, 2015 — While ESA’s water mission continues to deliver key information on soil moisture and ocean salinity to advance our understanding of Earth, it is becoming increasingly important for ‘real world’ applications, further demonstrating the societal...
Bureau of Reclamation Selects New Mexico State University for Unmanned Aircraft System Inspection of Elephant Butte Dam
Washington, D.C., July, 2, 2015 — The Bureau of Reclamation has selected New Mexico State University to be the lead subject matter expert to perform the first Reclamation dam inspection using an unmanned aircraft system. This aeronautical research project will...
Sanborn Expands Industry-Leading Nationwide Data Coverage
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 1, 2015 — The Sanborn Map Company (Sanborn) continues to grow its world-class product offerings with the addition of more than 41,000 square miles of fresh oblique imagery covering 150 U.S. metropolitan markets. Additionally, Sanborn...