June 29, 2015 — The U.S. Geological Survey salutes the European Space Agency (ESA) on the successful June 23 launch of its Sentinel-2A satellite, the second satellite to be launched in Europe’s Copernicus environment monitoring program. "We are very pleased to...
USGIF Announces 2015 Award Program Recipients
Washington, D.C., June 29, 2015 —The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) today announced the six recipients of its 2015 Awards Program on the main stage at the GEOINT 2015 Symposium. The USGIF Awards Program annually recognizes the exceptional...
Blue Canopy Debuts Social Media Analytics Solution for Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism at GEOINT 2015
RESTON, Virginia , June 29, 2015 — Blue Canopy Group, LLC., a leading Big Data Analytics, Enterprise IT consultancy and service provider, has selected GEOINT, the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Forum (USGIF) annual conference, to debut their social media...
Arithmetica's Spherevision Reveals Henry VIII's Excesses in Stunning 360 Degrees
Shepperton Studios, June 26, 2015 — A 360 degree video recording system from Arithmetica has been used to create an educational yet entertaining 360 film about the wanton excesses of Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace. Forming part of the Historic Royal...
Point Grey Adds High Resolution 12 MP CCD Model to Grasshopper(R)3 USB3 Vision Camera Line
Richmond, BC, Canada, June 26, 2015 — Point Grey, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, today announced the addition of a new 12 MP CCD model to its Grasshopper®3 USB3 Vision™ camera line. The...
OGC Seeks Public Comment on OGC Web Coverage Service – Transaction Operation Extension
June 26, 2015 — The OGC membership seeks public comment on the candidate OGC® Web Coverage Service (WCS) - Transaction operation extension, version 2.0. The OGC Web Coverage Service (WCS) Interface Standard is an open standard widely implemented in geospatial...
USGIF Names 2015 Lundahl-Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Washington, D.C., June 26, 2015 —This morning, the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announced Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff for the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF), as the 2015 recipient of the USGIF Arthur C....
Avineon Announces New Professional Certifications
McLean, Virginia, June 26, 2015 — Avineon, Inc. (Avineon), a global provider of information technology, geospatial, and engineering support services, is pleased to announce three members of its professional staff have earned new certifications. Vice President Joel...
EarthDefine Releases High Resolution Tree Map for California
ISSAQUAH, Wash., June 26, 2015 — EarthDefine, a provider of high-resolution spatial data products, has created a seamless 1 meter resolution tree cover dataset for California. This dataset updates its previous tree map for California using the newest 2014 National...
Leica Geosystems Be Captivated LIVE Tours Transport Surveyors and Engineers to the Future
NORCROSS, GA, June 25, 2015 — In response to the tremendous interest in the Leica Captivate Experience following its debut at HxGN LIVE 2015 in Las Vegas, Leica Geosystems is launching the Be Captivated Live Tours in locations around the U.S. and Canada. The events...
