March 31, 2015 — DIRECTV 15, the most powerful US broadcast satellite, has left Airbus Defence and Space’s cleanrooms in Toulouse (France). It will now be shipped to Kourou for launch by Ariane 5 in May 2015. DIRECTV 15 is based on the highly reliable Eurostar...
Topcon Releases Newest Vehicle Mounted 3D Mobile Mapping System
LIVERMORE, Calif. – March 31, 2015 — Topcon Positioning Group announces its latest edition 3D mobile mapping system — the IP-S3 — will be unveiled at the SPAR International 3D Measurement and Imaging Conference. The system employs the integration of an...
Rediscover and Refine GIS Applications with SuperGIS Desktop 3.3
March 31, 2015 — SuperGIS Desktop 3.3, the powerful GIS software developed by Supergeo, will be officially released in April. Within this upgrade, SuperGIS Desktop optimizes diverse functionalities including geodatabase, map drawing, Cache Generator, table data...
PCI Geomatics Signs Strategic Education Alliance Agreement with Stellenbosch University
MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada—March 31, 2015 — PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today that it has signed a Strategic Education Alliance Agreement with Stellenbosch University, in...
World-Renowned Geospatial Expert AMS Geomatics Joins Xactware
LEHI, Utah, march 30, 2015 — AMS Geomatics, a provider of geospatial data, computer vision, machine learning, remote sensing, and mass visual information processing expertise, is now part of Xactware and will advance Xactware's imagery strategy. Xactware is a...
SmartGeoMetrics Launches Two New Firms From In-House Divisions
Houston TX , March 30, 2015 — SmartGeoMetrics launches two new firms from in-house divisions. SmartGeoMetrics was founded in 2008 to bring 3D scanning technology to multimedia clients. Since then, we have grown to fill the needs of our clients, stepping in to...
Hexagon Announces New Segment Reporting
March 30, 2015 — Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, today announced a new segment reporting structure. As of Q1 2015, Hexagon will replace...
MapAction Responds to Floods in Chile
Saunderton, Bucks - March 30, 20015 — MapAction has sent a team of two volunteers at the request of the United Nations and the Government of Chile, in response to severe flooding in the north of the country. A state of emergency has been declared in the Atacama...
MAPPS Members Promote UAV Before Wisconsin Legislature
March 27, 2015 — MAPPS members Kirk Contrucci of Ayres Associates, Inc., George Southard of Trimble Navigation Limited and Paul Braun of Continental Mapping Consultants delivered testimony yesterday to the Wisconsin General Assembly, presenting the merits and...
Ordnance Survey Reaches Open Data Milestone
March 27, 2015 — The number of times OS OpenData has been downloaded since its April 2010 launch has now exceeded the one million mark. OS also believe that millions of people come into contact with and benefit from OS OpenData each day, as a result of its use...