PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today the release of its GeoImaging Accelerator (GXL) 2016 - the latest version of the company’s proven, high-performance, and scalable image processing...
TerraGo Launches On-Demand Solution for Mobile Forms, Inspections and Surveys
Washington, D.C. – March 2, 2016 – TerraGo announced today the availability of TerraGo Edge On-Demand, which enables companies to start performing mobile inspections with custom forms on iOS and Android devices in a matter of minutes without requiring any...
Mapping Tool Makes it Easy for Water Associations to Visually Show State Legislative Bills in Real Time
Palatine, IL – Water associations can use a free mapping tool to quickly show legislation at the state level for important water issues in an easy to understand, visually graphic format. Created by LegiNation, Inc., and part of the BillTrack50 suite of products, the...
DLR is Expanding Cooperation with Japan and South Korea
A DLR delegation led by Pascale Ehrenfreund visited South Korea and Japan from 21 to 27 February. The delegation cultivated and expanded the close cooperation with partner organisations. Two important partnership agreements were signed during the visits. DLR ground...
Images at Lightspeed
The precursor laser technology to the EDRS SpaceDataHighway relayed a radar scan of the Brazilian coast to the DLR German Aerospace Center mere seconds after it was collected. It was then processed in a record-breaking 13 minutes, showing the surrounding ships just...
Hexagon Geospatial Releases Software that Integrates Natively with SAP HANA
NORCROSS, Ga. and HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 2, 2016 — Hexagon Geospatial has released a GeoMedia® data server for SAP HANA®, enabling enterprise business and geographic information system (GIS) users to run spatial and non-spatial business applications and...
OGC Announces Oil Spill Response Common Operating Picture Recommended Practice
02 March 2016 —The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) announces that the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) through the Geomatics Committee and IPIECA (the global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues) have...
First Views of Earth From Sentinel-3A
Just two weeks after launch, the latest Sentinel satellite has offered a taster of what it will provide for the EU’s Copernicus programme. Sentinel-3A’s very first image, captured at 14:09 GMT on 29 February, shows the transition from day to night over Svalbard,...
USGIF CEO Appointed Vice Chair of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee
Herndon, Virginia (Feb. 29, 2016)—The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) CEO Keith J. Masback has been appointed Vice Chair of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC). The NGAC provides recommendations to the Federal Geographic Data...
Louisiana DOTD Goes Mobile to Inspect Levees and More with TerraGo Edge
Washington, D.C. – TerraGo announced today the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has deployed TerraGo Edge for the inspection of flood protection infrastructure including levees, dams and reservoirs. The DOTD’s Public Works and Water...
