The research activities of the European Spatial Data Research (EuroSDR - http://www.eurosdr.net/) network have developed over time through a collaboration of academia and national mapping agencies. In order to further strengthen the collaboration and to involve young...
East View Partners with United Nations to Conduct Damage Assessments in Conflict Zones
MINNEAPOLIS - February 19, 2016 — East View Geospatial has teamed with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research Operational Satellite Programme (UNOSAT) to conduct damage assessments for conflict areas in Syria and Iraq. "We recognized an opportunity...
ITRES Awarded STDP Contract from Canadian Space Agency
Calgary, February 19, 2016 – As part of a Space Technologies Development Program (STDP) initiated by the Canadian Space Agency, ITRES was awarded a contract to develop an airborne prototype light-weight, high performance water color imaging spectrometer....
Data Visualization, Enterprise Resiliency Lead ArcGIS 10.4 Rollout
Redlands, California—February 19, 2016—The release of ArcGIS 10.4 marks improvements in data visualization, spatial analysis, and stronger support for on-premises implementations. "This release of ArcGIS is pushing mapping and analytics in new, exciting...
Direct Relief Speeds Syrian Refugee Medical Outreach with Esri App, Nominated for Global Mobile Award
Redlands, California—February 19, 2016—International humanitarian organization Direct Relief and Esri, the world leader in GIS technology, are in the running to win a GSMA Global Mobile (Glomo) Award. Direct Relief and Esri are among the nominees selected by GSMA...
Vexcel Holdings GmbH, Graz, acquires Microsoft's UltraCam Business Unit
Graz, Austria, February 19, 2016 – Vexcel Imaging GmbH, Microsoft’s UltraCam Business Unit, is undergoing an ownership change planned for early March 2016. After ten years contributing to Microsoft as a subsidiary, next month Vexcel Imaging GmbH will again become...
International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) 2016 Kicks Off Monday February 22
February 18, 2016 (Portland, Maine) — International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) kicks off Monday, February 22 at the Hyatt Regency Denver Colorado Convention Center. The conference and exhibition, which will take place February 22-24, will showcase the latest...
RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems (Austria) and Aeroscout (Switzerland) are Excited to Announce a Strategic Partnership Between Companies
RIEGL and Aeroscout have worked closely for many years. As a pioneer in the UAV LiDAR field, Aeroscout has integrated RIEGL scanners into many of their systems. In 2016, RIEGL and Aeroscout strengthened their long-standing business relationship by entering into a...
Hexagon Acquires SigmaSpace Corporation, a Leading 3D Mapping Company
Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, today announced the acquisition of SigmaSpace Corporation, a provider of next-generation technologies used...
New ˜laspublish' Creates Web Portals for 3D Viewing and Downloading of LiDAR
Just in time for ILMF 2016, the makers of the open LASzip LiDAR compressor annouce the latest addition to their LiDAR processing software LAStools. The new ‘laspublish‘ from rapidlasso GmbH creates stand-alone Web Portals for interactive 3D viewing of LiDAR points...
