ROME, July 18, 2014—Finmeccanica-Selex ES’s ASIO-B and SPYBALL-B UAVs have passed their factory acceptance tests, leaving them ready for delivery to the Italian Army for its Forza NEC modernisation programme. With the systems ready to be welcomed into operation,...
TerraGo Brings Mobile Note Sharing and Collaboration to the Edge of the Enterprise
Washington, D.C., July 23, 2014—IDC predicts that by 2015, 37% of the workforce — approximately 1.3 billion workers — will be considered mobile.  To help organizations truly harness the mobile workforce, unprecedented availability of geographic data, rise of...
URISA Recommends Adding Addresses as a Framework Data Theme
Des Plaines, Ill., July 22, 2014—The URISA Board of Directors recently recommended that the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) add addresses as an eighth framework data theme to the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), and, in support of that,...
Chuck Croner to Be Inducted Into URISA’s GIS Hall of Fame
Des Plaines, Ill., July 28, 2014—The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is pleased to announce the induction of Charles M. Croner, PhD into URISA’s GIS Hall of Fame. The honor will be officially recognized during GIS-Pro 2014 in New Orleans...
Double Maptek Scholarship Win for Adelaide Mining Engineering Students
GLENSIDE, South Australia, July 24, 2014—University of Adelaide students Jesse Jones and Will Thurlow have been awarded Maptek Mining Engineering scholarships for 2014. The scholarships will allow them to travel to industry conferences, and buy textbooks and other...
International LiDAR Mapping Forum Call for Papers Deadline September 1
PORTLAND, Maine, July 24, 2014—International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), which will take place in Denver, Colorado, USA, February 23-25, 2015, has announced a Call for Papers and invites any interested parties to submit their abstracts by September 1 online here....
SSTL Wins Best Aerospace and Defence Company at the Made in the UK Awards
GUILDFORD, United Kingdom, July 22, 2014—Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) won the Best Aerospace and Defence company award at Insider’s first ever Made in the UK National finals, held in Liverpool yesterday as part of the International Festival for Business...
URISA 2014 Board of Directors Election Results Announced
Des Plaines, Ill., July 25, 2014—URISA is pleased to announce the results of its 2014 Board of Directors’ Election. Rebecca Somers will become President-Elect of the association and Valrie Grant, Kevin Mickey and Martin Roche will begin their terms as members of...
Esri and European Schoolnet Partner to Deliver Geographic Education Internationally
Redlands, Calif., July 21, 2014—School systems across Europe will soon have access to the world's leading online mapping software for delivering better geographic education to the classroom. Esri has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with European...
European Space Imaging Now Processes 40cm Imagery Products Locally for Customers in Europe and North Africa
Munich, Germany, July 23, 2014—European Space Imaging can now process 40 cm imagery from WorldView satellites at their local Direct Access Facility (DAF) based near Munich. Imagery at 40 cm is available from archive data or for new tasking orders from the WorldView...
