The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is accepting nominations for its 2016 Awards and Scholarship programs.
OS Maps Out of this World
607 paper maps, the most detailed digital data picture of Great Britain, and now one red planet Using NASA open data, Ordnance Survey has created a one-off paper and digital map of the Martian landscape. OS, whose database of Great Britain has up to 500 million...
Headwall Introduces Ultra-Compact Data System for UAV Airborne Applications
Fitchburg, MA, February 15, 2016 — Headwall Photonics, Inc., the leading provider of spectral imaging solutions, has introduced a new, powerful data processing unit specifically designed for UAV airborne applications requiring sensor fusion. The small size and...
Private Sector Key to Smart City Success
The City Data Report, which was constructed with the help of 30 UK and international cities working in the Smart City environment, goes on to highlight the value of data sharing if Smart Cities is to be a success. The report claims data sharing is a necessity, because...
DigitalGlobe Offers Summer Olympic Security Package for International Governments and Security Agencies
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions, today announced the availability of its Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Security Package, which provides...
New California Fog Maps Reveal Pictures for Planning
A new series of maps of fog and low clouds covering the northern and central California coasts reveals daytime and nighttime patterns with a level of detail never previously mapped. U.S. Geological Survey scientists used new analyses of satellite images to understand...
Modernize Your Agency with the Esri Parcel Fabric
GOLDSBORO, N.C.  — Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) is currently assisting the Columbus Consolidated Government, Georgia and the City of Bozeman, Montana with the migration of their existing cadastral data into the Esri Parcel Fabric. Beyond the standard GIS...
Topcon Introduces Newest Data Controller for Surveying Solutions
LIVERMORE, Calif. – February 11, 2016 — Topcon Positioning Group announces the latest addition to its line of data controllers for construction and surveying professionals — the FC-5000. The 7-inch sunlight-readable display field controller is designed to...
IFAW's tenBoma Project Adopts OpenGeo in Support of Innovative Counter-Poaching Initiative
Washington, DC and Raleigh, NC - February 11, 2016 — In support of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)/Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) tenBoma project to develop a counter-wildlife crime intelligence fusion center, Agile Analytics Group and Boundless today...
Call for Abstracts Announced for 2016 URISA GIS and Health Symposium
Des Plaines, IL , February 10, 2016 —The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), in partnership with the American Public Health Association (APHA), invites abstract submissions for the 2016 GIS and Health Symposium. The theme for this year's...
