NASHVILLE, May 8, 2014—Apache helicopters, teamed with Gray Eagle and Shadow unmanned aerial vehicles, are a winning combo, according to Col. Thomas von Eschenbach. Apache AH-64E models, teamed with unmanned aerial vehicles, known as UAVs, are now increasingly...
Blue Marble Releases Global Mapper v15.2 with New Automation for Creating Features
Hallowell, Maine, May 19, 2014—Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the release of Global Mapper version 15.2. This minor release features new functionality to automate the “New Feature Creation†process, as well as the addition of...
Leica Zeno CS25 Plus and CS25 GNSS Plus Speed up GIS Asset Collection and Management
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, May 12, 2014—Leica Geosystems releases the Leica Zeno CS25 plus and CS25 GNSS plus, the next generation of its popular and durable 7†tablet computer for GIS data collection. Both handheld tablets offer significantly improved overall...
Saab Skeldar UAS Lands a Further Key ISR Capability
STOCKHOLM, May 8, 2014—The latest addition to Skeldar’s ISR capabilities is its integration with another fielded Saab product, the Multi-Sensor Intelligence Cell (MSIC). The MSIC is a flexible ground-based system developed by defence and security company Saab to...
Visual Intelligence Releases the iOne STKA for UAV Metric Mapping and Surveillance Sensor Applications
Houston, May 9, 2014—Visual Intelligence today announced that its iOne Software Sensor Tool Kit Architecture (iOne STKA®) is available for purchase or licensing by manufacturers of Unmanned Airborne Vehicles (UAVs) that want to deliver an integrated UAV/geospatial...
Airbus Defence and Space Wins Innovation Award for Image Portal
Toulouse, France, May 20, 2014—Airbus Defence and Space along with the Netherlands Space Office (NSO) was awarded the Geospatial World Innovation Award for Technology Innovation in Big Data for the Dutch Satellite Data Portal, which enables the government of The...
MAPublisher Training Is Coming to San Diego
TORONTO, May 20, 2014—MAPublisher training is coming to San Diego, CA once again during the Esri International User Conference this summer. Realize the full potential of MAPublisher taught by one of our expert application specialists and be among the first to...
MDA Announces BlueHawk Webinar
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, May 9, 2014—Join us on Thursday, May 29, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) for a discussion and demonstration of the MDA BlueHawk Online solution. MDA BlueHawk provides an unclassified multi-sensor Maritime Domain Awareness...
OGC Calls for Presentations and Invites Public to 3D Summit
May 19, 2014—The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) 3D Information Management Domain Working Group (3DIM) is hosting its third 3D Summit as part of the OGC’s June 2014 Technical Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on 12 June 2014, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM.  The...
OGC Calls for Sponsorship in OGC Testbed 11
May 15, 2014—The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has issued a call for sponsors for the 11th annual OGC location standards innovation testbed. Sponsors of OGC testbeds provide requirements, use cases, business cases and funding to support fast-paced prototyping...