Madison, Ala., April 28, 2014—Join us for a 3-day LP360 training session September 23-25, 2014 in Huntsville, Ala. The three-day session will begin with an in-depth look at using LP360 for QA/QC of LIDAR data and then focus on the standard and advanced levels of the...
Microsoft Web Seminar to Examine the New UltraCam Osprey Prime and UltraMap 3.2
GRAZ, Austria, April 29, 2014—At the ASPRS conference in Louisville, Kentucky, Microsoft’s UltraCam business unit introduced an updated version of the UltraCam Osprey, a digital aerial system that combines a high performing photogrammetric nadir camera with...
Optech Joins Other Teledyne Companies at SPIE DSS 2014 in Baltimore
TORONTO, April 29, 2014—Optech is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the SPIE DSS (Defense, Security, and Sensing) 2014 Conference and Exhibition in Baltimore, MD, May 6-8. For over 35 years, a fundamental element of Optech’s success has been...
Airbus Defence and Space to Build Peru's First Earth Observation Satellite System
PARIS, April 25, 2014— Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s number one exporter of Earth observation satellites and the world’s second largest space company, has just been selected as sole prime contractor to develop, construct and launch the first Earth...
Hexagon Signs an Agreement to Acquire Arvus, Manufacturer of Precision Agriculture Solutions
STOCKHOLM, April 28, 2014—Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of design, measurement and visualisation technologies, has signed an agreement to acquire Arvus, a manufacturer of precision agriculture solutions for closer, more site-specific management of the...
Leidos Awarded $17 Million By Army Space & Missile Defense Command
RESTON, Va., April 23, 2014—Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a national security, health and engineering solutions company, announced it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) to provide...
Maryland Society of Surveyors Selects John M. Palatiello & Associates to Provide Association Management Services
Annapolis, Md., April 28, 2014—The Maryland Society of Surveyors (MSS) today announced it has retained the firm of John M. Palatiello & Associates, Inc. (JMP&A) to provide association management services. "JMP&A's significant experience in the...
OGC Adopts OGC Geo and Time Extensions Standard for OpenSearch
April 24, 2014—The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) Members approved "OGC OpenSearch Geo and Time Extensions" as an OGC standard. This document defines an extension to the popular OpenSearch specification so that users can easily take advantage of rich geospatial...
OGC Requests Host for Compliance Tools Infrastructure
April 24, 2014—To support the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Compliance Program, the OGC is accepting proposals from organizations that are able to host the OGC Compliance Tools Infrastructure. Proposals should describe how the hosting organization would:...
OGC Seeks Comments on Charter for Big Data Domain Working Group
April 24, 2014—The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) seeks comments on the charter for a new OGC Big Data Domain Working Group (DWG). The charter is available at http://external.opengeospatial.org/twiki_public/BigDataDwg/ . “Big Data†is an umbrella term...