Heerbrugg, Switzerland, March 5, 2014—Leica Geosystems has announced the launch of its first wireless router for continuous monitoring, the Leica ComGate10. As integral part of Leica Geosystems’ mobile communication solution M-Com, ComGate10 is the first plug and...
Optech Announces New HydroFusionTurbid Water Module for CZMIL
Toronto, March 10, 2014—Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of high-accuracy lidar 3D survey systems and productivity-enhancing workflow software, is pleased to announce the release of the HydroFusion Turbid Water Module, a powerful...
Ellen McCarthy, NGA Chief Operating Officer, to Keynote Speed Mentoring Event
Arlington, Va., March 4, 2014—The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) is partnering with the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) to host the Speed Mentoring event on March 25, 2014, beginning at 5:30 pm at the Marriott Key Bridge,...
Esri Honors Outstanding Partners
Redlands, Calif., March 10, 2014—Each year at the Esri Partner Conference (EPC), Esri presents awards to acknowledge those partners that are aligned with its mission to advance the use of GIS and apply best practices to address real-world problems. The Esri Partner...
GIS Certification Institute Announces Third Annual Map Contest
Des Plaines, Ill., March 1, 2014—This year's contest will require an entrant to produce a high quality map of a portion of the U.S. National Bridge Inventory. This will require parsing and geocoding ASCII files in which the NBI is stored, as well as the production...
URISA Issues Call for Presentation Proposals for the 2014 Caribbean GIS Conference
Des Plaines, Ill., March 6, 2014—URISA is now accepting presentation proposals for its Seventh Caribbean GIS Conference, taking place October 27-30, 2014 in Curacao. Submissions are due by May 5, 2014.

Since 2001, URISA has presented successful conferences...
URISA’s Deploying Mobile GIS Certified Workshop to be Offered Virtually
Des Plaines, Ill., March 3, 2014—URISA is pleased to announce the presentation of one of its most popular Certified Workshops, Deploying Mobile GIS, via instructor-led web based training. The workshop is regularly presented at URISA conferences, chapter events,...
Atlantic Expands Acquisition Capabilities with Upgrade to Leica ALS70 Laser Scanner
NORCROSS, Ga., March 3, 2014—Leica Geosystems Inc. announced today that Atlantic has upgraded its ALS60 airborne laser scanner to an ALS70-HP, making Atlantic one of only a few firms in North America to operate two ALS70-HP systems. With a fleet of five aircraft,...
BlackBridge and DLR Continue Support of German Remote Sensing Research
Berlin, Germany, March 4, 2014—BlackBridge has taken over the operations of the RapidEye Science Archive (RESA, http://resa.blackbridge.com/) pursuant to an agreement with the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The project is funded by the German Ministry of Economic...
DAT/EM Systems International Joins Dell's PartnerDirect Program
Anchorage, Alaska, March 10, 2014—DAT/EM Systems International, developers of photogrammetric mapping systems, today announced it has joined Dell’s PartnerDirect program as a Registered Dell Partner. As a Registered Partner, DAT/EM Systems International will...