Grant Goldsmith, the president of Overwatch, a provider of high-risk insurance for international contractors, says he has been approached by insurers interested in using drones for claims work.
Blue Marble Releases Geographic Calculator 2014
Hallowell, Maine, Feb. 19, 2014—Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the release of the Geographic Calculator 2014. This release features new functionality to display and support EPSG “Area of Use†Polygon data, improved Vertical...
Contex Boosts Workgroup Productivity with IQ Quattro Scanner
Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. 19, 2014—Contex, the world's leader of wide format scanning and imaging solutions, today announces the IQ Quattro, a wide format scanner designed to improve workgroup productivity by reducing the time spent on scanning tasks. Smarter than...
Global Forest Watch Maps Now Available on ArcGIS Online
Redlands, Calif., Feb. 20, 2014—Data from Global Forest Watch, an online forest monitoring and alert system is now available on Esri's ArcGIS Online GIS cloud service. By using a portal on Esri's platform to access GFW Global Forest Watch satellite data and...
Kratos Introduces quantumCMD for Small Satellites
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 18, 2014—Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today the release of quantumCMD(TM), a lightweight, portable command and control (C2) system designed specifically for...
Leica Geosystems and Airborne Hydrography AB Launch Multispectral LiDAR Solution for Shallow Water Surveys
NORCROSS, Ga., Feb. 19, 2014—At ILMF in Denver, Colo., Leica Geosystems Inc. and Airborne Hydrography AB today announced the availability of CHIROPTERA II, an innovative LiDAR solution for topographic mapping and shallow water surveying in depths of up to 15 meters...
LiDAR USA Announces FARO X330 Integration
Huntsville, Ala., Feb. 12, 2014—LiDAR USA, is proud to announce the integration of the FARO FOCUS X330 to ScanLook. FARO released the FOCUS X330 in October 2013. In January 2014 the same system was integrated with ScanLook for mobile mapping and imaging. The results...
Optech CZMIL HydroFusion Wins 2014 MAPPS Geospatial Award for Technology Innovation
Toronto, Feb. 19, 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 that the Optech CZMIL HydroFusion software solution has won the...
PCI Geomatics Announces Support for Skybox Imaging's Imagery
RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 24, 2014—PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today it supports data analysis of images from SkySat-1, the first in a planned constellation of 24...
Altus Welcomes Eric Albrecht as Sales Office Manager
Torrance, Calif., Feb. 24, 2014—Altus Positioning Systems announced the appointment of Eric Albrecht as Sales Office Manager. Albrecht brings over 13 years of experience in the GIS, CAD and mapping industries, most of which have been spent working in sales,...
