Coorparoo, Australia, Feb. 11, 2014—Minister for Communications, The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, is confirmed as the opening keynote speaker at the Locate14 Conference – being held at the National Convention Centre in Canberra 7-9 April. Malcolm Turnbull is the...
MAPPS Members Create Care Packages for U.S. Military During Association Conference
La Jolla, Calif., Feb. 11, 2014—Attendees at a national trade association conference in the geospatial field are accustomed to collecting billions of pieces of information to create maps. The products and services created by the individuals in the profession are...
Optech Announces Its 7th International Terrestrial Laser Scanning User Meeting
TORONTO, Feb. 11, 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 it will be holding its 7th International Terrestrial Laser...
Quantum Spatial Leads Winners in MAPPS Geospatial Product and Services Excellence Awards
La Jolla, Calif., Feb. 12, 2014—Coordinating geospatial projects is no small task, but add 5,000 miles across an ocean, almost continuous cloud cover and difficult terrain and the logistical challenges increase exponentially. By overcoming these challenges, Photo...
Michael Polmar Joins The SI As Senior Vice President of Business Development
CHANTILLY, Va., Feb. 7, 2014—The SI Organization, Inc. (the SI) is pleased to announce that Michael Polmar has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Business Development. "We are delighted to welcome Michael to the SI. He will be a valuable addition to our...
East View Becomes Satrec Initiative Reseller
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 10, 2014—East View Geospatial (EVG) is pleased to announce its new reseller agreement with South Korea's Satrec Initiative (SI), the leading solutions provider of earth observation missions. EVG is now able to resell archival imagery...
Exelis Delivers Primary Payload for GOES-R Weather Satellite
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 4, 2014—Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has delivered the primary payload for the future Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) weather satellite. The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), which provides high-resolution imagery of...
First UltraCam Hawk in United States Purchased by Bergman Photographic
Graz, Austria, Feb. 5, 2014—Bergman Photographic Services has contracted with Microsoft’s UltraCam business unit and subsidiary to purchase an UltraCam Hawk digital aerial camera system. Bergman Photographic has been an adopter of the UltraCam product line since...
GCS and Sharpe Engineering to Develop Streaming Analytics Solutions for Big Data
MISSOULA, MONT., Feb. 11, 2014—GCS and Sharpe Engineering, two leading developers of Big Data applications, are teaming to build and deliver next-generation streaming analytics solutions based upon the IBM InfoSphere Streams platform. The GCS – Sharpe team will...
ORTHOSHOP Geomatics Expands Mapping Capabilities with Leica Technology
NORCROSS, Ga., Feb. 13, 2014—Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Calgary, Canada-based ORTHOSHOP Geomatics Ltd. has purchased a second Leica ALS70-CM airborne laser scanner and a third 80-megapixel Leica RCD30 RGBN digital camera. ORTHOSHOP is a geomatics...
