Huntsville, Ala., Jan. 6, 2014—Intergraph® has launched Intergraph Geospatial 2014, a comprehensive portfolio of industry-leading technologies. Building upon the foundation introduced in 2013, this release provides enhanced analytical tools, mobile support and...
ASPRS Appoints Dr. Michael Hauck as Executive Director
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 6, 2014—ASPRS announces the appointment of Dr. Michael Hauck as the incoming ASPRS Executive Director. Outgoing Executive Director, James Plasker, announced his retirement from ASPRS, effective January 10, 2014.  Hauck becomes only the fourth...
GeoCue Announces LP360 2013.2 Webinar
Madison, Ala., Jan. 6, 2013—Lewis Graham, chief technical officer of GeoCue Corp., will present an upcoming webinar on the new features of LP360 2013.2. This version of LP360 is a major update that contains some exciting and useful new features. One major new...
International LiDAR Mapping Forum to Showcase Bathymetric Content at 2014 Event
Portland, Maine, Jan. 7, 2014—Want to learn all about cutting-edge LiDAR technologies and best practices for mapping shorelines and shallow water? The International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), taking place Feb. 17-19 in Denver, Colo., is offering a first-hand look...
Quantum Spatial Senior Vice President Tony Follett Retires
Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 2, 2014—Quantum Spatial Senior Vice President and Alaska Region Manager Tony Follett has retired after 40 years with the company. During his tenure he was involved in all facets of the business with a particular focus on photogrammetry,...
GCS to Develop Big Data Business around IBM Watson
MISSOULA, MONT., Jan. 7, 2014—GCS, a geoanalytics company, has hired Rob Kinnear as Director of Strategic Partnerships. Among Kinnear’s primary responsibilities will be the development of new markets for custom Big Data solutions built on top of the IBM Watson...
PennDOT Integrates ArcGIS for Modernized Field Data Collection
Redlands, Calif., Jan. 7, 2014—Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently completed a project to manage its road asset and bridge inventory data with Esri technology. The successful implementation received special acknowledgment from Pennsylvania...
DigitalGlobe Announces Top Satellite Image of 2013
A GeoEye-1 image of Mount Vesuvius was named the top satellite image of 2013.
BARREL Balloons Work with Satellites
The NASA-funded Balloon Array for Radiation belt Relativistic Electron Losses (BARREL) project is unique, as it relies not on one gigantic balloon, but on many smaller ones”20 in total.
Observing the Arctic Thaw
In several months the Arctic will begin to thaw. Perhaps nowhere on Earth is the transformation between seasons so extreme as in the Arctic, especially in the spring.
