August 20, 2015 (Portland, Maine, USA) — The exhibit floor for the 2015 Commercial UAV Expo completely sold out almost two months before the show’s launch, spurring event organizer SPAR Point Group to add space to handle the overwhelming demand.  “UAS...
UCI, NASA Researchers Find Link Between Amazon Fire Risk, Devastating Hurricanes
Irvine, Calif., August 20, 2015 — Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and NASA have uncovered a remarkably strong link between high wildfire risk in the Amazon basin and the devastating hurricanes that ravage North Atlantic shorelines. The climate...
NSF Awards $6 Million to UK and Three Partner Schools to Develop Weather Research Drones
LEXINGTON, Ky., August 20, 2015 — A $6 million National Science Foundation grant will allow researchers at the University of Kentucky, Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, and University of Nebraska to develop unmanned aircraft systems, otherwise known...
1Spatial Platinum Sponsor at BCS “ SoC Mapping Together Conference 2015
Cambridge, UK, August 20, 2015 — (www.1spatial.com) 1Spatial, the global spatial software firm which manages the world’s largest spatial data, will be a Platinum Sponsor of the BCS – SoC Conference 2015, an event bringing together The British Cartographic...
INTERGEO Once Again the Largest Meeting Point for UAS Exhibitors
Stuttgart / Karlsruhe, August 19, 2015 — The INTERGEO from 15 to 17 September in Stuttgart looks set to provide among others with “interaerial SOLUTIONS†platform the most comprehensive overview of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to date. The trend in these...
ASPRS Launches New Lidar Certification
Bethesda, Md., August 19, 2015 — The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) certification program announces the launch of a Professional and Technologist LIDAR Certification, the Certified Mapping Scientists, Lidar (CMS, Lidar) and the...
New Cowboy State Maps Add U.S. Forest Service Data
August 19, 2015 — Newly released US Topo maps for Wyoming now feature more trails using data provided by the U.S. Forest Service such as the recreational trails in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. “The USGS has expanded an excellent working relationship with the...
Textron Systems Promotes Daryl Madden to Geospatial Solutions' Senior Vice President and General Manager
PROVIDENCE, R.I., AUGUST 19, 2015 — Textron Systems, a business of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), announced today the promotion of Daryl Madden to senior vice president and general manager of its Geospatial Solutions business. He reports directly to Textron Systems...
French Energy Company SPIE Chooses SuperPad To Enhance Survey Efficiency
August 19, 2015 — Supergeo, the total GIS software solution provider, announces that SPIE, France, chooses SuperPad, the mapping application designed for Windows Mobile, to empower its streetlights and other utilities survey works. SPIE, the European leading company...
Blue Marble Exhibits at FutureView 2015 Conference and Technology Summit
Hallowell, Maine, August 19, 2015 —Blue Marble Geographics will be exhibiting at the FutureView 2015 Conference and Technology Summit hosted by Pictometry International Corp. in Nashville, TN from August 19-21. The latest advancements in Pictometry® Imagery, 3D...
