Des Plaines, Ill., Oct. 7, 2013—Each year the four URISA chapters in California, along with the California Geographic Information Association, come together to present the California GIS Conference.  In 2014, the conference will celebrate the milestone 20th annual...
AeroMetric Awarded IT Staff Augmentation Contract through Texas Department of Information Resources
Austin, Texas, Oct. 3, 2013—Aero-Metric, a Quantum Spatial Company (AeroMetric) has been awarded an Information Technology Staff Augmentation Contract (ITSAC) through the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR). As one of the DIR’s Cooperative Contracts...
GISCI Releases Exam Development Process Summary
Des Plaines, Ill., Oct. 4, 2013—To strengthen the GISP certification program and advance the GIS profession, GISCI is developing an exam component for the GISP certification process. The exam is based on the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM) Tier 4,...
Hexagon Signs Agreement to Acquire Devex
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 7, 2013—Hexagon AB, leading global provider of design, measurement and visualisation solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire Devex, a leading player in the field of automation solutions for mining operations. Devex is a Brazilian...
Spicer Group Expands Service Capabilities with the Leica Pegasus:One Mobile Mapping Solution
NORCROSS, Ga., Oct. 7, 2013—Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Spicer Group Inc., based in Saginaw, Mich., is the first professional engineering, land surveying and planning services firm in North America to purchase the Pegasus:One mobile mapping solution....
Red Hen Helps Monitor Sea Turtle Migration and Shrinking Mangrove Forests
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Oct. 1, 2013—Video mapping and geo-tagging technology developed by Colorado-based Red Hen Systems, LLC is enabling scientists around the world to gather data and produce imagery and video that show environmental change that is invisible to the...
SimActive Forges Agreement with Space Imaging Middle East
MONTREAL, Oct. 8, 2013—SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Space Imaging Middle East (SIME), whereby SIME will act as an authorized SimActive distributor in the...
Esri Press Releases Roger Tomlinson’s Thinking About GIS, Fifth Edition
Redlands, Calif., Sept. 23, 2013—Esri Press has released the fifth edition of Thinking About GIS: Geographic Information System Planning for Managers. This seminal book on planning and implementing a geographic information system (GIS) is authored by Dr. Roger...
Leica Releases the Leica Zeno GG03 SmartAntenna for GIS Asset Collection
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, Sept. 23,  20130—With its recent Ingress Protection (IP) certification, the Leica Zeno GG03 SmartAntenna is the only IP68 certified SmartAntenna for GIS applications. IP68 represents the top rating for protection against dust, moisture and...
Optech Announces a New Automated Monitoring Solution
Toronto, Sept. 30, 2013—Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the Gexcel Open Pit Mine Monitoring System (OPMMS) for the Optech ILRIS...
