East View Geospatial (EVG) is pleased to announce an agreement with Kartverket, the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority, to offer digital nautical charts of Norwegian waters. This agreement expands upon the existing EVG-Kartverket partnership, allowing EVG to...
Microsoft Launches Azure Location Based Services for Geospatial Needs Across Industries
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. is launching Azure Location Based Services to offer enterprise customers location capabilities. Azure Location Based Services are integrated directly into Azure, enabling enterprise customers to add Location Based Services to their...
Esri Will Donate Software Licenses to URISA GISCorps Volunteers Who Pledge to Help Others
REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the world leader in spatial analytics, today announced it will be donating personal use licenses of its ArcGIS software for each GISCorps volunteer who takes a GIS Service Pledge to volunteer for a good cause. GISCorps is a program of the...
Admin Tools for ArcGIS Online Supports Managing Student Accounts at Center of Geographic Science
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The GIS / Geotech EDU user community, in particular, higher learning, has been very active with Admin Tools for ArcGIS Online since the launch in 2015. In fact, the Geo EDU community is likely the most passionate and appreciative user base. To date,...
Global Mapper LiDAR Module v.19 Now Available with Pixels-to-Points Tool for Photogrammetric Point Cloud Creation
Blue Marble Geographics is pleased to announce the release of version 19 of the Global Mapper LiDAR Module. This comprehensive point cloud processing tool introduces a powerful new function for creating a 3D point cloud from an array of overlapping images. Ideally...
3D Laser Mapping Launches Campaign To Release Open-Source LiDAR Data
A leading geospatial technology specialist is launching a campaign to give free access to LiDAR data in order to showcase the capabilities of a new generation of mobile mapping systems. Â 3D Laser Mapping will be offering open access to point cloud data which can be...
OGC Calls for Participation in its ˜Geospatial to the Edge' Interoperability Plugfest
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is calling for interested participants in its ‘Geospatial to the Edge’ Interoperability Plugfest. OGC Plugfests, initiatives of the OGC Innovation Program, provide a venue for sponsors and technology implementers to come...
LISTECH Releases New Upgrade for Geospatial Software Neo
(MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 28 November 2017) – LISTECH, a world leader in development of smart software solutions for the surveying, civil engineering and land related information industries, today announced the latest version of its geospatial software LISTECH Neo. The...
Iridium Nears Launch Campaign Midway Point as All 10 Satellites Arrive at Vandenberg Air Force Base
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 28, 2017 - Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announced today that all 10 Iridium® NEXT satellites for its fourth launch are now in processing at SpaceX’s west coast launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This launch will...
The European Commission has Awarded the 2017 Innovation Radar Prize to AEROARMS Innovation Developed by CATEC
The European Commission has awarded Europe's most promising digital innovations emerging from EU funded research and innovation projects. CATEC from Spain won the 2017 Innovation Radar Prize for its advanced aerial contact drones. Seven other EU-funded innovators also...