A significant number of UK fire services are using Cadcorp Map Modeller and Workload Modeller to assist in the production of their Integrated Risk Management Plans. Map Modeller is used to map resources and demand, and perform spatial analysis. Examples may...
MDA to Acquire DigitalGlobe
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) announced on Feb. 24, 2017, that it will acquire commercial remote-sensing company DigitalGlobe for $2.4 billion, the biggest deal to date in the ongoing consolidation in the Earth-imaging market.
Airbus: Successfully Launched Sentinel-2B to Complete Europe´s Colour Vision Mission of Earth
Kourou, 07/03/2017 - Europe´s Copernicus programme has got its second eye. On Tuesday, 7 March at 02:49 am CET (6 March at 10.49 pm local time), a Vega launcher successfully took off from the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying the satellite developed and...
OGC Seeks Public Comment on New Abstract Specification Topic for Discrete Global Grid Systems (DGGS)
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is requesting public comment on its Discrete Global Grid System (DGGS) Abstract Specification Topic. DGGS enable rapid integration of spatial data without the difficulties of working with legacy coordinate systems, particularly...
Hexagon Geospatial and Huawei Team Up to Showcase Smart City Solutions at CeBIT 2017
HANNOVER, GERMANY- Hexagon Geospatial is proud to announce that we will team up with Huawei to showcase solutions to support the development of Smart Cities at CeBIT2017 in Hannover, Germany. Hauwei, a leader in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT)...
Esri Honors Partners for Exceptional Use of Mapping and Analytics Technology
REDLANDS, Calif. — Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, yesterday recognized its outstanding partners during the annual Esri Partner Conference. The honorees have made exceptional strides toward using The Science of Where to solve some of the world's...
Ball Aerospace and Spire Global Collaborate on Arctic Maritime Domain Awareness
BOULDER, Colo.- Ball Aerospace and Spire Global, Inc. are collaborating on a program on behalf of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to improve Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the Arctic. Together, Ball and Spire are developing a data collection and...
Bentley Systems Issues Call for Submissions to the 2017 Be Inspired Awards for BIM Advancements in Infrastructure
EXTON, Pa.- Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced its call for submissions to the 2017 Be Inspired Awards program. The awards, which are judged by independent juries...
Pix4D Launches World's First Crane Camera Solution for 3D Mapping and BIM at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017. Now in Store
Lausanne (Switzerland), March 7, 2017 - Pix4D, a Swiss developer of drone mapping software, and Liebherr, one of the world’s largest manufacturer of tower cranes, are launching a unique crane-based mapping solution at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas. The solution is...
Gilat Announces Availability of Mobility-Ready Solution for On-the-Move Applications on Land, Sea and Air
PETAH TIKVA, Israel, March 06, 2017 - Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:GILT) (TASE:GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today the availability of its revolutionary mobility solution for its...