February 5, 2013
Norcross, Ga., Jan. 30, 2013—Registration is now open for "HxGN LIVE", Hexagon’s international conference, 3-6 June 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA! It’s a different name, but the same great conference – and an experience you don’t want to miss. Featuring Leica Geosystems, Intergraph®, and Hexagon Metrology, HxGN LIVE promises an exciting line-up filled with
February 5, 2013
Des Plaines, Ill., Jan. 31, 2013—The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is seeking nominations for its GIS Hall of Fame. URISA established the GIS Hall of Fame to recognize and honor the most esteemed leaders of the geospatial community. URISA Hall of Fame inductees are individuals or organizations whose pioneering work has moved
February 5, 2013
Paris, Jan. 30, 2013—The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, €108 million worth of prime contractor agreements covering the development of the Ariane 6 and Ariane 5 ME launchers. The contracts follow on from the decisions reached at the ESA Ministerial Council meeting in Naples on 20-21 November 2012.
February 5, 2013
Norcross, Ga., Jan. 31, 2013—Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Midwest Aerial Photography has purchased a third Leica Z/I Imaging DMC II 140 digital mapping camera. Midwest Aerial is now the only commercial imaging firm in the world to own and operate three DMC II systems. “We’ve seen the demand for DMC II imagery increase
February 5, 2013
Salt Lake City, Jan. 30, 2013—Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is a partner in the $20 million National Information, Security, and Geospatial Technology Consortium. Funded by a U.S. Department of Labor grant, this partnership will help the College train people for new and emerging jobs in geospatial technologies. As a partner in grant, SLCC is
February 5, 2013
Bowling Green, Ky., Feb. 1, 2013—A group of 15 GIS Professionals met on Monday, January 28th, at the offices of Connected Nation, in Bowling Green, Kentucky and officially established the Cumberland Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA). URISA “is a leading provider of learning and knowledge for the GIS community”. The
February 5, 2013
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2013—Woolpert, a national geospatial, design and infrastructure management firm, announced today it was named a key teammate on the Parsons Government Services Inc. team to provide design, construction and geospatial support services on Parsons’ recently awarded four-year contract for Technical Support Services (TSSC) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), with a
January 30, 2013
A recent update to Google Maps by “citizen cartographers” includes secretive locations such as the reclusive regime’s main nuclear complex and gulags.
January 30, 2013
Data from NASA’s Aqua satellite depicts the January 2013 record-setting heat in Australia that lasted for weeks, mirroring a pattern that occurred in the continental United States during 2012.
January 30, 2013
The European Space Agency’s Proba-V microsatellite, designed to chart global vegetation every two days, is midway through testing prior to its April 2013 launch.
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