US: Leica Geosystems has been honored with a CES 2017 Innovation Awards for the Leica BLK360 Imaging Laser Scanner in the Digital Imaging category. Products entered in were judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and...
GDU Launches the Open Platform Partner Program for New Drone Development
LAS VEGAS — GDU, the leading consumer drone manufacturer focusing on power and portability, today officially announced that the company launched the Open Platform Partner Program to encourage participation with partners for new and exciting modular accessories for...
2017-2018 URISA Vanguard Cabinet Members Announced
Des Plaines, IL - URISA is pleased to announce the newest members of its Vanguard Cabinet. The Vanguard Cabinet (VC) is a URISA initiative (which debuted in 2011) to engage young GIS practitioners, increase their numbers in the organization, and better understand...
Mitsubishi Electric to Display Advanced Mobile Mapping System at CES
LAS VEGAS — Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, along with Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., announced today that the company will display a future concept of the recently released new model of its Mitsubishi Mobile Mapping System, the MMS-G220, in North Hall, booth 7329...
Esri Shares a Vision for the Connected Car at CES 2017
REDLANDS, Calif. — Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics technology, announced its participation at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Esri joins Microsoft's connected car showcase alongside IAV, NXP, Cubic Telecom, and Swiss Re. CES is a global...
GeoNorth Names Douglas (Doug) Hobson as New Executive Director
GeoNorth names Douglas (Doug) Hobson as new Executive Director Previously, Mr Hobson was VP of Airbus (Energy) Oil, Gas and Mining Division, based in Colorado. Three years as Head of Sales in Friedrichshafen, (Germany) and a further three years as Head of Sales and...
ASPRS Announces Vice-President Candidates
Bethesda, MD - Thomas R. Jordan is the recently retired Associate Director and current Lead Research Professional at the Center for Geospatial Research (CGR), Department of Geography at The University of Georgia (UGA). A member of ASPRS since 1979, Jordan is a...
Hemisphere GNSS Names Halsey New President and CEO
Hemisphere GNSS has named industry veteran Farlin Halsey as its president and chief executive officer, effective January 2, 2017. Halsey replaces interim president and CEO Xinping Guo, who has served in that position for eight months. In addition, Halsey has been...
CALL FOR PAPERS – GeoRich 2017 – ACM SIGMOD Workshop on Managing and Mining Enriched Geo-Spatial Data
Both the current trends in technology such as smart phones, general mobile devices, stationary sensors and satellites, as well as a new user mentality of utilizing this technology to voluntarily share information, produce a huge flood of geo-spatial data. This data is...
Global Geospatial Outlook Report to be Released at Geospatial World Forum 2017
Noida, India – Geospatial technology is changing rapidly and finding use in virtually every economic sector globally. It is considered one of the most important high-growth industries of the 21st century. But then, what does the geospatial industry encompass and...