KATHMANDU, Nepal and WASHINGTON - The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Radiant.Earth have signed a strategic partnership agreement for knowledge and technology transfer of Earth observation (EO). Under this agreement, the parties...
International LiDAR Mapping Forum 2018 Conference Program Announced & Registration Open
(Portland, ME) - The organizers of International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), the world’s leading technical conference and expo covering the newest airborne, terrestrial and underwater LiDAR as well as emerging remote-sensing and data collection tools and...
Peruvian Government: Satellite investment recovered after first year of operations
Lima, 07/12/2017 – PerúSAT-1 has completed its first year of operation and the Peruvian government has recently declared that in that time, the investment it has made into the satellite programme has already been recouped. The Earth observation satellite, built by...
Esri Publishes a Textbook on How to Use ArcGIS Pro
Redlands, California—Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today announced the release of GIS Tutorial 1 for ArcGIS Pro: A Platform Workbook, which teaches all the elements of creating and managing data; designing maps; performing spatial analysis; creating...
PlanetObserver Presents New PlanetSAT Updates Imagery Basemap of the United States and Mexico
Clermont-Ferrand, France – The French company PlanetObserver, specialized in geospatial data production, has just finalized the new PlanetSAT Updates imagery basemap of the United States and Mexico. Processed with fresh and cloudless Landsat 8 source data, this...
Research Reveals Scope of Open Geospatial Data from Official National Sources Across Europe
Open data is available from the majority of European National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities (NMCAs), a new survey has found. Research by the Open European Location Services (ELS) Project reveals that 98% of respondents provide at least some of...
SpatialTEQ Inc. Expands SDK for Map Business Online 5.0
CORNISH, Maine - SpatialTEQ Inc., publisher of North America's fastest growing business mapping software, today announced the release of Map Business Online(MBO) 5.0 Software Development Kit, commonly referred to as an SDK. The MBO SDK is designed to enable customer...
Aerial Intelligence Pioneer Kespry Secures $33 Million in Series C Funding to Drive Digital Transformation of Industrial Work
MENLO PARK, Calif. -Â Kespry, the leading aerial intelligence solution provider, today announced it has raised $33 million in its Series C round of funding, led by G2VP with Shell Technology Ventures, Cisco Investments, and ABB Ventures joining as new investors in the...
ViaSat-2 Satellite Reaches Geostationary Orbit; Successfully Receives and Transmits First Data from Space
CARLSBAD, Calif. - Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, announced today the ViaSat-2 satellite has successfully arrived in geostationary orbit at 69.9° west longitude, and has transitioned into orbit normal mode (earth pointing) with its...
Monsanto and Boundless Collaborate for Open Source GIS Contributions
St. Louis, MO – Boundless, the leader in open GIS for the enterprise, and Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON), a global modern agriculture company, today announced their collaboration on the contribution of open source geospatial code back to the Free and Open Source...
