Courtesy of Esri, explore New Year's Eve celebrations around the world, ranging from concerts and pyrotechnic displays to historic traditions like plunges into bodies of water.
When Disaster Strikes, Cloud GIS Helps Save Lives
AURORA, Colo., Jan. 22, 2013—People worried about getting caught in an earthquake will be relieved to know there’s an app for that. The iPhone app, Earthquake Buddy, which was recently featured at an IEEE conference, sends a warning email to those in 5.0 and...
Wheaton, Illinois is the Newest GISCI Endorsing Employer
Des Plaines, IL --The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) is pleased to announce the City of Wheaton, Illinois as the newest GISCI-designated Endorsing Employer. The City of Wheaton is committed to sharing pertinent information with their employees, partners, and...
What's So Hard About Stopping Piracy?
By Laurence Smallman, defense research analyst, RAND Corp. (www.rand.org), Arlington, Va. The recent killing of American hostages by Somali pirates perhaps has set aside any Robin Hood-like notions that some may have had about the intent, determination, and...
What's Causing All This Wild Weather? Blame La Nada!
Record snowfall, killer tornadoes, devastating floods Since last December, the weather in the United States has been positively wild. But why? A NASA climatologist points a finger at the disappearance of La Niña.
what3words Scoops Up Founder of OpenStreetMap to Capitalize on North American Growth
London/San Jose, March 24, 2016 – Steve Coast, the founder of OpenStreetMap, has joined what3words, the multi-award winning addressing platform, as Chief Evangelist. The appointment of Coast capitalizes on what3words’ expansion in the North American market....
what3words Partners with Global Logistics Giant Aramex
London, June 29, 2016 - what3words, the multi-award winning addressing platform, has closed a $8.5 million (USD) Series B funding round, led by global logistics giant Aramex, with existing investors Intel Capital and British funds Force Over Mass Capital and Mustard...
what3words Delivers 3 Word Addresses to Esri ArcGIS Platform
October 29, 2015 — what3words announced today that it will be providing its innovative 3 word address and location reference system to the ArcGIS platform. what3words is an Emerging Business Partner in the Esri Startup Program, a three-year program designed to...
what3words Announces Integration with Maptitude Mapping Software
LONDON, ENGLAND (UK) - Today, innovative location technology, what3words, has announced a new partnership with Maptitude mapping software. This integration will allow Maptitude users to easily incorporate what3words addresses into their maps and spatial...
what3words Adopted by Six National Mapping Agencies
London – what3words, the multi-award winning location reference system, has today announced that six national mapping agencies have adopted 3-word addresses. Used to input and share locations within national online geoportals, what3words is making it simpler for...
