SAN DIEGO – 07 October 2019 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a cooperative agreement with NASA to perform a demonstration flight as part of the agency’s project to integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National...
Golden Software Packages Now Available on GeoCloud SaaS Platform
GOLDEN, Colorado – Golden Software, a developer of affordable 2D and 3D scientific modeling packages, today announced that its six software products are now available on GeoCloud, a cloud-based software-as-a-service platform hosting geospatial, mapping, and...
The American Geographical Society Names 2019-2020 EthicalGEO Fellows
[New York City, NY] — The American Geographical Society (AGS) has awarded seven EthicalGEO Fellowships as a result of the Society’s EthicalGEO Video Challenge. The Challenge, in its first year and underwritten by Omidyar Network, solicited videos from across North...
Richard Wiegmann Joins VertiGIS as President and CEO
(LONDON, UK) – The Board of Directors for VertiGIS, a world-leading Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and solutions provider, appointed Richard Wiegmann as President and CEO, effective August 1, 2019. VertiGIS is comprised of Esri Platinum Partners...
SkyOp LLC Inks Deal to Bring Its Drone Training STEM Curriculum to Local School Districts
A model for other state education services agencies to follow, the cooperative purchasing contract with the New York State BOCES provides significant cost savings to school districts looking to implement the proven SkyOp Drone Training Curriculum which prepares high...
Learn How to Process and Visualize Data with Drone Based Lidar with Microdrones
Rome, NY - October 23rd, at 9am or 6pm, Microdrones is providing a no-cost, informative presentation on how you can use drone-based LiDAR to process and visualize data for creating powerful deliverables like 3D point clouds. During this webinar, Microdrones...
Six Maryland Counties Select DATAMARK for NG9-1-1 GIS Services
BALTIMORE - DATAMARK® announced today it has secured a series of significant Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) projects across the State of Maryland, including six of the state’s 24 counties. The innovative DATAMARK jurisdictions span the State, from southeast to the...
Seequent Expands Solutions Portfolio With GEOSLOPE’s Geotechnical Analysis Software GeoStudio
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Seequent, a world leader in the development of geoscience analysis, modelling, and collaborative technologies, today announced that GEOSLOPE – a Canadian-based company that creates integrated, geotechnical analysis software – has...
PSTA Releases Initial Industry and Public Safety Recommendations on Mapping
FREMONT, Calif. -Â Consistent with the purpose and mission of the PSTA, the PSTA Board of Directors is pleased to release the Mapping Technical Subcommittee report which includes the initial PSTA recommendations for public safety and industry. The Mapping Subcommittee...
Updated Global Mapper LiDAR Module is now available, with major additions to the Pixels-to-Points tool
Hallowell, Maine – The latest version of Blue Marble Geographics’ advanced point cloud processing tool, the LiDAR Module, is now available. Released in conjunction with version 21 of Global Mapper, the company’s popular GIS software, the updated LiDAR Module...
