ATLANTA, May 6, 2015 — Unmanned Systems 2015 -- Swiss professional drone maker, senseFly, today launches the eXom, its highly-anticipated quadcopter UAS for mapping and inspection. The eXom is available to pre-order immediately and ships this summer. The eXom is a...
Emapsite Provides OS Open Map “ Local via Web Mapping Service
April 29, 2015 — Emapsite customers are among the first to take advantage of the most detailed Ordnance Survey open data product so far. Data managers at the location content provider have loaded, styled and enriched OS Open Map – Local as a dedicated layer of...
TopoDrone-100 Captures Unparalleled Near Infra Red Mapping
April 24, 2015 — DroneMetrex is excited to announce that unsurpassed NIR mapping data were captured with the TopoDrone-100: http://new.dronemetrex.com/gallery/ It is for the first time in the UAV’s mapping history that such high quality Near Infra Red (NIR)...
Chemring Technology Solutions Launches World's First Interchangeable Handheld IED Detector for both Wire and Metal
April 20, 2015 — Chemring Technology Solutions today launches GroundHunter MHDS, the world’s first hand-held IED detector with interchangeable sensor heads for wire and metal detection. GroundHunter MHDS (Multi-head Detection System) supports multiple sensor heads...
Navy Awards $30M GIS Surveying Contract
DAYTON, Ohio, April 20, 2015 — The U.S. Navy has awarded NAVGeo LLC a $30 million contract to provide geographic information systems, surveying and mapping services. NAVGeo is a joint venture between national geospatial firms Woolpert, Magnolia River and Quantum...
Do You Like to Map? Take the Mapping Challenge!
Volunteer citizen-mappers continue to make significant contributions to the USGS ability to provide accurate mapping information to the public. Recently, volunteers were asked to update all of the law enforcement structure points in Tennessee. The volunteers answered...
Beginning Slate of Flyers Announced for ASPRS UAS Mapping 2015 Reno Symposium
BETHESDA, Md., April 13, 2015 — UAS flyers are signing up to participate in the 2nd Annual UAS MAPPING Test Flights. Ten firms have already expressed their interest in putting their systems through the paces and many more firms are expected to join in! Flights will...
SEVP Releases 2015 International Student Data, Launches Interactive Mapping tool
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2015 — "SEVIS by the Numbers," a quarterly report on international students studying in the United States, was released Wednesday by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)...
Optech Showcasing Latest Coastal Mapping Technology at Coastal GeoTools 2015
March 26, 2015 — Optech is pleased to announce that it will exhibit its latest and most powerful marine mapping solutions at the Coastal GeoTools 2015 conference taking place March 30 to April 2 in North Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Visitors to the Optech booth...
The Ministry of Road and Public Works in Congo requests Technical Assistance from IGN to Update the Country’s Roadways Database
March 17, 2015 — A contract was signed in Paris last January between the Congolese Ministry of Roads and Public Works and IGN France International for a preliminary study on updating the country’s existing roadways database. Once this database is fully...
