April 8, 2016
ABI Research, the leader in transformative technology innovation market intelligence, finds that highly accurate, real-time maps are an essential next step as the automotive industry steers toward the future of fully driverless cars. All autonomous and driverless vehicle maps will need to combine accuracy, environmental models, and real-time attributes allowing positional and temporal awareness. “Crowdsourcing
April 6, 2016
NEWTON MA (USA) - Caliper is pleased to announce that the 2016 U.S. Census Blocks Groups data layer is now available for the entire United States. The 2016 Block Group data work with the latest versions of Caliper's Maptitude mapping software and TransCAD transportation planning software. The 2016 U.S. Census Block Groups data is packed
April 5, 2016
Redlands, California, April 5, 2016—Esri earned fourth-place ranking in the Forbes 2016 America's Best Midsize Employers list, led only by L.L.Bean, The Container Store, and Novo Nordisk. More than 30,000 employees at companies with at least 1,000 people were surveyed for the list. Esri technology is used to show people how to use geography and
April 5, 2016
Ordnance Survey is to supply mapping, geographic data and insights to UK Power Networks and Northumbrian Water in a contract worth £4 million. The three-year deal is a clear statement about OS’s commitment to the Energy and Infrastructure sector, and sees a return to direct business with Northumbrian Water. The new OS strategy has Britain’s national
March 17, 2016
For two University of Washington researchers, the real test came as they walked across a barren-looking field. They were on the Columbia Plateau with two state wetland ecologists, searching for a 1-acre body of water identified and mapped for the first time using a new method they developed. But when the group arrived at the
March 17, 2016
CALABASAS, Calif., March 16, 2016 —NetSol Technologies, Inc. (NTWK), a global business services and enterprise application solutions provider, today announced it has signed a collaboration agreement to provide technology services to eeGeo, an interactive 3D mapping company based in the United Kingdom. Under the collaboration agreement, NetSol will provide services to eeGeo of approximately $2.8
March 9, 2016
Heavy city traffic contributes significantly to air pollution and health problems such as asthma, but University of Texas at Dallas researchers think another kind of traffic — data traffic — might help citizens better cope with pollution. “Online maps are accessed millions of times daily by people using computers and mobile devices to find the
March 4, 2016
MALMO, SWEDEN — Mapillary, a community-based photomapping platform, today announced an $8 million Series A funding round led by Atomico, with participation from Sequoia, LDV Capital, and PlayFair. Anyone can contribute photos to the Mapillary platform and mobile app (available on iOS and Android) with a smartphone or action camera. The company's computer vision software automatically
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