Ordnance Survey (OS) has signed a deal with the Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Defence to help the National Survey Authority (NSA) advance its position as Oman’s national mapping authority. This contribution to the development of NSA as a world-class national...
HERE And 1Spatial Announce a Strategic Partnership
UK, 11 January 2016 — HERE, a leader in navigation, mapping and location experiences and 1Spatial (www.1spatial.com), the global spatial software company, which manages the world’s largest spatial data, today announced that they are teaming up to deliver high...
UN Expert Committee Outline the Future Trends in Digital Mapping
December 18, 2015 — The report titled, ‘Future Trends in geospatial information management: the five to ten year vision’, is the second edition of the international report, following on from its first publication in 2011. This visionary report presents the...
LiDAR Pioneer Velodyne Displays Mobile Feast at Capturing Reality Forum
MORGAN HILL, Calif., Dec. 17, 2015 —The mobile mapping market is poised for remarkable growth, thanks to breakthroughs in LiDAR technology, a host of new applications, and the economics of the business – so said Erich Smidt, European Sales Director for Velodyne...
Mapping the National Parks
December 17, 2015 —The national parks of the United States are often compared to, and indeed inspire, works of art. In fact, the USGS has been regularly contributing new and updated works of art for the national parks—maps. USGS maps in national parks serve a...
Nokia Expects the Sale of HERE to Automotive Industry Consortium to Close on December 4, 2015
December 3, 2015 — Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced that following receipt of all required regulatory approvals, it now expects to complete the sale of HERE to a consortium of leading automotive companies, comprising AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG, ahead of...
Maptitude: A Brand You Can Trust
December 3, 2015 — Maptitude is a robust and easy-to-use professional mapping application that can be used within almost any industry. Caliper Corporation, founded in 1983, first released Maptitude in 1995 and the product has benefitted from two decades of user...
University Mapping Consortium to Work with USAID in Pursuit of Development
November 25, 2015 — Texas Tech University and two partner universities were honored during a reception to launch the new Mapping For Resilience University Consortium on Tuesday (Nov. 17) in the Rayburn House Building in Washington, D.C. Launched as part of the...
Ancoris Launches Data Visualisation and Mapping Service for Housing Associations
Bracknell, November 19, 2015 — Google for Work Premier Partner, Ancoris, has today announced the launch of Ancoris Maps for Housing, an online mapping and visualisation solution for housing associations, available on an annual subscription basis. Ancoris Maps for...
Mapping a Better Way to Help Provide Humanitarian Services, Relief
November 19, 2015 — Getting directions to somewhere you’ve never been before is easy for many in 2015 – just ask your phone’s assistant or pull up Google Maps. But for many of the most vulnerable people in the world, insufficient and inadequate mapping of...