Web-based GEOINT Analysis Tool Gets Upgrade
To improve services for analyzing imagery, graphic features and data systems processing for the military, Textron Systems has upgraded its web-based RVcloud geospatial intelligence software. The...
View ArticleWill Apple Beat Google In The Race To Indoor Location Everywhere?
Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) have recently announced advances in their mobile operating system's ability to calculate device locations when indoors, where GPS is unavailable. This will...
View ArticleJohns Creek Recognized For Innovative GIS Technology
Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, presented the Johns Creek Geographic Information Systems Department with its Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award. The city's department was honored...
View ArticleFive Cool Tech Things at the 2017 Esri User Conference
A trip to Zootopia was one of the unusual events at Esri’s 2017 User Conference, where the Redlands company made the case that its vision is vital to the tech world. The vision is “the science of...
View ArticleU.S. Army Corps of Engineers Adds Global Mapper to its List of Approved Software
Blue Marble Geographics announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) added Global Mapper and the accompanying LiDAR Module to its list of approved software tools, making the application...
View ArticleHistorical Topographic Maps - Preserving the Past
In 2009, USGS began the release of a new generation of topographic maps (US Topo) in electronic form, and in 2011, complemented them with the release of high-resolution scans of more than 178,000...
View ArticleHowMapping Disasters Can Help Devastated Communities Rally
On Meredith Beers’ laptop, the intensity of the twister that touched down here in February is marked in green, yellow and red. The colors illustrate light, medium and heavy damage from the 150-mile...
View ArticleFinding Yourself Outdoors
It’s officially summer, and USGS maps can help you to get outside and explore. Updated US Topo maps and other mapping products now make the planning, plotting and navigation of that next outing easier....
View ArticleEsri Expands Its World Geocoding Service Capability
Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, announced the release of significant enhancements to the World Geocoding service for the company's ArcGIS platform. This update to the World Geocoding...
View ArticleBoundless Announces Next Generation of Open GIS Desktop Software
Boundless, a leader in open GIS, announced the next generation of its Desktop GIS software with the release of Boundless Desktop 1.1. The update includes increased support for PKI authentication, new...
View ArticleCity Turns Mapping Services Into Digital Do-It-Yourself
Frederick, Md., has made the process of getting geographic information system data about the city into a digital do-it-yourself service for consumers and government users. Officials launched...
View Article3 Ways to Track People Using Location-Based Services
There are lots of motivations driving organizations to install location-tracking technologies. The obvious driver is to find things, especially things on wheels, such as medical equipment in a...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About Drone Mapping Accuracy
Drones seem to have the potential to revolutionize numerous areas of our lives, but today their biggest disruption is in the field of mapping. These small flying machines have made mapping any area or...
View ArticleUAH designated Center of Academic Excellence in geospatial sciences
The Department of Atmospheric Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has been named a Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in geospatial sciences by the National...
View ArticleBP Honored for Special Achievement in GIS at 2017 Esri International User...
BP received the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Petroleum Industry Award at the 2017 Esri International User Conference for demonstrating a consistent vision, technical leadership, business action and...
View ArticleUSGIF GEOINT Certification Gains NCCA Accreditation
Certification program covers GIS, remote sensing and geospatial data management. The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s (USGIF) Certified GEOINT Professional (CGP) certifications were...
View ArticleNew Bill Aims to Modernize Federal Geospatial Data Collection
Congressman Bruce Westerman introduced the Bipartisan Geospatial Data Act July 27. The bill, co-sponsored by Congressman Seth Moulton, would prevent duplicative data purchases by federal agencies and...
View ArticleAcxiom and Adobe Link for Location-Based Targeting
Enterprise data and analytics company Acxiom and software giant Adobe have launched a solution called Connected Spaces, helping clients in retail, travel and leisure sectors to deliver real-time...
View ArticleDigitAl Do-It-Yourself City Mapping
Frederick, MD., has made it easy for consumers and government staff to get GIS mapping data about the city thanks to a new digital do-it-yourself service. Officials launched MapFrederick.city about a...
View ArticleEmbarcadero and TatukGIS Announce New Tool for RAD Studio
Embarcadero Technologies (a division of IDERA) and TatukGIS announced that TatukGIS released version 11 of its geographic information system (GIS) software development kit -- the TatukGIS Developer...
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