This Ugandan Startup Uses Satellites and Drones to Unlock Information
Gernard Wright launched Geo Gecko in 2013 after working for nine years in the development and humanitarian sector.“I got tired with the lack of innovation and making pretty, but...
View ArticleChinese Firm Unveils Plans to Provide Free Worldwide WiFi With 272 Satellites
A Chinese internet technology firm is planning to launch a constellation of 272 satellites by 2026 with an aim to provide free WiFi service worldwide and rival global tech giants like Google and...
View ArticleAnnouncing the OGC Energy and Utilities Summit
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Energy & Utilities Domain Working Group (DWG) is excited to announce that its 2nd Energy Summit will be held alongside the December OGC Technical Committee...
View ArticleIntermap Technologies Announces Exclusive Partnership with Lufthansa Systems...
Intermap Technologies Corporation announced a business agreement with Lufthansa Systems GmbH & Co KG , where the companies will jointly bring to market the world’s first high resolution geospatial...
View ArticleThe GPS Wars Are Here
The problem first hit during Russia’s September 2017 Zapad military exercise in its western regions, near the Baltic states. Then it happened again in October during NATO’s Trident Juncture exercise,...
View ArticleCities Looking to Get Smart Take a Lesson From an Iconic Shopping Mall
It’s a small world, after all — at least when it comes to leveraging technologies to create a smarter community experience. From Disney World to the Mall of America, public venues are turning out to be...
View ArticleUpgrade to 911 System Streamlines Police Work
Mahoning County’s 911 dispatch system is unrecognizable compared to its first iteration 25 years ago. Next year, the system will travel from what Sheriff Jerry Greene called “the Stone Ages” to the...
View ArticleNSGIC Releases First-Year Report for Geo-Enabled Elections Project, Including...
National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) has released the first-year report of phase one of its Geo-Enabled Elections project, highlighting the project’s accomplishments in the first...
View ArticleReactive to Proactive: Fort Worth Moves to Apps for Real-Time Asset Management
It’s a typical scene that plays out in towns and cities across the US. Early-morning school traffic creeps around orange cones set out to protect tires and bumpers from a jagged pothole. Hurried...
View ArticleIndustry Notes as of 7 Jan 2019
Technology and GIS abstracts affecting Government, Utility and Technology industries
View ArticlePCI Geomatics Announces Remote Sensing Young Scholars Program
PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced a new program to recognize remote sensing scholars. The PCI Geomatics Remote Sensing Young...
View ArticleGeospatial Data Mining for Digital Raster Mapping
We [USGS] performed an in-depth literature survey to identify the most popular data mining approaches that have been applied for raster mapping of ecological parameters through the use of Geographic...
View ArticleSt. Augustine, Fla., Maps the Expansion of Its GIS Program
City of St. Augustine, Fla., officials plan to expand the city's mapping technology this year and beyond, which means more data will be in the public's hands. Analysts are creating new tools for the...
View ArticleCharleston Hires Former GIS Director as First Innovation Chief
Charleston, South Carolina Mayor John Tecklenburg has hired Tracy McKee, the city’s former geographic information systems director, as the city’s first chief innovation officer. McKee was hired for the...
View ArticleFEMA Coastal Flood Map Ready for Public Feedback
In September, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and a varied assortment of civic entities, coordinated a well-attended public forum at the Florence Events Center on the area’s flood risk....
View ArticleGoWithMi: Blockchain Location Mapping System?
GoWithMi is a digital platform that seeks to build the world’s first complete decentralized location-based services (DLBS) infrastructure. GoWithMi will provide a complete and trusted geospatial value...
View ArticlePatented Technology Cloaks Location on Mobile Devices to Protect Privacy
The occasional search may be fine, but an Iowa State University researcher says repeatedly pinpointing our location reveals information about our identity, which may be sold or shared with others. It...
View ArticleUSAA Joins Geospatial Intelligence Center
USAA, one of the nation's leading property casualty insurers serving more than 12.6 million active and former military members and their families, has joined the Geospatial Intelligence Center (GIC),...
View ArticlePrivacy Tip #173 – Cell Phone Geolocation Data Being Sold
We previously cautioned that telephone companies sell customer data to third parties, including location data. Last year, the telecom industry pledged to stop the practice after pressure by members of...
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