Tired of Google Earth? Here Are Some Alternatives You Can Explore in 2017
Many people agree that Google Earth sets the standard for map and geographical info programs. It introduced us to the wonders of exploring virtual globes, seeing places with a bird’s eye view, and...
View ArticleGeographic Information System (GIS) Market Top 10 Companies Sales, Price,...
Finding an unfamiliar place used to mean asking directions or opening up a road map. But ever since GPS became so mainstream it seems society has never looked back. With the release of the iPhone 7,...
View ArticleNew Chief for Geography and Map Division
Paulette Marie Hasier has been appointed chief of the Geography and Map Division at the Library of Congress. Hasier has nearly 20 years of library and geospatial information program management...
View ArticleAvenza Maps for Windows 2.0 Released
Avenza Maps 2.0 for Windows has just been released and is now available for download from the Microsoft Store. This release features a refreshed design, improved Avenza Map Store navigation, and access...
View Article5 Cool Things You Didn’t Know About Topo Maps
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View ArticleHow Spatial Data Adds Value To The Internet Of Things
Geospatial information — an amalgam of data on an object’s location and attributes — is gaining increased attention beyond its traditional home in geographic information systems (GIS) communities....
View ArticleMobility Predictions for 2017
For #genmobile a phone is not really technology, it is just how you get things done. For enterprises this means that mobile strategy is not about technology it is about providing staff with what they...
View ArticleNYU Tandon Professors Build Ai To Help Autonomous Vehicles Locate Themselves...
Self-driving cars could account for 21 million new vehicles sold every year by 2035. Over the next decade alone such vehicles — and vehicles with assisted-driving technology — could deliver $1 trillion...
View ArticleUS Legislation Revived To Curb Warrantless Geolocation Tracking
U.S. legislators have reintroduced bills that would place curbs on warrantless access by the government to electronically generated geolocation information of Americans, including on the use of...
View ArticleToms River Mua Partners With Meemim To Spearhead The Next-Generation...
The Toms River Municipal Utilities Authority (TRMUA) has partnered with Meemim Corp., a developer of knowledge-management software and mixed-reality applications, to create the next-generation pipe and...
View ArticleSmart Gas Market Is Expected To Exceed More Than Us$ 14 Billion By 2024
Market Research Engine has published a new report titled as “Smart Gas Market By Technology (Meter Data Management (MDM), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Geographic Information System...
View ArticleNeeded: Better Location Tech for RideShare Services
Most location-based services have been supported well enough by their underlying hardware and systems. Foursquare provides the local restaurants nearby, Swarm (mostly) delivers where you are in order...
View ArticleNGA Releases Biggest Collection of Arctic Elevation Data Yet at Esri FedGIS...
Esri, together with the ArcticDEM project—a public-private initiative to produce high-resolution, high-quality digital elevation models (DEM) of the Arctic—has released the largest addition of new...
View ArticleGaining Local Insight for Business
Many businesses have gleaned great returns by looking at operations through the lens of geographic science. The largest wins take on mythical status, as the impacts can be so profound that users want...
View ArticleNOAA: Improved CORS and OPUS Share Maps Available to Beta Test
Improvements to NGS' popular Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) and Online Positioning User Service (OPUS) applications include: scaling maps to fit mobile devices, clustering information...
View ArticleWhy Should We Talk About Radar Data?
Over the past several years, there has been a lot of talk about radar data. New sensors, new programs, new software. But the industry hasn’t seen the explosive use of radar data as projected. Why? In...
View ArticleWho's Afraid Of Location Data?
With most brands now adopting mobile, it’s become essential to use location data to more effectively connect with customers. Location data doesn’t simply indicate where users are. It can be used to...
View ArticleUnlock Big Insights from Big Data with a Location Strategy
As retailers in 2017 continue to face headwinds, the competition is more challenging than ever. Customers are empowered by 24/7 access to the global marketplace. For many retailers, new store growth...
View ArticleShowcase Your Remote Sensing Successes at Esri Forum
The 2017 Esri Imaging and Mapping Forum is an ideal opportunity to provide your colleagues with the powerful 3D GIS solutions they are looking for—as a proven best practice from your personal...
View ArticleComtech Showcases Location and Messaging Solutions for the Mobile and IoT...
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (CMTL), a world leader in secure and highly reliable communication technology, announced that the company showcased its extensive suite of location, messaging and other...
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