With a very successful MAPPS Winter Meeting winding down, the focus shifted to the opening of the ASPRS Annual meeting and ILMF 2019. From what I saw the joint location of MAPPS, ILMF and ASPRS produced a packed exhibit area with a lot of interaction taking place. The 3D digital mapping community geo-located to Denver, CO this week for three […]
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GEO Business 2019 – Call for Abstracts Announced The organisers of the UK’s largest geospatial event, GEO Business 2019, have announced a call for abstracts for their seminar programme to be held at the Business Design Centre in London, UK from 21 – 22 May 2019. The cutting edge seminars, attracted an incredible 2602 attendees from 53 countries at its launch […]
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MAPPS – The Management Association of Private Photogrammetric Surveyors Announces Passage of the Geospatial Data Act (GDA) Forest Hill, MD (October 23, 2018) – MAPPS, the Association of geospatial firms, is honored to have been part of the cooperative efforts that facilitated the passage of the Geospatial Data Act (GDA). On behalf of MAPPS, I would like to sincerely thank […]
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GeoSLAM Welcomes New Member Of ZEB Family For Indoor + Outdoor Use The latest innovation from geospatial mapping and monitoring technology specialist, GeoSLAM has been announced today [16 October], with the launch of the ZEB-HORIZON. Officially unveiled at this year’s INTERGEO, the ZEB-HORIZON is the next generation of handheld 3D laser scanners, capable of rapidly capturing intricate indoor and outdoor […]
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iSTAR Pulsar Collaborations on Show at INTERGEO 2018 GeoSLAM and Orbit GT to demonstrate innovations using iSTAR Pulsar data; NCTech to showcase new AI capabilities for identifying objects in 360 images Edinburgh, UK – October 11, 2018 – NCTech, a developer of reality imaging systems, will next week showcase its iSTAR Pulsar mobile 360 degree data capture system at the […]
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Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital solutions, is showcasing its extensive portfolio of reality capture hardware and integrated software at INTERGEO, the global hub for the geospatial community, taking place in Frankfurt, Germany, from 16-18 October. Hexagon’s presence at INTERGEO is highlighted by an extensive, 880-square-metre booth, where Hexagon will offer hands-on demonstrations for reality capture devices, airborne sensors […]
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This article provides an inside look at Surveying and Mapping, LLC – SAM and how technology has helped them become the largest geospatial service company in the U.S. Background Surveying and Mapping, LLC (SAM) was founded in 1994 with a core guiding principle of leveraging the latest technologies to maximize value for clients. Today, SAM is the largest geospatial service […]
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Solv3D Releases New Features within SiteVisit360™ Geospatial Collaboration Platform Solv3D, a leading provider of 3D processing, geospatial data visualization and collaboration tools announced that a number of new features were currently released within SiteVisit360™, further enhancing the client’s experience and making it an even more efficient and effective tool in enabling visualization and collaboration of geospatial data across the enterprise. […]
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THREE GEOSPATIAL EVENTS COMBINE TO FORM GEO WEEK JAN 25-31, 2019 September 12, 2019 (Denver, Colorado, USA) — INTERNATIONAL LIDAR MAPPING FORUM (ILMF), ASPRS ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AND MAPPS WINTER CONFERENCE come together to form “Geo Week 2019” taking place January 25-31 in Denver. Previously, these three events took place separately throughout the year. By uniting these three events for the […]
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Public and Private-Sector Coalitions Awarded 3DEP Funds through Annual Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Which Opens August 31 St. Petersburg, Florida – August 21, 2018 – Quantum Spatial, Inc. (QSI), the nation’s largest independent geospatial data firm, announced that it is currently working on more than two dozen Lidar collection projects designed to address the country’s need for high-quality topographic data […]
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In a historic development, worldwide geospatial industry leaders have come together to announce the formation of the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC). The official announcement and introduction of the council was made on August 1, 2018 at the 8th session of the UN-GGIM (United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management) by Jack Dangermond, Founder and CEO of Esri and Chairman of WGIC. […]
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08/8/2018 Hallowell, Maine – August 8, 2018 – Blue Marble Geographics today announced the keynote speakers for its 25th anniversary Blue Marble User Conference (BMUC) as it made plans to welcome several of its international partners to this Maine-hosted event. Scheduled to take place on September 21st in Portland, the conference will feature Ron Chapple, cinematographer and CEO of Aerial […]
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Press Release: 7 August 2018 World Geospatial Industry Council Donauweg 10, 1043 AJ, Amsterdam The Netherlands Amsterdam: In a landmark development, geospatial industry leaders from across the world came together to announce the formation of the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC). The announcement was made on August 1, 2018 at the 8th session of the UN-GGIM (United Nations Global Geospatial […]
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The 2018 MAPPS Annual Summer Meeting recently ended with an engaging panel discussion and a “call to action” for members to continue their involvement in the legislative process. Members must remain diligent by actively participating in events that promote and create policy that is in the best interest of the geospatial community and public. As President Brian Raber of Merrick […]
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Centennial, Colorado, 23 July 2018 – CompassTools, Inc. located in Centennial, Colorado is pleased to announce that it has sold the assets of its Trimble Geospatial Dealership to Frontier Precision, one of the largest resellers of geospatial technology in North America. Frontier Precision, Inc. will continue to expand its presence as a provider of Trimble Geospatial products and solutions for […]
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RIEGL is pleased to announce that GPI Geospatial, Inc. (GPI) has purchased the VQ-1560i ultra high performance airborne LiDAR system! GPI, an established user of RIEGL airborne, mobile, and terrestrial sensors and systems, has chosen to add the VQ-1560i to their toolbox of advanced digital sensors to further expand their capabilities. As a highly progressive company that uses proven technologies […]
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‘Geospatial: The 4th Industrial Revolution’ is the powerful yet daunting theme of the GEO Business 2018 Conference, taking place on 23rd May 2018 at the Business Design Centre in London. Simon Navin from Ordnance Survey comments, ‘There is no denying that we are in the middle of a technological revolution that is altering the way we live, move, work, and […]
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GEO Business, the UK’s largest geospatial exhibition and conference, has announced that registration is now open! The show has grown year on year since its inception and the 2018 show looks set to be the most successful show to date with more exhibition space and a brand new seminar programme. The event will return to the Business Design Centre, […]
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Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is taking to the skies to improve the resilience of its electricity networks. Working with NM Group, SSEN is using innovative aerial 3D laser scanning technology (LiDAR) to survey its entire overhead electricity network and is using this data to carry out preventative works designed to minimise the risk of tree-related power cuts to […]
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, U.K. 13 December 2017 – Leading 3D mobile mapping technology specialist, GeoSLAM, is on track to achieve its growth ambitions in 2018 after relocating to new UK headquarters. The Nottinghamshire-based firm, which recently celebrated five years in the industry, has moved to Innovation House, a technology hub at Ruddington Business Park just outside the city of Nottingham. The new […]
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Riegl and American Engineers, Inc. – Innovation Leaders Firm Background American Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is a full-service, award-winning surveying and mapping firm established more than 35 years ago in Glasgow, Kentucky. They have grown to a staff of more than 100 serving clients throughout the Southeast and Midwest from offices in Glasgow, Louisville and Owensboro, Kentucky as well as Marietta, […]
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11/16/2017 Hallowell, Maine – November 16, 2017 – Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce that the Global Mapper Software Development Kit (SDK) has been expanded to provide data processing capabilities in the cloud. Using Amazon Web Services (AWS), developers can utilize Global Mapper’s scripting language to provide a range of online data access, creation, editing, conversion, and distribution […]
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For Immediate Release November 14, 2017 The purpose of the Geospatial Data Act (S. 1253 and. H.R. 3522) is “to improve the coordination and use of geospatial data.” According to the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress, the bill is intended for “the development, implementation, and review of policies, practices, and standards relating to geospatial data” and […]
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Lokeren, Belgium, November 15th, 2017 Orbit GT launches the 3D Mapping Feature Extraction Standard product version 18. “We’re pleased to announce the release of our second product from the Feature Extraction portfolio”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “As version 18 bundles all the expertise and technology to support the various types of 3D mapping techniques, all users of […]
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Lokeren, Belgium, October 24 th , 2017 Orbit GT updates its SaaS product 3D Mapping Cloud with a range of new tools an great UAV support. “3D Mapping Cloud is maturing rapidly. This release introduces a great number of new features and improvements”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “In sync with our desktop portfolio, this release especially focusses […]
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