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Millennial Media Announces Release of Self-Service Solution mMedia

March 21, 2012 - By

Millennial Media, provider of mobile advertising, announced that mMedia, its newest self-service mobile solution, has emerged from private beta to full release. Within mMedia, developers and advertisers will be able to reach more than 200 million global mobile users via Millennial Media’s advertising platform, according to the company. mMedia complements Millennial Media’s full-service mobile advertising solutions, renowned for their scale across multiple regions of the world. read more

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Facebook Extends Status Update Features to Third-Party Apps

March 21, 2012 - By

Facebook is opening new APIs and documentation to developers, enabling the creation of third-party applications that allow consumers to add friends and location data directly from whichever app they're currently using. "We're introducing several improvements to the Facebook Platform that allow people to do all of the things they can do in a status update," software engineer Alex Wyler writes on the Facebook Developer Blog. read more

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ITT Exelis Awarded Payload Contract for GPS III Satellites

March 20, 2012 - By

ITT Exelis has been awarded a $32 million contract by Lockheed Martin to build the navigation payloads for the Global Positioning System III space vehicles three and four. Exelis announced in December 2011 that it had successfully integrated and performed the initial power up of the full-size payload prototype known as GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) Navigation Payload Element. read more

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Leica Geosystems Announces Leica MissionPro Software

March 20, 2012 - By

Leica Geosystems Geospatial Solutions Division is pleased to announce the release of its new mission planning software, Leica MissionPro. The software provides mission planning capability for all airborne sensors including LiDAR, line and frame sensors and is fully integrated into existing Z/I Imaging and Leica Geosystems workflows. read more

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Fabric Engine Launches; Solves GIS Imaging Challenges with Dynamic Languages

March 20, 2012 - By

Fabric Engine Inc announced that it has officially launched v1.0 of its high-performance computing platform, Fabric Engine. read more

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Intergraph Introduces SmartPlant FreeView

March 20, 2012 - By

Intergraph released SmartPlant FreeView, a free .VUE viewer that allows users to display and navigate Intergraph 3D models and view associated plant properties. read more

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GIS Meets March Madness: Using Spatial Data to Analyze Basketball Team and Player Performance

March 16, 2012 - By

Even if you aren’t a basketball fan, you’ve likely heard the term “March Madness” over the years. It refers to a time when the best U.S. college basketball teams compete for the championship title. Demonstrating the diversity of GIS, a Harvard University professor has introduced an interesting method of analyzing basketball team and player performance using GIS spatial analysis techniques.... read more

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