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DARPA Program Addresses Degraded Visibility for Helicopters

September 30, 2014 - By

Degraded visibility — which encompasses diverse environmental conditions including severe weather, dust kicked up during takeoff and landing, and poor visual contrast among different parts of terrain — often puts both the safety and effectiveness of tactical helicopter operations at risk. Current sensor systems that can provide the necessary visualization through obscurants struggle with latency and are too large, heavy... read more

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Avenza Releases Geographic Imager 4.5 for Adobe Photoshop

September 30, 2014 - By

Avenza Systems, producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and the PDF Maps mobile app, has released Geographic Imager 4.5 for Adobe Photoshop. The latest update is compatible with Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud 2014 for both Windows and Mac. Also, the Geographic Imager panel has been refreshed to provide easier access to tools, image information and features. “We’ve been working diligently... read more

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MAPPS Chosen for FAA Working Group on UAS

September 30, 2014 - By

MAPPS, the national association of private sector geospatial firms, has been selected as a member of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) working group on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). MAPPS is the only representative of the geospatial, aerial survey, and remote-sensing community on the committee. “As an association representing the many private sector businesses that are anxious to use unmanned aerial... read more

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Bentley Systems Acquires SITEOPS for Site Engineering

September 30, 2014 - By

Bentley Systems, Inc., a company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, has acquired Blueridge Analytics, provider of SITEOPS – a site design optimization “software at your service.” SITEOPS uses cloud-based computing techniques to empower site development professionals to move beyond engineering to “optioneering,” which enables the exploration of engineering alternatives and their costs. This substantially improves the choices considered for any... read more

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Juniper Systems, Effigis Provide Sub-Meter GPS Accuracy

September 30, 2014 - By

Rugged handheld manufacturer Juniper Systems and Effigis, a geomatics solutions provider, have partnered to provide a powerful solution to capture and post-process GPS data to attain sub-meter accuracy. Effigis’ OnPOZ Precision Positioning Software suite takes advantage of the superior GNSS performance of Juniper Systems’ Archer 2 rugged handheld to collect high-accuracy GPS data. First, EZTag CE software is used on... read more

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Satlab Geosolutions Adds Americas Office, Appoints Phil Gabriel

September 30, 2014 - By

Swedish-based survey and GIS equipment maker Satlab Geosolutions AB has expanded into the U.S. and Americas with the creation of a new sister company Satlab Geosolutions (USA), Inc., based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Phil Gabriel has been named managing director of the USA office. Setting up a formal base of operations in the U.S. will allow Satlab to better service their clients and expand... read more

ION GNSS+ 2014: Exelis Inc.

September 30, 2014 - By

Lori Thompson with Exelis Inc. gives updates about the company at the 2014 ION GNSS+ Conference September 9-12 in Tampa, Florida. The company is celebrating more than 700 years of on-orbit performance. read more

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Interactive Esri Maps Explore U.S., Global Poverty

September 29, 2014 - By

Esri has created two maps that explain how poverty affects billions of people around the world. Poverty in America More than 50 million people in the United States live in poverty. Explore the Poverty in America maps to learn more about the levels of poverty in your state and city. Global Poverty Map Through the use of storytelling, videos, and... read more

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