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Bluesky Aerial Maps Help Contaminated Site Clean Up

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:51:00 -0400

Aerial mapping company Bluesky recently completed a topographic survey of the old Anchor Color and Gum Works site in Dighton, Mass., ahead of remediation efforts.

New Software Aims to Help Geospatial Survey Companies Grow

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 14:05:00 -0400

A new software product, Kompass BMS, is targeting service-based companies with 20 to 250 employees. The software has been in development for 15 years, leading the growth of one of Europe’s top geospatial survey companies, Murphy Geospatial.

Trimble and Amberg Technologies Collaborate on a Solution for Tunneling Surveyors and Construction Professionals in North and South America

Mon, 10 May 2021 15:05:00 -0400

Trimble and Amberg Technologies recently announced a collaboration to provide a tunnel survey solution.

Trimble T100 Tablet Delivers High-Performance Computing in the Field

Sun, 09 May 2021 08:28:00 -0400

Trimble’s T100 is the latest high-performance tablet providing fast data processing for a variety of surveying, mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications.

AGS Opens New Office in DFW for Survey Equipment & Survey Supplies

Fri, 07 May 2021 10:16:00 -0400

Advanced Geodetic Surveys Inc. recently announced a new survey supply store in Grapevine, Texas. The company’s digital marketing specialist Greg Dunn says this new storefront expands their footprint in Texas to the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Farmer Moves Border Between France, Belgium

keatinga@bnpmedia.com (Austin Keating) — Tue, 04 May 2021 12:46:00 -0400

A farmer in Belgium accidently moved his country’s border with France after moving a stone marker out of the way of his tractor.

AIRT Building World's Largest Air Force of Geo-referenced Emergency Drones

Tue, 04 May 2021 12:10:00 -0400

The Airborne International Response Team (AIRT) recently announced a combined initiative to develop a global, geo-referenced database of public safety unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) programs and emergency response remote pilots.

Norwegian Space Agency Announces Launch of NorSat-3 Maritime Tracking Microsatellite

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:34:00 -0400

The Norwegian Space Agency recently announced the successful launch of the NorSat-3 maritime tracking microsatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) in Toronto.

Dewberry Opens First Project Office in Alaska

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:37:37 -0400

Project managers Hillary Palmer and Ed Fogels have joined the firm.

Industry Veteran Tom Hunter Rejoins JAVAD GNSS, Strengthens J-CORE Team

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:23:59 -0400

Tom Hunter has rejoined the company as chief sales officer.

USGIF Releases Modeling, Simulation, and Gaming Technical Paper

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:09:00 -0400

The Advancing the Interoperability of Geospatial Intelligence Tradecraft with 3D Modeling, Simulation, and Game Engines white paper highlights technology trends that are influencing the convergence of GEOINT and the modeling, simulation, and gaming (MS&G) tradecraft.

DGT Associates Acquires Mattern & Stefon Land Surveyors in Connecticut

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 19:25:34 -0400

DGT’s acquisition of Mattern represents the firm’s fourth office and first location outside of Massachusetts.

SPH Engineering Announces Support for DJI M300

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 19:21:11 -0400

UgCS supports all flight planning patterns of DJI M300 such as photogrammetry, corridor mapping and facade inspections.

Northern Engineering Adds Staff to Support Strategic Plan

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 19:15:13 -0400

In support of a multi-year strategic plan set in motion in late 2019, leading Front Range civil engineering and land surveying firm Northern Engineering bolstered its staff with seven new employees.

CHC Navigation Introduces New Cost-Effective UAV LiDAR System

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:04:00 -0400

The AlphaAir 450 is a very lightweight and compact all-in-one sensor.

Esri Recognizes CompassCom Software Corp. As Specialty Business Partner

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:08:00 -0400

Partners in the Release Ready Specialty offer industry expertise along with solutions using the latest ArcGIS products.

Leica Absolute Tracker AT960 Offers Speed, Accuracy and Portability

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:46:38 -0500

Combined with the Real-Time Feature Pack and Leica T-Mac, the AT960 becomes a laser tracker that meets the deterministic measurement data-delivery requirements of high-end automated installations.

Virtual Surveyor Introduces Curb And Gutter Mapping in New Drone Surveying Software

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 20:51:00 -0500

New Curb & Gutter mapping functionality in version 7.6 of the company's popular drone surveying software.

Golden Software Improves Surfer File Handling for Faster Mapping

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 20:40:00 -0500

Surfer enables users to model data sets, apply an array of advanced analytics tools, and graphically communicate the results in ways anyone can understand.

Qube 240 Payload Is A Geomatics Grade LiDAR Scanner for the Trinity F90+ UAV

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 11:46:00 -0500

A small and powerful LiDAR sensor for the Trinity F90+ UAS.

Telit Launches High-Precision GNSS SE868SY-D Receiver Module

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 10:58:00 -0500

The new module meets growing demand for multi-frequency, high-precision GNSS receivers, which improve location accuracy by reducing multipath effects, especially in urban areas.

Trimble's New SX12 Scanning Total Station

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 10:44:00 -0500

Enhancements open up the total station to new applications in tunneling and underground mining.

New Land Surveying and Construction Field Controller By Trimble

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:57:00 -0500

Built for practical, everyday tasks, the Trimble TSC5 combines high performance and dependability so professionals can complete tasks efficiently and accurately.

CompassTrac Version 7.7 Now Available

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:49:00 -0500

The release incorporates several new features and enhancements for Department of Transportation (DOT) and Public Works operations.

senseFly Launches eBee Ag Fixed-wing Mapping Drone for Agriculture

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:52:00 -0500

Based on senseFly’s flagship eBee X drone, eBee Ag helps agriculture professionals overcome the many challenges they face in the field related to planning, plant health and crop monitoring.

2021 National Society of Professional Surveyors Student Competition

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 21:53:00 -0500

The Competition will begin with an online briefing event on Feb. 16, 2021.

SP90m GNSS Receiver Helps Yachter Win Vendée Globe

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:35:00 -0500

A Spectra Geospatial SP90m GNSS receiver provided the precise position and boat heading information for the winning boat in the ninth quadrennial Vendée Globe around-the-world non-stop sailing race.

First Image Released By NEMO-HD Microsatellite

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:03:00 -0500

Space-SI, the Slovenian Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies, released the first multispectral image captured by its NEMO-HD Earth observation microsatellite

Ecobot joins Trimble’s GIS Partner Program

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Trimble recently announced that Ecobot has joined Trimble’s Mapping & GIS Partner Program.

A Free NTRIP Caster

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 06:51:00 -0500

Emlid launched a free NTRIP caster.