Juniper Systems announced the Mesa Rugged Notepad with Android (AOSP) 2.3 operating system. In a partnership with Pennsylvania-based SDG Systems, the RAMPAGE 6 will be distributed exclusively through SDG Systems.More>>

The United States Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) recently released a study that evaluated the use of global positioning systems (GPS) technology to monitor high-risk sex offenders on parole in California. More>>

Woolpert announced its Indianapolis office has been awarded two contracts totaling approximately $2 million by the City of Indianapolis Department of Public Works (DPW) to survey pavements and develop a street sign inventory using mobile mapping technology.More>>

SCALGO announced that at the recent Florida Floodplain Managers Association Annual Conference, the engineering and environmental sciences consulting firm Jones Edmunds & Associates presented an evaluation of the SCALGO Flash Flood Mapping product.More>>

TerraGo announced the release of Publisher for ArcGIS v.6, the latest version of TerraGo geospatial collaboration software allows the Esri community to produce TerraGo GeoPDF maps and imagery for users to collaborate without the need for sophisticated GIS tools or training. More>>

GeoEye announced that DigitalGlobe, Inc.'s Board of Directors has rejected GeoEye's acquisition proposal. On May 4, 2012, GeoEye announced a proposal to acquire DigitalGlobe for $17.00 per share in total consideration.More>>

Accela, Inc. announced that the City of Roseville, Calif., will use its Accela Automation enterprise software to streamline and automate permitting processes by moving many key steps online for the convenience of developers, citizens, and businesses.More>>

GeoEye, Inc. announced that it is proposing to acquire DigitalGlobe, Inc. The combined company would create the world's largest fleet of high resolution commercial imagery satellites. More>>

A couple of years ago, I wrote a piece titled, "The Struggles of a City GIS Manager." With government budgets being cut 15+%, one of the activities that always seems to be included in the discussion is GIS. When the GIS is up and running, has the GIS manager worked his/her way out of a job? I...More>>

King County announced that twenty years ago geographic information services were in the proposal and planning stage in King County, Washington. Today King County’s geographic information system (GIS) includes integrated spatial databases, mapping and analysis software, information technology, and...More>>