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Topcon Releases Spatial Factory Software for Managing IP-S2 3D Mobile Mapping Data July 13, 2010
Topcon Positioning Systems has announced the release of Spatial Factory software. According to Topcon, the simple interface of this software allows users of the IP-S2 3D mobile mapping system to easily work with the combination of point cloud, trajectory, and panoramic image data that comes from...More>>
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Juniper Launches Mesa Rugged Notepad July 13, 2010
Juniper Systems, Inc. has introduced at the ESRI International User Conference the Mesa Rugged Notepad. Juniper says it's as the latest addition to its lineup of rugged handheld computers, and ships later this year. The Geo models have integrated real-time SBAS and an accuracy of 2 to 5 meters, as...More>>
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Trimble Introduces Mobile Spatial Imaging System July 13, 2010
Trimble introduced today the Trimble MX8 Mobile Spatial Imaging System, an advanced mobile data capture system that combines imaging and laser scanning capabilities to measure objects in 3D to produce 3D, 4D, and 5D data sets for spatial imaging projects. The new Trimble MX8 Mobile Spatial Imaging...More>>
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Ashtech Unveils MobileMapper 100 at ESRI Conference July 13, 2010
Ashtech is unveiling today at the ESRI International User Conference a GIS handheld for high-precision mobile mapping and data collection. The MobileMapper 100 is the newest generation of Ashtech GNSS handheld mapping solutions; it complements the well-known MobileMapper family that includes the...More>>
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Two GIS Pioneers Honored with National Geographic's Bell Medal July 13, 2010
The National Geographic Society has awarded Alexander Graham Bell Medals to two visionary geographers and geographic information systems (GIS) pioneers — Dr. Roger Tomlinson, known as “the father of GIS,” and Jack Dangermond, a trailblazer in spatial analysis methods.
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Volunteers Using GPS to Help Clean Gulf Oil Spill May 14, 2010
Eyewitness volunteer reporters with camera- and GPS-enabled phones are helping to map the effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, an effort supported by the Louisiana Bucket Brigade. The non-profit volunteer group has created an "Oil Spill Crisis Map" that will allow Gulf Coast residents to report...More>>
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Applanix Introduces v3.0 for POSTrack with Aerial Mapping Support April 29, 2010
Aimed at simplifying and improving the productivity of aerial mapping operations, Applanix has introduced software version 3.0 for POSTrack, the company's Direct Georeferencing and Flight Management System. More>>
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Geneq Integrates DGPS Beacon inside SXBlue II GPS April 23, 2010
Geneq Inc. announced it has integrated a DGPS Beacon receiver inside their SXBlue II GPS product. Named the SXBlue II-B GPS, it expands the SXBlue II GPS sub-meter mapping performance to over 38 countries around the world wherever a DGPS beacon transmitter is broadcasting.More>>
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Hemisphere GPS GateMate System Speeds Alpine Run Setup April 19, 2010
Hemisphere GPS has introduced GateMate, a portable Alpine ski racing gate placement and tracking system that made its debut at the 2010 Winter Olympics, for the Alpine Skiing events in Whistler. GateMate is officially being released today.More>>
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Trimble NetR9 Reference Receiver Aimed at Infrastructure, Scientific, and Network Apps April 12, 2010
Trimble today introduced an innovative Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reference receiver for infrastructure, precise scientific, and network applications. The Trimble NetR9 GNSS reference receiver is a Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) receiver that can support the...More>>
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