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DigitalGlobe's WorldView-2 Satellite Elevation Data Verified to Be Accurate Within 30 Centimeters   March 16, 2010

DigitalGlobe announced that the elevation data gathered from its latest high-resolution satellite, WorldView-2, has been verified as accurate within 30 centimeters by PhotoSat based on data collected by MWH Geo-Surveys.More>>

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u-blox Inside Latest Fujitsu Ultra-mobile Notebook   March 16, 2010

u-blox announced that Fujitsu has integrated u-blox’ GPS technology in their new ultra-mobile notebook with street navigator. The LifeBook UH900 mini-notebook with 5.6” multi-touch screen display is packed with features, pre-loaded with Garmin Mobile PC navigation software and has a built-in...More>>

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Garmin Licenses Intermap's 3D Terrain Models    March 15, 2010

Intermap Technologies announced it has signed an agreement with Garmin Ltd. Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Intermap will furnish accurate 3D elevation data for the United States and Western Europe derived from its NEXTMap countrywide digital map database. Initial Garmin products...More>>

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GeoEye Selects Lockheed Martin to Build Remote Sensing Satellite   March 12, 2010

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company announced that it has been selected by GeoEye, Inc. to build the company's next-generation, high-resolution Earth imaging satellite system known as GeoEye-2.More>>

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Mining Company Selects ESRI as Platform for Global Enterprise GIS    March 9, 2010

ESRI Canada announced that Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") has selected ESRI as its platform for building a global enterprise geographic information system (GIS). Through a three-year enterprise license agreement (ELA), Teck will deploy ESRI technology throughout the organization to support the...More>>

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Get It Surveyed (GIS)   March 9, 2010

Get It Surveyed (GIS) always brings out a small roar of laughter at the local RPLS chapter meeting. Hardee, har, har. The irony is that if you laugh at that joke, then you might as well wear a sign on your head that says “GIS Dummy.” GIS isn’t about accuracy. More>>

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Chilean Geodetic Observatory Faces Post-Quake Difficulties    March 8, 2010

The following message distributed by the International GNSS Service (IGS) is a first-hand account from Hayo Hase, who heads the Geodetic Observatory TIGO at Concepción, Chile, in the aftermath of the February 27 earthquake. The devastating magnitude 8.8 earthquake is one of the strongest...More>>

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Ashtech Introduces MobileMapper Software for GIS & Mapping   March 5, 2010

Ashtech announced new MobileMapper Field and MobileMapper Office, a new GIS and mapping software suite with advanced data collection and processing features. More>>

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RapidEye Delivers Free Satellite Images of Concepcion to Relief Organizations   March 2, 2010

RapidEye announced that it has imaged the area next to the epicenter of Saturday's heavy 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile.More>>

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Leica Introduces Zeno GIS Series to the US Market   March 2, 2010

Leica Geosystems' new Leica Zeno GIS series enters the U.S. GIS data collection market with rugged products. Leica Zeno GIS is part of the Leica Viva family of products.More>>










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