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>>

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>>

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>>

The Central and Southern Andes GPS Project (CAP) team led by Mike Bevis at Ohio State University have computed the coseismic displacement field associated with the recent M 8.8 Maule earthquake in south-central Chile. Peak measured displacement is 3.04 meters near the city of Concepcion, Chile.More>>

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>>

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>>

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

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>>

ESRI is assisting organizations responding to the recent 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile. Get shakemaps and resources.More>>

Last Sunday morning, I received a call from my sister who was in Hawaii (Kauai) along with my parents and my aunt. I hadn’t turned on the television yet nor been on the internet that morning so I hadn’t heard about the massive earthquake off the coast of Chile nor the tsunami warning in Hawaii. More>>