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Lifesaving GPS technology aids in natural disasters

August 29, 2022

By Alex Damato, Acting Executive Director, GPS Innovation Alliance It can be easy to take GPS for granted […]

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This article is tagged with federal agencies, firefighters, GPS Innovation Alliance, GPSIA, IGNIS drones, NASA, natural disasters, wildfires and posted in From the Magazine, Opinions, UAV/UGV

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PAR Government rebrands GIS situational awareness solution

April 8, 2022

PAR Government, a provider of geospatial and decision support solutions for 57 years, has rebranded its TeamConnect cloud-based […]

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This article is tagged with Android, iOS, natural disasters, PAR Government, Sit(x), smartphone, TAK server-as-a-service, Team Awareness Kit, TeamConnect, terror attacks and posted in Defense, Latest News, Mapping

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The surveyor and augmented reality – ready for the future

September 1, 2021

The surveying profession has experienced a plethora of advancing technology over the past two decades and it does not look like there will be a slowdown any time soon.

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This article is tagged with augmented reality, automation, earthquake, geospatial profession, hurricane, infrastructure, natural disasters, smartphone app, Survey Scene, survey technology, surveyors, Tim Burch, virtual reality and posted in Featured Stories, Opinions, Survey

Diving into real-time geospatial threat intelligence

July 14, 2021

Real-time threat intelligence systems are looking for data signals that might indicate the next huge event.

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This article is tagged with COVID-19, criminal activity, cybersecurity, defense, geospatial intelligence, Geospatial Solutions, GIS, Global Incident Map, JARVISS, Living Atlas, natural disasters, Richard Heuer, threat analysis, threat assessment, U.S. Army and posted in Featured Stories, GeoIntelligence Insider, GIS Software, Technology

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NASA program aids with disaster relief efforts

July 24, 2019

Satellite imagery and mapping have proven to be critical technologies when it comes to disaster relief efforts. The […]

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This article is tagged with disaster relief, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Jeremy Kirkendall, mapping, NASA, National Guard, natural disasters, satellite imagery, U.S. Navy and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News

OGC hosts disaster preparedness workshop

June 11, 2018

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is hosting the second Disasters Concept Development Study Workshop July 24-25 at the […]

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This article is tagged with disaster response, emergency management, emergency response, Geospatial Solutions, hazards, natural disasters, OGC, spatial data infrastructure and posted in GIS News

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Airbus Releases Satellite Imagery of Nepal Earthquake

April 28, 2015

Following Nepal’s devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Saturday, Airbus Defence and Space has acquired Pléiades satellites imagery to […]

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This article is tagged with Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, disaster response, earthquake, Kathmandu, natural disasters, Nepal, Pleiades satellite, satellite imagery and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Imagery, Technology

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President’s 2016 Budget Proposes $1.2 Billion for USGS

February 2, 2015

The U.S. president’s fiscal year 2016 budget request for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is $1.2 billion, an […]

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This article is tagged with climate change, groundwater, natural disasters, USGS and posted in GIS News