Red Hen Systems‘ MediaMapper Mobile is an Android app that lets users snap a photo, record a video, make an audio note, and collect project data, while automatically geotagging it. The result is geotagged media that when displayed will show its exact location on a map. The media can be shared via email or a direct upload to a server.... read more
The gvSIG Association is a new Mountain Partnership member, with GIS maps as focal point. The Mountain Partnership is a United Nations voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to improving the lives of mountain people and protecting mountain environments around the world. “The gvSIG Association hopes to collaborate in this international alliance, working together with the common objective to achieve sustainable... read more
Proteus FZC, a provider of satellite-derived mapping and classification services, has completed a demonstration project using satellite imagery to inventory tree plantations in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The tree mapping pilot is a spin-off of a larger Emirate-wide habitat and land use/land cover (LULC) project now being spearheaded by Proteus. In the pilot, the Proteus team processed multispectral data... read more
Arrow Electronics, Inc., has announced that its RF & Power business will globally distribute products from Maxtena, Inc., a developer and producer for wireless solutions, including GNSS, Iridium, Inmarsat and Thuraya satellites, and terrestrial M2M, MSS and LTE applications. Arrow RF & Power will distribute Maxtena’s line of rugged and compact helix antennas, microstrip antennas, and combo antennas, and will... read more
A single GLONASS-M satellite was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Saturday, June 14, at 17:16 UTC. The satellite, GLONASS-M 55 (with designation 755 once operational and also known as Kosmos 2500), was inserted into the GLONASS constellation’s Plane 3 and will occupy orbital slot 21, according to ISS Reshetnev, the manufacturer of the satellite. Reshetnev also reported that the... read more
Attracting more than 400 precision ag experts from 40 countries, the 12th International Conference on Precision Agriculture will be held July 20-23 at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento, California, USA. In the heart of high-value agriculture, the Sacramento setting is fitting to the high-tech talks on the program. The global scale of the conference is apparent from the list of... read more
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