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PTFS to Rebrand ArchivalWare as Knowvation at GEOINT 2015

June 17, 2015 - By

Progressive Technology Federal Systems Inc. (PTFS), a provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions, has upgraded and rebranded ArchivalWare, its flagship product line, as Knowvation. PTFS will demonstrate the enhanced Knowvation ECM offering and the roles it can play in Activity-Based Intelligence at GEOINT 2015, which will be held June 22-25 in Washington, D.C. “In response to client feedback, we have... read more

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Companies Team on UAS Imagery for Pipelines, Electric

June 17, 2015 - By

Flightline Geographics and Tablerock Land Survey have partnered to provide industry-leading premium 3D aerial imagery from Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for pipeline and electric transmission projects across North America. The announcement was made at the International Right of Way Association annual conference and trade show. FlightlineGeo is a GIS company that has been involved in professional UAS since 2012 and is able to provide... read more

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CHC Introduces UAV Ground-Control Specific GNSS System

June 17, 2015 - By

CHC Navigation has launched a new UAV Ground Control (UAV GC) and post-processing kit for high-precision UAV systems. This kit is designed to provide an easy-to-operate complete system, and be cost-effective for producing centimeter-level control for UAV projects. The standard kit includes five GNSS receivers with expansion of additional receivers in pairs. The core of the system is the X900+OPUS, a dual-frequency triple-constellation... read more

MEMSIC Launches Inertial System with GPS

June 17, 2015 - By

MEMSIC has launched its latest inertial system, the INS380 — a complete inertial navigation system with a built-in 48-channel GPS receiver. The INS380 is part of a portfolio of inertial systems enabled with MEMSIC’s SmartSensing technology for a broad range of precision-motion sensing applications. The MEMSIC portfolio consists of inertial measurement units (IMU), vertical gyros (VG), attitude and heading reference systems (AHRS), inertial navigation... read more

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Companies Partner on UAS Imagery for Pipelines, Electric

June 17, 2015 - By

Flightline Geographics and Tablerock Land Survey have have partnered to provide 3D aerial imagery from unmanned aerial systems (UAS ) for pipeline and electric transmission projects across North America. The announcement was made at the International Right of Way Association annual conference and trade show. Flightline Geographics is a GIS company that has been involved in professional UAS since 2012 and... read more

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The Remaking of Hemisphere

June 17, 2015 - By

When Beijing UniStrong Science & Technology in China acquired the Hemisphere GPS OEM business in January 2013, and the significant Hemisphere GPS agriculture business split under the new AgJunction name, people may have gotten the impression that the OEM business was weakened by the break-up. But with some of the brightest innovators and developers in the GNSS OEM business, Hemisphere has a wealth of experience and a store of intellectual property as a part of the new organization — and the new Athena and Atlas. read more

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Highest Peak in North America to be Surveyed

June 16, 2015 - By

A new GPS survey of Mount McKinley, the highest point in North America, will update the commonly accepted elevation of McKinley’s peak, 20,320 feet. The last survey was completed in 1953. The USGS, along with NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), are supporting a GPS survey of the Mount McKinley apex. Surveying technology and processes... read more

Avenza PDF Maps v2.5 for iOS Highlights Pan and Zoom

June 16, 2015 - By

Avenza Systems Inc., a developer of cartographic software — including MAPublisher for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop — has released PDF Maps app 2.5 for iOS devices with enhanced features. Avenza’s PDF Maps app and mobile solution is used for both personal and commercial purposes and incorporates more detailed functions commonly needed when tracking, plotting points, navigating and collecting data in... read more