Latest Geospatial Stories

USGIF Launches Trajectory, the Official Foundation Magazine

2012-06-19 23:00:40

Trajectory promises to provide relevant, actionable content for the intelligence, defense, and homeland security communities. Herndon, Virginia (PRWEB) June 19, 2012 The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), recently launched its official magazine, trajectory. The must-have geospatial intelligence publication is available in print, online and soon as a tablet app. Readers can subscribe at trajectorymagazine.com. Trajectory made its debut at USGIF’s GEOINT Community...

Intergraph® Announces OEM Agreement with MapText, Inc.

2012-06-06 14:21:43

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Intergraph® announces it has signed an OEM agreement with MapText, Inc., the leading label-placement solutions provider for local, state and national government mapping agencies worldwide. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081211/DECLOGO ) Through the agreement, MapText's GeoLabel Pro product will be fully embedded into the Intergraph GeoMedia® Desktop product line, enhancing the overall labeling capabilities within the...

Telogis Releases Next Generation Geospatial Platform: Telogis GeoBase 3.8

2012-05-07 02:37:01

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Telogis,Inc., the platform for location intelligence, has announced the availability of Telogis GeoBase 3.8, the latest release of the geospatial mapping software used by thousands of developers around the world for location-based application development. "This release further cements our position as the leading provider of tools that can be used to add location intelligence across the enterprise quickly and easily," said Jeff...

Azavea Announces the Release of GeoTrellis, an Open Source High Performance Geographic Data Processing Engine and Programming Toolkit

2012-05-04 23:00:44

GeoTrellis enables analysis applications that have previously only been possible with a workstation GIS to be made available online and in mobile applications. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) May 04, 2012 Azavea, an award winning geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company announces the release of its newest open source product, GeoTrellis, a high performance geographic data processing engine. The company is releasing the product source code under the GNU General Public License...

Azavea Announces Winners for its Inaugural ‘Summer of Maps’, a Summer Fellowship Program that Offers Stipends to GIS Students to Perform Spatial Analysis for Non-Profits

2012-04-26 23:02:06

Two GIS students from the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to receive $5,000 each to perform pro bono geospatial analysis work for non-profits over the summer Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) April 26, 2012 Azavea, an award winning geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company announces the winners of its first Summer of Maps. Inspired by the Google Summer of Code, Azavea Summer of Maps is a program that offers $5,000 stipends to two student GIS...

Jacobs Receives Contract to Support the U.S. Air Force Academy's IITA Program

2012-04-10 02:20:14

PASADENA, Calif., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that it received a contract to provide information technology, geospatial engineering and software engineering services in support of the Institute for Information Technology Applications (IITA) Program at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). This five-year blanket purchase agreement has an estimated value of up to $50 million. In making the announcement, Jacobs...

UMBC’s Graduate Program in Geographic Information Systems is presenting a free webinar: “Advances in Metadata Usage with the Open Geospatial Consortium”

2012-03-20 23:00:19

UMBC’s Graduate Programs in Geographic Information Systems invites the community to attend a free webinar presented by Dr. Nadine Alameh, Director of Interoperability Programs at OGC -“Advances in Metadata Usage with the Open Geospatial Consortium” Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) March 20, 2012 UMBC’s Geographic Information Systems Graduate Program is holding a webinar on Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 12 to 1 p.m. EDT. Guest speaker, Dr. Nadine Alameh, Director of Interoperability Programs...

Use of Innovative Technologies in GIS and Social Media to Better Manage Water Resources and Water-Related Emergencies

2012-03-09 08:00:00

AWRA's first of its kind forum will bring together Google Geospatial Team, Microsoft Research Connections, U.S. Geological Survey, and other national and international experts to explore what's possible. Middleburg, VA (PRWEB) March 09, 2012 Rapid and timely response to large-scale water-related emergencies is becoming dependent upon the coupling of two things: the availability of advanced geospatial information services (GIS) linked to water and climate data, and the...

Zebra Imaging Announces 3D Geospatial Challenge

2012-02-16 06:00:00

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zebra Imaging, Inc., the leader in 3D holographic displays and visualization technologies, announced today that it will conduct its first 3D Geospatial Challenge. This 3D Geospatial Challenge is sponsored to encourage participants from the GIS community to use Zebra Imaging's software tools and print services to portray their GIS data using holographic technology. Zebra's unique visualization ZScape(TM) product delivers unequaled levels...

The City of Virginia Beach Selects Intergraph® GeoMedia® 3D for Municipal Map Production

2012-01-13 11:25:00

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Virginia Beach, the most populous city in Virginia, reaps the benefits of GeoMedia® 3D, a GeoMedia add-on product that extends the functionality of Intergraph®'s geospatial solutions through an integrated 3D visualization and analysis environment. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081211/DECLOGO ) The City of Virginia Beach utilizes Intergraph's latest addition to the GeoMedia product suite to produce more...