Simmersion Wins Government Grant

By Spatial Source on 25 May, 2010

Simmersion Holdings has secured Australian government funding for the commercialisation of its Mycosm 3D visualisation platform. The funding was granted through the Commercialisation Australia program. It will be used to help launch Mycosm into the e-learning, sales and marketing, decision support and entertainment markets. The platform creates real time high fidelity 3D visualisations.The […]

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Leica Viva Uno

By Spatial Source on 25 May, 2010

Leica’s Viva Uno is a handheld GNSS solution for centimetre surveying. It comes with the company’s SmartWorx Viva software and Leica Geosystems GNSS technology. The product is designed for large scale data collection for a variety of industries including utilities, agriculture, and road infrastructure. The onboard Viva software provides non-technological terminology, setup wizards and […]

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NovAtel IMU-LCI

By Spatial Source on 25 May, 2010

NovAtel’s latest release in its GNSS/INS SPAN family contains a Northrop Grumman sensor. The IMU-LCI provides the low noise and stability required for precise positioning and attitude, says the manufacturer. The IMU-LCI is a tactical-grade IMU with fibre-optic gyros and micro-mechanical accelerometers. According to NovAtel, both gyros and accelerometers operate with minimum noise and […]

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Leica ScanStation C10 Updated

By Spatial Source on 25 May, 2010

Leica has announced a number of updates for its ScanStation C10 laser scanner. These are based on new versions of scanner firmware (v1.2) and Cyclone software (v7.0.3). New features include wireless LAN connectivity for remote scanner operation, and new imaging options for the embedded, parallax-free digital/video camera.The updates include expanded data management options for […]

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Trimble Extensions for FME

By Spatial Source on 25 May, 2010

Trimble has released new SSF and DDF data format extensions for FME, Safe Software’s spatial ETL (extract, transform, and load) solution. The extensions will allow users to transform SSF/DDF data to more than 225 GIS formats including raster data, spatial databases, and legacy CAD. The new extensions provide an interface for Trimble Standard Storage […]

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Nigeria Satellite Launch

By Spatial Source on 25 May, 2010

Nigeria is set to launch two satellites on 29 October. The NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X craft are being designed to provide high resolution maps of Nigeria every four months, monthly monitoring of Nigerian crops for food supply security, and support the development of the Nigerian national geographical information system with high quality geospatial data. […]

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TerraGo Publisher for GeoMedia 5

By Spatial Source on 25 May, 2010

TerraGo Technologies has launched version 5 of its Publisher for GeoMedia software. The solution, formerly known as MAP2PDF, enables Intergraph GeoMedia to publish complex maps and images as highly portable and interactive GeoPDF files. It features automatic enabling for end users to add GeoMarks to GeoPDF files. It also offers expanded co-ordinate system support […]

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New Technique Distinguishes Smoke From Clouds

By Spatial Source on 25 May, 2010

A group of US scientists has discovered a way to distinguish polluting smoke from clouds. They have developed a multi-spectral approach using remote sensing measurements from NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer. The scientists are based at George Mason University and NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre. The researchers have identified smoke by filtering out other […]

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Mobile Navigation Market Set to Boom

By Spatial Source on 25 May, 2010

Google and Nokia are driving a boom in handset-based navigation shipments. Sales are expected to rise from 30 million in 2010 to 181 million in 2015, according to a new report. This is a compound annual growth rate of 43 per cent over the next five years, says technology market research company ABI Research, […]

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Intermap Financial Results to March 2010

By Spatial Source on 25 May, 2010

Intermap has reported total revenue of $3.5 million for the quarter ending 31 March 2010. It reported $5.5 million in the same period last year. The company says the decline was the result of lower revenue from its contract services business. The company said its NextMap revenue continued to grow following last year’s commercial […]

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