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December 2015
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
INDUSTRY
NEWS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
LizardTech®
, the creator of MrSID
®
and provider of software
solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content,
announced today it has made its line of geospatial software
available to national university students worldwide through
the new National University Subscription Program (NUSp).
“LizardTech is rolling out this new National University
program to benefit students and faculty in geospatial-oriented
programs globally, where maintaining geospatial capacity is
their top priority,” said Jeff Young, LizardTech’s Global Business
Development Manager.
LizardTech’s National Universities Subscription Program
will prepare students to work effectively and efficiently in
remote sensing and related geospatial careers, such as the
geosciences, technology, government, engineering, poli-
cy-making business and the overall science research commu-
nity. With LizardTech’s GeoExpress
®
9.5, ExpressServer
®
, and
GeoViewer, satellite, airborne, UAS platforms and terrestrial
imagery and lidar data sets can be seamlessly manipulated,
mosaicked, analyzed and visualized.
For more information about LizardTech’s geospatial
software products and the National University Subscription
Program (NUSp) visit
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Spectral Evolution
has two new distributors in Europe:
SphereOptics will provide sales and support for Germany,
Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.
ProLite Technology Ltd. will cover the UK and France. The
relationships are mutually beneficial, providing Spectral
Evolution with strong knowledgeable distributors and
providing SphereOptics and ProLite with access to spectrom-
eters and spectroradiometers that complement their existing
product lines and markets.
SphereOptics and ProLite are dedicated to providing
photonics solutions to a range of applications. They have
expertise in remote sensing and proximal sensing, as well as
test and measurement for lighting technologies. They have
proven ability to help customers identify and procure solu-
tions to their application challenges.
By working with Spectral Evolution, they now have access
to high resolution/high sensitivity rugged portable spectrome-
ters and spectroradiometers like the new PSR+.
For more information, visit
/.
Volunteers are being recognized and earning custom badges
for making significant contributions to the
U.S. Geological
Survey’s
ability to provide accurate and timely information to
the public. Using crowdsourcing techniques, the USGS project
known as The National Map Corps (TNMCorps) encourages
volunteer “citizen scientists” to collect manmade structure data
such as police stations, schools, hospitals and cemeteries, in an
effort to provide more precise and authoritative spatial data for
the USGS web-based mapping portal known as The National
Map and updated US Topo map products.
“Each badge displays classic surveying tools that played a
vital role in gathering geographic information in the history
of the USGS,” said Ricardo Oliveira, TNMCorps student
contractor. “After all, our volunteers are modern surveyors
working towards a better understanding of the nation’s
geographic assets.”
Volunteer map editors are a fundamental component of
TNMCorps and are critical to the success of the project. The
project started in 2012, and since that time, the increasing
number of volunteers have verified, edited, deleted, and cre-
ated more than 160,000 structures points. In appreciation for
the efforts of these “free” mappers, those who reach certain
milestones are celebrated in the form of virtual badges.
As volunteer map editors attain each level, a congratu-
latory email is sent to the awardee with encouragement to
achieve the next level. With permission, volunteer accom-
plishments are highlighted on TNMCorps Recognition page,
and The National Map Twitter (#TNMCorps).
It is easy to become a USGS TNMCorps volunteer map
editor. All you need is access to the internet and a willingness
to learn. Visit The National Map Corps for more information,
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The International Map Industry Association (IMIA)
has
announced the election of Bennett Moe, Director of Education
with Maps.com, as the new President of IMIA Americas
Board of Directors effective September 29, 2015 at the annual
conference. Highly respected in the arenas of cartography and
educational publishing, he will oversee the direction of North
American centric activities for IMIA.
John Glanville (Maps.com Chairman and CEO) was quick
to express his delight at the news of Moe’s election. “His
wealth of knowledge and experience especially in the field of
innovative geospatial technology positions him perfectly to
lead the organization in an industry faced with challenges
and opportunities in equal measure.”
Formerly with MapQuest and GeoNova, Moe currently
spearheads Maps.com’s efforts in education, where the
company acts both as a publisher of innovative supplemental
K-16 learning products and as a content and application
creator for leading curriculum publishers across all media.
The International Map Industry Association is a global
organization that represents the world of maps. IMIA is
where mapmakers, publishers, geospatial technology compa-
nies, location-based services, content producers, and distribu-
tors come together to conduct the business of maps. IMIA con-
nects you to colleagues, customers and business partners and
keeps you abreast of developments in the mapping industry.
For more information on IMIA, visit
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