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  • Second Annual Field Technology Conference (FTC 2012)

    September 26, 2012 – September 27, 2012

    Portland | Oregon | United States (USA)

    Eric Gakstatter, GPS World’s editor for survey and Geospatial Solutions Weekly, will be a keynote speaker at the Second Annual Field Technology Conference (FTC 2012). FTC 2012 is hosted by the Western Forestry and Conservation Association (WFCA), GPS World magazine, and Geospatial Solutions Weekly.

    The conference will be held September 26-27 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. This unique conference, centered around geospatial technology, features tracks on field devices (handhelds/tablets, GPS, lasers, 3D scanning), remote sensing (aerial photography, satellite imagery, airborne lidar), and mapping software (mobile GIS, open source GIS, datum conversions).

    The opening general plenary session will feature world-class experts in emerging geospatial technologies of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Systems (UAV/UAS), Mobile GIS, Open Source GIS, and GPS/GNSS. The keynote speakers will discuss how these emerging technologies are changing the way geospatial data is collected and managed. Besides Gakstatter, featured speakers include:

    • Dr. Joe Paiva – Paiva Consulting
    • Jeff Shaner – Esri Mobile Technology Program Manager
    • David Percy – Portland State University GIS Research Faculty

    “Audience feedback from last year’s conference was very good,” said keynote/moderator Eric Gakstatter. “Attendees said they appreciated our intimate and focused content as well as expert analysis of technology trends. Listening to feedback from last year’s attendees, we’ve expanded a bit this year to include outdoor demonstration sessions with UAVs, handhelds/tablets, laser rangefinders, mobile phones, and GPS units. We’ve also attracted more experts from around the country to present their work and thought leadership.”

    Registration for the Second Annual Field Technology Conference (FTC) is now open. 2011 attendees included representatives from federal, state, and local government, Fortune 1000 companies, Native American tribes, higher education, and natural resource consultancies.

    The registration fee is $245 if registered by September 21, and $295 if registered after September 21, 2012. The registration fee includes lunch on both days as well as refreshments during breaks. The conference room rate is $99/night plus tax. After September 5, the reduced rate will be subject to availability.

    For more information as well as a draft of the conference agenda, visit the website.

    Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Richard Zabel.

  • EU-Asia Satellite Navigation Industry Seminar

    September 26, 2012 – September 26, 2012Brussels | Belgium

    An Industry Seminar, chaired by the European Commission – Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry, will be held in Brussels on September 26, 2012. This event will focus on opportunities for industrial cooperation in the field of satellite navigation, between the EU and China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea and Taiwan.
    Attendees will be entrepreneurs and representatives from the European satellite navigation downstream industry and representatives from EU Chambers of Commerce in these five Asian economies. The Asian representatives will present up-to-date information on GNSS industrial opportunities in their economies and will actively interact with participants.
    The EU-Asia satellite navigation Industry Seminar has the following objectives:
    • To present opportunities for satellite navigation industrial cooperation in the five dynamic Asian economies.
    • To invite EU Industry to support or engage in satellite navigation industrial activities in the five Asian economies.

    Industry participants can benefit as follows:

    • Opportunity to open paths for satellite navigation –related business development in Asia.
    • Opportunity to access up-to-date market information for each of the five Asian economies.
    • Use dedicated Project services and planned Asian events for industrial cooperation activities.

    Participation in the Seminar is free but subject to approval. Those interested are asked to fill out a short questionnaire at http://www.gnss.asia/eu-asia-gnss-industry-seminar no later than the end of August. Companies will then receive a formal invitation from the European Commission before the Seminar is held.

    More information on the EU-Asia GNSS Industry Seminar and the tentative agenda for the event can be found online at www.gnss.asia.

  • ION GNSS 2012

    September 18, 2012 – September 21, 2012

    Nashville | Tennessee | United States (USA)

    ION GNSS 2012 will be held September 18-21, 2012, at the Nashville Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Tutorials will be held September 20-21. For more information, visit the ION website.

  • GNSS and Positioning for the Future

    August 27, 2012 – September 2, 2012

    Slettestrand | Denmark

    This seven-day workshop is organized by Aalborg and Stanford Universities, and open to anyone interested in satellite positioning and navigation. The workshop is limited to 50 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. It will be held at a Slettestrand resort at the Jutland part of the North Sea.

    Participation fee is 1,000 euros, which covers full board and accommodation at a resort hotel, social events, and airport transportation.

    Topics to be discussed include GNSS Basics, New GNSS, Arctic Navigation, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and Environmental Monitoring.

    Workshop website.

  • Large Turn-Out Demonstrates Government’s Interest in Open Source Software

    A sold-out crowd of more than 650 people filled the Kossiakoff Conference Center at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 to participate in the Open Source Industry Day co-hosted by the National Security Agency and the Open Source Software Institute.

     

    “The Open Source Industry Day event could not have gone better,” said event volunteer co-chairman John Farrell of HP Enterprise Security. “We had a sell-out crowd, fantastic speakers and packed panel discussions that kept audience and panelist engaged all day. Our thanks go to the many volunteer supporters and government participants who worked together to make this event successful.”
    According to the day-long, unclassified event featured senior-level government leaders, tech industry representatives and open source community experts who participated in interactive panel discussions covering a range of topics identified by government users as specific areas of interest.
    “We worked closely with our government partners to choose topics that were timely and relevant to helping meet their interest and mission needs,” Farrell said. “After we agreed on a set number of primary topics, we reached out to the top-level experts in each field and were flooded with responses from speakers and subject-matter experts. The overwhelming success of this event helps to demonstrate the level of interest for open source software solutions by government agencies.”
    A list of discussion topics and participating speakers is available at the OSSI website: oss-institute.org.
    The event also featured highly-regarded keynote speakers from the Defense and Intelligence Communities. Keynote speakers included John A. Marshall, Chief Technology Officer at US Joint Chiefs of Staff, J2 Intelligence Directorate; Charlie Stein, Program Executive Office for Information Assurance at the National Security Agency; Don Davidson, Chief Outreach & Standardization (Trusted Mission Systems & Networks) at US Department of Defense; and Dan Risacher of the Office of CIO at US Department of Defense.
    As follow up to the Industry Day, OSSI is using the feedback from the event to prioritize follow up discussions at their regular monthly meetings and there will be a “Call for Papers” shortly.
    “The event attracted leaders and senior level professionals from nine government agencies and more than 300 corporations in what can only be described as an open and honest discussion,” said OSSI Regional Director Carl Livesay. “OSSI leveraged resources in the open source community to organize, manage and provide speakers for the event. The results were a tremendous value to attendees and a collaboration from contributors. We thank those who attended and those who contributed.”
    OSSI is in discussion with several other government agencies to hold similar events focused on their individual missions.

  • GeoEye Expands Tampa Office to Address the U.S. Military’s Growing Demand

    GeoEye, Inc. announced the expansion of its Tampa office to support the growing demand for its services across the U.S. military. This growing presence builds on the tremendous success GeoEye customers have had using its advanced analytic assessments to discover geospatial patterns that allow our warfighters and allies to find and thwart adversaries around the globe.

     

    According to the announcement, Tampa is the headquarters for the United States Special Operations and Central Commands and home to other U.S. military organizations. In addition to supporting its U.S. military customers there, GeoEye considers Tampa to be an attractive area to recruit data scientists, geospatial analysts and other technical talent motivated to safeguard our most pressing national security interests.

    GeoEye reports that the office in Tampa is one component of a virtual analytics center of excellence that will aggregate and analyze unclassified imagery and open source data to predict areas where threats are more likely to emerge across Africa, Asia and other parts of the world.  Using these resources GeoEye Analytics recently analyzed patterns of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central Africa identifying its operating behavior and area preferences which predicted areas of concern that matched where key LRA leadership was recently apprehended.

    Matt O’Connell, GeoEye’s chief executive officer and president, commented, “GeoEye Analytics has become a critical part of our business. Last year, our analytics team brought GeoEye two of its top 10 customers. We’ve seen a steady increase in the demand for geospatial analytical support to intelligence agencies and Combatant commands who manage global threats. We think this demand is defined in the Defense Budget guidance that reflects a growing need for our solutions. Building and deepening analytic expertise has also been noted as a top priority by our intelligence customers.”

    Alex Dunmire, senior program manager of the Tampa office, added, “We combine earth imagery, geospatial expertise, and enabling technology to help intelligence analysts, military planners and law enforcement personnel who need a deep understanding of our changing world to protect lives and make confident resource allocation decisions. Our predictive analytics capability has clearly made a difference for our clients and we’re looking forward to new opportunities to contribute to our Nation’s public safety and national security requirements.”

  • Intergraph Showcases New Spatial Modeling Technology at Hexagon 2012

    At this week’s Hexagon 2012, Intergraph announced it is showcasing the exciting capabilities of ERDAS Imagine’s next-generation Spatial Modeler. This revolutionary technology provides a unique environment for the creation of solutions, combining ERDAS Imagine’s processing capabilities with the powerful vector analysis functionality of GeoMedia.

     

    According to the announcement, ERDAS Imagine’s existing spatial modeling capabilities enable you to graphically create models of complex raster imagery processing workflows. Those with less domain knowledge can easily execute the models to obtain the same accurate, reliable results as more expert users. By reducing training time and helping automate complicated workflows, the ability to process imagery using automated spatial models has become a quintessential feature for many customers.

    Integraph reports that the new spatial modeling framework expands this proven technology by providing full extensibility and true interoperability with other systems, enabling you to construct complete geoprocessing workflows. You can also enhance existing solutions with the spatial modeling technology, allowing you to add new types and operations, providing full extensibility.

    “Integrated within a new graphical user interface and extensible through third-party scripting environments such as Python, the next-generation spatial modeling capability will support desktop and on-demand enterprise geoprocessing,” said Mladen Stojic, Vice President – Geospatial, Intergraph. “With this new capability, GIS modeling with vector operators meets image processing with raster operators, all within one graphical environment. This is all based an open and commonly accepted scripting environment, brought to you by a single company.”

    The new spatial modeling framework offers the option of creating models graphically using drag-and-drop components or through widely used Python scripting. To learn more, please visit http://www.intergraph.com/geospatial

  • More than 3,000 Industry Leaders Think Forward at Hexagon 2012

    Hexagon AB commenced its second annual international conference, Hexagon 2012, yesterday, welcoming more than 3 000 attendees. The conference, held 4-7 June at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV, USA, unites user communities from Intergraph, Leica Geosystems, Z/I Imaging, Hexagon Metrology and NovAtel.

    According to the annoucement, professionals from the geospatial, surveying, power and energy, construction, aerospace and defence, public safety and security, automotive and manufacturing industries, among others, were invited to attend the four-day event. Hexagon 2012 features more than 400 educational breakout sessions, hands-on training courses and visionary keynote presentations. In addition, the international conference includes previews of groundbreaking technologies, interactive technical demonstrations, technology certifications, compelling customer best practices and limitless networking opportunities. The Hexagon 2012 TechPark, which showcases products, solutions and sponsor exhibits, also includes a number of integrated technologies highlighting Hexagon’s synergistic portfolio.

    Hexagon announced it will stream President and CEO Ola Rollén’s keynote presentation, “Hexagon: Moving Businesses, Industries and the World Forward,” live today at 08:00 PDT. Rollén will speak about Hexagon’s charge to empower customers with actionable information to proactively address tomorrow’s challenges today. He will be joined on stage by Intergraph Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) President Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) President John Graham, Hexagon Metrology President Norbert Hanke and Hexagon Geosystems President Juergen Dold, who will highlight stories describing how customers have employed Hexagon technologies to positively impact the global trends and changes facing the world. The presentation can be viewed at http://thinkforwardlive.hexagonconference.com.

    Hexagon also announced that Hexagon 2012 also marks the opening of the Hexagon Online Marketplace, Hexagon’s Internet-based store. The Hexagon Online Marketplace signifies the first ever Hexagon-level, direct-to-customer venture, and provides customers with a simplified method of purchasing select Hexagon products and services. The first phase of the online store includes Leica Geosystems’ GIS Mobile hardware and software; Intergraph PP&M’s Pipe & Pressure Vessel software; and Intergraph SG&I’s ERDAS Imagine products and training and GeoMedia®products, all of which are now available for purchase at www.hexagonmarket.com.

    “Hexagon and our family of brands have always strived to work more closely with our customers to help meet their industry challenges and needs,” said Rollén. “By uniting our customers and partners from across the globe and also providing them with easy access to our advanced technologies, we continue to provide them with the tools to move our industries and the world forward.”

  • Simulating the Future

    Speakers from several leading simulator companies will share their views on the importance and intricacies of simulator testing, in the increasingly complex environment of multiple modernized GNSS signals. The webinar “Simulating the Future: How to Cope with Expanding GNSS” is slated for Thursday, April 19, and will feature these guest speakers:

    • Mark Sampson, LabSat Product Manager, RaceLogic (shown in photo);
    • John Fischer, Chief Technology Officer, Spectracom;
    • Mark Holbrow, Chief Engineer (Positioning Technology), Spirent Communications;
    • Markus Lörner, Product Manager, Rohde & Schwarz.

    Below are two sample slides from the speakers’ presentations, to give an idea of the level of technical discussion.  The webinar will be of profitable interest to all GNSS product designers, managers, manufacturers, distributors, and users, as well as similar roles in wireless, LBS, aviation and automobiles, and other associated fields using or seeking to use positioning, navigation, and timing.

    Register for the webinar here.

     

  • GeoMobile Innovations Announces ArcPad Boot Camp May 14/15 in Portland

    GeoMobile Innovations announced that expert ArcPad Mobile GIS instructor Craig Greenwald is back for a ArcPad Bootcamp on May 14/15th in Portland Oregon.

    This 2-day hands-on ArcPad 10 Bootcamp is a must for new ArcPad users or users migrating to ArcPad 10. It is also great for GIS administrators who manage and support field crews using ArcPad.

    Immediately become productive with ArcPad 10’s core functions with hands-on field and office exercises. Dig into the enhanced ArcGIS Desktop data management tools and enrich your field experience with free ArcGIS Online basemaps and Bing Maps. Learn how to use ArcPad Studio to create custom toolbars, data entry forms, and task lists, tailored to your specific projects and workflows – all with no programming required.

    When: May 14-15, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

    Cost: $795 for 2 days – includes course materials and media to take home.

    Location: Metro Regional Center in Portland, OR, 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland, OR 97232

    Registration: Download more information about the ArcPad Bootcamp and a registration form.

  • Expedition 12: The Value of Location

    DMTI Spatial (DMTI) is sponsoring Expedition ’12: The Value of Location, its fourth annual user conference.

    As Location Intelligence continues to become one of the biggest waves in technology, it’s never been more critical to understand the impact it will have on your business, organizers said. This conference will be held at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Canada.
    Register before April 23 to receive a 10 percent discount off the delegate fee of $99.

  • GPS Partnership Council Invites Attendees to Discuss Asset’s Future

     

    GPS as a national asset will be highlighted at the 11th GPS Partnership Council, set for May 1 and 2 at the Space and Missile Systems Center at the Los Angeles Air Force Base, in El Segundo, California. The theme of the council is “Our National Asset At Work.” Registration is now open; attendance is limited to 250.

    According to the council, “The GPS Partnership Council serves as a means to communicate with GPS stakeholders on present-day activities, future plans, and measures that are in place to ensure GPS remains the world leader for providing space-based positioning, navigation, and timing services to the warfighter and civilian users. Our commitment to mission assurance ensures users around the globe will continue to benefit from improved GPS performance, while we continue acquiring, operating and sustaining GPS as the ‘gold standard’ for positioning, navigation and timing for the warfighter, the nation, and the world.”

    Key council members include:

    • Brig Gen Martin Whelan, director of Requirements, HQ AFSPC/A5
    • Col Bernie Gruber, director of the Global Positioning Systems Directorate
    • Anthony Russo, director for National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT.

    The meeting is sponsored by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association and GPS Directorate.

    Day 1, Tuesday, covers two topics, “The Enterprise” — a GPS system capability review, and a discussion of “Modernized GPS User Equipment (MGUE),” with an Army future perspective and an MGUE industry panel.

    Day 2, Wednesday, covers “GPS at Work for the Nation” in the morning, including GPS’ role for the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Aviation Administration, NASA, and other agencies. The afternoon of Day 2 looks at “The Warfighter,” with speakers from 2SOPS followed by a panel discussion.

    Both days feature opportunities for networking. The final day, Thursday, features the GPS Scramble Golf Tournament.

    Attendees can also browse the displays and exhibits during the conference.