Customers Will Have Joint Access to the monarch™ Platform and the ArcGIS Utility Network Management Extension

REDLANDS, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — January 24, 2020 — Esri^[1], the global leader in location intelligence, today announced it has entered into a partnership with Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI). Their joint customers in the electric, gas, and water utility industries will now be able to leverage both Esri's ArcGIS Utility Network Management as part of their geographic information system (GIS) and OSI's monarch operational technology (OT) platform.

"Many of our utility customers are adopting new Esri technology, such as ArcGIS Utility Network Management, which provides advanced network modeling capability," said Bahman Hoveida, president and CEO of OSI. "We are very excited about our partnership with Esri, as it will enable us to provide the best technical solutions to our joint customers, leveraging the latest functionality ArcGIS Utility Network Management provides."

OSI's monarch platform is a control system architecture that enables utilities to support, monitor, control, schedule, and optimize complex network operations. The platform is used in the electric, oil and gas, transportation, and water industries as well as in large-scale industrial Internet of Things (IoT) applications and microgrids. As utilities...

RENO, Nev., Jan. 24, 2020 — (PRNewswire) —  Flirtey, the industry-leading drone delivery service, released today a rare, inside look at the startup company's headquarters and operations.

The five-and-one-half-minute video offers never-before-seen visuals on how Flirtey's unique inner workings are disrupting traditional logistics, by delivering enhanced convenience to consumers. Flirtey's cutting-edge technology, creative team, and flexible culture are pioneering the drone delivery industry.

Flirtey is a full-stack aviation company, which has allowed for rapid iteration, testing and commercialization of its advanced drone delivery technology. Flirtey's ability to manufacture its aircraft from the ground up within its own facility has accelerated the safety, reliability and production of its technology.

As shown in the newly released video, Flirtey's industry-leading technology includes the Flirtey Eagle, an advanced delivery drone; the Flirtey Portal, a sophisticated takeoff and landing platform that enables scalable operations; and an autonomous software platform that enables drones to deliver safely to American homes.

Flirtey's advanced technology is designed to safely deliver up to 75% of packages with the delivery goal of less than 10 minutes.

Watch and Download Video of "A Day in the Life of Flirtey: The Future of Delivery"
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About Flirtey

Flirtey is the industry-leading independent drone delivery service, with a mission to save...

Des Plaines, IL (January 23, 2020) -- URISA is pleased to announce the release of the second edition of The GIS Management Handbook. This is a major revision of the 2009 book by author Peter Croswell. The book has greatly expanded and updated content and comes with a valuable set of supplemental digital materials. It is a valuable resource and tool for practitioners, educators, and students.

This book is a comprehensive guide and reference to the field of GIS management. It provides practical information on the development, implementation, and operation of GIS programs and projects—for a full range of public sector, not-for-profit, and private sector organizations and companies. In addition, it is suitable for use in upper level undergraduate and graduate courses and GIS certificate programs. The GIS Management Handbook takes a practical approach providing clear descriptions of concepts, issues, and practices that may be used to improve and maximize the value and efficiency of GIS programs and projects. 

Some recent comments about the publication:...

• “The GIS Management Handbook (2nd Edition) provides a well-written, comprehensive overview of all aspects of managing a GIS with interesting examples and case studies. It is an excellent tool for new practitioners and an excellent review for old hands.” - Corinna Vester, Operations Manager, Natural Resources Canada, Canada

GISCafe Industry Predictions 2020 – Part 4

We have received an overwhelming response to our request for Industry Predictions for 2020. This demonstrates that many people are thinking ahead to ways to make GIS and geospatial technology better and more productive in the coming year and beyond.

While we have more exciting editorial topics planned for 2020, we will continue to publish the Predictions that have already been received by our deadline.

This week’s topics range from remotely sensed data, new sensors, machine learning and deep learning, to the shift from terrestrial laser scanners to mobile laser scanning, big data, small UAVs, indoor mobile mapping, automatically generated assets from reality capture. Companies covered include L3Harris Geospatial, RIEGL USA, NavVis, and GeoCloud.

“The commercial availability of high-quality remotely sensed data has never been greater and 2020 is set to deliver even more with the launch of new sensors and the rise in revisit rates. The first U.S. SAR satellite constellation is set to be launched by Capella Space, and Planet labs has plans to add spectral bands on the SuperDove. New sensors and higher revisit rates offer the possibility for...

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PrecisionHawk, Inc., a leading provider of drone technology for the enterprise, today announced that James Norrod has been named as the company's new Chief Executive Officer. Michael Chasen will lead PrecisionHawk's advisory board and continue to champion efforts to integrate commercial drones into the National Airspace as Chair of the FAA's Drone Advisory Committee.

Mr. Norrod brings more than 25 years of experience leading companies in highly regulated industries, including public and venture-backed technology companies. He specializes in forming strategic partnerships, optimizing domestic and international operations, establishing new sales distribution channels, and developing management teams.

Mr. Norrod's extensive portfolio of leadership experience includes serving as CEO of Tellabs, CEO of Zhone Technologies (Nasdaq: DZSI^[1]), CEO of Segway, CEO of Telebit (Nasdaq: TBIT^[2]), CEO of Adage, (Nasdaq: ADGE^[3]), and CEO of Infinite Power Solutions. He has also served as Executive Chairman of GreenBytes. Mr. Norrod has led companies to successful exits to organizations such as Apple, Cisco, and Oracle. His career started with 10 years at IBM, where he managed the General Motors account.

"PrecisionHawk is grateful...

NACKA STRAND, Sweden, Jan. 23, 2020 — (PRNewswire) — Hexagon AB, a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, today announced the following organisational changes, effective 1 February 2020:

Juergen Dold will assume a new senior leadership role managing Hexagon's Geosystems, Geospatial, and Safety & Infrastructure divisions.            

• In this role Dold will be responsible for leading the strategy of all three businesses, to deliver end-to-end solutions for Hexagon's customers within markets such as "Smart Cities, Smart Mines and Smart Infrastructure".           
• Thomas Harring, who currently serves as Chief Operating Officer (COO)/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Hexagon's Geosystems division, will succeed Dold as President of the Geosystems division. 
• Harring, Steven Cost (President, Safety and Infrastructure division), and Mladen Stojic (President, Geospatial division) will report to Dold.

Norbert Hanke will serve as COO, a new position within Hexagon.           ...

• As COO, Hanke will be responsible for driving operational excellence across all divisions and regions as well as overseeing Hexagon's IT and HR functions and Ventures organization - a business incubator with the goal of creating new business models, revenue streams, and value creation.
• Paolo Guglielmini will succeed Hanke as President of the Manufacturing Intelligence division. Guglielmini joined Hexagon in 2010 and has been overseeing Hexagon's Smart Factory

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Jan. 14, 2020 — (PRNewswire) — DroneUp, LLC and the State of Alaska have signed a Participating Addendum for the NASPO ValuePoint contract for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle services established as the Contract Number #2020DRONE0002. This begins the offering for the purchase of complete drone solutions to all state agencies, commissions, political subdivisions, institutions, and local public bodies allowed by law. The award is the first of its kind for the drone industry and a highly anticipated announcement.

DroneUp, an end-to-end drone pilot service provider for aerial data collection, was awarded the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Services Master Agreement #E194-79435 by the Commonwealth of Virginia in August 2019. The services under the award are available for use by all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States through the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) ValuePoint Cooperative Purchasing Organization. The State of Alaska is now able to use the award for the benefit of state departments, institutions, agencies, political subdivisions, and other eligible entities.

For further information: https://www.naspovaluepoint.org/portfolio/unmanned-aerial-vehicle-drone-services-2019-2024/droneup-llc/^[1]

DroneUp's award includes but is not limited to...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2020 — (PRNewswire) —  New Light Technologies Inc. (NLT) is proud to release the Automated Infrastructure Compliance Framework (AICF) - an open-source toolkit for protecting your cloud. Today's public clouds are vastly complex, offering hundreds of services. With this complication comes the challenge of ensuring compliance and managing configuration using a sound DevSecOps practice. The Automated Infrastructure Compliance Framework (AICF) is an open-source project that solves the following challenges, across both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure:

• Pre-deployment policy-as-code checks using Open Policy Agent (OPA), so that only valid configurations can be deployed
• Post-deployment drift detection, automated remediation, and security scanning using Fugue.co, so that any undesired changes are identified and fixed
• Integration with your choice of Infrastructure-as-Code and CI tools to automate this process

To learn more about the AICF and how NLT can help implement it, visit aicf.nltgis.com^[1] or contact us at Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!^[2].

About New Light Technologies, Inc. (NLT)

Based in Washington DC, NLT provides a broad range of integrated Information Technology (IT) consulting services and products to government, commercial, and non-profit sectors. The firm offers comprehensive DevSecOps systems integration^[3], development,...

Focus on 5G, AI, Autonomous Vehicles, Big Data, Cloud, IoT and LiDAR in various user industries, including digital cities, construction & engineering, defence & security, global development agenda, telecommunications, and business intelligence.

January 23, 2020 -- The Twelfth edition of the Geospatial World Forum will bring together geospatial professionals and leaders representing the entire eco-system of public policies, national mapping agencies, private sector enterprises, multilateral and development organizations, scientific and academic institutions, and above all, large end users from government, businesses and citizen services from April 7-9, 2020 at the Taets Art and Event Park, Amsterdam.

"This year's conference is particularly interesting," said Anamika Das, Vice President, Geospatial Media and Communications. "The conference will be focusing on the 5G megatrend which will completely revolutionize not only the way we live, it will change how the world works. 5G brings with it a new age of interconnectedness. With 5G as the backbone, new trends in geospatial technologies such as advancements in data analytics; miniaturization of sensors; NewSpace revolution; maps for machines; and automation will impact multiple sectors and foster path-breaking innovation."

Geospatial industry is uniquely placed in the entire digital transformation ecosystem. It is already established that location offers the much...