ATLANTA, Dec 3rd, 2019, IWCE the leading annual event for critical communications technology professionals, today unveiled its full program for its 44th annual conference to be held at the Las Vegas Conference Center, March 30th to April, 3rd 2020. To register to attend click here.^[1][2]

 

Organizers expect more than 7,000 attendees for this year’s five-day day event which offers a two-day expo, educational workshops, short courses, power sessions, keynote addresses, town hall meetings, and networking events. The event will also host over 400 exhibitors from April 1-2 showcasing the latest products and services in hardware, networks, applications, interoperability and integration that drive communications systems.

 

IWCE Conference Director Stacey Orlick commented “We are delighted to officially announce the program for IWCE 2020. Since its inception IWCE has provided an opportunity for all those who work within the sector to stay ahead of all the latest developments. There are so many new technologies changing the critical communication industry right now we expect 2020 to be one of the most interesting events yet! We expect the biggest buzz...

December 04, 2019 -- DigEplan, a leading integrated electronic plan review solution, and GIS-centric public asset management solution firm, Cityworks have worked to combine platforms, bringing Cityworks customers the powerful functionality of an integrated tool for electronic plan review.

 

Announcing the joint venture at the Cityworks Conference in Salt Lake City, December 4 – 6th, Cityworks PLL (permits, licensing and land) customers will be able to see DigEplan in action.

 

“DigEplan’s integration into Cityworks PLL, furthers our goal to creating one platform that enables planning officials to simplify and automate plan review workflows, improving service levels to applicants and eradicating paper,” said George Mastakas, Cityworks.

 

“We have been impressed with the breath of functionality in DigEplan, providing users with all the tools needed to support electronic submissions and review. DigEplan’s drive to enhance our Cityworks platform offering, is aligned to our strategic vision to improve efficiencies for our public sector customers,” added George.

 

Cityworks is a powerful, flexible and affordable GIS-centric public asset management solution for local government and utility agencies. Supporting more than 700 organizations in the USA and globally, Cityworks enables public sector departments to work smarter.

 

DigEplan is fully integrated into the Cityworks platform. This enables planning and building departments to...

Human-machine interaction and artificial intelligence in space
New technology demonstrator with improved ‘sense of direction’ and ‘empathy
@AirbusSpace @DLR_en @Space_Station @astro_CIMON #CIMON #ISS #SpX19

Cape Canaveral, 5 December 2019 – A new CIMON for the International Space Station (ISS): CIMON-2 (Crew Interactive MObile companioN) lifted off on its journey into space on 5 December 2019. This modified version of the astronaut assistant has been equipped for new tasks and was developed and built in Germany. Like its predecessor, CIMON-2 will be deployed in the Columbus European research module. CIMON is a free-flying, spherical technology demonstrator for human-machine interaction and features artificial intelligence.

“CIMON-1 – our prototype – landed back on Earth on 27 August 2019 after spending 14 months on the ISS, and has now arrived at Airbus in Friedrichshafen,” says Dr Christian Karrasch, CIMON Project Manager at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Space Administration in Bonn. The technology experiment was developed and built by Airbus in Friedrichshafen and Bremen on behalf of the Space Administration and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie). The demonstrator’s artificial intelligence is based on IBM’s Watson technology, with medical experts from the Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital in Munich (Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, LMU) responsible for scientific issues. On...

GfK's Map of the Month for December illustrates the 2019 regional distribution of purchasing power for toys and hobbies via online and brick-and-mortar retail in Germany.

Per capita consumer potential for this product line differs across Germany's online and brick-and-mortar retail channels. While the urban district of Munich takes first place for both channels among the most populous districts (>1 mil. inhabitants), Hanover Region (€48) and the urban district of Cologne (€45) take second and third place in the online channel, while the urban districts of Hamburg (€68) and Berlin (€64) occupy these spots in the brick-and-mortar channel.

GfK’s product-line purchasing power for both the online and brick-and-mortar channels allows retailers and manufacturers to align their sales and marketing strategies based on regional consumer preferences....

GISCafe Editorial Calendar 2020

January

Editorial topics:

GISCafe Crystal Ball: Predictions for 2020

Current Events

February

Esri Geodesign Summit, February 24-27, Redlands, CA

Editorial topics:

U.S. Census

Geodesign coverage

March

Editorial topics

GIS & BIM

Current events

April

GEOINT 2020, April 26-29, Tampa, FL

Editorial topics:

GEOINT Coverage

Open Source for Geospatial

May

Esri Petroleum GIS Conference, May 15-16, Houston, TX

Editorial topics:

Medical GIS

GIS Education

June

SPAR 3D Expo & Conference, June 3-5, Chicago, IL

Editorial topics:

SPAR & reality capture coverage

Current Events

July

2019 Esri International Conference

Editorial topics:

Esri Conference coverage

New Technologies on the Exhibit Floor

August

Editorial topics:

Drones and Their Use

Indoor Mapping

September

Editorial Topics:

Predictive Analytics for Hurricanes and Floods

Engineering and Geospatial for Digital Cities

October

Bentley Year in Infrastructure 2020, Vancouver, BC, October 12-15

InterGeo, Stuttgart, Germany, October 13-15

HxGN...

Revenues: $1.6 billion; 38% revenue growth

Diluted earnings per share: $0.94; Adjusted diluted earnings per share⁽¹⁾: $1.39

Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ as a % of revenues: 8.3%

Cash flows provided by operating activities: $116 million

Net bookings of $2.2 billion equating to a book to bill of 1.4

RESTON, Va. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — December 5, 2019 — Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAIC^[1]), a leading technology integrator providing high-end solutions in engineering, IT, and mission solutions across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets, today announced results for the third quarter ended November 1, 2019.

“SAIC's third quarter results reflect another quarter of consistent, strong results from an expanded contract portfolio, broadened capabilities and talented employees," said SAIC CEO Nazzic Keene. "Our fully integrated and focused growth strategy is driving our investment decisions and business pursuits as we look to accelerate profitable growth while continuing to deliver value for our customers and shareholders."

Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2020: Summary Operating Results

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended...

Researchers have compiled an enormous global dataset with over four trillion satellite-based measurements of sea surface temperature.

The post There are Four Trillion Measurements in this Global Sea Surface Temperature Dataset appeared first on GIS Lounge.

Researchers have developed a high-resolution GIS dataset of river systems using remotely sensed data and OpenStreetMap data.

The post MERIT Hydro: A High-Resolution Global Hydrography GIS Dataset appeared first on GIS Lounge.

UK Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) approves Dedrone Technology for sUAS detection

LONDON and SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5, 2019 — (PRNewswire) —  Airspace security technology leader Dedrone has been awarded certification from the UK's Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure^[1] (CPNI) for its counter-drone technology platform DroneTracker. DroneTracker detects, tracks, and identifies drones by using multi-sensor capability combining RF, radar, and optical sensors. The new CPNI drone detection standard is the first official validation of counter-drone technology. It enables organisations deemed to be of critical national importance to adopt drone detection technology with the assurance that it has been tested rigorously.

"Any organisation needing drone detection technology should consider platforms evaluated and tested by CPNI," says Amit Samani, Dedrone's regional sales manager for the UK. "Dedrone's DroneTracker platform has successfully met CPNI's rigorous testing standards, and this certification provides further assurances to our customers and partners that our system meets the security needs of the UK's most sensitive infrastructures. We will continue working closely with government sector users, risk-critical sites, and major corporate customers to provide the most robust available airspace security and defence against drones and multiple drones."

Dedrone's multi-sensor system^[2] enables...