NACKA STRAND, Sweden — (BUSINESS WIRE) — February 18, 2016 — Regulatory News:

Hexagon (STO: HEXAB^[1])

Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, today announced the acquisition of SigmaSpace Corporation, a provider of next-generation technologies used to rapidly deliver high-quality 3D maps of the Earth.

Today, accurate and geo-referenced 3D visualisations have become an absolute necessity in real-world situations due to the insight they can provide – from urban planning and emergency services to aviation safety and disaster response. SigmaSpace has been enabling private and government clients, including NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense, respond to the growing need for this kind of data.

Headquartered near Washington, D.C. with approximately 110 employees, SigmaSpace offers a unique LiDAR technology – Single Photon LiDAR (SPL) – which enables 3D data collection at much higher speeds and resolution than conventional systems. This technology operates in night and day conditions and is able to penetrate semi-porous targets such as vegetation, tree canopies, ground fog, and clouds. Together with its speed of coverage, these features make it a superior choice for a wide range of industry applications and a prime candidate for the U.S. Geological Survey’s 3D Elevation Program (3DEP ( http://nationalmap.gov/3DEP/^[2]...

Golden, Colorado – February 17, 2016 – Juniper Unmanned, Inc. is pleased to announce its collaboration with Pulse Aerospace and YellowScan to showcase LiDAR data acquisition capabilities from an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver, Colorado. The quality and affordability of the YellowScan Ultralight sensor onboard the Pulse Vapor 35 platform will support LiDAR mapping solutions for a wide variety of commercial applications. Juniper Unmanned will be acting as the solution developer and training services provider. Going forward, airborne LiDAR data acquisition will become more affordable, more frequent, and more accessible for a larger number of customers. 

All three companies will be exhibiting from booths #79 and #80 in the UAV Pavilion at the International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), which is being held at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center from February 22 – 24, 2016. This collaboration highlights Juniper’s ability to engineer UAS solutions with the best-in-class hardware offerings from Pulse and YellowScan. 

“Juniper Unmanned is excited to join Pulse Aerospace and YellowScan at ILMF to feature the emerging LiDAR market for UAS. We believe that the LIDAR sensor offering from YellowScan, coupled with the Pulse Vapor UAS offers unprecedented LiDAR data acquisition capabilities, especially for...

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Program Offers Partners Additional Avenue to Grow Business

REDLANDS, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — February 17, 2016 — The Esri Partner Network has launched the Esri Federal Small Business Specialty^[1] to give the small business community a new way to develop ArcGIS software-based offerings for federal government clients. Participants in the specialty will be exhibiting in the Small Business Pavilion at the Esri Federal GIS (FedGIS) Conference EXPO on February 24 and 25, 2016, in Washington, DC.

This specialty gives businesses a unique program that will help them deepen their GIS skills and expertise. In addition to standard Esri Partner Network benefits, it offers the following:

• Business development opportunities
• Training and mentoring
• Marketing, events, and community
• The Small Business Innovation Center

Several small business partners—including GISi; Pro-West & Associates, Inc.; and Spatial Front, Inc.—will be available at the FedGIS Conference to discuss their work with Esri. "We are thrilled to be part of Esri's program for small businesses, to build on our success as a long-standing Esri partner, and to deliver innovative solutions across the federal government," said Colby Free, federal managing partner, GISi.

The FedGIS Conference EXPO provides an ideal place for small business leaders to exchange ideas and experiences. "We look forward...

Single Name to Replace ComputaMaps & GEOIMAGE

Sophia Antipolis, France – February 17, 2016 – LuxCarta, parent of leading geodata production companies ComputaMaps and GEOIMAGE, announced today it is moving to a single global brand. The company’s digital maps and SpacEyes3D visualization software will be promoted and marketed through seven global offices under the LuxCarta brand. The new look will be unveiled at this year’s Mobile World Congress, February 22-25, in Barcelona.

“Mobile World Congress is the annual kickoff for our industry and a logical choice for us to roll out our updated identity,” said Albéric Maumy, managing director of LuxCarta. “Moving to a single LuxCarta brand makes sense for our market and positions us strongly for the next stage of our growth.”

ComputaMaps and GEOIMAGE merged in 2014 and have been operating since then under their respective brands as “LuxCarta companies.” LuxCarta stems from the Latin meaning “light on maps.” The new LuxCarta will operate under three business lines: LuxCarta Geodata, including the Planner product line for wireless planning & optimization, as well as 3D building models and DxM products for other vertical markets; LuxCarta Software, including SpacEyes3D as well as related LuxCarta Services.

Consolidating to a single global brand allows the company to streamline its marketing efforts and allocate more resources...

Feb 17, 2016 -- 4DMapper has announced the Direct Upload API for 3D browser based visualization, sharing and delivering multi format spatial data and metadata. With the API, 4DMapper can now be integrated with any GIS, photogrammetry, image processing, surveying, Lidar and CAD software or any data processing service to publish and deliver processed data in 3D to unlimited number of users.

4DMapper is an open self-service platform which autonomously packages geospatial data into a live functional 3D environment and enables users to instantly access, visualise, manage, share, deliver, measure, collaborate and digitise in feature-rich 3D browser based platform with live interaction. This enables even non-technical users to access and use a wealth of produced spatial data with any format, anytime, anywhere and on any device without any software or any high end computer requirement.

The platform has a capable online file manager to store and organize unlimited number of files and projects. This value-adds to software companies by enabling them to leverage the value of produced data, providing access to a much wider audience.

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Purchase provides customers with complete solution for oversize, overweight vehicle permitting and routing

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 17, 2016 — (PRNewswire) —  Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure has acquired Cambridge Systematics' oversize/overweight (OS/OW) vehicle permitting software. The permitting application will be combined with Hexagon's routing applications, providing departments of transportation with a single solution to ensure safe and efficient travel of oversize/overweight vehicles through their communities.

The new, fully integrated solution from Hexagon will feature the former Cambridge Systematics' permitting application, Permit_CS, and Hexagon's route planning and restriction management applications. Permit_CS will be renamed and rebranded as a Hexagon product. Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure and Cambridge Systematics have successfully partnered to serve the OS/OW market since 2009, and multiple states^[1] currently use the combined solution. The companies will collaborate to ensure a smooth transition for existing customers.

"By combining Cambridge Systematics' permitting software with Hexagon's routing applications, we're able to offer an end-to-end oversize/overweight solution to state, county and city departments of transportation," said Steven Cost, president, Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure. "This acquisition demonstrates our commitment to an important transportation market sector. Our goal is to be the leading provider of OS/OW solutions in North America."

"Permit_CS...