New from the USGS Abstract: The resolution requirement for orthoimagery in support of the The National Map of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is 1 meter. However, as the Office of Management and Budget A-16 designated Federal agency responsible for base orthoimagery, the USGS National Geospatial Program (NGP) has developed this base specification to include […]
New USGS Utah Maps and Road Provider data from HERE (Nokia)
Newly released US Topo maps for Utah now feature a new commercial road data provider. The latest highway, road and street data from HERE has been added to the 1,476 revised US Topo quadrangles for the state. "HERE, a Nokia business, is proud to provide fresh, robust and comprehensive map content to the State of […]
NAVITEL releases the Q1 2014 update of maps
The Q1 2014 update concerns such countries as Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, […]
Proteus and TCarta Marine Team to Offer Bathymetry from Shore to Continental Shelf
ABU DHABI, UAE, and BRISTOL, UK, 3 February 2014 – Proteus FZC, a provider of satellite-derived marine mapping solutions, has teamed with TCarta Marine LLC to offer complete bathymetric data sets from the shallow near-shore coastal zone out to the continental shelf. Proteus is the leading supplier of high-resolution bathymetric and seafloor classification maps […]
Oceanwise Data support for Saudi Arabia
24 January 2014 – Marine data management specialist, OceanWise, has combined with hydrographic software provider, Caris BV, to support the General Commission for Survey (GCS), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The support is helping KSA to further develop its capability and capacity as it embarks on an ambitious programme to produce Electronic Navigation Charts (ENCs) […]
Latest Idaho and New Mexico Quad Topo Maps Available from the USGS
Newly designed US Topo maps for Idaho and New Mexico, featuring the Public Land Survey System, are now available online for free download
Rand McNally to Provide Editor-Curated Best of the Road® Content for App
Rand McNally’s Unique Destination Information Now Available in Niantic Labs@Google’s Field Trip App
3D Data Now Available from BlackBridge
January 13, 2014 Berlin, Germany: BlackBridge is pleased to announce that it is now an authorized reseller of Intermap’s NEXTMap World 30 Digital Surface Model (DSM). Customers now have the opportunity to purchase data that enables a wide variety of applications and efficiently perform geospatial analyses. NEXTMap World 30 is built using corrected public data […]
Updated New York harbor nautical chart provides post-Sandy updates
An interesting update from NOAA reveals an updated, post-Hurricane Sandy nautical chart for New York harbor. From NOAA – “This new chart edition is the first product of a multi-year post-Sandy charting plan,” said Rear Admiral Gerd Glang, director of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey. “We have NOAA vessels and private contractors surveying coastal areas […]
Newly designed US Topo maps for Ohio, featuring the Public Land Survey System, are now available
The USGS, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, has posted new Ohio US Topo quadrangles (748 maps) which include partial Public Land Survey System (PLSS). Ohio is the first state east of the Mississippi River to have PLSS data added to US Topo maps, joining Wyoming and Colorado in the west. "It is great to […]
