The Geopose SWG will work towards a standard that will provide an interoperable way to express, record, and share the location, position, and orientation of objects

15 August 2019: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the draft charter for the new Geopose Standards Working Group (SWG).

The main purpose of this SWG will be to develop and propose a standard for geographically-anchored poses (geopose) with 6 degrees of freedom referenced to one or more standardized Coordinate Reference Systems.

The combination of position (up/down [z], left/right [x] and forward/backward [y]) and orientation (pitch, roll, and yaw) with 6 degrees of freedom for objects in computer graphics and robotics is usually referred to as the object’s “pose.” Pose can be expressed as being in relation to other objects and/or to the user. When a pose is defined relative to a geographical frame of reference or coordinate system, it will be called a geographically anchored pose, or ‘geopose’ for short.

An object with a geopose may be any real physical object. This includes objects such as AR display devices (proxy for a user’s eyes), vehicles, robots, or even a park bench. It may also be a digital...

VANCOUVER, Aug. 15, 2019 — (PRNewswire) — Pacton Gold Inc. (TSXV: PAC, OTC: PACXF) (the "Company" or "Pacton") is pleased to announce that it has received and analyzed the results of a recently completed Lidar Survey over its main Red Lake, Ontario gold properties. The results have greatly improved outcrop identification and accelerated the mapping process. This is of particular importance as Pacton is currently building a list of priority targets for the initial 2019 drill program.

Lidar is a fixed wing airborne survey technique that uses laser pulses to record extremely detailed ground elevation measurements. These results have been integrated with previously announced air magnetic survey results and other field data.

Madsen-Dixie Fault Corridor Location and Detailed Structural Data:  The new Lidar data confirms the presence, with high-resolution structural details, of the 50 km long fault corridor that hosts the new Great Bear Resources ("TSXV- GBR") Dixie gold discoveries to the southeast and Pure Gold's ("PGM – TSXV") Madsen area mines immediately to the northwest. The 7 km wide multi-fault corridor passes through the western portion of Pacton's Red Lake property, including the Carricona-Boyden area that is currently being mapped. (Figure 1). The importance of the Madsen-Dixie structural fault corridor is more fully...

USGIF Opens State-of-the Art Trajectory Event Center

The foundation’s new Herndon, Va., event space offers affordability and flexible design options

Herndon, Virginia (August 14, 2019)— The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation ( USGIF^[1]) recently opened its own state-of-the-art event space, known as the Trajectory Event Center (TEC)^[2], in Herndon, Va. The TEC will be a year-round resource for the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) community and any organization interested in hosting events in the Dulles Technology Corridor.

Featuring flexible meeting spaces for up to 300 people, cutting-edge audio-visual technology, and live streaming capabilities, the TEC is an ideal location to host corporate events, training sessions, sales meetings, product launches, receptions, table-top exhibits, hack-a-thons, and much more.

“Whether it is USGIF’s Young Professionals Group looking to combine networking and professional education, or providing a flexible space to accommodate the cadences of USGIF Working Groups, we recognized the potential for the TEC to help USGIF advance the GEOINT Community,” said The Honorable Jeffrey K. Harris, chairman of USGIF’s Board of Directors. 

The TEC is in proximity to Dulles International Airport and a four-minute walk from the planned Innovation Center Metro stop on the silver line. Ample complimentary parking is also available.

“The TEC is unlike anything I’ve seen in the Northern Virginia area,” said USGIF...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 14, 2019 — (PRNewswire) —  Digital Media Kit:  https://pr.cirlot.com/assure-announce-results-of-phase-ii-ground-collision-study/^[1]

 What could happen if a drone hit a person on the ground? What are the risks of serious injury from flying small unmanned aircraft over people, and are we doing everything we can to reduce those risks?

Through its continued research, the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), has developed a standard methodology by which potential injury may be evaluated.

The ASSURE research team, led by The University of Alabama in Huntsville and including Mississippi State University, The National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University, and The Ohio State University, will release the findings of its 18-month, Air to Ground Collision study of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) at a press conference this afternoon at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.

The team's new research findings and data may help inform the FAA and industry of operational limitations for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) when operating over people. It will also provide new data from which sUAS design specifications may be developed to further reduce risk to people and property on the ground.

"The research results...

New tools have been developed to facilitate the integration of deep learning tools within GIS applications.

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Global launch demand and cumulative launch opportunities of $102.52 billion from 2019-2030 will augment growth prospects, finds Frost & Sullivan

LONDON, Aug. 14, 2019 — (PRNewswire) —  New market entrants, platforms, services and business models are disrupting the global space industry. To serve an evolving market, value chain players are developing flexible, affordable, dedicated, competitive and complementary solutions for end customers to sustain significant growth opportunities. Frost & Sullivan forecasts the total revenue opportunities for the global satellite manufacturing market to soar past $366.06 billion with global launch demand for 12,766 satellites and cumulative launch opportunities of $102.52 billion for the period 2019 to 2030.

"The space industry is rapidly evolving. Not only are satellite platforms becoming more agile and robust with the execution of software-based satellites, electric propulsion systems and spot beam offerings, but competition in the launch services market is lowering prices and new entrants with mega-constellation-based business models are poised to disrupt the connectivity and earth observation market," said Arun Kumar Sampathkumar, Industry Manager, Space at Frost & Sullivan.

For further information on this analysis, please visit: http://frost.ly/3oz^[1]

Currently, there is a clear...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2019 — (PRNewswire) — Skyfront's Perimeter 4^[1] long-range hybrid gas-electric drone successfully performed the first civilian beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight without visual observers under the FAA's Part 107 rules. This flight is a significant step toward the safe integration of unmanned aerial vehicles into the national airspace.

During the round-trip flight, the Perimeter UAV flew over mountainous, rugged terrain along a four mile stretch of the Trans-Alaska pipeline. The UAV maintained a constant above-ground altitude of 400 feet with multiple ascents and descents of 1000 feet on 45 degree slopes. Radio-based telemetry, command and control of the vehicle was uninterrupted during the flight.

FAA representatives observed all aspects of the mission, including planning, system setup, and ground station operation. The Perimeter "did [the flight] safely, effectively and efficiently. It accomplished a beyond-visual-line-of-sight mission, and it was approved by the FAA," said Robert Huber, Program Manager for the Integration Pilot Program (IPP) of the FAA.

"Today's flight was a milestone in the unmanned community. We at Skyfront are excited to be pushing the limits of unmanned aerial vehicles here in the United States," said Troy Mestler, CEO of Skyfront.

The Perimeter...

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) seeks public comment on the draft Charter for a proposed ‘OGC API - Catalogues’ Standards Working Group (SWG).

The purpose of this Standards Working Group is to develop a new version of the OGC Catalogue Service standard for the World Wide Web.^[1]

The current versions of the catalogue standards (i.e. CAT 2.0, CAT 3.0) — developed in the early 2000s — are implemented in an operation-oriented XML/RPC manner that has contributed significantly to building distributed catalogue systems but this legacy no longer fits with current web search and discovery practices.

The next version ("OGC API - Catalogues") will remedy this shortcoming and bring OGC catalogue standards into closer alignment with both modern Web usage and the practices laid out in the Spatial Data on the Web Best Practices document jointly developed by OGC and W3C.^[2][3]

The SWG comes as part of a broader movement by OGC to modernize its spatial web APIs to conform to current practices on the web and to support the use of modern tooling, such as OpenAPI, to support developers wishing...

Des Plaines, IL (August 14, 2019) The California URISA Chapters and the California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) are pleased to invite workshop and presentation proposals for CalGIS 2020 February 9-11, 2020 at the Hilton Long Beach. The CalGIS 2020 educational program is developed through a peer review of submissions received. 

Workshop Proposals: Full-day and half-day workshops are invited at all levels of expertise, from beginner to expert.  Learning objectives and takeaways are important components of proposals, along with a course outline, any pre-requisites or knowledge required, and instructor biographies. Some suggested workshop topics include:

• Data Quality Management/Metadata/Best Practices
• Leadership and Management
• Professional Development & Certification
• Open Source or Commercial Geospatial Applications
• Ensuring Map and App Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
• Use of UAVs/Drones
• Cartography
• URISA Certified Workshops
• Other topics of interest to the community

Workshop proposals are due on or before  September 23, 2019. 

Presentation Proposals: The agenda is developed by reviewing submissions received through the Call for Presentations. The 2020 Planning Committee welcomes the submission of individual papers, complete sessions, mini-workshops, and panel discussions. We welcome topics of interest at all levels, from beginner to expert.  All proposals received will be reviewed and considered for the program.

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