Three-Day, Action-Packed Conference for Trimble Users to Learn, Collaborate and Network with Peers

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 25, 2018 — (PRNewswire) — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB^[1]) announced today registration is now open for its International User Conference—Trimble Dimensions—being held November 5-7, 2018 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dimensions 2018 provides insight into how information technology can transform the way professionals work. Attendees will see first-hand how their industry peers use Trimble's end-to-end technology to easily transform data into intelligent, usable information. Attendees will also learn how new tools, processes and ideas can help make a positive impact on their business and discover how to overcome challenges in today's competitive business environment. Throughout the conference, attendees will have a variety of opportunities to network with key industry players, nurture existing business relationships and build valuable partnerships.

Conference highlights include:

• A broad range of educational and hands-on training sessions
• On-site product demonstrations showcasing the latest solutions and workflows
• Expo full of exciting products, innovations and technical presentations
• Inspiring keynotes, fun events and networking opportunities

Sessions at Trimble Dimensions will address cutting-edge topics and groundbreaking trends in agriculture, building design, construction and operation, civil engineering and construction, forensics, forestry, geospatial, mapping and GIS, government (local, state, federal), land administration,...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 25, 2018 — (PRNewswire) —  Unmanned or automated electric vehicles and systems are now available with UL electrical system safety certification, as UL issues the first UL 3030 certification^[1] for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to the Intel^® Falcon 8+ drone, a professional, unmanned aerial vehicle ideal for inspection and close mapping. Additionally, UL has issued the first UL 3100 certification^[2] for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to Dematic, a leader in integrated automated supply chain technology. UL recently developed these two safety standards that focus on the electrical system safety of the end product with critical safety system components such as the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and charging systems on- or off-board the product.

UL 3030^[3] and UL 3100^[4] were developed to evaluate, test, and certify in a holistic system approach to ensure that the batteries, chargers and end products are protected against electric shock and fire. This includes evaluating and testing for enclosure strength, functional safety requirements, motor safety and protection against injury, performance and autonomous features.

UASs, commonly referred to as drones, have long been used in military and public safety applications and are now being widely...

April 25, 2018 — Teledyne Optech^[1] is pleased to announce that Dr. Paul E. LaRocque, VP Special Projects, will be presenting a keynote address at the ISPRS TC III Symposium in Beijing, China. Dr. LaRocque will be one of three speakers in the opening Keynote Session on Monday, May 7, 2018 between 10:30 am and 12 pm.

Dr. LaRocque’s keynote, titled 40+ Years of Airborne Lidar, is a historical review of airborne laser mapping systems designed and built by Teledyne Optech. The evolution of airborne profiling systems has been significant. Dr. LaRocque’s presentation will cover mapping with both bathymetric and terrain lidar systems, starting from the early days when system acquisition rates were only in the 100s of Hz and contrasting them with the capabilities that exist today.

Find out more at www.teledyneoptech.com^[2].

About Teledyne Optech

Teledyne Optech is the world leader in high-accuracy lidar 3D survey systems, integrated cameras, and productivity-enhancing workflows. With operations and staff worldwide, Teledyne Optech offers both standalone and fully integrated lidar and camera solutions for airborne mapping, airborne lidar bathymetry, mobile mapping, terrestrial laser scanning, and mine cavity monitoring, as well...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The US Geological Survey (USGS) has selected Hexagon US Federal to upgrade the machine learning-based Land Cover Mapping (LCM) tool. Through more than a decade of success using the LCM tool powered by Hexagon’s ERDAS IMAGINE, the USGS has continued to achieve its mission of supplying timely, relevant, and useful information about the earth and the changes experienced by the national land cover.

Since 2005, the LCM tool has generated USGS’s National Land Cover Database that collects public domain information on the 3.8 million miles of land cover in the United States and Puerto Rico. This information provides complete, current, and consistent information critical to government managers and officials that seek to understand how land cover changes over time.

“We’re proud to be part of this worthwhile mission and provide critical tools and support to USGS,” said Brad Ward, Hexagon US Federal senior vice president for geospatial solutions. “Their long history of expert scientific research in conjunction with other federal agencies is unparalleled. Understanding how land cover changes over time leads to responsible urban development and preservation of the nation’s natural resources and wildlife.”

The data is used by dozens of federal government organizations, state governments, and private industry to make decisions on wetland ecosystems, urban development, deforestation,...

KNARESBOROUGH, England, April 24, 2018 — (PRNewswire) —

Power Line Systems, Inc. have announced today that NM Group have become an authorised European provider of PLS-CADD™, PLS-POLE™, and TOWER™ training. NM Group, who deliver powerline asset management and engineering services, have been a long term user of the software for delivering powerline modelling solutions.

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PLS-CADD™ is a leading industry transmission-line design and drafting software and is used globally. Utilities and powerline engineers can now access fully customisable training courses^[2] to help better utilise this powerful software package. Various training options are available to cover PLS-CADD™, PLS-POLE™ and TOWER™ and will be delivered by NM Group's Director of Engineering, Paul Richardson (B Eng. hons, CEng, MICE). Training can be customised to cater for different levels of experience and end-user applications.

Paul Richardson, Director of Engineering at NM Group commented, "I have been involved in using and teaching PLS-CADD™ software for over 10 years so I am delighted that NM Group has been chosen to be the only approved training partner in Europe. The software is incredibly powerful and comprehensive and training is a necessary part of becoming a proficient user."

"NM Group has been a power-user of PLS-CADD™ since...

USGIF Names Dr. Edward M. Mikhail Recipient of the 2018 Lundahl-Finnie
Lifetime Achievement Award
 Mikhail honored for academic contributions to the GEOINT Community

Tampa, Florida (April 24, 2018)—The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation  ( USGIF^[1]) announced Dr. Edward M. Mikhail, professor emeritus of civil engineering at Purdue University, as the 2018 recipient of the Foundation’s Arthur C. Lundahl-Thomas C. Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award^[2]. Mikhail is the 14th individual to receive this prestigious award and was recognized on stage during USGIF’s GEOINT 2018 Symposium^[3], general session.

The Department of the Interior (DOI), which oversees the USGS, has tasked a federal advisory committee with exploring how instituting a fee for Landsat data might impact scientists and other users

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Advancing geospatial deep learning applications with open source high resolution satellite imagery and training data

TAMPA, Fla. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — April 24, 2018 — The SpaceNet™^[1] collaborators announced today that they are the recipients of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation's (USGIF) prestigious Industry Achievement Award. Presented at the GEOINT 2018 Symposium, the award recognizes one team that has made an outstanding achievement using geospatial intelligence services, solutions, and technologies.

SpaceNet, launched in August 2016 as a collaboration between CosmiQ Works^[2], Radiant Solutions^[3], and NVIDIA^[4], is an open innovation project offering a repository^[5] of freely available imagery with co-registered map features. Prior to SpaceNet there was minimal availability of free, precision-labeled, high-resolution satellite imagery available for computer vision research. Today, SpaceNet hosts datasets developed by its own team, along with datasets from projects like IARPA’s Functional Map of the World^[6] (fMoW).

“SpaceNet is designed to lower the barrier to entry for developers, researchers, and startups to access high-quality geospatial data,” said David Lindenbaum, Principal Engineer at CosmiQ Works. “This enables the entire research and development community to focus on developing solutions to challenging geospatial problems instead of spending time on data acquisition. Such solutions have the potential to be honed to power...

NEW YORK, April 24, 2018 — (PRNewswire) —  S&P Dow Jones Indices today released the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices. Data released today for February 2018 shows that home prices continued their rise across the country over the last 12 months. More than 27 years of history for these data series is available, and can be accessed in full by going to www.homeprice.spdji.com^[1]. Additional content on the housing market can also be found on S&P Dow Jones Indices' housing blog: www.housingviews.com^[2].

YEAR-OVER-YEAR

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 6.3% annual gain in February, up from 6.1% in the previous month. The 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 6.5%, up from 6.0% in the previous month. The 20-City Composite posted a 6.8% year-over-year gain, up from 6.4% in the previous month.

Seattle, Las Vegas, and San Francisco continue to report the highest year-over-year gains among the 20 cities. In February, Seattle led the way with a 12.7% year-over-year price increase, followed by...