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...

GISP Map Contest Summary

his year’s contest will require an entrant to utilize the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) to tell a story about change.

 Perhaps it will be about habitat loss, or maybe it will be about urban growth - whatever story you choose to tell, it must be supported by analysis of two or more years in NLCD and you must include the numbers in the map. We’ve seen a lot of pretty maps over the years; now we want to see some hard-hitting analysis to support the pretty picture.

Who may enter: Anyone is eligible, except those who are going to judge.

Submission Time Frame: March 1 to 31, 2016 – Email submittal

Prizes:

• 1st $250, 2nd $150, 3rd $100, People’s Choice $250 and Honorable Mentions.
• Each winner (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and People’s Choice) will also have their initial certification fee waived if the application is submitted within one year of the date the winners are announced.  Current GISPs will have their renewal fees waived at their next recertification date.
• Map submittal earns / qualifies for 1 point under the Contribution to the Profession category.        

Map Contest Rules:...

• Only one entry is allowed per person; you do not have to be

Orlando, FL,  February 16, 2016 - International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) is a technical conference and exhibition showcasing the latest airborne, terrestrial, and underwater LiDAR, as well as emerging remote-sensing and data collection tools and technologies.

 

Connect with hundreds of professionals seeking LiDAR and other 3D geospatial data collection technologies to support transport, urban modeling, coastal zone mapping, utility asset management and more.

 

RIEGL will be exhibiting at Booths 86 and 92. Be sure to come by both of our booths to learn about the latest RIEGL hardware and software and to meet with our team of RIEGL experts. 

 

At Booth 92, we will have the LMS-Q1560 airborne laser scanning system, our RiCOPTER-based unmanned LiDAR solution, and our state-of-the-art VP-1 helipod on display!

 

The LMS-Q1560 is a dual channel airborne laser scanning system, perfectly suited for a variety of airborne surveying missions. The scanner is a high performance, fully integrated cutting-edge surveying tool. Powerful laser sources, Multiple-Time-Around processing, echo digitization and waveform analysis allows operation at various flight altitudes, which makes it ideally suited for ultra-wide area aerial surveys and complex urban environment aerial surveys. 

 

The RiCOPTER is a high performance unmanned multi-rotor aircraft equipped with RIEGL's VUX-SYS airborne laser scanner to...

Fisheries and Marine Institute, a WOC Affiliate Member, Creates Master of Marine Studies in Marine Spatial Planning and Management

16 February 2016 - The Memorial University Fisheries and Marine Institute will inaugurate the new Master of Marine Studies in Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and Management, the first graduate program of its kind in Canada, in September 2016.

“Marine spatial planning is an emerging and important field that is gaining prominence as global demands on our coastal spaces and oceans increase,” said Carey Bonnell, head of the Marine Institute’s School of Fisheries. “We want to position our graduates to apply technology-supported knowledge and expertise and provide the best advice to sustain and use our marine resources through responsible ocean economic activity.”

The program focuses on governance, policy/legislative, ecological, socio-economic, cultural, and technological elements of sustainable ocean and coastal zone development, planning and management. Students will study the mapping and analysis of human activities and environmental features as part of planning environmentally/economically sustainable use of coastal and marine environments. Students will also learn conflict management and facilitation to effectively engage coastal and ocean regulators and stakeholders.

The program has been developed with input from international MSP experts from western Canada, the USA, Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands, who also serve as key contacts for international internships and research projects. The WOC looks...