GIS/ Mapping & Location Based Systems

3D Laser Mapping launches aerial mapping system

November 28, 2017

Geospatial technology company 3D Laser Mapping has introduced, Robin + Wings airborne LiDAR, an extension of the Robin mobile mapping unit. It can be used with both single pole and nose helicopter mounts and can be deployed in a range of sectors including transportation infrastructure, environmental monitoring and mapping.

According to the company, Robin +Wings works for ground and airborne applications, with the +Wings add-on extending this flexibility to rotary and fixed wing aircrafts and gyrocopters.

Spark EV launches telematics solution to remove range anxiety for EV fleet operators

November 23, 2017

Spark EV has launched its new artificial intelligence-based journey prediction telematics solution in Cambridge UK to reassure fleet managers moving to electric vehicles (EVs) that they will be able to schedule and complete jobs without running out of charge. It is designed with the intention of reducing range anxiety for managers and increasing the number of potential journeys by 2.8 per day.

Porsche SE completes acquisition of PTV

September 15, 2017

The sale of nearly 100 percent of PTV Planung Transport Verkehr (PTV), Karlsruhe, to Porsche Automobil Holding (Porsche SE), Stuttgart, announced in June, has now been completed. PTV provides software for traffic planning and management and transport logistics.

Atkins partners with Inrix on data insight for transportation infrastructure projects

August 9, 2017

Design, engineering and project management consultancy Atkins has signed a global partnership agreement with connected car services and transportation analytics provider Inrix. The agreement will provide Atkins’ engineers and project managers with access to Inrix XD Traffic, which delivers accurate real-time traffic information across five million miles (eight million kilometres) of road in over 47 countries; Inrix Roadway Analytics, which offers quick and easy access to in-depth roadway performance analysi

Authorities look to MaaS for new solutions and cost savings

July 18, 2017

The structure of society and the way in which our cities work will be completely transformed by Mobility as a Service (MaaS), Finland’s minister of transport and communications Anne Berner, told ITS International’s recent MaaS Market conference 2017 in London. In her keynote address, Berner told a packed audience of more than 200 ITS professionals that MaaS has the potential to help governments around the world meet their big city targets such as the rate of employment, the environment, the efficient use of

Esri and Here sign multi-year map data licensing agreement

July 11, 2017

Esri has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Here Technologies, which will provide its ArcGIS users with access to global, accurate and fresh geospatial content, including dozens of new and rich map attributes.

Esri and Here sign multi-year map data licensing agreement

July 11, 2017

Esri has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Here Technologies, which will provide its ArcGIS users with access to global, accurate and fresh geospatial content, including dozens of new and rich map attributes.

GeoSLAM showcases 3D mobile mapping for GIS at ESRI User Conference 2017

July 10, 2017

3D mobile mapping specialist GeoSLAM, a Silver ESRI Business Partner, is participating in the international ESRI User Conference at San Diego Convention Centre on 10-14 July to demonstrate its live digital 3D modelling capability.

PTV Group opens Mobility Lab

June 26, 2017

In cooperation with the City of Karlsruhe, Germany, PTV Group has established a Mobility Lab, where various traffic planning and model solutions will be linked to one another and to other solutions in order to try out new ideas and approaches as well as their effects on cities and regions worldwide.

PTV Group and TNO research institute to cooperate on urban mobility planning

June 20, 2017

PTV Group and TNO, The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, are to join forces to help cities resolve mobility, urban planning and environmental challenges, by combining PTV Visum and TNO Urban Strategy.