https://gisuser.com Mobile, Technology, and Business news Wed, 25 Jan 2023 23:38:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.6 https://gisuser.com/2023/01/northern-ireland-fire-rescue-service-awards-contract-to-cadcorp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=northern-ireland-fire-rescue-service-awards-contract-to-cadcorp Wed, 25 Jan 2023 23:38:19 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=83739 National fire service selects workload modelling and risk modelling software from Cadcorp Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has selected Cadcorp SIS Desktop with the resource planning and performance monitoring application Cadcorp Workload Modeller, and Cadcorp Risk Modeller for analysing community risk. The procurement includes Cadcorp support, training, and specialist consultancy services. SIS Desktop has been implemented to support the […]

The post Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service awards contract to Cadcorp appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2022/10/nga-deploys-to-assist-hurricane-ian-search-and-rescue-efforts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nga-deploys-to-assist-hurricane-ian-search-and-rescue-efforts Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:06:29 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=81903 SPRINGFIELD, Virginia – The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is providing geospatial intelligence support to the combined search and rescue efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian from the headquarters of Florida Task Force 1 in Fort Myers, Florida. FEMA requested NGA’s expertise early in the response. NGA immediately deployed a team with a self-contained Mobile GEOINT […]

The post NGA deploys to assist Hurricane Ian search and rescue efforts appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2022/07/betterview-provides-property-level-analytics-for-fast-accurate-catastrophe-events-response/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=betterview-provides-property-level-analytics-for-fast-accurate-catastrophe-events-response Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:59:12 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=80866 SAN FRANCISCO, July 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Betterview, an InsurTech provider of actionable property intelligence to property and casualty (P&C) insurance companies, is pleased to announce the launch of the company’s new Catastrophe Response System (CAT-RS) which solves many of the greatest challenges insurers face when responding to natural catastrophe (CAT) events such as hurricanes, […]

The post Betterview Provides Property-Level Analytics for Fast, Accurate Catastrophe Events Response appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2022/02/l3harris-high-resolution-weather-instrument-set-to-launch-march-1-on-noaas-goes-t-satellite/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=l3harris-high-resolution-weather-instrument-set-to-launch-march-1-on-noaas-goes-t-satellite Wed, 23 Feb 2022 17:39:05 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=79299 MELBOURNE, Fla.–L3Harris Technologies’ (NYSE:LHX) third high-resolution weather instrument is set to launch March 1 onboard a NOAA satellite – strengthening the nation’s ability to monitor the environment and rapidly detect severe weather. @L3HarrisTech High-Resolution Weather Instrument Set to Launch March 1 on NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite Tweet this The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is the primary […]

The post L3Harris High-Resolution Weather Instrument Set to Launch March 1 on NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2021/11/maxar-satellite-imagery-flooding-along-fraser-river-british-columbia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maxar-satellite-imagery-flooding-along-fraser-river-british-columbia Tue, 23 Nov 2021 13:25:01 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=78334 Maxar collected new satellite imagery on Friday (November 19th) of the ongoing flooding in Sumas Prairie to the east of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Highways, roads and many buildings and farms remain under water. Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies

The post Maxar Satellite Imagery: Flooding Along Fraser River, British Columbia appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2021/09/maxar-satellite-imagery-flooding-in-new-jersey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maxar-satellite-imagery-flooding-in-new-jersey Sat, 04 Sep 2021 14:47:34 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=77238 Maxar collected new high resolution satellite imagery yesterday (September 2nd at 11:52 AM, Eastern) that shows historic flooding along the Raritan River in New Jersey. As the remnants of Hurricane Ida moved through the northeast of the United States, the storm dropped record-breaking rainfall causing floods and damage in multiple towns and communities including Somerville, Manville, […]

The post Maxar Satellite Imagery: Flooding in New Jersey appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2021/09/maxar-satellite-imagery-hurricane-ida-damage-louisiana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maxar-satellite-imagery-hurricane-ida-damage-louisiana Thu, 02 Sep 2021 18:57:33 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=77218 Maxar’s satellites collected an extensive amount of new imagery on August 31st over the Gulf Coast and southern Louisiana that help to convey some of the damage caused by Hurricane Ida.   Images show several of the cities and towns to the south and west of New Orleans that suffered significant flooding and wind damage […]

The post Maxar Satellite Imagery: Hurricane Ida Damage, Louisiana appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2021/09/accuweather-to-keep-t-mobile-customers-ahead-of-severe-weather-with-exclusive-up-to-the-minute-alerts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accuweather-to-keep-t-mobile-customers-ahead-of-severe-weather-with-exclusive-up-to-the-minute-alerts Thu, 02 Sep 2021 18:51:05 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=77216 Superior Accuracy™ and timely alerts help keep T-Mobile customers safer  throughout this year’s hurricane season and beyond AccuWeather Global Weather Center – September 1, 2021 –  AccuWeather today announced AccuWeather Alerts™ severe weather notifications, a new system to push severe weather alerts exclusively into the hands of T-Mobile customers. This advanced notification system is designed to revolutionize the communication […]

The post AccuWeather to Keep T-Mobile Customers Ahead of Severe Weather with Exclusive Up to the Minute® Alerts appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2021/09/maxar-satellite-imagery-caldor-fire-approaching-lake-tahoe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maxar-satellite-imagery-caldor-fire-approaching-lake-tahoe Wed, 01 Sep 2021 23:22:06 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=77196 Maxar continues to monitor the Caldor wildfire as it approaches the southern edge of Lake Tahoe along the California-Nevada border.  Maxar collected yesterday (August 31st) that shows closer views of South Lake Tahoe, the active fire lines and a large pyrocumulus cloud formed by the intense fire. ©2021 Maxar Technologies

The post Maxar Satellite Imagery: Caldor Fire Approaching Lake Tahoe appeared first on GIS user technology news.]]> https://gisuser.com/2021/08/image-taliban-takeover-in-afghanistan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=image-taliban-takeover-in-afghanistan Thu, 19 Aug 2021 22:23:44 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=77046 The following satellite image from BlackSky that illustrates the progression of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan over the last 30 days. About the imagery: The unique offering is that BlackSky’s satellites provide high, intraday revisit capabilities, allowing customers to receive multiple images a day, throughout the day, rather than just one image collected at roughly the same time […]

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