Apogeo Spatial

LIDAR Is Key To Autonomous Vehicles
February 23, 2017

Technology for autonomous vehicles builds on car navigation systems that have been commonplace for years and new collision-avoidance...


From Selling Pixels to Selling Answers
February 21, 2017

This series of articles began in our Fall 2015 issue by focusing on the impact on vendors and users of geospatial technologies...


Freeing Slaves from the High Seas
February 21, 2017

In May 2015, former slave fisherman Myint Naing, 40, was reunited with his family after 22 years. He was among hundreds of former...


Robots of the Deep
October 10, 2016

We have mapped the surface of the Moon at a resolution of 328 feet. We have mapped the surface of Mars. Yet, here on Earth,...


Geospatial Solutions: from PIXIA, Luciad, and BAE Systems
October 10, 2016

This series began a year ago by examining alternatives to Google Earth Enterprise, which Google will stop supporting on March...


Planet Labs: Democratizing the Data of Earth, Daily
May 16, 2016

THE ADVENT OF MASS-PRODUCED, MINIATURE satellites is radically changing Earth observation by vastly increasing the imagery’s...


Companies Pick Up Where Google Earth Enterprise Leaves off
May 16, 2016

The waves created by Google’s announcement that it will stop supporting Google Earth Enterprise (GEE) in the spring of 2017...


Data Management & Visualization: Married Or Separated?
March 21, 2016

Large users of geospatial data are searching for alternatives to Google Earth Enterprise (GEE), which Google will discontinue...


The Demise of Google Earth Enterprise: VRICON AND ARCGIS EARTH FILL THE GAP
December 28, 2015

Google is ending a 10-year run of Google Earth Enterprise (GEE), which contributed greatly to the market for geospatial “Digital...


The Urgency of Building Bridges Between EO & Satcom
August 12, 2015

Currently, billions of individuals in every major world region— and billions of dollars worth of commerce—are supported...