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Trimble reports first quarter 2020

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Kathleen Maher

Trimble’s financial report demonstrates stability in hard-hit markets…so far.  Trimble’s results for the first quarter of 2020 look almost as ...

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Cesium Consortium offers open source virtual globe technology

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Randall Newton

Bentley Systems is the first company to sign up for the consortium. Many companies don’t consider Google Earth a suitable tool for ...

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Earth Volumetric Studio visualizes time dimension in 3D PDF’s

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Randall Newton

Including naturally transitional data or engineering changes will aid any geospatial or earth-engineering inquiry. C Tech Development Corporation (CTECH) has ...

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Construction, geospatial finding their way in virtualization

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Kathleen Maher

Data is needed everywhere, and virtualization is the new transport. A report from the recent Virtualize Conference. By Kathleen Maher ...

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VTS wins patent for 3D PDF geospatial reporting

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Randall Newton

New technology makes it easier to distribute large 3D maps. UK software house Visual Technology Services (VTS) has been awarded ...

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Hexagon extends geospatial reach by acquiring MicroSurvey Software

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Randall Newton

The Canadian vendor of desktop and field software is both an Autodesk and IntelliCAD developer.  Swedish technology conglomerate Hexagon has ...

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New Bentley apps opens AEC data to broader business use

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Randall Newton

An ODBC driver opens AEC data to Excel, Crystal Reports, and other products. Other apps extend AEC data beyond design ...

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Planar announces 23” 3D-ready monitor for occasional user

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Randall Newton

Oregon-based Planar Systems is hoping occasional users of technical 3D, such as management in geospatial or mechanical engineering, will be ...

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Apple Quietly Assembles Geospatial Brain Trust

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Randall Newton

Apple has quietly acquired the development teams of two small geospatial software companies, in an apparent bid to create a ...