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Boundless Wins $36 Million Contract From NGA To Support Software

Tuesday, April 18th, 2017

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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded Boundless a $36 million contract to support the agency’s geospatial intelligence services and purchases services, the company said TuesdayThese services are needed to package, deliver, maintain, and patch accredited open source geospatial software packages.The company’s primary offering is an open geographic information system (GIS) that provides enterprises with intelligence and insights using location-based data, Boundless said. Their platform is specifically built on open source technology and open application programming interfaces that generate actionable location…

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