ATLANTA -Â Small unmanned aerial vehicles, colloquially known as drones, are being adopted by more public safety agencies around the world than ever before; and the number of lives they're saving is climbing dramatically. On one recent day, four people were saved by...
Planet Signs Deal with Thailand’s Space Agency to Serve National Monitoring
SAN FRANCISCO -Â Planet, the leading geospatial data and analytics company, has signed a deal with the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), an agency under Thailand's Ministry of Science and Technology, to provide satellite imagery to...
Synergetics Awarded USGS Modernization Contract
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -Â Synergetics Incorporated (Synergetics), a leading provider of custom software solutions, announced that it has received an award to provide Database Consolidation Services to the United States Geological Survey (USGS)'s Water Management Area...
Harris Corporation Awarded $1.5 Billion in IDIQ Contracts to Enhance NGA's Global Geospatial Databases
MELBOURNE, Fla.- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has been awarded three multi-award IDIQ contracts with ceilings totaling $1.5 billion to provide the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) with geospatial data services for up to 10 years. Harris will create,...
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Pond5 Debuts Its New Collection of Premium Aerial Footage Shot by FAA-Certified Pilots and Filmmakers Using DJI Drones
NEW YORK - Global content marketplace Pond5, in conjunction with DJI, the world’s leading manufacturer of civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today unveiled the first wave of content in its premium collection of licensable aerial drone footage. Included...
GeoSpock and Tamoco Partner to Scale Location Data Insights
CAMBRIDGE, England - GeoSpock® – the extreme-scale, data integration company that provides analytics, builds insight, and enables predictions across space and time, is partnering with Tamoco - the largest sensor-driven location data network of its kind. The...
Google Maps Nearly 6x More Popular Than Other Navigation Apps, Says New Survey
WASHINGTON -Â Google Maps is almost 6x more popular among smartphone owners than other navigation apps, according to new survey data from The Manifest, a business news and how-to website. Nearly 70% of smartphone owners use Google Maps the most, compared to 12% who...
WhiteStar Corporation Becomes Official Reseller of Parcel Boundary Data from Digital Map Products
LAKEWOOD, Colo.- WhiteStar Corp., a 29-year-old data and software company offering software and land survey data, announced today it has signed a partnership agreement with Digital Map Products, Inc. (DMP), the leading provider of cloud-based location technology and...
Perspecta to Provide Geography Data Management Services to National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
CHANTILLY, Va. -Â Perspecta Inc. (NYSE: PRSP), a leading U.S. government services provider, announced today that it has been selected to support the creation, validation, enrichment, and integration of foundational geospatial intelligence data for the National...
Airbus Wins Two ESA Studies for Mars Sample Return Mission
Stevenage / Toulouse - Airbus has won two studies from the European Space Agency (ESA) to design a Sample Fetch Rover and an Earth Return Orbiter. These two elements will be critical parts of a mission to return samples of the planet Mars to Earth before the end of...