Lava and Snow in Hawai’i 

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) photographed the island of Hawai’i and its snowcapped volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea.

Tropical Cyclone Freddy Lingers 

For more than a month, Tropical Cyclone Freddy has cast about in the Indian Ocean, bringing powerful winds and downpours to anything in its long and wandering path.

NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility Studies

Across NASA, researchers are conducting Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) studies that will transform U.S. communities, creating new ways to move people and goods in the sky. The data and AI-based decision-support tools enabled by the Data & Reasoning Fabric concept will help further the AAM community’s goals by providing information needed for future flight operations.

NASA’s Satellites Help with Turkey, Syria Earthquake Response

Following the magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and western Syria Feb. 6, 2023, NASA is working to share its aerial views and data from space in ways that can aid relief and recovery workers in the region as well as improve its ability to model and predict such events.

Volcanic Plumes in Chile

Chile’s Villarrica volcano emits steam and other volcanic gasses in this photo taken from the International Space Station on Jan. 17, 2023.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS & TRENDS

Joint NASA, CNES Water-Tracking Satellite Reveals First Stunning Views 

Joint NASA, CNES Water-Tracking Satellite Reveals First Stunning Views 

The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission–led by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES)–sent back some of its first glimpses of water on the planet’s surface, showing ocean currents like the Gulf Stream in unprecedented detail.

Snow in Southern California

Snow in Southern California

A powerful late-February 2023 storm brought blizzard warnings, cold rains, howling winds, and rare low-elevation snow to parts of southern California more accustomed to warmth and sun.

Chile Battles Raging Wildfires

Chile Battles Raging Wildfires

Deadly wildfires continue to rage in south-central Chile, destroying hundreds of thousands of hectares of land across the country. Satellite images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission on Feb. 4, 2023, show the ongoing fires and heatwave in South America.

Aerial Imaging Market to hit $25 Billion by 2032

Aerial Imaging Market to hit $25 Billion by 2032

The global aerial imaging market is poised to attain high gains through 2032 owing to the growing occurrences of natural calamities such as storm surges, floods, wildfires and tropical cyclones.

BUSINESS

Cesium Announces $1 Million Ecosystem Grants

PHILADELPHIA - Cesium has announced one million dollars in funding to promote innovation, interoperability, and collaboration in the 3D geospatial ecosystem. Cesium Ecosystem Grants will provide non-dilutive financial support for early stage startups,...

Satellogic Announces Integration with SkyFi

Partnership Expands Access to Satellogic’s Earth Observation Data, Further Democratizing Geospatial Intelligence   New York, NY – Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution Earth Observation (“EO”) data collection, today announced...

PRODUCTS

GEOSAT Images Now Available in EOSDA LandViewer

Satellite images of GEOSAT-2 from Earth Observation company GEOSAT, a European satellite owner and operator, are now available in EOSDA LandViewer, a digital satellite-driven tool created by EOS Data Analytics, a global provider of AI-powered satellite imagery...

Aurora rocket BROR launched from Esrange

At 7.23 pm (CET) on 23 March, the sounding rocket BROR was launched from Esrange Space Center to an altitude of 240 km where it created a spectacular auroral light show on the evening sky. The research will deepen our knowledge about northern lights and space weather...

NVIDIA Expands Omniverse Cloud to Power Industrial Digitalization

New Platform-as-a-Service Coming Soon to Microsoft Azure, Follows Initial Omniverse Adoption by BMW Group, Geely Lotus and Jaguar Land Rover   GTC—NVIDIA today announced that NVIDIA Omniverse™ Cloud, a platform-as-a-service that enables companies to...

SimActive Software Used to Accelerate Corridor Mapping

SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces the use of its distributed processing capabilities by Sharper Shape to complete statewide utility corridor base maps. Last year, over eight million images were ingested in SimActive’s...

PEOPLE AND EVENTS

Esri UK appoints Mark Wells as Chief Technology Officer

Esri UK today announced the appointment of Mark Wells as its new Chief Technology Officer. Previously head of the company’s Technical Support and Managed Cloud Services divisions, Mark succeeds Charles Kennelly, who takes on the new role of Group CTO at Esri Holdings...

Orbital Sidekick Announces Newest Additions to Advisory Board

Members bring decades of space, defense, and GEOINT experience to OSK as it prepares to launch new satellites, commercialize hyperspectral intelligence SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orbital Sidekick (OSK), the global leader in space-based...

Cultivate Geospatial Welcomes Newest Team Member, Ashley Hitt, GISP

Cultivate Geospatial Solutions, LLC. (CGS) is pleased to announce the hire of Ashley Hitt, GISP. Ashley brings drive, ambition, and experience in GIS, asset management, and project management leadership to the team at CGS. Ashley will be working across the United...

MissionGO Named as Finalist in AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards

BALTIMORE, M.d.- MissionGO, Inc. is honored to be a finalist for the Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) XCELLENCE Awards. Operation Healing Eagle Feather, a multi-flight demonstration showcasing the possibilities of UAS solutions in the...

Advisory Board Announced for Commercial UAV Expo 2023

21 Commercial UAS Industry Leaders to Serve on 2023 Board Portland, Maine – USA– Organizers of Commercial UAV Expo, the world’s leading commercial drone trade show and conference, have announced an impressive list of influential leaders in the drone industry who...

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