AMSTERDAM, June 12, 2014—A new analysis of the leading companies in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) market, now available on ASDReports, provides a comprehensive analysis of this rapidly developing market and its leading...
Northrop Grumman to Supply Navigation System for South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2 Satellites
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., June 10, 2014—Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to provide space inertial reference systems for the GEO-KOMPSAT-2 space satellite program. Under a...
Optech Celebrates 40 Years of Lidar Innovation
TORONTO, June 11, 2014—Optech is pleased to announce that it is celebrating 40 years of lidar technology innovation. To mark the occasion, Optech is paying tribute to the incredible partnership with our clients over the years, from the first commercial lidar systems...
Proteus Completes Satellite-Derived Forest Inventory Pilot in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, UAE, and BRISTOL, UK, June 16, 2014—Proteus FZC, a provider of satellite-derived mapping and classification services, has completed a demonstration project using satellite imagery to inventory tree plantations in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The tree mapping...
World Cup Soccer Under Way!
Brazil's national football stadium, the Estado NacÃonal, lies near the heart of the capital city of BrasÃlia. The roof appears as a brilliant white ring in this photograph taken from the International Space Station. The stadium is one of BrasÃlia's largest buildings. Renovation began in 2010, and now it is the second-most-expensive stadium in the world after London's Wembley Stadium.
Drone Spying on French Soccer Team?
After spotting a drone hovering over its practice on the first day of World Cup action, France's soccer team called for an investigation into the possibility that the team was spied on.
Satellite Records Giant Greenland Glacier Retreat
Among the world's most dynamic glaciers is Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbrae, which showed its active nature with a large calving event at the end of May 2014.
Cryosat Satellite Delivers Bonus Benefits
Going above and beyond its objective to measure changes in the thickness of polar sea ice, the European Space Agency's CryoSat satellite is a valuable data source for the oceanographic community.
Nevada Unmanned Aircraft Site Goes Live
The Federal Aviation Administration announced on June 9, 2014, that the state of Nevada's unmanned aircraft system (UAS) test site is ready to conduct research vital to integrating UASs into the nation's airspace.
Climate Change Apparent in the United States
Climate change is already affecting the American people in far-reaching ways.†So begins an extensive report issued by the U.S. Global Change Research Program on May 6, 2014. The Global Change Research Act of 1990 requires that Congress and the president should be...
