Herndon, Va., June 21, 2013—USGIF is accepting nominations for its annual awards program. The USGIF Awards Program recognizes the exceptional work of community members for geospatial intelligence achievement, to include government, military, industry;...
Aurora Flight Sciences Offers Global Leases for Centaur OPA Surveillance Aircraft
MANASSAS, Va., June 17, 2013—Aurora Flight Sciences announced today it is offering Centaur Optionally Piloted Aircraft (OPA) globally for leasing or fee-for-service. This Aurora offering makes Centaur's unique capabilities available to customers seeking...
Orbit Logic to Integrate GeoEye-1 into DigitalGlobe Planning Software
GREENBELT, Md., June 18, 2013—Orbit Logic announced today a contract award from DigitalGlobe to integrate the GeoEye-1 satellite into Orbit Logic’s Direct Access Facility Collection Planning System (DAF CPS) software for DigitalGlobe’s Direct Access Program...
RapidEye Secures Enhanced Data Downlink Support for Australia and Far-East Regions
Berlin, Germany, June 24, 2013—RapidEye, a leader in high-resolution, wide-area repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of five satellites, announced today that they have extended and enhanced their ongoing partnership with Kongsberg Satellite...
Visual Intelligence Partners with Pix4D for Aerial Imaging Innovation
Houston, June 18, 2013—Visual Intelligence, a leading provider of the iOne STKA, a software architecture from which all kinds of multi-purpose sensors can be built (airborne or mobile miniaturized), fused or integrated in an economical, efficient and effective way;...
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Examining the Potential of CIVIL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
UASs are valuable for a variety of civil and humanitarian uses By David Yoel, founder and CEO, American Aerospace Advisors (www.american-aerospace.net), Radnor, Pa. Unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) have proved to be valuable assets for the warfighter. Today, they’re...
Surveying Uncharted Territory
Digital map publishers are breaking new ground in a mobile world. By Ted Florence, president, Avenza Systems (www.avenza.com), Toronto. During the last few thousand years, mapmaking moved from drawings on the ground to cave wall etchings and then to parchment and...
