Guildford, United Kingdom, April 8, 2013—DMC International Imaging (DMCii) is helping The Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) to predict the spread of locust plagues across North Africa as part of a pro-active approach to tackle the destructive phenomenon using satellite...
Esri and Geofeedia Expand Social Media with Location Analytics
Redlands, Calif., April 2, 2013—Esri and Geofeedia announced plans to extend the ArcGIS platform with Geofeedia’s innovative social media tools. Public safety professionals will be able to advantage of these capabilities to accurately integrate, monitor, analyze,...
ITT Exelis to Improve Weather Forecasting Capabilities in South Korea
ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 8, 2013—ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract to provide South Korea an advanced geostationary weather imager to support the country’s forecasting capabilities. Under the GEO-KOMPSAT-2A program, Exelis will...
MDA to Develop Monitoring Plan to Track Illegal Discharges of Oil from Vessels
Richmond, B.C., April 8, 2013—MDA’s Information Systems group announced today that it has signed a contract valued at US$1.7 million with the U.S. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (“NFWFâ€), headquartered in Washington, DC. NFWF is working to protect...
UltraCam: 10 Years of Innovation in Aerial Mapping
Graz, Austria, April 2, 2013—The Microsoft UltraCam business unit is pleased to announce the 10-year anniversary of the UltraCam digital photogrammetric aerial mapping systems. Since the introduction of the UltraCamD in 2003, numerous and significant technological...
Surdex Purchases Leica ALS70-HP Airborne Laser Scanner
Norcross, Ga., April 2, 2013—Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Surdex Corporation has purchased a Leica ALS70-HP airborne laser scanner. Surdex took delivery of the Leica ALS70-HP system in December 2012 and has already deployed it on several mapping...
Surrey Satellite US Opens New Satellite Mission Facility in Colorado
ENGLEWOOD, COLO., April 3, 2013—Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) has moved into a purpose-built company headquarters and satellite manufacturing facility in Englewood, Colorado, providing full mission capabilities to its growing customer base. The new...
Dust Storm Shrouds Benghazi
Somewhat symbolic of the lack of clarity surrounding a Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack on American citizens in Benghazi, a NASA satellite captured a massive dust storm over Libya's second-largest city on March 30, 2013.
Aerial Imaging Aids Wine Producers
California company VineView's new hyperspectral airborne sensor is helping growers produce better grapes by detecting specific diseases, irrigation stress and nutrient deficiencies.
Sentinel-3 Mission Progresses
The European Space Agency's Sentinel-3 satellite platform now is in France where instruments will be installed and tested for a sophisticated new mission to monitor Earth.
