Nottingham-based testing, inspection, certification and compliance (TICC) business Phenna Group has continued its acquisition spree having acquired Australian-based ISGroup. The move marks Phenna’s 15th deal of 2025 and its first significant move into the geospatial...
11 geospatial imaging companies say X-band spectrum is under threat at next World Radiocommunication Conference
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Half-way between the last and the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC), it remains unclear how global radio frequency regulators will vote when asked whether the 8-GHz X-band spectrum, where satellites have primary status, should be...
Cloudy weather delays SpaceX Starship’s latest launch to overcome testing troubles
Elon Musk's SpaceX postponed the 10th launch of its Starship rocket due to cloudy weather in Texas on Monday (August 25, 2025), another slight delay in its efforts to overcome development setbacks and achieve several long-sought milestones essential to the Mars rocket...
Esri Ireland and Murphy Geospatial to accelerate rollout of vital infrastructure projects
Esri Ireland, a market leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), has announced a new partnership with surveying and data acquisition specialist, Murphy Geospatial (a Woolpert Company). This strategic collaboration will combine advanced location intelligence and...
NASA and IBM Launch AI Model ‘Surya’ to Predict Space Weather
NASA and IBM have launched an advanced open-source AI model called ‘Surya', designed to understand solar flares, predict space weather, and protect critical technological infrastructure on Earth. The model has been trained on nine years of high-resolution solar data...
SpaceX launches Space Force’s X-37B space plane on 8th mystery mission (video)
The robotic X-37B is carrying laser-communication tech and an advanced quantum sensor, among other gear. The latest mission of the U.S. Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is underway. The robotic X-37B lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon...
Geospatial intelligence app EvaluateLocate secures £300,000 investment
The recently launched startup provides location-based analysis to businesses EvaluateLocate, a London-headquartered startup developing geospatial intelligence software, has secured a £300,000 seed investment as it launches its new app. The firm aims to use spatial...
ideaForge Launches Q6V2 GEO UAV, Pioneering the Future of Uninhibited Geospatial Intelligence
ideaForge Technology Limited, a global leader in drone technology, today unveiled its most versatile mapping UAV, the Q6V2 GEO, making its worldwide debut at PRAGYA 2025, the company’s inaugural customer event themed this year for Advancing Possibilities in Geospatial...
Fugro supports earthquake-resilient bridge design in US Pacific Northwest
Example of drilled shaft cage being prepped for deep foundation testing. Image credit Fugro Fugro has successfully completed deep foundation testing for Multnomah County’s Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project in Portland, Oregon. Spanning the Willamette River, the...
National Rollout Announced for GovComm’s Life-Saving Wrong Way Vehicle Detection System
Florida’s most-installed system for eliminating false alerts is accelerating availability across the U.S. GREENVILLE, Texas - GovComm, the leading provider of artificial intelligence-enhanced wrong-way vehicle detection systems (WWVDS), today announced that its highly...
