Des Plaines, IL – June 9, 2025 – The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) is pleased to announce that it is transitioning its certificate generation process to Certifier, a leading platform for issuing secure and verifiable digital credentials. This change is part of...
German government renews partnership with Planet for satellite-based environmental insights
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily satellite imagery and Earth observation insights, today announced that the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) and the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) have signed a seven-figure contract...
Open Source Power: MariaDB integrates Rasdaman
rasdaman's datacube technology is being integrated into MariaDB, an open-source database system. As a leading open-source database system, MariaDB is continuously expanding its functionality. A collaboration has now been launched at Constructor University to achieve...
Viridien sets new seismic data acquisition standard with launch of Sercel Accel
Viridien has launched the Sercel Accel – the industry’s first onshore drop node solution – which will revolutionize land seismic data acquisition. Unveiled at the EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition in Toulouse, France, Accel is designed to overcome the...
Woolpert Expands Indo-Pacific Support, Hires Retired U.S. Army Colonel Jim Hoyman as Director of Pacific Services and Regional Development
Hoyman will lead the firm’s federal growth strategy and expansion throughout the Indo-Pacific region. DAYTON, Ohio — Director of Pacific Services and Regional Development Jim Hoyman has joined Woolpert to lead the firm's growth strategy and business operations in the...
YellowScan and Argosdyne expand reach with certified Lidar drone solution
YellowScan, a global provider of UAV Lidar solutions, has teamed up with drone manufacturer Argosdyne in a strategic partnership focused on the EasyMapper drone series, which has now been officially awarded the coveted C2 Class certification by the European Union...
Maxar inks partnership with Saab for defense applications of geospatial data
WASHINGTON — Maxar Intelligence announced an agreement with Sweden’s aerospace firm Saab to develop battlefield intelligence products that use satellite data, including Maxar’s new terrain-based navigation technology that allows drones to operate without access to...
Geospatial intelligence companies highlight Earth observation images
It’s one thing to talk about commercial geospatial intelligence and another to see it. At the 2025 GEOINT Symposium in St. Louis last month, companies displayed their latest imagery and discussed insights analysts can draw from diverse remote-sensing datasets....
AGI Celebrates Excellence in Geospatial with 2025 Awards
London, 05 June 2025 – The Association for Geographic Information, the membership group for organisations and individuals working in geospatial, has presented its 2025 Awards for Excellence. The ceremony, which took place yesterday at GEO Business in London, attracted...
Uncrewed aircraft reduce cost, lower risk, and improve land management
The Bureau of Land Management oversees millions of acres of public lands across the country, and uncrewed aircraft are one of our important tools. These aircraft support a wide range of field operations, from managing wildfires and protecting wildlife to documenting...
