NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) - The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Eastern Redistricting Seminar will be held June 20-23, 2019 in Providence, Rhode Island (USA). The seminar covers redistricting law, new technology, and other aspects of drawing the...
European Space Agency Invites Developers to Create Mobile Apps with Big Data from Space
Oberpfaffenhofen – Huge amounts of data from space are produced daily by the Earth observation (EO) programme Copernicus and its Sentinel satellites. This big data from space, including information on our planet’s atmosphere, land, and water, offers countless...
Maxar Earth Intelligence Solutions Expands its Support for the U.S. National Security Community
Westminster, Colo. – June 3, 2019 – Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) today announced that it was awarded multiple contracts in the first quarter of 2019 to provide innovative Earth intelligence solutions to U.S. government agencies, with a total value of...
Former NGA Director Named Distinguished Geospatial Fellow at Saint Louis University
ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis University has announced that Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), has been named a Distinguished Geospatial Fellow in the Saint Louis University Research Institute. Cardillo, who will remain...
Topcon announces next generation flight planning software
LIVERMORE, Calif., U.S./ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, the Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group announces the next generation flight planning system for its rotary-wing aerial UAV offering — Intel® Mission Control Software. The new software is designed to...
USGS, Scientists Test Drone-Based Stream Gauging at ˜2019 Aquatic Airshow'
AUBURN, Maine — U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and independent scientists gathered this month in Auburn, Maine, to evaluate the use of sensor-mounted unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, to gauge stream stage, velocity, bathymetry and discharge. The technology...
Parrot selected by U.S. Department of Defense to take part in the development of the next-generation of Short Range Reconnaissance drone for the U.S. Army
The U.S. Army Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Aviation’s Project Manager, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the Army’s Maneuver Center of Excellence to identify and prototype new drone capabilities with...
NASA Names WISER Finalist, Top 10 in Global iTech Competition
Raleigh, NC — NASA named WISER Systems, Inc. a finalist in the Space Technology Mission Directorate’s (STMD) iTech competition yesterday. WISER saves time and money by instantaneously locating and tracking critical assets in any environment. WISER’s wireless...
Cardno Promotes Jason Lancaster to Southeast Ecological Lead in Tampa Office
Tampa, FL - Professional infrastructure and environmental services firm Cardno is pleased to announce the promotion of Jason Sean Lancaster, PWS, CEP, CE, TN-QHP to Southeast Ecological Lead in the Tampa, FL, USA office. In his new position, Jason will serve as a...
Envitia Selected by US Army Geospatial Center for Interoperability Project
Reston, VA.: Envitia today announced that it was selected by the US Army Geospatial Center (AGC) to develop an innovative capability that will improve interoperability across the Army Geospatial Enterprise and between Coalition partners. Envitia, which specializes...