SAN JOSE, Calif.- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR) today announced a multi-year sales agreement for Alpha Prime™ sensors with Motional, a global driverless technology leader. Velodyne will be the exclusive provider of long-range, surround view lidar sensors...
Atlas Copco completes acquisition of Perceptron, a US company specialized in automated metrology
Nacka, Sweden, December 21, 2020: With all regulatory approvals obtained, Atlas Copco has completed the acquisition of Perceptron that was announced September 28th, 2020. Perceptron is a leading supplier of automated metrology solutions headquartered in Plymouth,...
HawkEye 360 Supporting RF GEOINT Pilot Program for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
HERNDON, Va.- HawkEye 360 Inc. is supporting a commercial radio frequency (RF) geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) pilot program for the United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), using its constellation of formation flying satellites to deliver RF data...
May Mobility Selects Velodyne Lidar as Long-Range Lidar Provider
SAN JOSE, Calif.- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR) today announced a sales agreement for Alpha Prime™ sensors with May Mobility, a pioneer in autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. May Mobility selected Velodyne as a provider of long-range, surround view lidar...
Esri Releases Annual Update of Ready-to-Use US Census Bureau Data for ArcGIS Users
New American Community Survey Data Will Be Accessible in ArcGIS Living Atlas REDLANDS, Calif.—Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, announced today that ArcGIS software users now have easy access to the newest values for five-year estimates of current...
Swift Navigation Introduces a PCIe Product to Bring High-Precision GNSS to Industrial, Last-Mile and IoT Platforms
SAN FRANCISCO -Â Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) and precise positioning technology, today announced the availability of its Precision GNSS Module (PGM). PGM is designed to offer fast evaluation...
New Educational Collaboration Announced Between Space Foundation and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space
Space Foundation’s Teacher Liaison program and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space’s Space Station Ambassador Program are joining forces New collaboration will double the impact of existing educational programs Partnership extends the reach of...
Landslide Bill Clears Congress
airfax,VA – John M. Palatiello & Associates, Inc. (JMP&A), the nation’s leading government relations and association management firm representing the surveying, mapping, GIS, and geospatial community, applauded yesterday’s passage of the bi-partisan...
The impact of the new EU drone regulations
Pierre-Alain Marchand, regulatory compliance manager, senseFly  CHESEAUX-SUR-LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The introduction of new standardized drone regulations across the European Union from January 1 2021 is an important step forward for the unmanned aerial vehicle...
Ecobot Joins Trimble's GIS Partner Program to Empower Environmental Regulatory Reporting
Trimble GNSS Integrates with Ecobot’s Natural Resources Platform to Enable Fast Sub-Meter Accurate Wetland Delineation  SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that Ecobot, a software company that provides cloud-based applications to speed...
