The membership of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has approved the Two Dimensional Tile Matrix Set standard for adoption as an OGC standard. The OGC Two Dimensional Tile Matrix Set standard defines the rules and requirements for a two dimensional tile matrix set...
DRAGANFLY INC. BEGINS TRADING ON THE CANADIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE UNDER TICKER SYMBOL DFLY
Vancouver, British Columbia - Draganfly Inc. (CSE: DFLY) (“Draganfly†or the “Companyâ€), an award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer within the commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (“UAVâ€) and Unmanned Vehicle Space (UVS) space, is pleased to announce...
TCarta Opens Jamaica Office to Provide Geospatial Services to Caribbean Region
DENVER, Colorado, USA – TCarta Marine, a global provider of geospatial products and services, has opened an office in Kingston, Jamaica. Officially operating as a separate Jamaican company, TCarta Caribe offers the complete line of TCarta satellite-derived...
ESIP Develops Earth Science Data Operational Readiness Levels to Empower Disaster Responders
CANBERRA, Australia - GEO Week 2019Â --Â Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), the global community steward for Earth science data professionals, today announced Operational Readiness Levels (ORLs) to make Earth science data more trusted and to improve...
Booz Allen and Orbital Insight Announce Strategic Alliance to Help US Government Meet National Security Challenges
ROSSLYN, Va. - Orbital Insight announced today its partnership with Booz Allen, to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms on its new software platform, Modzy. The U.S. executive branch and DoD have called for the rapid adoption of AI in order to “protect...
Virginia Tech Uses GeoSLAM Mobile Scanner to Create Physically Immersive VR Experience for Education
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, U.K.,– The Creative Technologies Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) has created an immersive simulation that enables participants to experience a World War I battlefield with their senses of sight, hearing, and touch. The...
SAIC Wins $68 Million Contract With National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to Deliver Apps and Data Content
RESTON, Va.- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded the $68 million Zeus contract to Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC). The Zeus acquisition is the follow-on contract for the Innovative GEOINT Application Provider Program (IGAPP)...
Blockchain Transaction System and Drone-Powered Precision Agriculture Highlight Celexus R&D
PHOENIX - Celexus, Inc. (OTCQB: CXUS) announced today its new research and development division. In conjunction with small businesses and entrepreneurs, the Arizona-based agriculture organization is developing proprietary software using blockchain algorithms...
Swift UAV Services Team Assists Bahamian Ministry Support Efforts
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. - The Government of Bahamas recently engaged Swift Engineering's Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Team to support the country's post-hurricane relief efforts. Following the Category 5 Hurricane that caused damage along with parts of its...
Soar Adds China Siwei to Its Growing List of Satellite Imagery Partners
SAN FRANCISCO - Digital mapping and imagery company Soar has announced a strategic partnership with the China Siwei Surveying and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd, which falls under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). Soar, which already provides...
