CHESEAUX-SUR-LAUSANNE, Switzerland – senseFly, the global leader in fixed-wing drones, has announced new strategic partnerships. The organisations include Trimble and Microsoft and demonstrate the capability and suitability of senseFly’s fixed-wing drones and...
BlackSky Secures $50M in Funding from Intelsat
HERNDON, Va.- BlackSky, a leading provider of geospatial intelligence, satellite imaging and global monitoring services, announced it has secured a $50 million senior secured loan from global satellite communications leader, Intelsat (NYSE: I). The transaction results...
OGC Renews Memorandum Of Understanding With FrontierSI
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) announces that it has re-signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Australian geospatial not-for-profit, FrontierSI. FrontierSI is is a partner-based research organisation with expertise in positioning, geodesy, spatial...
REIN’s DroneInsurance.com and Measure Collaborate to Provide Commercial Drone Operators with Integrated Access to Drone Insurance
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - REIN's DroneInsurance.com, a digital drone risk management platform, is announcing its collaboration with Measure, a leader in aerial intelligence. The exciting collaboration will enable commercial drone operators, from small business to...
Beyond Ventures leads US$3m investment in Mapxus – a promising start-up in the nascent indoor-mapping industry
HONG KONG - Hong Kong-based venture capital fund Beyond Ventures is spearheading a US$3 million investment project to benefit Mapxus, one of Apple's Indoor Mapping Data Format (IMDF) platform service providers.  Founded by an impassioned team of professors, tech...
Nokia joins Sendai City in world's first test of private wireless connected drones for tsunami evacuation alerts
Sendai City and Nokia successfully conducted a test flight of a Nokia drone on a private LTE network provided by Nokia Digital Automation Cloud. They tested the potential use of drones during a tsunami or other disasters to help in prevention and mitigation efforts....
Terrafirma adopts Bluesky National Tree Map to support Hazard Assessment for Home Buyers
Terrafirma, an expert provider of hazard models, GeoData and Ground Risk Reports, has adopted Bluesky’s unique database of more than 300 million trees, within its advanced conveyancing search service. As part of a major upgrade, Terrafirma Ground Reports are now the...
Fleet Xpress agreement marks new stage in Bourbon digitalisation strategy for offshore
Bourbon, a world leader in marine services for offshore oil and gas, has signed a contract committing more than 100 offshore support vessels (OSVs) to Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress, the maritime broadband service that combines the speed of Ka-band with continuous back up...
Fugro joins WGIC as Corporate Member
World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) is pleased to announce that Fugro has joined the council for the year 2020 as a Corporate Member. Fugro will be represented at the council by Robert Hoddenbach. “Fugro is world’s leading geo-data specialist solutions...
NV5 Announces Record Third Quarter 2019 Revenue Results and Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Nation's Largest Full-Service Geospatial Solutions Provider
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.- NV5 Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVEE) (“NV5†or the “Companyâ€), a provider of professional and technical engineering and consulting solutions, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2019. In the third quarter...
