SAN FRANCISCO - Capella Space, an information services company that provides on-demand Earth observation imagery, today announced its partnership with SpaceNet®, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating open source, artificial intelligence (AI) applied...
Bluesky LiDAR Survey Helps Dublin Airport Plan Drainage Infrastructure and Reduce Risk of Flooding
Cork - Dublin Airport is using data collected by laser scanning aircraft to accurately measure land surface elevation to help reduce the risk of flooding at the international transport hub. Serving more than 31.5 million passengers in 2018, travelling to almost 200...
OGC and SSSI Working Together to Enhance the Capacity of Spatial Professionals Across Australia
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is excited to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI). The Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) is Australia's peak body representing...
Second Lockheed Martin-Built Next Generation GPS III Satellite Responding to Commands, Under Self-Propulsion
DENVER – The U.S. Air Force’s second next-generation GPS III satellite, built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), is responding to commands, under control and now using its own internal propulsion system to get to orbit following its successful launch this morning. At...
5G Wireless Mapping Puts LAND INFO on Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies
DENVER, Colorado, USA – LAND INFO Worldwide Mapping LLC has been named to the 2019 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The firm credits its explosive three-year revenue growth to recent contract wins supporting 5G wireless...
Airbus Aerial Receives Waiver for Urban BVLOS UAS Flight Operations Over Populated Areas in North Dakota
GRAND FORKS, N.D.- Airbus Aerial has been granted a waiver by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operations in Grand Forks, ND without the need for a visual observer. The waiver allows...
Indonesian space agency cements plans to work with Ecometrica on deforestation data
Edinburgh, 22 August 2019 – Downstream space and sustainability company Ecometrica has made a long-term commitment to collaborate with Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) and Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) beyond the Forests 2020...
Vricon partners with award-winning Apollo Mapping
Vricon, a leading provider of highly accurate photorealistic 3D products and elevation data of the earth, today announced it is partnering with Apollo Mapping, whose mission is to craft geospatial solutions to meet their customers’ unique needs. This partnership...
Orbit GT and Harmony Instruments, Hong Kong, sign Reseller Agreement
Orbit GT is pleased to announce that Harmony Instruments, Hong Kong, has joined as Authorized Reseller of Orbit GT 3D Mapping products. “We’re very pleased to announce Harmony Instruments as our Resellerâ€, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “Harmony is a well...
AeroVironment Donates 87 Quantix Drones and AV DSS Ecosystems to 35 U.S. University Agriculture Departments to Advance Drones in Farming
SIMI VALLEY, Calif.- AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems for both defense and commercial applications, today announced its 2019 Quantix and AV DSS University Collaboration Project. The project’s focus is to advance...
