SHENZHEN, China - DJI, the world's leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, is improving its geofencing technology to refine the airspace limitations for drone flights near airports, in order to provide smarter protection for airplanes in critical...
Esri Enters into Memorandum of Understanding with United Arab Emirates’ Statistics Authority
REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA), the national statistics body for the United Arab Emirates...
TCarta Delivers Satellite-Derived Mangrove Health Assessment to Abu Dhabi
BRISTOL, United Kingdom – TCarta, a global provider of geospatial products and services, has been commissioned by Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) to carry out a landmark mangrove health assessment covering the entire Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The assessment...
Maxar's SSL Delivers Two Earth Observation Satellites to Vandenberg Launch Base
PALO ALTO, Calif. – October 25, 2018 – SSL, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, has shipped two Earth observation satellites to Vandenberg Air Force Base where they will be...
senseFly and IN-FLIGHT Data Join Forces for Groundbreaking Urban Beyond Visual-Line-Of-Sight (BVLOS) Drone Project in Calgary
Calgary, Canada / Cheseaux, Switzerland, October 25, 2018 — IN-FLIGHT Data, one of Canada’s leading commercial drone operators, has, in collaboration with senseFly, the industry’s leading provider of fixed-wing drone solutions, completed North America’s first...
SqwaQ Selects Sierra Wireless to Take Drones Beyond Borders
Big names in telecommunications have been quietly partnering with a hardware enabled network services startup called SqwaQ. Its patented technology promises to transition the drone industry not just beyond line-of-sight, but beyond city, county and state borders....
Global Eagle, Telesat Pioneer First Ever In-Flight Broadband Connectivity via Low-Earth Orbit Satellite
LOS ANGELES - Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. [NASDAQ: ENT] today announced a major milestone in the history of satellite connectivity for aviation and maritime: the successful completion of testing to demonstrate how a new, low-cost satellite network can...
IDx and Topcon sign exclusive AI platform agreement for the U.S. market
CORALVILLE, Iowa and OAKLAND, N.J.- IDx, a leading AI diagnostics company, and Topcon, one of the world's leading ophthalmic device manufacturers, have signed an exclusivity agreement that will allow the companies to scale delivery of AI-based diagnostic solutions in...
The Management Association of Private Photogrammetric Surveyors Announces Passage of the Geospatial Data Act (GDA)
Forest Hill, MD – MAPPS, the Association of geospatial firms, is honored to have been part of the cooperative efforts that facilitated the passage of the Geospatial Data Act (GDA). On behalf of MAPPS, I would like to sincerely thank Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and...
Orbit Logic’s Scheduling Software Selected for NASA Satellite Servicing Mission
Orbit Logic reports NASA has selected the company's STK Scheduler software for the Restore-L technology demonstration mission. During its mission, the Restore-L spacecraft will demonstrate the technologies required to rendezvous with, grasp, refuel and relocate a...
