HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 1, 2015 — Intergraph Security, Government and Infrastructure (SG&I) has established Studio One, a user experience (UX) design and development lab that provides space for multi-disciplinary teams to collaborate on innovative,...
Generating More Maps from Spatial Big Data
June 1, 2015 — For centuries maps have been an effective way to display location information; how things relate to one another geographically. This information can be represented in many forms: geo-referenced coordinates, addresses, place names, relative position,...
UN Outer Space Office New Chair of International Working Group on Satellite Based Emergency Mapping
BONN/VIENNA, June 1, 2015 — The UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) took up the annually rotating position of official Chair of the International Working Group on Satellite based Emergency Mapping (IWG-SEM) at the Group's meeting today in Bonn, Germany. The...
Exelis, Korea Aerospace Research Institute Complete Review of New Satellite Imager that will Improve Weather Forecasting
​ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 1, 2015 — The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has completed a multi-disciplinary design review of the Exelis-built (NYSE: XLS) Advanced Meteorological Imager (AMI) and determined the team is ready to begin final production....
Exelis Awarded Blanket Purchase Agreement by Department of Interior
BOULDER, Colo., June 1, 2015 — The Department of Interior (DOI) has awarded Exelis (NYSE: XLS) Visual Information Solutions (Exelis VIS) a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to acquire ENVI software and maintenance. The agreement provides value pricing to the DOI and...
Exelis Monitors Illinois Site for Carbon Dioxide Emissions
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 1, 2015 — Exelis (NYSE: XLS) is monitoring a site in Illinois for possible carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions as part of a program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy seeking to improve greenhouse...
NASA Awards $5 Million to UTEP to Develop Next Generation Rocket Engines
EL PASO, Texas, May 29, 2015 — The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has been awarded a $5 million grant from NASA to develop the next generation of rocket engines using liquid methane. The methane-based rocket technology would be used for in-space propulsion...
New Mapping Agreement to Benefit United Kingdom and Ireland Location Data Users
May 29, 2015 — A new three party agreement between Ordnance Survey (GB), Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) and Land and Property Services (LPS) Northern Ireland is set to improve access and availability of mapping services for customers and government users operating...
Airbus Defence and Space and Spectrum Conduct a Joint Analysis of Hydrocarbon Potential in Ireland's Porcupine Basin
May 28, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space and seismic multi-client acquisition and imaging specialist Spectrum Geo have launched a 2D seismic and seep study programme for the Porcupine Basin, just ahead of the Irish Licensing Round. This joint analysis correlates...
Airbus Defence and Space: 65th successful launch in a row of Ariane 5
May 28, 2015 — Ariane 5 has been successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, for the 65th time in a row, once again confirming the reliability of the European launcher. With this launch, DIRECTV 15, the 100thgeostationary telecommunications satellite built by...
