EXPLORATION PARK, Florida, USA – OneWeb Satellites – a joint venture of OneWeb and Airbus – today officially opened the world’s first high-volume, high-speed advanced satellite production facility to bring transformative internet connectivity to everyone,...
Sanborn Awarded Blanket Purchase Agreement from the GSA and the NGA to Provide Earth-Observation Products, Data and Services to Government Customers
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- Sanborn, a leader in professional mapping and GIS products and services, announces that it has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the General Services Administration (GSA) for “Earth Observation Solutions.†The Multiple...
Mapbox and Sparkgeo Announce Web Map Analytics Integration
 San Francisco, California - Mapbox and Sparkgeo today announced a new integration of Sparkgeo’s web map analytics technology, Maptiks, with Mapbox GL web maps. This integration provides developers building with Mapbox GL access to Maptik’s robust map analytics,...
Velodyne Lidar Acquires Mapper.ai for ADAS Launch
SAN JOSE, Calif.- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced it has acquired mapping and localization software as well as intellectual property assets from Mapper.ai. Mapper technology will enable Velodyne to accelerate development of Vellaâ„¢, breakthrough software that...
Successful AirBox Drone Delivery Tests Conducted in Antigua
LEWES, Del. -Â In a partnership with the UN Ops, Antigua Computer Technology (ACT), and the government of Antigua, Drone Delivery Systems successfully performed drone deliveries to a secure smart mailbox, called AirBox Home. Additionally, Drone Delivery Systems...
Maxar Chosen by NASA to Integrate Pollution Monitoring Payload on an Upcoming Commercial Satellite
WESTMINSTER, Colo.- Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) today announced that it will integrate and fly NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument on a 1300-class satellite in geostationary (GEO) orbit. TEMPO will be the first...
Terra Drone Brazil Complete Brazil's First FPSO Tank Inspection Using Drones for Petrobras
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Terra Drone Brazil, a group company of Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation has announced the successful completion of Brazil’s first-ever drone inspection of an offshore FPSO tank.  The ballast tank inspection using drones was conducted...
Maxar Chosen by NASA to Integrate Pollution Monitoring Payload on an Upcoming Commercial Satellite
Westminster, Colo. – Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR) today announced that it will integrate and fly NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument on a 1300-class satellite in geostationary (GEO) orbit. TEMPO will be the first...
Altitude Angel and DroneShield combine to bring single situational awareness to managed airspace
London, United Kingdom – Altitude Angel, the world’s foremost unmanned traffic management (UTM) technology provider, and DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO or DRO.AU) (“DroneShieldâ€), a global leader in drone detection and mitigation, have announced a partnership....
Airbus to run UK MOD's land C4ISR test centre
London – Airbus has agreed a five-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to manage test and reference services to support the delivery and assured release of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance...