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...
Quantzig Reveals the True Efficacy of Geospatial Analytics in Providing Valuable Insights into Omnichannel Retailing
LONDON- Quantzig, a pure-play analytics solutions provider, has announced the completion of their latest article on the efficacy of geospatial analytics in providing insights into omni channel retailing. Geospatial analytics is basically the use of...
PAE ISR Partners with NASA for 2020 Unmanned Aircraft Demo in US Airspace
STERLING, Va. - PAE ISR, LLC, the original equipment manufacturer of the Resolute Eagle, signed a cooperative agreement with NASA to conduct a demonstration in the National Airspace System in 2020 and work toward full integration of unmanned aerial systems into the...
Maxar Technologies’ DigitalGlobe Expands NASA Partnership with New Sole-Source Contract for Commercial Earth Observation Data
WESTMINSTER, CO -Â DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), today announced that National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded the company a sole-source contract for high-resolution commercial electro-optical and synthetic...