McLean, Virginia - The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) awarded Vricon a contract for a Foreign Comparative Test for commercial data, software, and testing to increase the resolution and accuracy of the Command’s 3D geospatial data. Vricon also will...
AirMap and Kespry Partner for Safe, Compliant Drone Flights
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -Â AirMap and Kespry today announced a partnership that brings AirMap's best-in-class airspace intelligence, including airspace advisories, wind, and weather, to Kespry's leading automated UAV solution. The new integration empowers Kespry's...
East View Geospatial Signs Reseller Contract with Imagery Provider UrtheCast
MINNEAPOLIS – East View Geospatial (EVG) is pleased to announce its new reseller partnership with UrtheCast Corp. and its subsidiary, the Earth Observation company Deimos Imaging, a world-leading provider of satellite imagery. With this new collaboration, EVG...
Esterline CMC Electronics and NovAtel Partner on New Aviation Certified GNSS Receiver
Montreal, QC and Calgary, AB, Canada - Esterline CMC Electronics and NovAtel Inc. (NovAtel) are pleased to announce a new strategic partnership, extending their collaboration in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning technology that started in the late...
Boeing Completes Acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences
Manassas, VA, November 8, 2017 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] completed the acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a world-class innovator, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms and autonomous systems. Aurora will operate under Boeing...
Digital Map Products Acquires Mexico Business Directory
IRVINE, Calif.-Digital Map Products, Inc. (“DMPâ€), a pioneer in geospatial mapping technology and intelligence, announces it has acquired Mexico Business Directory (“MBDâ€). Founded in 1995, MBD is the largest fully geocoded information database for business...
Bluesky LiDAR Data Used to Assess Flood Risk for Anglian Water
A sewer flood risk map of the Anglian Water region in the UK is being created by the Wastewater Consultancy team of RPS. The highly accurate 3D digital map showing land elevation has been created using LiDAR data collected by Bluesky’s aircraft mounted laser...
CDOT Signs Woolpert to $2M Surveying, Right-of-Way Contract
DENVER — Woolpert has been contracted by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to provide non-project specific survey and right-of-way services for regions 3 and 5 throughout the western half of the state. The five-year, $2 million contract can be...
Israel Aerospace Sells Majority of ImageSat Equity to Private-Equity Company
PARIS — Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is selling a majority stake in geospatial-imagery provider ImageSat International to private-equity investor FIMI of Israel in a deal that values ImageSat’s equity at $74.6 million, IAI announced Nov. k6. Under the...
Mobile Mapping Market to Touch US$24.4 Bn by the End of 2022 – Transparency Market Research
ALBANY, New York - The global mobile mapping market is likely to be driven at a solid 13.7% CAGR over the 2017-2022 forecast period on the back of rising use of mobile mapping in smartphones and the subsequent incorporation of mobile mapping technology in the...