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...
Boundless Opens New Headquarters in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, MO - Boundless, the leader in open GIS, today announced new corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, to feed the growing geospatial community in and around the fourth largest metropolitan area in the Midwest, and to attract world-class talent in...
Initial Signals Received from Six Small Satellites Built by SSL for Planet
PALO ALTO, CA -Â SSL, a business unit of Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR) announced today that six satellites it built for Planet's SkySat Earth observation constellation launched yesterday and made initial...
Velodyne LiDAR and BoE Systems Partner for Integrated UAV-Borne LiDAR in Geospatial Data Collection
SAN JOSE, Calif.- Velodyne LiDAR Inc., the world leader in 3D vision systems for autonomous vehicles, today announced that it has partnered with BoE Systems to integrate its VLP-16 Puck and Puck LITE 3D LiDAR sensors into BoE Systems’ UAV fleet for geospatial data...
Phase One Industrial Partners with Drone Nerds to Provide Drone-Based Premium Quality Aerial Imaging Solutions
COPENHAGEN – Phase One Industrial, a leading manufacturer and provider of medium format aerial and industrial digital photography equipment is partnering with Drone Nerds, specialists in the supply of high-end drones for a variety of commercial, private,...
Airbus-Built EchoStar 105/SES-11 Satellite Now in Geostationary Orbit and Handed-Over to Customer
Toulouse, 02/11/2017 – Airbus has transferred control of the satellite to SES: following its launch on 11 October, the EchoStar 105/SES-11 satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space reached its geostationary orbit on 19 October and has been fully deployed and...