SUNNYVALE, Calif. & SWINDON, England - Alta Devices and PowerOasis have announced they are partnering to develop the world’s first reference design for integrated solar and lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery power systems for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). By...
Airbus and Scanex to Feed Russia's Most Popular Search Engine Yandex with One Atlas Satellite Imagery Data
Toulouse – Airbus Defence and Space has signed a 4-year contract with Scanex, the Russian Earth observation company, for access to optical satellite imagery via the One Atlas platform, covering 180 million km² throughout the contract. Yandex, one of the largest...
2G Robotics Selected as Official Supplier of Underwater Laser Scanning and Imaging Technology to Kongsberg Maritime and the Royal Norwegian Navy
2G Robotics is excited to announce it has been selected to supply AUV-based laser scanning, stills imaging, and illumination solutions for HUGIN AUVs to be delivered to the Royal Norwegian Navy. As part of this relationship, 2G Robotics is looking forward to being...
EuroGeographics Creates Expert Group to Strengthen Commitment to Copernicus
Members of EuroGeographics have launched an expert group to strengthen their commitment to providing harmonised pan-European geospatial data sets and services to Copernicus. The move builds on the cooperation agreement signed earlier this year between the...
Flair Act Introduced in Congress, MAPPS To Testify
The "Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform (FLAIR) Act of 2017", a bill to create a current, accurate federal inventory or "cadastre" of all federal land, has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and MAPPS has been invited to testify at the bill's...
UltiSat Awarded Contract to Provide Satellite Bandwidth to Swedish Armed Forces
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - UltiSat, Inc., a leading provider of end-to-end managed satellite network solutions, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a prime contract by the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) to provide satellite bandwidth in Europe, the...
East View Geospatial to Conduct Image Analysis Services for World Bank
MINNEAPOLIS - May 22, 2017 - East View Geospatial is teaming with Planet and the World Bank to identify unplanned urbanization in specific developing areas using satellite imagery. Starting in mid-2017, East View Geospatial will begin calculating and detecting change...
No GPS, No Problem: New Google Maps and Particle IoT Integration
SAN FRANCISCO - Google Maps has just announced the integration with IoT startup, Particle. With one line of code, an IoT device has access to Google’s entire geospatial database of Wi-Fi and cellular networks. IoT devices with cellular and Wi-Fi can now be...
Orbit GT and MeaTech, India, Sign Reseller Agreement
Lokeren, Belgium - Orbit GT is happy to announce that MeaTech, India, has joined as Authorized Reseller of Orbit GT Mobile Mapping products. “We’re very pleased to join with MeaTech as our new Resellerâ€, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “MeaTech is a well...
GEO Jobe UAV Mapping Services Beats the Odds to Receive FAA Airspace Authorization for Airport Drone
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - GEO Jobe, a leading GIS software and solution provider offering UAV mapping services, is pleased to announce they have received official authorization to conduct UAV aerial mapping flights on designated airport lands in Mississippi. This tough to...
