For a low-lying, densely populated country like the Netherlands, monitoring subsidence is critical. Until recently, tiny displacements in the ground beneath our feet couldn’t be mapped nationally but, thanks to the Sentinel-1 mission, this is now possible. Focusing...
Increasing Adoption of Hyperspectral Imaging Boosting Global Market, Reports BCC Research
WELLESLEY, MA, June 01, 2016 - Rising demand for high-bandwidth communication and installation of higher capacity communication networks is growing demand for highly precise hyperspectral imaging. BCC Research anticipates in its new report that the hyperspectral...
The Bureau of Land Management Uses Esri Story Maps to Encourage Public Land Exploration
Redlands, California —The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) now uses Esri Story Maps to encourage exploration of the United States' public land treasures. The story maps document the travels of BLM wilderness specialist and photographer Bob Wick and were designed to...
$26 Billion Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Market by 2025
Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, May 31, 2016Â - According to Euroconsult's latest report, Prospects for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, the size of the professional RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) manufacturing and services market is expected...
Munich Re Selects PrecisionHawk to Improve Post-Catastrophe Assessment Using Drone Technology
RALEIGH, N.C. — Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurers, has partnered with PrecisionHawk, a global, drone data platform, to enhance insurance assessments worldwide by providing faster response times and increased reporting accuracy in the aftermath of a...
UrtheCast to Receive Industry Canada Technology Development Program Award of $5 Million to Support Development of its OptiSAR Constellation
Vancouver — UrtheCast Corp. (TSX:UR) (“UrtheCast†or the “Companyâ€) today announces that it will receive $5.0 million in Government of Canada Technology Development Program (“TDPâ€) funding, as part of a $54 million contribution program for the...
TerraGo Announces Partnership with Positioning Solutions International
Washington, D.C. – May 26, 2016 – TerraGo is pleased to announce a partnership with Positioning Solutions International (PSI), a leading provider of complete, high accuracy positioning solutions for infrastructure, land management, agriculture and related...
MULTIROTOR service-drone.com is Cooperating with OSRAM, Worldwide Leader for Lighting Equipment, and Presents a World First
The lighting specialist OSRAM is developing new applications and operation scenarios with the B2B market leader for professional drones, MULTIROTOR service-drone.com. Both companies are already working on completely new applications. The worldwide newest...
TECTERRA Funds Additional $4.9 Million for Geomatics Innovation in Canada in 2015-16
Calgary, Alberta – TECTERRA Inc. announced today that it had committed $4.9 million of funds to support the geomatics technology sector in Canada during the last fiscal year, which ended on March 31, 2016. This additional commitment brings TECTERRA’s investment in...
Are PhotoSat Satellite Surveys Really More Reliable than Ground Surveys?
In 2008, I would get a hollow feeling in the pit of my stomach whenever customers phoned or emailed to tell us that the PhotoSat surveys did not match their ground surveys. Back then, I was sure there was a problem with the satellite photos, or that we had made some...
