A British consortium led by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been awarded a grant from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to co-fund the development of a novel High Test Peroxide (HTP) propulsion system. The new HTP propulsion system is being...
Harris Corporation Collaborates with Boundless for Open-Source Geospatial Solutions
MELBOURNE, Florida, January 7, 2016 — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has expanded a collaboration with Boundless to further extend its capabilities in open-source geospatial technology. This partnership makes it easier and more cost-effective for customers to...
Bluesky Thermal Maps Highlight Heat Loss from Shropshire Homes and Businesses
Leicestershire, UK, January 7, 2016 — A night time thermal imaging project is helping Shropshire Council improve energy efficiency and affordable warmth levels for residents and businesses across the county. Undertaken by aerial mapping company, Bluesky, and...
CACI Awarded $32.7 Million Contract to Continue Supporting Worldwide Facilities Intelligence for U.S. Army
ARLINGTON, Va.— CACI International Inc (NYSE MKT: CACI) announced today that it has been awarded a $32.7 million prime contract to continue serving as the Facilities, Infrastructure and Engineering Systems (FIRES) solution architect and services provider for the...
OGC Seeks Public Comment on a Candidate Standard that May Replace Legacy Coordinate Systems
05 January, 2016 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) requests public comment on the OGC candidate Discrete Global Grid Systems (DGGS) Core Standard. The OGC DGGS candidate standard defines a set of rules for defining highly efficient architectures for spatial...
VisionMap Announces New Website Launch
Tel Aviv, Israel – January 5, 2016 - VisionMap, a leading provider of automatic airborne imaging systems, announced the launch of its new website www.visionmap.com. The new website provides quick and intuitive access to VisionMap’s versatile line of products and...
ESA Funded A-SeNS Enables Port-Log Data to be Captured by Satellites
The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a tracking system used by ships and vessel traffic services for identifying and locating vessels by electronically exchanging data with other nearby vessels, shore stations and satellites. As well as providing information...
Romanian Surveying Company Selects SuperSurv
With assistance from Helix SRL, Supergeo’s partner in Italy, the Romanian company Black Light SRL has recently selected the well-known mobile GIS software SuperSurv as its mobile geospatial solution. Established in 1992, Black Light SRL is a surveying company with...
NASA Looks at Deadly Weather Over the US
NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement or GPM mission core satellite analyzed extreme weather that affected the U.S. over the course of five days. Heavy rainfall, flooding and tornado outbreaks affected areas of the United States from the Southwest through the...
New Esri Book Teaches the Principles of Good Map Design
Redlands, Californi—Mapmakers should always strive to create maps that look great and get their message across clearly and succinctly. According to Esri president Jack Dangermond, more emphasis today needs to be placed on map design, especially on the web. "We need...
