August 18, 2015 — Members of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) request comments on proposed OGC standards for the representation of observations as timeseries, that is, a sequence of data values which are ordered in time. The OGC Timeseries Profile of...
Buttoned Up: Lockheed Martin-Built MUOS-4 Secure Communications Satellite Encapsulated for August 31 Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., August 14, 2015 — The fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)satellite built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Navy was encapsulated in its protective launch vehicle fairing August 10. It is scheduled to launch...
NRCan becomes a Principal Member of the Open Geospatial Consortium
August 13, 2015 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is pleased to announce that Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has raised its membership level from Technical level to Principal level. Led through the GeoConnections Program at the Canada Centre for Mapping...
Leading Defense Contractor ForceX Moves HQ to Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 13, 2015 — ForceX, a rapidly growing defense contractor specializing in military navigation, surveillance and tracking technology, is moving its headquarters to Nashville, bringing economic development, job growth and new technologies to...
Woolpert Selected by USGS to Evaluate New Lidar Technologies for 3DEP
DENVER, August, 13, 2015 — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has contracted with Woolpert to evaluate new lidar (light detection and ranging) technologies to assess the suitability to support the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). This use of the single photon and Geiger...
Night Time Satellite Images Show Limited Light at Night in ISIS-Controlled Regions
August 13, 2015 — The territory controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has grown rapidly since the start of the Syrian Civil War, and in 2014 ISIS expanded its control into Northern Iraq. While there are many media reports on violence and...
Help Wanted on Tracking Biodiversity from Space
August 13, 2015 — Conservation organisations and space agencies are being called on to join forces to decide how changes in biodiversity can be monitored globally. What, exactly, should be measured by satellites? Biodiversity refers to the different types of life...
HUVR Launches with $2 Million Funding; FAA Approved Drone-Based Data Analytics Company
Austin, TX, August 13, 2015 — HUVRData, LLC, the drone-based data analytics company, today officially launched and announced $2 million funding from angel investment organizations including Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), Houston Angel Network (HAN) and the...
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates New Capabilities in Mission Management and Control Systems
SAN DIEGO, August 13,, 2015 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully demonstrated mission management control features that create more unmanned aircraft system (UAS) versatility and efficiencies. During a series of high-altitude, long-endurance RQ-4...
UrtheCast Reports Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results
VANCOUVER, August,13, 2015 — UrtheCast Corp. (UR) ("UrtheCast" or the "Company"), a technology company that is developing the world's first interactive Earth Observation platform, today announces financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015....
