August 12, 2015 — The European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus Safran Launchers today signed a €2.4 billion contract covering the development of the Ariane 6 launcher in its two versions, Ariane 62 and 64. •  The contract finances the development and...
Kratos' RT Logic and Spaceflight Announce Partnership for Enhanced Small Satellite Ground Support
SAN DIEGO, August,10, 2015 — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today a partnership between its RT Logic subsidiary and Spaceflight Networks, Spaceflight Industries’ line of...
Launching Australia into Space
August 10, 2015 — Launching satellites into space could soon be easier and cheaper than ever before, thanks to research at The University of Queensland. UQ’s Centre for Hypersonics is planning a three-stage transformational space project called SPARTAN, designed...
GeoShot Technologies Completed Large City Modeling Project Using LiDAR Data
August 7, 2015 — GeoShot Technologies has successfully completed large city modeling using LiDAR data. “We are very excited to complete the first large scale city modeling project at GeoShot Technologies at a time when 3D city modeling demand is accelerating.â€...
GDA Continues to Provide Global Agricultural Intelligence to USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
August 6, 2015 — Geospatial Data Analysis Corporation (GDA) is pleased to announce a new contract award with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) . Via this USDA SBIR Phase III award, GDA will be continuing to provide to USDA FAS subscription-level...
Caylym Technologies: An EU Air Force Paves the Way for New Aerial Firefighting System
FRESNO, Calif., August 6, 2015 — To those who are concerned with wildfires, help is on the way. Caylym is celebrating three significant milestones with its advanced aerial firefighting system, the Guardian™. These developments have moved the Guardian closer to...
European Space Imaging Meets Euro Parliamentarian
Munich, August 6, 2015 — Europe's leading provider of high-resolution satellite imagery received a visit last Tuesday from Dr. Angelika Niebler, Member of the European Parliament who wanted to gain an insight into the activities of the medium-sized company in...
Britain’s Past Seen from the Air as Bluesky Brings Old Aerial Photos Online
Leicestershire, UK, August 5, 2015 — Thousands of aerial photographs, dating back more than seventy years, are now available online. Visitors to www.blueskymapshop.com can now search, view and download images from the Old Aerial Photos collection, which includes...
Ceremonial and Historic County Boundary Data Added to OS OpenData
August 5, 2015 — For 224 years OS has been mapping the changing physical landscape of Great Britain. However it is not only the landscape which has changed, Great Britain’s county boundaries have also changed over the last two centuries. As part of a project...
SuperSurv for Android helps Irrigate Farms in Spain
August 5, 2015 — Supergeo, the total GIS software solution provider, announces that Almacelles Irrigation Community, Spain utilizes SuperSurv for Android to improve irrigation efficiency and productivity. SuperSurv is a powerful mobile GIS App designed for field...