July 6, 2015 — SuccessfulStudent.org—a resource for students looking to find unique degree programs and career options—ranked the University of Louisiana at Monroe as one of the “15 Best Drone Training Colleges in America.†ULM’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems...
Ball Aerospace Powers on NOAA’s JPSS-1 Weather Satellite
BOULDER, Colo., July 2,2015 — Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has powered on the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) satellite for the first time. The JPSS-1 is the nation's next polar-orbiting, environmental satellite, scheduled to launch in 2017....
SMOS Sings The Song of Ice and Fire
July 2, 2015 — While ESA’s water mission continues to deliver key information on soil moisture and ocean salinity to advance our understanding of Earth, it is becoming increasingly important for ‘real world’ applications, further demonstrating the societal...
Bureau of Reclamation Selects New Mexico State University for Unmanned Aircraft System Inspection of Elephant Butte Dam
Washington, D.C., July, 2, 2015 — The Bureau of Reclamation has selected New Mexico State University to be the lead subject matter expert to perform the first Reclamation dam inspection using an unmanned aircraft system. This aeronautical research project will...
Sanborn Expands Industry-Leading Nationwide Data Coverage
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 1, 2015 — The Sanborn Map Company (Sanborn) continues to grow its world-class product offerings with the addition of more than 41,000 square miles of fresh oblique imagery covering 150 U.S. metropolitan markets. Additionally, Sanborn...
PCI Geomatics Launches Customer Support Website at support.pcigeomatics.com
MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada—July 1, 2015 — PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today that it launched a dedicated customer support website at support.pcigeomatics.com. The new, improved and...
DelNorte and OceanWise deliver Tidal Level System to RNLI
June 30, 2015 — DelNorte in conjunction with OceanWise has delivered a new on-line tidal level system to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to assist its crews to safely launch its rescue craft from its new Lifeboat station at Portishead, Avon, UK. With...
Bluesky Mapshop Now Serving British Geological Survey Data
Leicestershire, June 30, 2015 — An agreement between the British Geological Survey (BGS) and aerial mapping company Bluesky is allowing for a range of geological and geohazard map layers to be made available online at www.blueskymapshop.com. The eight new layers...
Wild Horses Are Watched By Flying Drone
Prague, June 30, 2015 — Using the latest techniques in these days continues a scientific programme of wild horses return project coordinated by European Wildlife organisation. Yesterday the experts were going to start monitoring a rare steppe locality in central...
Good Call as T-Mobile Take Delivery of First Drone From Aerialtronics
June 30, 2015 — Telecoms ​companies can save time and significant operation costs when inspecting mobile communication towers with drones, according to Jeffrey Leentjes, network specialist at T-Mobile. T-Mobile, who took delivery of the Altura Zenith UAV system...
