WICHITA, Kan., March 4, 2015 — Blue-Chip Unmanned Aerial Solutions, Inc. (Blue-Chip UAS) is the first company in the U.S. to receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for Section 333 exemption across multiple industries. Blue-Chip UAS received the...
Smart Maps Chart a Course to Cut Red Tape
March 3, 2015 — Smart mapping technology is helping one of Australia’s largest ports to better manage and use quality data for their business. Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) is experiencing improved efficiency in managing its data and information just three...
SADA Systems Named 2014 Global Partner of the Year for Maps at TeamWork 2015, the Google for Work Annual Partner Summit
Los Angeles, Mar. 2, 2015 — Google for Work named SADA Systems, global leaders in providing cloud computing and strategic IT solutions, as the 2014 Partner of the Year for Google Maps at TeamWork 2015, the Google for Work annual global partner summit which took...
£3 Million Mapping Project to Transform Road Improvements and Maintenance
Feb.25, 2015 — Department for Transport project with Ordnance Survey (OS) will deliver the next generation road mapping for England and Wales. Transport Minister Robert Goodwill has today announced the Department for Transport will contribute £3 million to help...
K-State Salina Receives Statewide Access for Flight Operations of Small UAS
SALINA, Kansas, Feb.25, 2015 — Kansas State University Salina has reached a national milestone in the unmanned aircraft systems industry, becoming the first entity in the country to receive approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, for statewide...
ORBIT Strengthens Position in Earth Observation Market – Lands New Contract from a Leading Space Agency in Europe
Netanya, Israel, Feb. 25, 2015 — ORBIT Communication Systems, a leading provider of mission and business critical communication solutions for land, sea, air and space applications, announced today that it has won a contract to supply its Gaia-100 earth observation...
Britain Leads the Way as Ordnance Survey Helps to Drive Economic Growth and Digital Innovation Through Open Data
Feb.23, 2015—To coincide with International Open Data Day, when countries across the globe will show their support for open data policies, Ordnance Survey (OS) announce plans to launch a world-leading digital map as open data and the creation of an engagement hub...
Digital Aerial Solutions Expands Mapping Services with Purchase of Leica ALS80 Laser Scanner
NORCROSS, GA, Feb.20, 2015—Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Digital Aerial Solutions (DAS), a woman-owned small business based in Tampa, Fla., is the first company in North America to purchase the ALS80 laser scanner. The ALS80 augments the company’s...
Bluesky Aerial Photography Gives a Bird's Eye View of the Cotswolds
Leicestershire, UK, Feb. 18, 2015 - Aerial photography from Bluesky is supporting the delivery of essential council services in Gloucestershire. The high resolution imagery is helping staff at Cotswolds District Council deal with requests from the public, whether in...
Keystone Purchases Third UltraCam Falcon with UltraNav
Graz, Austria, Feb. 19, 2015—Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc., a group company of PASCO CORPORATION, has contracted with Microsoft’s UltraCam business unit and subsidiary to purchase an UltraCam Falcon digital aerial camera system with the UltraNav GNSS-Inertial...
