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...
1Spatial Becomes Gold Partner of the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)
Cambridge, Feb.19, 2015—1Spatial plc, the spatial big data company, is delighted to announce it has become a Gold Partner of the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC), whose mission it is to promote state wide geospatial coordination activities in...
Intelsat and Azercosmos Partner to Deliver New Satellite at 45 Degrees East
LUXEMBOURG & BAKU, Azerbaijan , Feb.18, 2015— Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), the world’s leading provider of satellite services, and Azercosmos OJSCo., the national satellite operator of Azerbaijan, today announced that the two companies have signed a strategic...
Heitkamp: New Federal Guidelines Provide Much-Needed Step in UAS Technology Development
WASHINGTON, D.C, Feb.17, 2015 – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today released the following statement on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced rule proposals for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Heitkamp has been pushing the FAA for guidance to help...
1Spatial Announces Successful Renewal as a G-Cloud Supplier and Extends Offerings on the Digital Marketplace
Cambridge, Feb.16, 2015—1Spatial plc, the spatial big data company, is pleased to announce its successful renewal, as a supplier, to The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud framework. G-Cloud aims to make it easier for government departments, local authorities,...