Rockville, Md., Feb. 15, 2013—Contex, the world's leading developer of wide format scanning and imaging solutions, today announces Nextimage 3.1, a free upgrade to its wide format scanning software. This update adds several new and enhanced features, including an...
Satellite Imagery Sheds Light on Lost WWII Fighter
BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 12, 2013—The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) has published an article describing how two energy companies used satellite imagery to accurately locate and then try and unravel part of the mystery surrounding a British Royal Air Force...
Air Force Selects ITT Exelis to Develop Final Concept for Weather Imaging Sensor
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 12, 2013—ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a $13 million U.S. Air Force contract to study design modifications and to develop a final concept for an affordable, low-risk weather imaging sensor. The Space and Missile Systems Center, El...
Airborne Imaging Buys Second Leica ALS70-HP Laser Scanner
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, Feb. 13, 2013—Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Airborne Imaging Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, has purchased a second Leica ALS70-HP airborne laser scanner just a year after buying its first Leica ALS70. Once the new sensor is delivered,...
Optech Delivers Two Lidar Systems to Cobb Engineering Company
Toronto, Feb. 12, 2013—Optech, the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced lidar and camera survey instruments, is pleased to announce the sale of an Optech Lynx M1 Mobile Mapper and an Optech ILRIS Terrestrial Laser Scanner to Cobb...
Skybox Imaging Accelerates Constellation Deployment
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 12, 2013—Skybox Imaging (Skybox), an emerging provider of timely satellite imagery and data services, today announced it is adding an imaging satellite, SkySat-2, to its fleet during 2013 via a newly available secondary launch opportunity...
TerraGo Awarded Patent for Automating Alignment of Vector Datasets and Imagery
Atlanta, Feb. 14, 2013—TerraGo, the leading provider of geospatial intelligence software, has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 8,340,360 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) entitled “System and Method for Fusing Vector Data with Imagery.†The...
Woolpert Diversifies Aircraft Locations Due to Expanding Fleet
DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 19, 2013—Woolpert, a national geospatial, design and infrastructure management consulting firm headquartered in Dayton, recently announced the purchase of a Cessna 402 to expand its data collection fleet. Woolpert has historically housed its...
Euroconsult Expands Executive Team and Global Network of Affiliates
Paris and Montreal, Feb. 6, 2013—Euroconsult, the leading global consulting firm in the space sector, today announced the hiring of two new executives and six affiliate experts. This talent expansion marks the celebration of Euroconsult’s 30 year anniversary as...
Astrium Completes 54th Consecutive Successful Launch of Ariane 5
Kourou, French Guiana, Feb. 7, 2013—Ariane 5 has been successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, for the 54th time in a row, once again confirming the extraordinary reliability of the European launcher developed and built by Astrium, Europe’s leading space...