Increasingly, researchers are designing robots with forms and functions that defy our expectation of what a machine can be or do. One of the more unexpected robotics applications in recent years comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported "RoboBees"...
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Selects Web Mapping from Cadcorp to Support Tactical and Strategic Planning
STEVENAGE, United Kingdom, 7 June 2016 – Web mapping from British software developer Cadcorp is to provide location intelligence to firefighters and analysts in a large metropolitan fire and rescue service in the UK. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) has...
Down Under “ SOFIA Flying Observatory with Three Instruments in New Zealand
SOFIA is in New Zealand for the third time – it visited the country in 2013 and 2015 as well. On 6 June 2016, the joint NASA and German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) flying observatory landed at Christchurch Internationl Airport...
Bluesky Appoints Dr Simon Schuffert to Lead Software Innovation
Leicestershire, England, 07 June 2016 – Aerial mapping company Bluesky has appointed Dr Simon Schuffert to the role of Software Engineer. Schuffert is highly qualified with specialist skills in automated image processing, photogrammetry and GIS, having gained a PhD...
Orbit Logic Awarded Air Force Space Situational Awareness Contract
GREENBELT, MD, June 6, 2016 – Orbit Logic has signed a Phase II SBIR contract sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to research and implement software to optimize the scheduling of observations of known space objects and the search for unknown space...
Wanted: Mobile Apps to Handle Big Data from Space
An array of Earth observation satellites, including the Sentinels involved in Europe's Copernicus programme, collect untold amounts of data as they circle our planet. This high-resolution imagery and further information on climates and environments present tremendous...
Mercury Project Solutions Partners with what3words
Sydney, May 31, 2016– Location Information Management firm Mercury Project Solutions is proud to announce it has been appointed “Authorised Solutions Consultant†(ASC) for what3words projects in Australia and New Zealand. what3words is a multi-award winning...
Planetary Resources Unveils Earth-Observation Business
Asteroid-mining company Planetary Resources secured $21.1 million in Series A funding that will be used to deploy and operate Ceres, an Earth-observation business that features a commercial infrared and hyperspectral sensor platform to better understand and manage natural resources.
Europe's SpaceDataHighway Relays First Sentinel Data
The European Space Agency (ESA) released the first Sentinel-1 satellite images sent via the European Data Relay System (EDRS), also known as the SpaceDataHighway. The two radar images were taken over La Reunion Island and its coastal area.
Hexagon Geospatial Honors Airbus Defense and Space with Shaping Change Recognition Programme
Anaheim, California – Hexagon Geospatial presented Airbus Defense and Space with the Shaping Change award for their content partnership which will provide content for Hexagon Smart M.Apps. Announced at HxGN LIVE, Hexagon’s annual conference, the Shaping Change...
