We are pleased to announce that the Proceedings of the 9th ISDE Symposium (Halifax, Canada, 2015) have now been published online by IOP Science Publishing. They are published as Volume 34(1) (2016) in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science — an...
Symposium Explores the Critical Role of Earth Observations Across Africa
Geneva – More than two dozen African nations committed to mobilizing the Earth observation community to contribute to the implementation of the Africa Space Policy and Strategy, adopted by African Heads of State at the 26th African Union Summit held in January,...
U.S. Combatting Terrorism Technical Support Office Evaluating New AeroVironment Tether Eye Tethered UAS for ISR and Security
TAMPA, FL.— At Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, May 23, 2016 – AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a world leader in unmanned aircraft systems, today announced the United States Combatting Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) is evaluating the...
2016 Digital Enterprise Show to Feature Keynote from Esri’s Chris Cappelli on Advancing Digital Strategy through GIS Technology
Redlands, California — Chris Cappelli, Esri's director of global sales, will be a featured keynote speaker at this year's Digital Enterprise Show (DES), to be held in Madrid, Spain, May 24–26, 2016. Cappelli will discuss how geographic information system (GIS)...
Sentinel-1A Spots Potential Oil Slick from Missing EgyptAir Plane
The Sentinel-1A radar satellite has detected a potential oil slick in the eastern Mediterranean Sea – in the same area where EgyptAir flight MS804 disappeared early yesterday morning on its way from Paris to Cairo. The image was acquired by Sentinel-1A yesterday at...
Bluesky Aerial Mapping Makes a Flying Start to 2016
Leicestershire, 20 May 2016 – Aerial survey specialist Bluesky has announced the start of the 2016 flying season. Following a cold start to meteorological Spring, warmer temperatures and below average precipitation has allowed Bluesky to mobilise its dedicated fleet...
Lockheed Martin to Demonstrate Future Evolution of its Flexible GPS III Satellite Design for the U.S. Air Force
DENVER – In the future, when mission needs change for the Global Positioning System (GPS), the U.S. Air Force will be able to respond -- thanks to some engineering forethought and the innovative design of Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) GPS III satellite. ...
Calling All Innovators: Competition Seeks Applications Leveraging Data from Space
T-SYSTEMS OPEN TELEKOM CLOUD CHALLENGE - Handling Big Data with Cloud Computing Cloud service and big data from space: For the T-Systems Open Telekom Cloud Challenge these key terms are driven with enthusiasm, inventive spirit and are made tangible. As a matter of...
Smart Mapping to Slash veg Management Costs, Says Expert
Electricity distributors could slash tens of millions of dollars from the industry’s 800 million dollar annual vegetation management bill by simply embracing state-of-the-art smart mapping technology, says leading industry expert. Pinnacle ArborPro Managing Director...
FAA Releases Drone Registration Location Data
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today posted a large database showing the city, state and zip code of each registered drone owner. Release of the database responds to a number of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted since the new unmanned...
