Space enthusiasts can contribute to NASA’s exploration goals through the next round of the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative.
ESA Notches 100th High-Speed Laser Link between Satellites 48,000 Kilometers Apart
On Aug. 5, 2015, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced it has successfully conducted 100 high-speed laser links between its Sentinel-1A radar Earth-observation satellite in low-Earth orbit and the AlphaSat satellite in geostationary orbit.
InterDrone Las Vegas Welcomes Leading Venture Capitalists to Program. Accel Partners to Sponsor Start-Up Zone
MELVILLE, N.Y., August 11, 2015 — BZ Media LLC announced today stellar lineups for InterDrone’s panel discussions “Leading VCs Discuss Next Wave or Drone Innovation†and “Ways to Fund Your Drone Business.†InterDrone is being held in Las Vegas, Sept....
MAPPS Accepting Entries for the 2015 Geospatial Excellence Awards
August 10, 2015 (Reston, VA) — MAPPS, the association of private sector geospatial firms, is pleased to announce today it is accepting entries for the 9th Annual MAPPS Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards. The Excellence Awards exemplify the...
Kratos' RT Logic and Spaceflight Announce Partnership for Enhanced Small Satellite Ground Support
SAN DIEGO, August,10, 2015 — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today a partnership between its RT Logic subsidiary and Spaceflight Networks, Spaceflight Industries’ line of...
Launching Australia into Space
August 10, 2015 — Launching satellites into space could soon be easier and cheaper than ever before, thanks to research at The University of Queensland. UQ’s Centre for Hypersonics is planning a three-stage transformational space project called SPARTAN, designed...
GeoShot Technologies Completed Large City Modeling Project Using LiDAR Data
August 7, 2015 — GeoShot Technologies has successfully completed large city modeling using LiDAR data. “We are very excited to complete the first large scale city modeling project at GeoShot Technologies at a time when 3D city modeling demand is accelerating.â€...
Avenza Releases MAPublisher 9.6 for Adobe Illustrator
Toronto, ON, August 7, 2015 — Avenza Systems Inc., producers of the PDF Maps app for mobile devices and geospatial plug-ins for Adobe Creative Cloud, including Geographic Imager® for Adobe Photoshop®, is pleased to announce the release of MAPublisher 9.6 for...
First Responders Convene for National Summit and Awards on GIS Technology
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2015 — On August 4th and 5th the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation brought together more than 150 of the Nation's public safety leaders and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) professionals for the inaugural National...
GDA Continues to Provide Global Agricultural Intelligence to USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
August 6, 2015 — Geospatial Data Analysis Corporation (GDA) is pleased to announce a new contract award with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) . Via this USDA SBIR Phase III award, GDA will be continuing to provide to USDA FAS subscription-level...