April 14, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space has officially launched its WorldDEM Digital Terrain Model (DTM), a highly accurate standardized representation of bare Earth elevation that can be made available for any point on the globe. This addition completes the...
Northrop Grumman to Feature Leading Military and Civil Space Technologies at 31st Space Symposium
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., April 13, 2015 — Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will showcase its industry-leading expertise in assured satellite communications; Earth and space science; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and missile defense at the 31st Space...
Beginning Slate of Flyers Announced for ASPRS UAS Mapping 2015 Reno Symposium
BETHESDA, Md., April 13, 2015 — UAS flyers are signing up to participate in the 2nd Annual UAS MAPPING Test Flights. Ten firms have already expressed their interest in putting their systems through the paces and many more firms are expected to join in! Flights will...
MAPPS/NSPS Announce Congressional Speakers for National Conference
Washington, DC, April 10, 2015 — MAPPS and NSPS today announced a full slate of high powered Congressional speakers will address their members at the National Surveying, Mapping and Geospatial Conference to be held April 13-17, 2015 at the Hilton Hotel in Crystal...
TerraGo Delivers Lightweight GIS Applications from ArcMap with OpenGeoPDF
Washington, DC, April 10, 2015 — TerraGo, a pioneer of geospatial collaboration and enterprise mobility software, announces latest version of its groundbreaking OpenGeoPDF software, now available with TerraGo Publisher® for ArcGIS®, TerraGo Composer® and TerraGo...
Hexagon Geospatial and Tecnogeo Supporting Satellite Imagery Analysis in Spain
Norcross, GA, April 10, 2015 — Hexagon Geospatial is pleased to announce that its software will be used for remote sensing analysis and spatial modeling for imagery provided by Spain’s PAZ satellite. Scheduled for launch in the Spring of 2015, the state-of-the-art...
Last Stretch Before Being Packed Tight
April 9, 2015 — Once in space, Sentinel-2A will open its solar wing to generate the power it needs to carry out the task of monitoring Earth’s vegetation. Engineers have recently made sure this move is well rehearsed before the satellite is packed up and shipped...
Technology Incubator for Satellite Imaging Technologies & Complementary Innovations
April 9, 2015 — Incentive and ImageSat International N.V. have announced their cooperation to identify and grow innovative technologies that are complementary to ImageSat’s satellite imaging and solutions business. The partnership invites entrepreneurs to submit...
Industry First: Solar-Electric Silent Falconâ„¢ Prepares for Initial Customer Orders
DENVER, Colorado - April 9, 2015 — Silent Falcon™ UAS Technologies (SFUAS), a former subsidiary of Bye Aerospace, Inc., working in close collaboration with Ascent Solar, has commenced initial low rate commercial production of the Silent Falcon™ unmanned...
Hexagon Imagery Program Releases New Airborne Imagery Content
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, April 8, 2015 — The Hexagon Imagery Program, or HxIP, has released captured airborne imagery for approximately 25 percent of the U.S. with various regions of Canada and Europe. As more content partners join the HxIP in 2015, program coverage...
