Rome, Feb.24, 2015 — e-GEOS, a company established by Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), has been awarded a contract from the European Commission worth 12 million euros, to provide satellite maps for emergency management. The contract, identified...
Ball Aerospace’s QuickBird Retired from DigitalGlobe Remote Sensing Constellation
Feb.24, 2015 — The QuickBird satellite designed and built by Ball Aerospace for DigitalGlobe de-orbited successfully last month after making 70,000 trips around the Earth during its more than 13 years on orbit. QuickBird, which far exceeded its five-year design...
Sentinel-2A: New Eyes of Copernicus Ready for Space
Friedrichshafen/Ottobrunn, Feb.24, 2015 — After six months of intensive testing, the first Sentinel-2 satellite developed and built by Airbus Defence and Space for the European Space Agency (ESA) is getting ready for its mission in space. Sentinel-2A will be the...
GeoTerra Orders New Advanced Optech Galaxy Airborne Lidar for Mountain Surveys
Feb. 23, 2015 — Optech is pleased to announce that it will deliver an Optech Galaxy airborne lidar to GeoTerra (formerly 3Di and Bergman Photographic Services), based in Eugene, Oregon. Optech Galaxy’s PulseTRAK™ technology will be particularly useful for...
Digital Earth 2015 – Second Call for Abstracts and Special Sessions
Feb.23, 2015—Digital Earth 2015 seeks abstracts describing the state of the art and practice relating to the five conference themes: Digital Earth Theory and Technology Earth Observation Applications to Science and Policy Digital Earth and Client Well-Being, and...
Britain Leads the Way as Ordnance Survey Helps to Drive Economic Growth and Digital Innovation Through Open Data
Feb.23, 2015—To coincide with International Open Data Day, when countries across the globe will show their support for open data policies, Ordnance Survey (OS) announce plans to launch a world-leading digital map as open data and the creation of an engagement hub...
Former Governor Geringer Leads Panel Calling on Congress and Governors to Make National Spatial Data Infrastructure a High Priority
Washington, DC, Feb.23, 2015 – At a news briefing on Monday, former Wyoming Governor James Geringer will highlight the Coalition of Geospatial Organizations’ (COGO) Report Card on the U.S. National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) released on February 6, 2015....
MAPPS Supports Proposed FAA Rules to Allow Commercial Use of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
WASHINGTON, D.C.,February 23, 2015 - MAPPS Executive Director John Palatiello issued the following statement about the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concerning operation and certification of Small Unmanned...
Digital Aerial Solutions Expands Mapping Services with Purchase of Leica ALS80 Laser Scanner
NORCROSS, GA, Feb.20, 2015—Leica Geosystems Inc. today announced that Digital Aerial Solutions (DAS), a woman-owned small business based in Tampa, Fla., is the first company in North America to purchase the ALS80 laser scanner. The ALS80 augments the company’s...
Textron Systems Announces New Web-based Geospatial Image Exploitation Capability
Feb.18, 2015—Textron Systems Geospatial Solutions, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) business, announced today the beta release of its newest product, the RVcloud™ web-based Electronic Light Table (ELT), offering many of the image exploitation capabilities of its popular...