SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2014—The first completed Global Hawk has made history again with its 100th flight in support of NASA environmental research. The milestone occurred on a flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California more than 16 years after its first flight in...
KEYW Unveils Aeroptic Aerial Mapping System
HANOVER, Md., Aug. 21, 2014—The KEYW Holding Corporation’s (NASDAQ: KEYW) subsidiary, KEYW Corporation, will formally unveil the Aeroptic Mapping System August 22-25 at the 2014 National Guard Association (NGAUS) Conference & Exhibition in Chicago. With a...
Northrop Grumman Cryocooler on Board NASA’s OCO-2 Satellite
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Aug. 20, 2014—A cool thing about space: cryogenic refrigerators from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) that chill satellite sensors to hundreds of degrees below zero Fahrenheit (degrees F) for maximum sensitivity. A new NASA satellite...
OGC Approves Best Practice for RESTful Encoding of OGC Sensor Planning Service for Earth Observation Satellite Tasking
Aug. 22, 2014—The Technical and Planning Committees have approved release of RESTful encoding of OGC® Sensor Planning Service for Earth Observation Satellite Tasking as an official OGC Best Practice. Organizations that manage and depend on Earth Observation...
ASPRS Establishes the First UAS Mapping Calibration Test Course
BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 22, 2014—The first mapping calibration test course for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) will be established by ASPRS at the Reno Stead airport, an FAAâ€designated UAS test site. The course will include ground-surveyed targets of varying height,...
Jodi Hanson-Bond to Keynote Geospatial & Engineering International Conference
Alexandria, Va., Aug. 21, 2014—Ms. Jodi Hanson Bond, Vice President for the Americas at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, will provide the keynote address "Doing Business Outside the United States: Positive Trends but Serious Challenges?" on Friday, September 26 during...
Leica Geosystems to Host Educational Event for Transportation Surveyors and Engineers on Battleship New Jersey
NORCROSS, GA, Aug. 20, 2014—On September 10, 2014, Leica Geosystems, in conjunction with the Surveyors Association of West Jersey, will host a special half-day educational event for transportation surveying and engineering professionals on the nation’s largest...
Special Webinar: A Conversation with NOAA Coastal Services Center
Madison, Ala., Aug. 27, 2014—GeoCue Group is pleased to present “A Conversation with the NOAA Coastal Services Center.†Part of the NOAA Coastal Services Center’s mission is to provide geospatial products and services to enable the effective management of the...
Leidos Awarded Contract by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
RESTON, Va., Aug. 25, 2014—Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a national security, health and engineering solutions company was awarded a prime contract by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide mapping production services. The single-award...
Lockheed Martin and Electro Optic Systems to Establish Space Debris Tracking Site
DENVER and CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 25, 2014—Under a new strategic cooperation agreement, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Electro Optic Systems Pty Ltd are developing a new space object tracking site in Western Australia that will paint a more detailed picture of...
