Lausanne, Switzerland, June 25, 2014—Pix4D’s preâ€summer challenge was to create a highly accurate and very dense 3D model of Chillon Castle (Château de Chillon), Switzerland’s most visited historic monument. The 3D point cloud integrates the indoor and...
Airbus Defence and Space Launches Radar Constellation Challenge with HisdeSAT
Toulouse, France, June 23, 2014—Airbus Defence and Space, in partnership with HisdeSAT, announced a Radar Constellation Challenge to encourage the development of innovative application ideas using radar satellite imagery. The initiative is part of the Earth...
Esri User Conference: What Do Maps Reveal in the Fight to Eradicate Polio?
Redlands, Calif., June 25, 2014—Dr. Bruce Aylward from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Dr. Vincent Seaman from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will share their stories with an audience of more than 16,000 attendees at the Opening Session of the 2014...
FME International User Conference 2014 Content Available Online
Vancouver, Canada, June 26, 2014—Safe Software, makers of FME®, the leading spatial data transformation technology, announced today that all of the content from the successful FME International User Conference, recently held in Vancouver, Canada, is now available...
Home Run for the European Space Imaging, Skybox Imaging High-Res Challenge
Munich, June 23, 2014—Skybox Imaging has been all over the news lately because of their innovative satellite imaging constellation which, when complete, will contain 24 satellites giving the capability to image sites multiple times daily. What potential applications...
Leica Pegasus:Two Mobile Mapping Contest Encourages Creative Thinkers to Measure in New Ways
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, June 2, 2014—With the release of Pegasus:Two, the next generation mobile mapping solution, Leica Geosystems is also pleased to announce an exciting and challenging contest. Leica Geosystems would like to encourage creative thinkers to...
Trimble Opens Registration for Dimensions 2014 User Conference
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 26, 2014—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today registration is officially open for its International User Conference—Trimble Dimensions—being held November 3-5, 2014 at the Mirage and the Treasure Island Hotels in Las Vegas. The...
Airbus Defence and Space Supplies KSAT with Norway's First TerraSAR-X Direct Receiving Station
Toulouse, France, June 26, 2014—Airbus Defence and Space and Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) have signed a multi-million-euro agreement for the delivery and installation of a Direct Receiving Station (DRS) for TerraSAR-X and its twin satellite TanDEM-X in...
Airbus Defense and Space Unveils Multisatellite Direct Receiving Station for GeoNorth
Toulouse, France, June 25, 2014—Airbus Defense and Space and its client GeoNorth have inaugurated the first commercially available multi-satellite Direct Receiving Station (DRS) in the world, set to give a host of new markets quick access to both high-resolution and...
Dauria Aerospace Launches Two Perseus-M Maritime Surveillance Satellites
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., June 24, 2014—Dauria Aerospace, a multinational aerospace company providing global satellite-based remote sensing information services, has successfully delivered two Perseus-M spacecraft into low earth orbit. These satellites will be combined...
