The Grand Forks, N.D., Sheriff's Department has become the first U.S. law enforcement agency granted Federal Aviation Administration authorization to fly unmanned aircraft systems throughout its jurisdiction at night.
Boeing Adds Live Video-tagging to Geospatial Data Management Tool
SPRINGFIELD, Va., April 15, 2014—Boeing [NYSE: BA] has upgraded its DataMaster geospatial data management software with real-time text-tagging of live streaming video, improving situational awareness for defense and intelligence community customers. This new...
Leica Geosystems Launches Entry-Level Laser Scanner
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, April 9, 2014—Leica Geosystems has announced the launch of its latest versatile 3D laser scanner, the ScanStation P15. Combining high performance scanning with a user-friendly interface, the ScanStation P15 is the ideal entry into the world...
Leica Geosystems Releases Tridicon APM Trio Solution for Generating Highly Matched, Automated Oblique Projects
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, April 15, 2014—Leica Geosystems announced the release of the tridicon® APM Trio, a unique and efficient software solution that simplifies the generation of oblique point matching and aerial triangulation (AT) of multi-view oblique and nadir...
Microsoft Adds to UltraCam Technical Support in Boulder, Colo.
Graz, Austria, April 15, 2014—The Microsoft UltraCam business unit demonstrates its continued commitment to the UltraCam product line and its customers worldwide by announcing the expansion of the technical support team based in Boulder, Colo. Since May 2013, the...
Mobile Apps Offline: Chaos Management and Disconnected Capability
TAMPA, Fla., April 14, 2014—When Internet networks crash during natural disasters or bandwidth becomes unavailable at crowded national special security events, analysts must be able to continue doing their jobs. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s...
ORBIT introduces Gaia-100 Reception Ground Station Solution for Real-Time Data Capturing from Earth Observation Satellites
Tampa, Fla., April 10, 2014—ORBIT Communication Systems, a leading provider of elite mission-critical connectivity solutions for Satellite Communication, Earth Observation, Communication Management systems and Tracking Telemetry systems, introduces its newest...
PTFS Announces Release of ArchivalWare 5/ArchivalWare GS 5
North Bethesda, Md., April 10, 2014—PTFS, a leading provider of enterprise content management and library solutions, is proud to announce the upcoming May release of ArchivalWare 5.  ArchivalWare 5 brings many new features and enhanced performance for managing...
SimActive Unveils New One-Click Solution for UAVs
Montreal, Canada, April 8, 2014—SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce a new one-click solution for UAV imagery.  The new Correlator3D™ version 5.2 allows the automatic processing of an entire project in only...
Surrey Satellite US Introduces Next-Generation Color Video-Imaging Small Satellite
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 15, 2014—Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) today introduced the Surrey V1C color video-imaging satellite, a new compact design with high-quality imaging at sub-one-meter resolution. Priced at less than $20 million, the V1C design...