October 29, 2015 — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the membership of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration Task Force. Earl Lawrence, Director of the FAA’s UAS Integration Office, and Dave Vos of Google...
DigitalGlobe Expands Partnership with Mapbox to Provide Access to 30 cm Imagery Basemaps
WESTMINSTER, Colo., October 29, 2015 —DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions, today announced an expanded partnership agreement with Mapbox that will make 30 cm...
First Dates
October 29, 2015 — So, the Climate.gov editors wanted me to write about first dates. Well, I spilled spaghetti sauce all over myself and got a speeding ticket. Then we saw The Princess Bride. Oh wait, a clarification: the first date of snowfall. That was awkward. So...
Bit Stew Systems Expands Data-Driven Automation in IIoT through New Partnership with Esri
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 29, 2015 —Today at Utility Analytics Week, Bit Stew Systems, a leader in Software Defined Operations for the Industrial Internet, announced a new partnership extending the power of Bit Stew's MIx Core™ platform and MIx Director Suite™ by...
Gap Wireless Distributing Sentera LLC Drones and Image Management Solution to Canadian Telecom Providers
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 289 2015 — Gap Wireless, a leading Canadian company distributing products and services for the mobile broadband and Test & Measurement markets, today announced it has added Sentera LLC UAVs (drones) and big data management software...
David Willetts joins SSTL's Board as a non-Executive Director
October 29, 2015 — David Willetts, former UK Minister for Science and Universities, has joined the Board at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) as a non-Executive Director. David Willetts was appointed to the UK Government Cabinet Office as Minister of Science...
eeGeo Launches Global 3D Mapping Platform to Visualise Location-Based Services and Interiors
Dundee & London, UK, October 29, 2015 — eeGeo, the UK-based 3D mapping company, today launched its geospatial meta-mapping platform which enables organisations to build interactive mobile applications to deliver content and location-based information. The...
Living Planet Symposium Sets a New Record
October 28,  2015 — Registration for ESA’s fifth Living Planet Symposium has just closed, reaching a record of nearly 2700 abstract entries. Held at the Prague Congress Centre in the Czech Republic, the next Living Planet Symposium will take place on 9–13 May....
Clearwater Seafoods Wins Award for Promoting Sustainability Using GIS
HALIFAX, Esri Canada User Conference, October 28, 2015 — Clearwater Seafoods is one of the largest vertically integrated seafood companies in North America and provides premium wild, eco-certified seafood to more than 30 countries around the world. Committed to...
Intelescope Solutions Leverages DigitalGlobe's Geospatial Big Data Platform for Forestry Management
WESTMINSTER, Colo., October 28, 2015 — DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions, today announced an agreement with Intelescope Solutions to enable global-scale...
