Redlands, Calif., Feb. 19, 2014—Esri announced today that its cloud-based Geotrigger Service is now available, making it easier for developers to add location awareness and messaging to their iPhone and Android apps. With the Geotrigger Software Development Kit...
SkyMap Global Becomes a Reseller Partner for ImStrat's Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Training Programs
OTTAWA, Feb. 20, 2014—ImStrat Corporation is expanding its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) training services offering throughout South East Asia. The company has formalized an agreement with Singapore based SkyMap Global. The synergy of both...
Maptek Takes to the Air
Adelaide, Australia, Feb. 24, 2014—Maptek has made a significant investment in DroneMetrex, an Adelaide-based startup company that has developed innovative new technology for aerial photogrammetric mapping from small drone aircraft. The DroneMetrex system allows...
NASA Purchases Leica Geosystems Instrumentation for Space Launch System Program
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, Feb. 18, 2014—When NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS) fires up its RS-25 engines for the first launch in 2017, the integrity of the SLS liquid hydrogen tank will be crucial to success. This core stage will be more than 200 feet tall with...
Northrop Grumman’s Common Imagery Processor Deploys to Support Global Hawk Block 40
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D., Feb. 20, 2014—Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Common Imagery Processor (CIP) has taken another important step in supporting the Global Hawk Block 40 Unmanned Aircraft System by deploying to Grand Forks Air Force Base in...
SimActive's UAV Software Selected by Korean Firm DongWon
MONTREAL, Feb. 25, 2014—SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that Korean firm DongWon Survey Consultants Co., Ltd has purchased its Correlator3D™ product. DongWon will also act as an authorized distributor...
England Rivers Spill Banks
A storm wave dropped 15 inches of rain on southern England December 2013-January 2014”the wettest two-month period on record since 1910. The rain and flooding continued into February.
Tiny Proba-V Satellite Is a Workhorse
During its first two months, the European Space Agency's Proba-V minisatellite collected more than 5,000 images, 65 daily global maps and six 10-day global syntheses, plus gave us a quick peek at the Olympics.
Hexagon Acquires German UAS Maker
Hexagon, a global provider of design, measurement and visualization solutions, acquired Aibotix, the maker of the Aibot X6, a multirotor, vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft system.
ILMF 2014 Highlights LiDAR's Future
Innovative technology was a key focus at this year's International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), held Feb. 17-19 in Denver. Topics included waveform processing and commercial unmanned aircraft.
