London, Jan. 22, 2014—The UK Ministry of Defence has declared Initial Operating Capability (IOC) on a new development in battlefield geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) that provides significantly improved situational awareness for the British Army. Lockheed Martin UK...
Northrop Grumman-Built Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft Surpasses 10,000 Combat Flying Hours
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23, 2014—The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) built unmanned demonstrator aircraft used for maritime surveillance missions by the U.S. Navy surpassed 10,000 combat flying hours supporting intelligence-gathering missions in the Middle East....
PCI Geomatics Updates Historical Airphoto Processing Workflow
RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 22, 2014—PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today that it has updated its Historical Airphoto Processing (HAP) workflow. The HAP workflow, released to...
HxGN LIVE 2014 Shapes Change with the Latest Trends in Geospatial Technology
Heerbrugg, Switzerland, Jan. 15, 2014—Hexagon’s annual international conference, HxGN LIVE, will once again take place in Las Vegas from 2 to 5 June. Customers, partners and the global brand network of Hexagon will all come together to help shape the way we work...
2014 URISA Vanguard Cabinet Members Announced
Des Plaines, Ill., Jan. 24, 2014—URISA is pleased to announce the 2014 members of its Vanguard Cabinet. The Vanguard Cabinet (VC) is a URISA initiative (which debuted in 2011) to engage young GIS practitioners, increase their numbers in the organization, and better...
Bluesky Purchases UltraCam Eagle with UltraNav
Graz, Austria, Jan. 22, 2014—Bluesky International Ltd. has contracted with Microsoft’s UltraCam business unit and subsidiary to purchase an UltraCam Eagle digital aerial photogrammetric camera system with a 100mm lens, an UltraNav GNSS-Inertial Direct...
Exelis Receives $32 Million Award to Supply Airborne Surveillance Radars to U.S. Coast Guard
AMITYVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 22, 2014—Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has received a $32 million, five-year IDIQ (indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity) award to supply airborne surveillance radars, spares, support equipment and technical services to the U.S. Coast Guard....
Hexagon Enters into a Memorandum of Understanding with Topcon Related to Veripos
Stockholm, Jan. 23, 2014—Hexagon AB (“Hexagonâ€) and Topcon Europe B.V. and Topcon Corporation respectively (“Topconâ€) have today entered into a memorandum of understanding (the “MoUâ€) related to Veripos Inc. (“Veriposâ€). Hexagon Acquisition Ltd., an...
Maptek Appoints Brandt as I-Site Reseller in Canada
Glenside, South Australia, Jan. 24, 2014—Mining technology provider Maptek has appointed Brandt Positioning Technology as a reseller of Maptek I-Site 3D mine survey systems in Canada. Brandt Positioning Technology is the largest technology solutions provider to the...
NASA Set for a Big Earth Science Year with Five New Missions
For the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be launched into space in the same year, opening new and improved remote eyes to monitor our changing planet.
