Some underserved Virginia patients were among the first to be officially helped by an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), more commonly known as a drone, during research flights to a medical clinic in Wise County during July 2015.
Planet Labs to Acquire BlackBridge
On July 15, 2015, BlackBridge, a provider of satellite imagery and geospatial solutions, entered a definitive agreement for Planet Labs to acquire the RapidEye suite of core offerings. Planet Labs designs, builds and operates a fleet of Earth-imaging satellites.
Next-Generation European Weather Satellite Launched
Europe successfully launched its next-generation Meteosat weather satellite on July 15, 2015, from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The MSG-4 will rise into geostationary orbit 36,000 kilometers above the equator, providing up-to-date weather coverage over Europe and Africa every 15 minutes, and rapid scan imagery over Europe every five minutes.
FireWatch Uses Space-Age Cameras
The German forest-fire detection effort has a new and more-effective input after installing a series of FireWatch cameras developed by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). More than 150 such cameras, based on technology used on space missions, have been installed in five German states.
Munich-Based Sensor Startup KONUX Announces Line of Optoelectronic Torque Sensors
MUNICH, July 21, 2015 -—Sensor startup KONUX announces optoelectronic sensors that set new industry standards of precision and robustness, enabling faster production and maximum asset utilization. In the field of collaborative robots, KONUX torque sensors ensure...
SuperGIS Server Extends Map Possibilities with Various Resources
July 21, 2015 — This week, Supergeo releases the latest version of SuperGIS Server with plenty of new functions, including related tables, improved JavaScript print tool, and new JavaScript APIs supporting OGC layers. With these new functions, users are able to...
Supergeo Confirms Dealership with National Space Organization for Satellite Imagery
July 21, 2015 — Supergeo Technologies, the leading GIS software and solution provider, announces an agreement with National Space Organization (NSPO), Taiwan to resell the satellite imagery of FORMOSAT-2. The 891km-above-ground FORMOSAT-2 is the first remote sensing...
OceanWise Launches New Interactive Marine Mapping Data Product Demonstrators
July 21, 2015 — OceanWise, the leading UK supplier of Intelligent Marine and Coastal Mapping Data is pleased to announce the release of free, interactive, Marine Mapping product demonstrators available at www.oceanwise.eu/data. Built using OpenLayers, the demos...
UAS MAPPING 2015 RENO: Call For Posters
Bethesda, Md., July 21, 2015 — The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) has released a call for posters for the fast-approaching UAS MAPPING 2015 RENO symposium which will be held at the Reno Ballroom in downtown Reno, Nevada...
Record Attendance & Exhibitors at the GEOINT 2015 Symposium
Herndon, Virginia, July 21, 2015 —The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) hosted a record number of attendees and exhibiting organizations at its GEOINT 2015 Symposium, June 22-25, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington,...
