June 15, 2015
PARIS AIR SHOW, Paris, June 15, 2015 — UTC Aerospace Systems expands support to customers with a new Cloud Cap Technology Surveillance Training & Services Center, providing education, hands-on experience and the support of a team of experts to users of its airborne reconnaissance payloads. Cloud Cap now offers customers classroom-based simulation and real-time training
June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, announced that it has been selected by OneWeb Ltd. as its industrial partner for the design and manufacturing of its fleet of microsatellites. This initial production of 900 satellites, each weighing less than 150 kilogrammes, is planned for launch into low
June 12, 2015
Anchorage, Alaska, June 12, 2015 — GeoNorth, LLC (www.geonorth.com), specializing in the development of integrated solutions for end-to-end geospatial decision-making, is formally announcing the operational readiness of its Imagery Coordination Center (ICC). The ICC is the nerve center for all of GeoNorth’s imagery operations. This fully-staffed operations unit conducts all of the satellite tasking duties,
June 12, 2015
Bothell, Wash., June 12, 2015 — The Property Drone Consortium (PDC), a collaboration of insurance carriers, construction industry leaders and supporting enterprises promoting research and development for the safe use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) announced the grant of a Section 333 exemption and a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) from the Federal Aviation
June 11, 2015
Des Plaines, Illinois, June 11, 2015—URISA’s Leadership Development Committee recently presented its recommended slate of candidates to the URISA Board of Directors. The Board approved the slate, listed below, for its 2015 election. Those elected will begin their three-year Board terms following GIS-Pro & NWGIS 2015 in Spokane, Washington in October. URISA is pleased to present
June 11, 2015
Munich, June 11, 2015 — The quality of satellite imagery is improving year by year, to the point where it is now possible to read signage and see line markings clearly. Not only has there been an improvement in visual resolution now satellites like WorldView-2 and WorldView-3 are delivering imagery in 8 spectral bands, more
June 11, 2015
Harrisburg, Pa., June 11, 2015 — A Canadian expedition team used GeoDecisions’ GeoILS® platform to help track icebergs during a voyage to better understand how icebergs drift. An intelligent location server using the Esri® ArcGIS platform, GeoILS enables users to monitor and locate assets and facilitate quick and coordinated responses. GeoDecisions, an information technology (IT)
June 11, 2015
June 11, 2015 — With the second Copernicus-dedicated Sentinel satellite less than two weeks away from launch, ESA and Sweden have signed an arrangement on managing and accessing Sentinel data. The Sentinel family of satellites is being developed to meet the operational needs of Europe’s environment monitoring programme, Copernicus. Following the launch of Sentinel-1A in April
June 11, 2015
HEERBRUGG, SWITZERLAND, June 11, 2015 — Leica Geosystems announces the DMC III, the industry’s first large format CMOS airborne sensor, making it the most efficient digital mapping camera on the market. Based on all-new Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, or CMOS, imaging sensor technology, the Leica DMC III offers the world’s most efficient coverage performance in a
June 11, 2015
June 11, 2015 — Diversified Business Communications is delighted to announce the launch of the Capturing Reality forum, which incorporates the very best of SPAR Europe and ELMF to deliver one unique event. Taking place at the Salzburg Congress, Austria from 23-25 November 2015, the Capturing Reality forum will continue to focus on the technologies