SSL, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, today announced it has exercised its right to terminate participation in the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS)...
FAA Tests FBI Drone Detection System at JFK
The FAA and its government partners are expanding research on ways to detect “rogue†drones around airports. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its government, industry and academia partners have joined forces to evaluate drone detection...
Space Foundation Announces Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame Inductees for 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Space Foundation has announced this year’s inductees into the Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame, to be honored at a reception at the Governor’s Residence at Boettcher Mansion on Feb. 26. The Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame was...
PrecisionHawk Appoints Blackboard Co-Founder and Former CEO Michael Chasen as New CEO
RALEIGH, N.C. —   PrecisionHawk, a provider of advanced commercial drone technologies, today announced that Michael Chasen has been appointed as the company's new chief executive officer (CEO). As a serial entrepreneur and veteran technology leader, Chasen...
4,000 Organisations Signed Up to the PSMA
Accessing digital maps has never been easier thanks to the Public Sector Mapping Agreement (PSMA) – a centrally funded licensing agreement between Government and Ordnance Survey. The PSMA allows geographic data to be widely available, free at the point of use and...
Insitu, FireWhat, Esri Join Forces in Fighting Wildfires With Eyes in the Sky
COSTA MESA, Calif. – Insitu, a leading information services company with more than one million operational unmanned aircraft systems flight hours, today announced its partnership with FireWhat, and Esri, the world leader in spatial analytics. Through this...
GeoNexus Welcomes POWER Engineers as Systems Integration Partner
GeoNexus has formalized their relationship with POWER Engineers Inc. (POWER) as a new Systems Integration Partner. POWER is an industry leading, global consulting engineering firm specializing in the delivery of integrated solutions. With an established expertise in...
Esri and NASA Collaborate to Advance Cloud Access to Imagery
Redlands, California—December 17, 2015 — Esri and NASA are collaborating to improve access to imagery and raster data stored in the cloud using a combination of two technologies, Meta Raster Format (MRF) and Limited Error Raster Compression (LERC). MRF is an Open...
Wildfires Light Up Portugal
On June 17, 2017, lightning reportedly ignited a deadly wildfire that spread across the mountainous areas of Pedrógão Grande”a municipality in central Portugal located about 160 kilometers northeast of Lisbon.
NASA-UK Space Agency Project Sees Ecometrica Spearhead Collaboration with Top Universities to Monitor Forest and Climate Change
UK and USA, 15 June 2016 - Sustainability software and data company Ecometrica is spearheading an international collaboration to monitor the Earth's forests and tackle climate change. It follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the firm and the...
