PALO ALTO, Calif. - SSL, a business unit of Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR) and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, announced today it was selected by NASA to conduct a...
Esri Collaborates with Mobileye to Bring Real-Time Sensor Data to Public Transit
REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today announced a collaboration with Mobileye, an Intel Company and a leading provider of advanced driver-assistance systems software, to integrate Esri mapping, analysis, and visualization with...
CTIA Calls on FAA to Recognize That Commercial Wireless Networks Offer Best Platform to Support Fast-Growing Drone Market
WASHINGTON -Â CTIA, the wireless association, today called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to recognize that commercial wireless networks offer the best communications platform to support America's fast-growing drone market. CTIA and the wireless industry...
Radiant Solutions is Transforming Global Mapping and Intelligence with Unique Geospatial Information and Insights
HERNDON, Va.- Radiant Solutions, the newly formed geospatial services business unit of Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR) today announced its strategy for combining its legacy businesses to create a new...
Nearmap Releases Panorama and Oblique Aerial Imagery Inside New MapBrowser Interface
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah - Nearmap, a location content provider specializing in high-resolution aerial maps, announces the release of new forms of location content—Nearmap Panorama and Nearmap Oblique—available through a new MapBrowser™ interface. Nearmap has long...
Huawei and Hexagon Geospatial Showcase Geospatial Solutions at Smart City Expo World Congress 2017
BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 14, 2017 - Hexagon Geospatial is proud to announce that we will partner with Huawei to showcase Smart City solutions at Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, 14-16 November. Huawei, a leader in the Information and Communications...
Boundless Releases Server Product to Offer Complete Ecosystem of Enterprise GIS Solutions
St. Louis, MO – Nov. 14, 2017 – Boundless, the leader in open GIS for the enterprise, today announced the next iteration of its GIS software, Boundless Server. The company also announced that it has rebranded its flagship product, Boundless Suite, as Boundless...
USGS Releases Landsat Analysis Ready Data
Improvements to the quality and usability of Landsat satellite data have been made with the release of a new USGS product called Landsat Analysis Ready Data (ARD), which will help reduce the time needed to process and analyze data and imagery, a significant advantage to scientists studying landscape changes, including changes from wildfires, hurricanes, vegetation cover, drought and other events.
Apollo 4 Test Flight Celebrates 50th Anniversary
On Nov. 9, 1967, the uncrewed Apollo 4 test flight made a great ellipse around Earth as a test of the translunar motors and high-speed entry required of a crewed flight returning from the moon. A 70-millimeter camera was programmed to look out a window toward Earth and take a series of photographs from high apogee.
Sefton Council Uses GIS to Support ˜One Council' Policy
One of the roles of the technical services team at Sefton Council is to support the Planning & Building Control department. This ranges from managing data used by planning officers on a day-today basis to producing evidence based work to assist the policy team....
