Fugro has begun work on its first task order under a recently awarded multi-year hydrographic services contract with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Located off the north-west coast of Florida, the project involves acquisition of...
GRW Purchases Optech Gemini ALTM LiDAR Sensor
LEXINGTON, Ky., July 30, 2013—GRW announced today that the firm has purchased an Optech Gemini Airborne Laser Terrain Mapper (ALTM), adding to the company’s full realm of geospatial mapping solutions, including Digital Aerial Photography, Aerial LiDAR, ground...
ESA Selects Airbus Defence and Space for Two New Sentinel-2 Satellites
Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second-largest space company, has signed a contract, worth around 285 million euros with the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver two further optical satellites for the European Copernicus programme. As part of the Sentinel-2...
Flirtey Partners with Pioneering Ambulance Service to Launch First Emergency Drone Delivery Program in United States
RENO, Nev.- Flirtey, the leading drone delivery service, and REMSA, a community-integrated emergency medical services provider, today announced a partnership to launch the first automated external defibrillator (AED) drone delivery service in the United States....
CACI Awarded Prime Position on $978 Million IDIQ for National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
ARLINGTON, Va.- CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) announced today that it has been awarded a prime position on the Full-Motion Video (FMV) functional area of the Multi-Intelligence Analytical and Collection Support Services (MACSS) multiple-award, indefinite...
Global Mapper v.20 Now Available with Improved 3D Model Functionality and New Map Layout Options
Hallowell, Maine - Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Global Mapper version 20. The latest release of this acclaimed GIS software includes numerous new tools, functional upgrades, and performance...
Airbus, Hexagon sign on to Geo Connect Asia 2020
Airbus and Hexagon will be joining Geo Connect Asia 2020, South East Asia’s first-ever geospatial services and location intelligence event taking place on 18 and 19 March at Suntec Singapore. What organisers are calling an Asian event with a global audience, Geo...
Telespazio announces support for AWS Ground Station with its cloud-based service platform ENABLE
ENABLE helps space start-ups to accelerate remote sensing, IoT, satellite communications and early launch applications development, and supports end-of-life clean-up projects minimizing costs. Digantara and NuSpace among first customers to build space applications and...
2016 URISA Vanguard Cabinet Announced
Des Plaines, IL, February 9, 2016 — URISA is pleased to announce the 2016 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...
Space42’s Thuraya 4 Satellite Successfully Launched Into Orbit
ABU DHABI, UAE and CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space42 (ADX: SPACE42), the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, has successfully launched its Thuraya 4 (T4) telecommunications satellite into orbit. The launch represents a significant...
