VIENNA, TOKYO, September 10, 2015 — The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) today announced the joint initiative "KiboCUBE" which will offer educational and research institutions from developing...
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and aerospace company Avio
VIENNA(United Nations Information Service) - The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and aerospace company Avio S.p.A. announced an opportunity for educational or research institutions, in particular from developing countries, to deploy a 1 Unit...
UN Member States Participate in 3rd Plenary of UN-GGIM: Europe
More than 100 delegates representing 31 countries gathered in Budapest, Hungary recently for the 3rd Plenary of UN-GGIM: Europe.  The meeting, which was officially opened by Katalin Tóth, Deputy State Secretary on International Relations of the Ministry of...
UN Global Compact Recognizes Turkcell CEO as a 2017 SDG Pioneer
NEW YORK - The United Nations Global Compact, the sustainability platform that the United Nations has launched to remove poverty and ensure that all people live in peace and prosperity, has determined 10 SDG Pioneers – individuals from around the world who are...
UN Expert Committee Outline the Future Trends in Digital Mapping
December 18, 2015 — The report titled, ‘Future Trends in geospatial information management: the five to ten year vision’, is the second edition of the international report, following on from its first publication in 2011. This visionary report presents the...
Umitron Expands Early Stage Funding to S$15.2mil and Starts Data Service for Aquaculture Insurance Leveraging IoT and Satellite Remote Sensing
SINGAPORE - UMITRON PTE. LTD. (Location: Singapore, Co-founder / Managing director Masahiko Yamada, hereinafter "Umitron") announced that it has raised S$3.7mil funding from Mirai Creation Fund operated by SPARX Group. Co., Ltd. on 6th September as the additional...
Umbra Selected by Space Development Agency to Integrate Remote Sensing Capabilities into Future Space Architecture
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Umbra, a vertically integrated space technology company operating the world's highest resolution commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, announced today that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by the Space...
Umbra Raises $32M to Expand Satellite Constellation
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. - Umbra, a 5.5-year-old Santa Barbara-based intelligence and technology company, announced that it has raised $32 million in equity financing. The financing was led by Nimble Ventures with participation from Umbra’s existing investors -...
Umbra Partners with EUSI to Offer SAR Imagery to European Remote Sensing Projects
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Umbra, a leader in advanced space radar technology, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with European Space Imaging (EUSI), a leading provider of Very High Resolution (VHR) optical satellite imagery. This partnership will allow...
UMBRA OFFERS THE WORLD’S MOST CAPABLE SAR SATELLITES TO CUSTOMERS
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Umbra, a vertically integrated space technology company operating the world's most capable Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, today announced a new business line focused on delivering fully operational satellite missions to customers...
