By Jack Dangermond, founder and president of Esri (www.esri.com), Redlands, Calif. Today, our world is facing serious challenges on many fronts. It’s becoming clear we need to collectively work to create a better future. This means leveraging our best design talent,...
New Blue Marble Image Captivates Millions
People love images of the full disk of Earth as it would appear from space. NASA science colleague Norman Kuring recently took some fresh data from the agency’s newest Earth observation satellite, projected them onto a disk and voila—3 million people viewed the...
Valtus Imagery Services Announces Availability of DigitalGlobe Precision Aerial Product through Online Store
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Nov. 19, 2013—Valtus Imagery Services, pioneers of industry leading spatial data access solutions, today announced the availability of DigitalGlobe’s Precision Aerial product through its online spatial data store. The fully automated...
Spotlight on Sea-Level Rise
Scientists recently gathered in the Azores to share findings on how satellites have revealed changes in the height of the sea, ice, inland bodies of water and more. Of concern to all is the fact that global sea level has not only been rising steadily over the last 25 years, but recently it is rising at a much faster rate.
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...
MDA Continues to Provide RADARSAT Information in India
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 12, 2014—MDA’s Information Systems group (MDA) today announced that it has signed a contract with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of India to continue to provide RADARSAT information until June 2015. NRSC has...
Kratos Receives $10.2 Million Unmanned Drone Systems Contract Award from U.S. Government Agency
SAN DIEGO - Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Unmanned Systems Division (USD) recently received a sole source single award engineering services contract with a maximum...
EagleView Welcomes Tad Finer as Chief Revenue Officer
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Â EagleView, a leading geospatial technology provider of software, aerial imagery and analytics, today announced the appointment of Tad Finer as Chief Revenue Officer. At EagleView, Finer will report to CEO Chris Jurasek, and will lead the...
Phase One Selects Globe Flight as Sales Partner for Drone Solutions in Germany and Austria
Phase One P3 DJI Offers Millimeter Resolution COPENHAGEN – Phase One, a leading developer of digital imaging technologies, has named Globe Flight GmbH as its reseller of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solutions in Germany and Austria. Based in Barbing,...
AirMap Acquires Hangar Technology, Expanding its Capabilities and Technology Offerings to Serve Developers and Enterprises
LOS ANGELES -Â AirMap, the leading global airspace intelligence platform for the drone economy, today announced that it has acquired Hangar Technology, a leading drone workflow automation platform for enterprises. The acquisition continues AirMap's strategy of...
