Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the prime contractor to develop EGNOS V3, the next generation of the European Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) planned to provide the aviation community with advanced Safety of Life services and...
Kittyhawk Raises $5M Funding Round to Build Next-Generation Enterprise Drone Solutions
SAN FRANCISCO -Â Kittyhawk, the enterprise drone solutions company, today announced it raised $5M in funding, bringing the company's total capital raised to $6.5M. Kittyhawk raised the capital to further its capabilities as a full stack enterprise drone solution to...
Global Spending on Robots and Drones to Reach $128.7B in 2020
Research and analysis firm IDC updated its forecast for global spending on robotics systems and drones, forecasting $128.7 billion for 2020, with spending expected to reach $241.4 billion by 2023.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Supports GEO Business 2015
April 7, 2015 — In the countdown to GEO Business 2015, which takes place at the Business Design Centre in London from 27-28 May 2015, the organisers are excited to announce that the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) will be providing valuable industry input as...
VeriDaaS Initiates California Statewide LiDAR Collection Project
DENVER, Colorado — VeriDaaS today announced that it has completed test flights necessary to begin its statewide California mapping project by acquiring high-density LiDAR elevation data on multiple areas of interest (AOIs). This data will be used for evaluation...
Airbus Defence and Space to Enhance Qatar Armed Forces Command and Control Capabilities with Direct Access to Satellite Imagery
Qatar Armed Forces will receive and process satellite data through a multi-mission Direct Receiving Station. This ground infrastructure will be specifically equipped with all necessary tools to support military operations, crisis monitoring or environment studies...
Pix4D and Prostar Partner to Provide Precision 3D Augmented Reality of Critical Underground Infrastructure Worldwide
Lausanne, April 9, 2025 — Pix4D, a global leader in photogrammetry and 3D mapping technology, and ProStar Holdings Inc. (“ProStar®”) (TSXV: MAPS) (OTCQX: MAPPF) (FSE: 5D00), a leading provider of Precision Mapping Solutions®, announce a strategic partnership. This...
Map of the Month: Demographics, Multiple-person households with children, Germany 2019
GfK's Map of the Month for March shows the regional distribution of multiple-person households with children in Germany in 2019. Most German schools and kindergartens are currently closed in order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving millions of...
Grand New View of the Canyon
It is up to 18 miles (29 kilometers) wide and one mile (1.6 km) deep, stretching 277 river miles (446 km). It is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. Now, thanks to a joint American and Japanese science team, we have a new perspective on the Grand Canyon and many other topographic features of the planet.
Searching for Underground Energy Sources from Space
July 27, 2015 — Data from ESA’s GOCE gravity satellite are being used to improve models of Earth’s geology, indicating the potential locations of subsurface energy sources. The satellite known as the ‘Ferrari of space’ has measured Earth’s gravity with...
