SSL, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, today announced it has exercised its right to terminate participation in the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS)...
Airbus Defence and Space to Launch DIRECTV 15, its 100th Geostationary Telecommunications Satellite
May 21, 2015 — The launch of DIRECTV 15, the United States’ most powerful television broadcasting satellite, is scheduled for 27 May from Kourou on board an Ariane 5 launcher. Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, is the prime...
Octo Wins Agile Development Contract to Provide Enhanced Geospatial Intelligence Capabilities to the Intelligence Community
Octo today announced it has been awarded a 2.5 year contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide geospatial product development under the GEOINT Services, Data Services, Core Delivery Teams (CDT) contract. This contract supports the NGA...
RapidEye Commits to Data Continuity
Berlin, Germany, Jan. 17, 2013—RapidEye, a leader in high-resolution, wide area repetitive coverage of earth through its constellation of five satellites announced a positive update on the health and lifespan of its satellites. In addition, Michael Oxfort has been...
East View Celebrates 25 Years
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 31, 2014—East View Information Services is proud to announce its 25th year anniversary as a premier provider of uncommon information from extraordinary places. In 1989, a Soviet military specialist in Moscow and an American graduate student...
Industry Updates
Commercial Data Market Slows But Remains Strong According to Euroconsult’s latest research report, Satellite-Based Earth Observation: Market Prospects to 2021, the 2011 market for commercial Earth observation data grew only 6 percent to $1.4 billion, following five...
Cadasta Foundation Receives Esri's Sustainable Development Award for Exceptional Achievement at Esri Partner Conference
Washington, D.C. - Cadasta Foundation received the Esri Sustainable Development Award at the 2022 Esri Partner Conference (EPC) held in Palm Springs, California March 5–7, 2022. This award was presented to Cadasta for helping partners meet global sustainable...
USGS Historical Maps Go Digital
U.S. Geological Survey has publicly released more than 161,000 digitally scanned historical maps spanning more than 130 years and covering the coterminous lower 48 states.
SolSpec Transforms Risk Assessments for Civil Infrastructure Inspections with New Aerial Data Geoprocessing Platform
LAS VEGAS - Today at the Commercial UAV Expo, SolSpec, Inc. announced early access to its flagship aerial analytics and data management platform, a cloud-based geoprocessing solution that transforms aerial data into actionable risk analysis and predictive modeling to...
RapidDeploy Partners with EagleView to Save Critical Time for 911 Emergencies
EagleView high-resolution aerial imagery now available to 911 on the RapidDeploy platform AUSTIN, Texas - RapidDeploy, the leading provider of cloud-native 911 mapping and analytics solutions for Public Safety, announced today that they have partnered...
