Following an immensely successful week at the Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas 28-30 October 2019, the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) and FAA-designated Nevada UAS Test Site announced the official launch of its world premier business-to-business (B2B)...
Map of the Month: GfK Purchasing Power Europe 2019
GfK's Map of the Month for November shows the distribution of purchasing power in Europe in 2019. According to GfK's latest purchasing power study, Europeans have an average of €14,739 per person available for spending and saving in 2019, which equates to growth of...
TomTom Establishes Research Lab for Self-Driving Vehicle Mapping
AMSTERDAM – TomTom and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) today announced the launch of a new public-private research lab to focus on autonomous driving. The Atlas Lab project will focus on using artificial intelligence to develop advanced, accurate and safe...
Texas A&M University to Establish Trimble Technology Lab for Geosciences
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and COLLEGE STATION, Texas -Â Texas A&M University has received a gift from Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) to establish a state-of-the-art Trimble Technology Lab in the College of Geosciences. The Lab will provide an integrated field and classroom...
DJI Demonstrates Direct Drone-To-Phone Remote Identification
DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today demonstrated a direct drone-to-phone, Wi-Fi based solution to remotely identify airborne drones, pioneering an easy way for anyone with a smartphone to monitor nearby drones for enhanced...
USGIF Accepting Applications for Annual Scholarship Program
Herndon, Virginia —The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announced the opening of its 2020 Scholarship Program earlier this month. Every year, USGIF awards scholarships of various amounts to exceptional students studying geospatial sciences...
DroneDeploy announces $35M Series D led by Bessemer Venture Partners
SAN FRANCISCO -Â DroneDeploy, the leading enterprise-grade drone software solution, today announced it closed a $35 million Series D round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Bessemer partner David Cowan, a 14-time Midas list investor, will also join the Board. "Drones...
XAG Wins Top Honour the ‘Best Innovation in Precision Farming Technology’ at Crop Science Awards 2019
LONDON - XAG has been awarded Best Innovation in Precision Farming Technology for its smart agriculture solutions at Crop Science Awards 2019 presented in London, United Kingdom on November 12. XAG is the first Chinese agriculture technology company awarded the Crop...
ManTech Wins $82 Million NSWC Crane Award for Technical Innovation in Next Generation Unmanned ISR Aircraft
HERNDON, Va.- ManTech (Nasdaq: MANT) announced today that it has been awarded a five-year $82 million prime task order to provide analysis, research and development support for the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division in support of Naval Air Systems...
LeddarTech is Recognized as a CES 2020 Innovation Award Honoree for The Leddar Pixell, a Cocoon LiDAR Recently Released for the Autonomous Vehicle Market
QUEBEC CITY - LeddarTech®, an industry leader in LiDAR technology providing the most versatile and scalable auto and mobility LiDAR platform, continues to impress with the recent announcement of an award at the prestigious CES 2020 Innovation Awards in the Vehicle...
