The drone revolution is disrupting industries ranging from agriculture to filmmaking. According to a new study by PwC on the commercial applications of drone technology, the emerging global market for business services using drones is valued at over $127 bn. With...
Sanborn Commercial Drone Services in Full Swing
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 29, 2015—The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) announces that several of its seasoned pilots have completed extensive unmanned aircraft system (UAS) training and now are qualified to perform commercial flights with the firm's UAS....
Cobham and GA-ASI Extend Partnership to Provide UAV Whole Life Support in the UK and Australia
Cobham Aviation Services (Cobham) and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) have today signed a Teaming Agreement to create an affiliation covering whole life support arrangements for GA-ASI products in the UK and Australia. The teaming arrangement...
SLANTRANGE Combines UAS Sensing and Analytics for Agricultural Insight
SLANTRANGE is a new sensor and analytics company that measures vegetation health to provide growers with accurate and real-time information about crop conditions. The company recently won the 2015 South by Southwest (SXSW) Accelerator Competition.
Mobile LIDAR Systems and Services Guide
Mobile light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems represent a new level of automation and accuracy for surveying roads, including route inventory, bridge structures, bridge clearance and highway-pavement surveys. Vehicle-mounted laser scanner systems have...
ESNC to Reward Ideas for a Connected World
April 2, 2015—The Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 are currently top of the list for both the digital economy and traditional industrial sectors. Indeed, localisation technology has become essential for either of these realms. In an interconnected world, constant...
GGP's GIS Transforms Wyre Forest Council's Operational Services Â
Croydon, UK, March 17, 2015—The UK's Wyre Forest District Council is using a GIS from GGP Systems to transform the delivery of frontline services. Used to support a ‘one stop shop’ phone service, the Council’s Operational Services Division is using GGP’s...
Jensen Bowers Group Expands with the Addition of Geoimage Pty Ltd
BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 4, 2015—Continuing its strategy of evolving to deliver innovative solutions to clients around Australia, Jensen Bowers Group has acquired Geoimage Pty Ltd. The combination of the two companies and their innovative technologies and services...
TASC Awarded $25 Million NGA Application Operations Services Contract
CHANTILLY, Va., Jan. 23, 2015—TASC has been awarded a contract by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to serve as its Application Operations Service Provider (AOSP). In this role, TASC will manage the business and technical aspects of soliciting,...
