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Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Excelitas Technologies’ New Surface Mount 905 nm Pulsed Semiconductor Laser Offers High Beam Placement Accuracy at Competitive Price

WALTHAM, Mass., February 16, 2016 – Excelitas Technologies® Corp., a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, introduced today the Surface Mount 905 nm Pulsed Semiconductor Laser (SMD Laser), offering the capability of automated pick-and-place high-volume assembly. In addition, the unique SMD design delivers higher beam placement accuracy than a lead-frame, plastic

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Geospatial Analytics Market Worth 72.21 Billion USD by 2020

According to a new market research report “Geospatial Analytics Market by Type (Surface Analysis, Network Analysis, Geovisualization), Technology, Application, Vertical, Region (Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Latin America) – Global Forecast to 2020″, published by MarketsandMarkets, is expected to grow from USD 27.42 Billion in 2015 to USD 72.21 Billion by 2020, at a

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

MQ-4C Triton UAS Completes Operational Assessment

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Feb. 17, 2016 — The MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) built for the U.S. Navy by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully completed Operational Assessment (OA). Pending final data analysis, the completion of this milestone signals the maturity of the system and paves the way for a positive Milestone

Wednesday, February 17th, 2016

Ball Aerospace Completes Instrument Integration on Nation’s Next Polar-orbiting Weather Satellite

BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 17,  2016 — All five of the complex and critical instruments that will deliver data for NOAA’s next polar-orbiting weather satellite mission have been integrated by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. on the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) satellite. The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) was the final instrument to be integrated onto the

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

RIEGL is Attending, Exhibiting, and Presenting at ILMF!

RIEGL will be attending, exhibiting and presenting at ILMF! International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) is a technical conference and exhibition showcasing the latest airborne, terrestrial, and underwater LiDAR, as well as emerging remote-sensing and data collection tools and technologies. Connect with hundreds of professionals seeking LiDAR and other 3D geospatial data collection technologies to support

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Last Days to Submit Papers for WITFOR 2016

Tuesday 16 February 2016 — ICT professionals and government policy makers wanting to present their strategies for progressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals at the IFIP World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2016 have two weeks to submit their papers and demo proposals for review. March 1st 2016 is the deadline for submissions, with the event

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Elbit Systems Introduces Skylark 3: The Latest Addition To Its Family Of Mini-UAS

Elbit Systems has developed the Skylark3, a new autonomous mini Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), best suited for brigades and divisions in “beyond the next hill” reconnaissance, counterinsurgency and force protection missions, as well as for use in a range of civil applications, such as border and coastal security and anti-terror operations. The new system has

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Growing Adoption of Open-Source GIS Software Driving the Global GIS Market Through 2020, Says Technavio

LONDON — According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global geographic information system (GIS) market is set to reach close to USD 16 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of more than 10%. This research report titled ‘Global GIS Market 2016-2020’ provides an in-depth analysis of the market in terms of

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Sentinel-3: A New Window on the Changing State of Our Oceans

Climate change is much discussed, says Dr Simon Keogh of the Met Office, and to inform the conversation the Met Office uses historical scientific data including sea-surface temperature records, based on data from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) series of satellite instruments. These instruments, designed and built in the UK, provided accurate infrared measurements

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Bluesky Sponsors UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Expansion in Kenya

Leicestershire, UK, 16 February 2016 – Aerial mapping company Bluesky is aiding the expansion of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Kenya. Working with Cranfield University, the UK based aerial survey specialist will provide financial and technical support for the project that will use remotely sensed data, such as aerial photography, satellite imagery and 3D height