Thursday, December 6th, 2018
SIMI VALLEY, Calif.- AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems for both defense and commercial applications, today announced it is supporting the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program to assess the environmental impact of the Woolsey wildfire in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area of Southern California. Burning over 96,949
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) has selected a suite of software from Hexagon’s Safety & Infrastructure division to improve incident and work management at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Some 400 companies operate at Toronto Pearson, and the new systems will increase operational efficiency across the airport and among various stakeholders, from airside maintenance to
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
SAN DIEGO, Dec – Netradyne, a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology focusing on driver and fleet safety, today announced a global partnership with HYUNDAI MNSOFT, a Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary specializing in location-based services (LBS), cloud-based connected navigation software and future high definition (HD) maps for autonomous vehicles. Each bringing a unique skillset and expertise, this
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
MDA, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), announced today that it was selected by Airbus to provide a conceptual design of a rover mobility system and sample acquisition system planned to explore Mars and acquire samples that will be returned to Earth. The rover, a small vehicle approximately 1 metre wide by 1.5
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah – Auric Solar, a residential and commercial solar power provider, has turned to Nearmap, a premium global location content provider specializing in high-resolution, aerial maps, to accelerate the company’s initial assessments, have a more complete and accurate view of properties, and create winning proposals. Auric accesses Nearmap imagery through the Aurora Solar
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
REDLANDS, Calif. – Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced a partnership with the team behind the Ocean Health Index (OHI), the first program to comprehensively assess ocean health. The OHI itself is a joint project of Conservation International and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Together, the organizations have integrated
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
According to a new Finnish-Chinese study reported in Global Change Biology, global warming increases frost damage on trees in large areas of Central Europe. Late frost damages are economically important in agriculture and forestry. In certain years, they are known to have caused losses amounting to hundreds of millions of euros. Climate change and increasing
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
VR-Helsinki aims to become the service platform for sustainable tourism. The unique virtual city experience has been developed by the City of Helsinki together with its partner VR-studio ZOAN. Virtual Helsinki will be presented at Slush, the world’s leading startup event, on 4-5 December. Virtual Helsinki is a digital twin of Helsinki that has been
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
PALO ALTO, CA – SSL, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, congratulates NASA on the successful touchdown of its InSight Lander on Mars following its six-month interplanetary voyage from California. The lander is equipped with a highly capable robotic arm built by SSL Robotics
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
BERKELEY, Calif. – New Light Technologies (NLT) was the primary sponsor of this year’s second annual Geo4Dev conference, organized by the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), a hub for global development research at UC Berkeley. On November 15, 2018, the event brought together the country’s leading geospatial experts in conversation about the today’s role of GIS
