Friday, September 14th, 2018
ICESat-2 launch marks final flight for the Delta II launch vehicle; would be its 100th successful launch in a row Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-27 and AJ10 engines have powered the rocket’s first and second stages with 100 percent reliability AJ10 engine family will continue to fly as part of NASA’s Orion spacecraft program SACRAMENTO, Calif. –
Friday, September 14th, 2018
ACEINNA announces OpenIMUTM – a first of its kind professionally supported, open-source GPS/GNSS-aided inertial navigation software stack for low-cost precise navigation applications. Whether you are developing autonomously guided vehicles for industrial applications, autonomous cars, factory or industrial robots, drones, ROVs, any kind of smart machine which needs to move – fast or slow, on
Friday, September 14th, 2018
International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) and Lidar Magazine are excited to announce the second annual Lidar Leader Awards, which will be presented at ILMF, taking place January 28-30, 2019 in Denver. This is an exciting opportunity for the geospatial community to recognize the amazing work being done every day by professionals like you. The joint effort
Friday, September 14th, 2018
LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite (GEO-3) successfully achieved Air Force Space Command operational acceptance. The satellite is healthy and sending data to the Mission Control Station, operated by the 460th Space Wing located at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. SBIRS GEO-3 launched
Thursday, September 13th, 2018
LOUIS, Sept. 13, 2018 – Boundless, the leader in open and scalable GIS, today announced that Boundless Exchange™, its geospatial content management system, is now available as an unlimited-user, managed service solution for state and local governments, enabling them to create and share maps across the organization without concerns about spiraling costs tied to software licenses and number
Thursday, September 13th, 2018
PARIS – Spaceflight, the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider, announced today at Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week conference that it has procured upcoming launches to Geosynchronous Orbit – a popular destination for communications satellites. The company anticipates offering rideshare opportunities to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) approximately every 12-18 months, or as customer demand
Thursday, September 13th, 2018
SINGAPORE – UMITRON PTE. LTD. (Location: Singapore, Co-founder / Managing director Masahiko Yamada, hereinafter “Umitron“) announced that it has raised S$3.7mil funding from Mirai Creation Fund operated by SPARX Group. Co., Ltd. on 6th September as the additional closing of first enterprise equity finance announced on 8th June. The total investment in this round becomes S$15.2mil and
Thursday, September 13th, 2018
IRVINE, Calif.– Getac today announced that Leica Geosystems has selected its fully rugged ZX70 Android tablet as hardware of choice for the new Leica Zeno GG04 plus Tablet Solution. The new partnership will allow Leica Geosystems to bring comprehensive geospatial data collection capabilities to its customers in all terrains and weather conditions such as utilities,
Thursday, September 13th, 2018
Townsville, Queensland – This month, Microdrones expanded its global footprint, with dedicated resources to support Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The team currently consists of a sales and customer service presence and the groundwork for rapid expansion. This comes as part of an overall global growth initiative after Microdrones added a new facility
Thursday, September 13th, 2018
MENLO PARK, Calif. – Kespry, the leading drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, today announced E Construction, a division of Colas Canada Inc., part of the worldwide Colas SA Group, is using the Kespry drone-based aerial intelligence platform for inventory management, public reporting, and mine planning. E Construction is one of Western Canada’s largest paving contractors, with
