Monday, August 6th, 2018
Toulouse – Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by Telesat as a major industrial partner to support their System Design and Risk Management phase for Telesat’s LEO constellation now in development. Under the terms of the contract, Airbus will perform system optimisation, requirements engineering, and initial design of key hardware and software components for
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
University of North Alabama Offers Online GIS Analyst Certificate Program – This certificate program consists of seven courses which can be completed within one year. Learning ArcGIS Pro 1: Maps & Projects (September 18 – October 11, 2018) Learning ArcGIS Pro 2: Editing, Analysis & Automation (October 16 – November 15, 2018) Learning ArcGIS Pro 3:
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
Aerial mapping company Bluesky has captured aerial photography and 3D map coverage of Malta. Working alongside tender lead IIC Technologies and Ordnance Survey, Bluesky captured ultra-high-resolution aerial photography together with high-density Lidar measurements. Part of the Spatial Data Integration for the Maltese Islands (SIntegraM) project, the data will be used across various government departments and entities as
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
USGIF is excited to announce the addition of Al Di Leonardo and Patty Mims to the Foundation’s Board of Directors. USGIF’s Board includes 26 directors representing the many aspects of the broad and expanding GEOINT Community. Di Leonardo is an experienced intelligence and special operations officer and is widely recognized as a subject matter expert
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
The Navy announced today that its next generation narrowband satellite communication system has been approved for expanded operational use by U.S. Strategic Command. The authorization paves the way for Navy and Marine Corps early-adopter commands to use the system on deployment as early as this fall, primarily in the Pacific theater. The Navy’s on-orbit, five-satellite
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
WESTMINSTER, Colo.- Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR), a leading global provider of advanced space technology solutions for commercial and government markets, commends the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on the approval of a new bill that would simplify and bring clarity to regulations in the remote
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
NEW YORK – Mapfit today announced that it has appointed accomplished technology executive and investor, Jeroen Seghers as Chief Executive Officer to lead the company through its next phase of innovation and spur exponential growth. In June 2018, Mapfit announced its seed funding round, which Seghers participated in as an investor and board member. The
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
DENVER – With drones becoming an increasingly common worksite tool, Komatsu has identified aerial mapping and analytics as a key component of their Smart Construction initiative—a range of integrated hardware and software products designed to offer an end-to-end workflow for each phase of construction. “A Komatsu Smart Construction jobsite by definition is technology enhanced and production
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. – Attendees at this year’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Technology Forum in Broken Arrow, Okla., can expect to hear a wide-range of quality speakers, including a couple of nationally known and respected industry professionals. The UAS Tech Forum runs Sept. 12-13 inside the new Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Broken
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
REDLANDS, Calif.- Exciting new uses for GIS around the world were celebrated at the thirty-eighth annual Esri User Conference in San Diego, California, held July 9–13. Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, recognized users of the company’s technology who are changing their organizations as well as the world around them. One particular set of
