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Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

GEO Jobe to share “The Power of GIS, Simplified” at the 2018 Esri Partner Conference and DevSummit

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – GEO Jobe is pleased to announce the team will be attending and exhibiting once again at the 2018 Esri Partner Conference (March 3-5) and the Esri DevSummit (March 6-9) at the Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, CA. The GEO Jobe team will be represented by executives and developers from the company’s

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Envitia Appoints Nabil Lodey as CEO

Envitia Group PLC, the leading provider of geospatial technology and solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nabil Lodey as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect. Nabil has over 20 years of leading innovative organisations, most recently in the Internet of Things (IoT) software market. John Massey, the founder and Chairman of Envitia,

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Maxar Technologies Announces William McCombe is Stepping Down as CFO, Anil Wirasekara Appointed Interim CFO

SAN FRANCISCO and VANCOUVER – Maxar Technologies Ltd.  (“Maxar” or the “Company”, formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. “MDA”), (NYSE and TSX: MAXR), a leading global provider of advanced space technology solutions for commercial and government markets, today announced that William McCombe is stepping down as Chief Financial Officer of Maxar effective immediately. Anil Wirasekara, who previously

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

Mapbox Launches Global Reality-Grade AR Location Platform

BARCELONA, Spain – As static 2D maps fade away with the bezels of mobile phones, the future interfaces for navigation and gaming exist in augmented reality. App developers need new frameworks and reality-grade location data to build the next generation of spatially-enabled augmented reality experiences. Mapbox AR is the first comprehensive toolkit combining AR rendering software

Monday, February 26th, 2018

Vricon Launches Telco Suite at Mobile World Congress

McLean, Virginia – Vricon is pleased to announce that it is launching its Telco Suite at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.  MWC participants can see a demonstration of the Telco Suite in Vricon’s booth, located at #6L8. The Vricon Telco Suite is designed to help telecommunications companies navigate the rapid changes happening

Monday, February 26th, 2018

Airbus DS Communications Launches VESTA Map Local to Improve 9-1-1 Location Accuracy

TEMECULA, Calif. – Airbus DS Communications, a pioneer in public safety communications, announced today that it has launched a new solution within its VESTA® 9-1-1 portfolio – VESTA® Map Local. The new mapping platform was developed with Airbus DS Communications‘ technology partner GeoComm. It is one of the first mapping systems to integrate both RapidSOS

Monday, February 26th, 2018

Maxar Technologies’ DigitalGlobe Expands Agreements with Two Major Commercial Technology Customers, Extending Its Leadership Position in High-Resolution Satellite Imagery

SAN FRANCISCO & WESTMINSTER, Colo.- DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies Ltd. company (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) (NYSE and TSX: MAXR), today announced the extension and expansion of multi-year agreements with two major existing commercial technology customers, one of which is DigitalGlobe’s largest commercial contract ever. These new multi-year agreements feature increased annual contract values

Monday, February 26th, 2018

Sentera Adds Gimbaled NDVI Data Capture to DJI Phantom 4 Drone Series

MINNEAPOLIS – Sentera today announced the availability of a Micro Gimbal upgrade for Sentera Single sensors mounted on the popular DJI Phantom 4 Pro, Advanced, or Standard drone platforms. The micro gimbal compensates for drone pitch and roll so that the Single captures imagery closer to a straight-down (nadir) position. Sentera’s latest offering will help

Monday, February 26th, 2018

TomTom Launches New Navigation for Motorbike Riders: the TomTom RIDER 550

AMSTERDAM -TomTom (TOM2) today announced a new navigation device created for motorbike riders. The TomTom RIDER 550 has several new features to make it faster, smarter and better connected. The new features start with Wi-Fi® updating – no more wires or computers are needed to update the device with the included Lifetime Services* (World Maps,

Monday, February 26th, 2018

Loveland Innovations Awarded Patent for Roofing Test Squares Using Aerial Drones

ALPINE, Utah – Loveland Innovations®, maker of advanced data analytics solutions and drone-based data gathering tools, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded it a new patent for what is believed to be the most effective approach to deriving test squares from drone-based data. This fifth granted patent for Loveland Innovations