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Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

GEO Jobe GIS Welcomes Emma Krummel to Role of Jr. Solution Engineer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – GEO Jobe (www.geo-jobe.com), a leading GIS software and geospatial solutions provider and developers of Admin Tools, Mapfolio, and the GEOpowered cloud for ArcGIS, is pleased to welcome Emma Krummel to the team in the role of Jr. Solutions Engineer. Based in our Nashville, Tennessee HQ, Emma will  contribute to our existing team

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

Initial Signals Received from Six Small Satellites Built by SSL for Planet

PALO ALTO, Calif. – SSL, a business unit of Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.) (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR) announced today that six satellites it built for Planet’s SkySat Earth observation constellation launched yesterday and made initial contact with ground stations according to plan. The satellites were launched aboard a Minotaur-C rocket from the

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Seeks Public Comment on the TimeseriesML 1.2 Candidate Standard

Through the use of existing OGC standards, TimeseriesML 1.2 aims at being an interoperable exchange format that may be re-used to address a range of time series data exchange requirements and scenarios. Example areas of usage are: cross-border exchange of observational data; release of data for public dissemination; enhancing disaster management through data exchange; and

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

SunPower is First to Receive Automated Access for Drone Flights in U.S. FAA Controlled Airspace

SAN JOSE, Calif. – SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced today that it is the first company to receive approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) for automatic access to operate a drone in regulated airspace over controlled airports. The new access category, called Low Altitude Authorization Capability (LAANC), was released this month in a

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

Kratos Receives $14.5 Million in Unmanned Aerial Drone System Contract Awards

SAN DIEGO – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider announced today that it has recently received $14.5 million in contract awards for eight high performance, jet powered unmanned aerial drone systems, communication, ground control and related systems from certain National Security related customers.  Kratos is a leading provider

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

DigitalGlobe and Orbital Insight Deepen Partnership to Fuel Analytic Solutions

WESTMINSTER, Colo. & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – DigitalGlobe, a business unit of Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR), today announced a multi-year agreement with Orbital Insight to expand the scope of their existing data partnership and fuel global-scale analytic solutions. Orbital Insight, a leader in geospatial analytics, will operate at petabyte-scale as a DigitalGlobe Geospatial

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

Calspan Invests in the Future of Drone Technology

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Calspan is pleased to announce the acquisition, modification, and certification of a long-range fixed-wing unmanned aircraft for the purposes of aerial surveying, LIDAR mapping, and 3D photography.  This new unmanned aircraft allows Calspan to enter emerging markets that service public utilities and government agencies. Unique features of Calspan’s unmanned system consist of

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

Kinetica Executives to Speak about Advanced Analytics for Portfolio Management, GPU-Accelerated Databases and Geospatial Analytics at Upcoming Conferences and Webinars

SAN FRANCISCO – Kinetica, provider of the world’s fastest GPU-accelerated analytics database, today announced its senior executives will speak about advanced analytics for portfolio management, GPU-accelerated databases and location-based analytics at upcoming industry conferences including NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference and Newsweek AI & Data Science Capital Markets.  Additionally, Kinetica will co-host two webinars with research

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

DroneDeploy Releases Fortune 500 Enterprise Mapping Software

SAN FRANCISCO – DroneDeploy, the leading drone software platform, today announced sweeping updates to its enterprise solution—allowing companies of all sizes to scale their drone operations and gain access to valuable drone data faster than ever before. New partnerships, platform, and product features make it possible to produce more accurate maps, get drone training from industry

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

Esri Founder and President Jack Dangermond to Talk about UN Sustainable Development Goals at EFGS

Redlands, California—Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today announced that its founder and president, Jack Dangermond, will be a keynote speaker at the EFGS 2017 Conference in Dublin, Ireland, to be held Thursday, November 2 through Friday, November 3. The European Forum for Geography and Statistics (EFGS) started as a voluntary cooperation between National