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Thursday, August 31st, 2017

SSL-Built AsiaSat 9 Arrives at Baikonur Launch Base

PALO ALTO, Calif./Hong Kong — Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat), Asia’s leading satellite operator and Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems today announced that the high performance AsiaSat 9 satellite has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched aboard a Proton Breeze M vehicle

Thursday, August 31st, 2017

FAA’s Hurricane Harvey Update

The Federal Aviation Administration has continued to handle emergency and relief operations at a number of airports in the Hurricane Harvey area, including at Houston Hobby and George Bush Intercontinental. The FAA is prepared to support the resumption of commercial service flights when airport authorities reopen the airports. Drone Users: In areas where Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)

Tuesday, August 29th, 2017

Work Easier with Satellite Images – LandViewer Launches New Features

MENLO PARK, Calif. – The California-based company EOS have launched cloud based tool LandViewer, that allows non-expert users to select a geographic area for analysis, an earth observation data types, and then apply it for on-the-fly imagery analytics. Since the solution was first launched June 2016, the software developers have added many new features that

Tuesday, August 29th, 2017

SPOT 6/7 Imagery to Feed Satshot’s Mapping Platforms for Improved Efficiency of US Agriculture

Chantilly, VA, 28 August 2017 – Airbus Defence and Space has entered into an agreement with the GIS mapping engine operator Satshot to provide high-resolution SPOT 6/7 satellite data over a large area of the corn and wheat belt within the continental United States. SPOT 6/7 data is integrated into the Satshot platform, which can be used for deep

Tuesday, August 29th, 2017

Drone Aviation and Drone Nerds Partner to Launch FUSE Tether System for Leading DJI Commercial Drones

JACKSONVILLE, FL, Aug. 28, 2017- Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (OTCQB: DRNE) (“Drone Aviation” or the “Company”), a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, and Drone Nerds, Inc. (“Drone Nerds”) (www.dronenerds.com), the largest commercial drone sales and service organization in the United States, have partnered to launch the first commercial sales program for the FUSE

Tuesday, August 29th, 2017

World’s first Autonomous Drone Delivery System Takes Off as Flytrex Launches Flying Food Delivery in Reykjavík

(Reykjavík. ) – Drone technology company Flytrex, in partnership with AHA, Iceland’s largest online marketplace, announced today the official launch of the world’s first operational on-demand urban drone delivery service. The first-of-its-kind delivery system aims to upgrade efficiency in the Reykjavik food and consumer goods delivery industry – slashing delivery times, reducing energy consumption and streamlining delivery

Tuesday, August 29th, 2017

Matrox Graphics to Feature IP KVM & Quad 4K Enterprise Encoder at IBC 2017

(MONTREAL — Matrox Graphics will be on hand at IBC 2017 (Amsterdam, Sept. 15–19, stand 7.B29), demonstrating its latest in KVM and encoding products to address extension and AV-over-IP requirements for broadcast applications. Both recently announced, the Extio 3 IP KVM extender, and the Maevex 6150 quad 4K enterprise encoder appliance will be on display,

Tuesday, August 29th, 2017

Battelle’s DroneDefender Joins Forces with Dedrone

COLUMBUS, Ohio and SAN FRANCISCO — Battelle’s DroneDefender™ defeats drones. Dedrone’s platform alerts to the presence of rogue and unauthorized drones in protected airspace. The two market-leading companies announced today they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will explore ways to create an end-to-end solution to provide complete airspace security for our country’s

Monday, August 28th, 2017

Taking a Page from GPS History in Building ‘Zero-Code’ Solutions

By Mike Gundling  Ever since the first GPS satellite went aloft–and especially since the first smartphones and tablets provided GPS positioning–government, industry and academia have been in a never-ending search for new ways to use location-based data. Environmental organizations conduct wetland delineation surveys. Transportation companies track trucks and trains. Public-service officials seek law-enforcement and emergency

Monday, August 28th, 2017

BNPB Wins Asia Geospatial Excellence Award

JAKARTA, NETRALNEWS.COM – The National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) again won the world award for innovation and creativity in disaster management, especially in the Asia Pacific region. BNPB Head of Information Data Center and Public Relations Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the partnership and collaboration conducted by BNPB together with various parties in disaster management