Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that its subsidiary Space Systems Loral (SSL) was selected to provide a next-generation satellite constellation for high-resolution Earth imaging to DigitalGlobe. Called WorldView Legion, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites will more than double DigitalGlobe’s high-resolution capacity in important regions. The contract is valued at several hundred million
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
MCLEAN, Va., July 11, 2017 – Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announced today that two key milestones along the path to becoming the second recognized provider of Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) services have been reached. During its 98th session this past June, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) adopted new performance
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
NEW YORK – July 12, 2017 – Boundless, the leader in open GIS, today announced a strategic partnership with Mapbox, the leading location data and mapping platform for developers. Through this partnership, Boundless customers can now access high-quality Mapbox basemaps within the Boundless Connect ecosystem. “This announcement signifies the massive growth and capabilities of
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
July 11, 2017 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that Huron Geomatics Inc. (HGI) has acquired an Optech Maverick mobile mapping system that will greatly support the expansion of the company’s operations. HGI provides breakthrough DSM/DTM modelling, mapping, and asset inventory collection services in southern Ontario. The Maverick sets a high bar for size, portability
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
Leuven, Belgium – At the end of last year, the DemoGRAPE consortium observed for the first time ever, ionospheric scintillations on Galileo signals in Antarctica, using Septentrio’s PolaRx5S GNSS reference receiver. DemoGRAPE investigates improvement of high-precision satellite positioning with a view to developing scientific and technological applications in Antarctica. At higher latitudes, GNSS signal degradation
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
A Government initiative to make it easier for people to locate and access greenspaces has launched today with the release of a new database and interactive digital map identifying accessible recreational and leisure greenspace in Great Britain. Delivered by Ordnance Survey (OS), the free map contains data from OS and other sources, and can be used immediately,
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
TOKYO – Today, Makeblock, a leading provider of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) educational products including hardware, software, programming courses and robotics competitions, announced the opening of their new branch office in Japan. In addition, its new product Airblock, the modular programmable drone for beginners, was jointly released with its strategic partner SoftBank and
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
AMSTERDAM – TomTom (TOM2) today announced it is developing ultra-fast lane level traffic technology supporting autonomous driving and smarter mobility. Research will be done in cooperation with Cisco to leverage roadside data captured by Cisco’s array of sensors, routers and controllers to create the next generation of traffic information technology. The research combines Cisco’s data
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
WESTMINSTER, Colo. – DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced it has selected Space Systems Loral (SSL) to build the spacecraft for its next-generation WorldView Legion constellation, which will deliver industry-leading resolution and accuracy, enable high-revisit applications, and assure service continuity for the company’s
Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
VILNIUS, Lithuania – Microdrones is honored to announce that GeoNovus, a leading provider of geospatial equipment, will now offer Microdrones unmanned aerial mapping packages to surveying, mapping, and construction companies in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. “Three weeks ago we hosted our summer event for surveyors. We demonstrated the Microdrones mdMapper1000 for 50 customers and received
