Monday, August 19th, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO — Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily Earth data and insights, announced today that its first hyperspectral satellite, Tanager-1, along with 36 SuperDoves (Flock 4BE) were successfully launched into orbit during the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with SpaceX, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday, August 16, 2024. The Planet
Monday, August 19th, 2024
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced the next evolution of its award-winning L-band tactical satellite service, L-TAC, delivering new features that allow service on-demand – when and where users need it. The L-TAC service is delivered through Viasat’s worldwide L-band network, connecting radio users and command centers worldwide using the tactical radios’
Monday, August 19th, 2024
RESTON, Va. — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a Fortune 500® innovation leader, was recently awarded a contract by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) Integrated Program Office for Analysis for lifecycle management of existing and emerging analytics systems. The single award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, referred to as Chinook, has a ceiling value of $86.4 million, if all task
Monday, August 19th, 2024
Rochester, NY – Today EagleView, a leading provider of aerial imagery and analytics, and Aurora Solar, the leading platform for solar sales and design, announced availability of EagleView Powered™ models through the Aurora Solar Platform to improve the capacity of solar professionals to drive design accuracy, deliver faster project timelines, and improve the homeowner experience. Through
Monday, August 19th, 2024
SEATTLE — BRINC, a pioneer in drone technology for first responders, is proud to announce a partnership with Echodyne, a leader in ground-based radar systems. This collaboration will integrate Echodyne’s advanced MESA® radar technology into BRINC’s purpose-built Drone as First Responder (DFR) solution. The strategic relationship enables a path toward beyond-visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations without visual observers, advanced airspace awareness for safer operations, and lowers the barrier to entry for public safety agencies looking to start or expand DFR programs. Drone as First Responder (DFR) systems significantly lower emergency response
Monday, August 19th, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO — Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily Earth data and insights, announced today that its first hyperspectral satellite, Tanager-1, along with 36 SuperDoves (Flock 4BE) will launch on the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with SpaceX on Friday, August 16, 2024 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX’s launch window opens at 11:20 a.m.
Wednesday, August 14th, 2024
In less than two years from the completion of our Gen-2 constellation, BlackSky is yet again setting new industry standards for speed and agility as we prepare for the Q4 2024 launch of the company’s first very-high resolution Gen-3 satellite. “You can feel the energy of anticipation across the entire BlackSky team,” said CEO Brian
Wednesday, August 14th, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO — Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced that their SkySat data has been leveraged by the government of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom’s Survey and Land Registration Bureau (SLRB), to enhance urban planning initiatives nationwide. In collaboration with Planet Labs, Aetosky (formerly known as SkyMap Global) has
Wednesday, August 14th, 2024
The five-year IDIQ contract will serve U.S. military branches throughout the Europe District. WIESBADEN, Germany — Woolpert was selected for a five-year, $50M indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide professional and non-professional mapping and management services for projects assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District to support installations throughout Europe. Woolpert
Tuesday, August 13th, 2024
St. Louis, MO – The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) North America (NA) 2024 conference is set to take place in St. Louis, Missouri, from September 9-11. This premier event brings together a diverse community of geospatial professionals, developers, enthusiasts, and industry leaders for three days of learning, collaboration, and innovation. Registration is
