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Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Eye In The Sky: UTC Aerospace Systems MS-177 Sensor Enables U.S. Military To See Farther Than Ever Before

CHARLOTTE, N.C.- The U.S. military will soon be able to see airborne images at a greater distance and with greater clarity than ever before now that UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has successfully completed the first flight test of its new MS-177 long-range, multi-spectral imaging (MSI) sensor on the Northrop

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

Merrick Releases MARS 2017 Software Suite

Greenwood Village, CO – April 13, 2017 – Merrick & Company, a global leader in light detection and ranging (LiDAR), digital orthophotography, hyperspectral imaging, and geographic information systems (GIS) data integration, is pleased to announce the release of Version 2017 of the Merrick Advanced Remote Sensing (MARS®) software suite. The MARS® software suite provides comprehensive

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

Swarm Satellites Help Scientists Understand Earth’s Magnetic Field

Earth’s magnetic field is like a huge cocoon, protecting the planet from cosmic radiation and charged particles found in solar wind. European Space Agency (ESA) Swarm satellites are recording details about one of the most difficult to observe layers of Earth’s magnetic field—as well as the magnetic history imprinted on Earth’s crust. Most of Earth’s

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

DroneDeploy Integrates with agX to Streamline Planning of Drone Mapping Flights

Stillwater, Okla.- STILLWATER, OK – DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones today announced an integration with agX® to help growers more easily capture field maps and analyze aerial data. agX users can now share field boundaries saved in agX with DroneDeploy to simplify the planning of drone mapping flights. Over time, agX

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

Martin Instrument Adds Microdrones UAVs to Their Offering

US: Microdrones has announced that leading equipment provider for surveying and construction companies throughout Texas, Martin Instrument, has added a new product line to their extensive offering: Microdrones mdMapper unmanned aerial systems. These complete solutions include everything professional users need to complete projects successfully with drones. Developed specifically for surveying and mapping, mdMapper packages integrate

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

Bluesky LiDAR Maps Used to Monitor the Spread of Deadly Tree Disease

Laser maps collected by airborne mounted sensors have, for the first time, been used to successfully segment individual trees affected by the deadly Larch tree disease. The laser scanning surveys (LiDAR) were undertaken by aerial mapping company Bluesky and used to model tree canopy height models as part of a wider study to prove the

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

European Satellite Navigation Competition 2017

From 1 April to 30 June 2017, the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) – the largest international competition for the commercial use of satellite navigation – is once again in search of outstanding ideas and business models. Renowned institutions and regional partners are set to award prizes worth a total of over EUR 1 million

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

ESRI India Announces mApp Your Way App Development Challenge 3.0

New Delhi/Kolkata (IBNS): Esri India, country’s leading Geographic Information System (GIS) Software & Solutions provider, has launched the third edition of its annual GIS contest mApp Your Way App Development Challenge 3.0. An application (mobile or web) development challenge, mApp Your Way is open to all the students associated with the institutions that are users

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

Asia Pacific Hyperspectral Imaging Systems Market (2016-2022)

LONDON – The most advanced remote sensing technology which has been seen so far is hyperspectral imaging systems. Recently, scientists have developed new low cost hyperspectral systems for natural gas detection. The innovation has been done by University of Glasgow in Scotland with M Squad. These devices provide real time detection of gas even when

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017

Aerojet Rocketdyne Expands Competitive Improvement Program to Drive Affordability and Position for Future Growth

SACRAMENTO, Calif.- Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), announced plans for the next phase of its Competitive Improvement Program (CIP) that was launched in 2015. The next phase (Phase II) includes additional consolidation and optimization of Aerojet Rocketdyne facilities over the next two years. “We are two years into the