Sensors and Systems
Breaking News

Author Archive

Friday, March 17th, 2017

Kratos Receives $1.6 Million Single Award Contract for New, In Development, High Performance Unmanned Aerial Drone System

SAN DIEGO – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Unmanned Systems Division (USD) recently received an initial $1.6 million single award contract related to a new, in development, High Performance Jet Powered Unmanned Aerial Drone System.  Under the contract for this new UAS, USD

Friday, March 17th, 2017

Global Mapper SDK and LiDAR Module SDK v18.1 Released with New Managed .NET Wrapper, Expanded Format Support, and New LiDAR QC Capability

Blue Marble Geographics (www.bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 18.1 of the Global Mapper Software Development Kit (SDK) along with the Global Mapper LiDAR Module SDK. The latest upgrade to this powerful developer’s toolkit incorporates many of the functional enhancements and performance improvements that were introduced with the recent release of the

Friday, March 17th, 2017

TomTom HD Map for Autonomous Driving Now Covers Mainland US Interstate Road Network

DEARBORN, Mich.- Connected Car Detroit, – TomTom (TOM2) today announces it has completed the expansion of its High Definition (HD) Map product to the entire mainland US interstate network, now covering over 185,000 kilometres** of interstates and highways across the country. With the availability of over 246,000 kilometres of the TomTom HD Map coverage globally,

Friday, March 17th, 2017

UrtheCast Receives C$17.6 million of Funding from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada to Support Development of OptiSARTM Satellite Constellation

VANCOUVER – UrtheCast Corp. (TSX:UR) (“UrtheCast” or the “Company”) today announces that it will receive approximately $17.6 million in funding from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s Industrial Technologies Office as part of its Strategic Aerospace & Defense Initiative (SADI) program. This funding will provide significant financial support for the ongoing development of UrtheCast’s planned

Friday, March 17th, 2017

Airbus Ships First High-Power All-Electric EUTELSAT 172B Satellite to Kourou for Eutelsat.

Toulouse – EUTELSAT 172B, the first high power all-electric telecommunications satellite, is now ready for shipment on 20 March from the Airbus satellite assembly facility in Toulouse to Kourou, French Guiana for Eutelsat, one of the world’s leading satellite operators. The satellite will be launched into orbit on an Ariane 5 in April, and will

Friday, March 17th, 2017

Drone Heroes Take Europe by Storm!

Brussels, Belgium – From June 20th until June 22nd the pinnacle of the drone industry in Europe will gather at Commercial UAV Expo in Brussels. During this highly-anticipated conference and exhibition, an international jury of drone professionals will present “Drone Hero” awards to the most innovative and creative drone innovations. The contest and these awards

Friday, March 17th, 2017

Launch of INTERGEO 2017: Topics that Get the Geo-IT Sector Noticed

Berlin | 3, 2, 1 and lift-off. The 2017 INTERGEO season is underway, with a programme fully reflecting its long-standing key focus – “Knowledge and action for planet Earth”. Once again in 2017, the leading international trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land management’s hot topics will highlight ground-breaking developments and projects of a dynamic

Friday, March 17th, 2017

The Getech Group Delivers Insights into African Lakes from Space

Getech, providers of natural resources exploration data and information expertise, has recently developed a new gravity data product that will enhance explorationists’ understanding of the East African Rift. Potential fields data have proved particularly successfully within this environment and numerous oil companies have cited how the use of this type of information has had direct

Friday, March 17th, 2017

Diversified Communications Announces SPAR 3D Expo & Conference and AEC Science & Technology Event will Co-Locate in 2018 in Anaheim, Calif.

March 2017 (Portland, Maine, USA) – Diversified Communications, organizer of SPAR 3D Expo & Conference, International LiDAR Mapping Forum, Commercial UAV Expo Americas, and Commercial UAV Expo Europe announced today that SPAR 3D Expo & Conference will co-locate with AEC Science & Technology (AEC-ST), which recently joined Diversified’s portfolio of B2B technology events. The co-location

Friday, March 17th, 2017

GEO Business 2017 Launches its FREE to Attend Workshops Demonstrating Cutting Edge Technology from Across the Globe

GEO Business – the leading international showcase for the geospatial industry, has unveiled its cutting edge commercial workshop programme for 2017. Featuring more than 80 workshops from 200 international exhibitors, GEO Business is expected to attract over 3,000 visitors from around the world. Held at the Business Design Centre in London, UK on 23-24 May,