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Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

Business Leaders World-Wide Agree and Commit to; Disruptive Technologies Driving Sustainability

Disruptive technologies and digital infrastructure have the potential to solve some of the world’s most pressing risks and to transform industries. These include safeguarding the planet’s soil and water, and improving inequality and education. This is the main conclusions of the 2017 Global Opportunity Report, released today by DNV GL, Sustainia and the United Nations Global

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

TAQNIA and Simularity Launch Breakthrough Artificial Intelligence for Satellite Image Analysis in Saudi Arabia

Simularity Inc., a Silicon Valley based leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI), today announced a partnership with TAQNIA, the technology development company owned by the investment arm of the Saudi Arabian government. Eng. Abdulaziz S. Aljowair, CEO of TAQNIA SERVICES Engineering and Technology Services Co., said “Our remote sensing clients need timely alerts regarding what’s happening

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

Airbus Defence and Space: First European-Built All-Electric Satellite EUTELSAT 172B Getting Ready to Fly

Toulouse – Construction of EUTELSAT 172B, the first high-power all-electric telecommunications satellite built in Europe, is now complete at the Airbus satellite assembly facilities in Toulouse. The fully fledged satellite for Eutelsat is now undergoing final testing before it is sent to Kourou, French Guiana, for an Ariane 5 launch scheduled in April. EUTELSAT 172B

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

Excelitas Technologies Introduces 1X4 Pulsed Laser Diode Array for LiDAR in Autonomous Vehicle Applications

WALTHAM, Mass. – Excelitas Technologies® Corp., a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, today introduced the 1X4 Pulsed Laser Diode Array for LiDAR applications. The new laser array combines Excelitas’ field-proven high-efficiency, multi-cavity laser chip technology with small form-factor surface mount device (SMD) packaging for applications requiring high reliability such as autonomous

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

Topcon Announces New ES Series Total Station with Advanced Data Transfer Functionality

LIVERMORE, Calif.  – Topcon Positioning Group announces the release of the latest addition to its ES total station series in the Americas, the ES-60. Featuring advanced reflectorless capabilities and an upgraded data transfer functionality — the new ES-60 is designed to provide an entry-level total station option with a fast and powerful EDM. “The ES-60

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

New CloudCities Brings IFC Support and Password Protected Scenes

San Francisco/Zurich ​— CloudCities today announced an update to the platform bringing IFC support and private scenes. The new CloudCities is now available at cloudcities.io​ . CloudCities is an online platform for visualizing, editing, and publishing interactive 3D city models. It dramatically simplifies creating 3D plans and combining data with it. With the new version,

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

Orbit GT Releases Indoor Mapping Solution with Floor Plan Builder

Orbit GT releases its premiere Indoor Mapping product with a spectaculare range of functionalities.  It’s availabe for download today. “Indoor Mapping v17 is an awesome new release”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “It’s wonderful blend of point cloud and imagery management, floor plan building and advanced feature extraction.  On top of that, it

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

Pix4D Speaks at UN Panel on Food Security

Today the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development ( CSTD) will hold an expert panel meeting on the role of science, technology, and innovation in ensuring food security by 2030. Pix4D’s agricultural business manager Jorge Fernandez will present on drone mapping solutions for precision agriculture, and their potential impact on food security.

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

New Book ‘GNSS Survey & Engineering’

Geomares Education is introducing a new book ‘GNSS Survey & Engineering’, written by Huibert-Jan Lekkerkerk. GNSS Survey & Engineering aims at providing the everyday professional GPS user with enough background for the understanding and correct operation of satellite navigation equipment in general and GPS in particular. Today, GPS is almost synonymous with simple navigation and

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

3rd Annual Drone World Expo to Be Held October 3-4, 2017 in San Jose; Speaker Proposals Now Be Accepted for Educational Program

SAN JOSE, CA – Following an extremely successful gathering for the commercial drone industry, the Drone World Expo team with the help of an outstanding  Advisory Board, is preparing for its 3rd annual event, which will return to the San Jose Convention Center, October 3-4, 2017.  The exhibit hall will feature more than 100 exhibiting