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Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

Intergraph Government Solutions Announces Corporate Name Change to Hexagon US Federal

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—   Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS) today became Hexagon US Federal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure serving the U.S. federal government market. The new name allows the company to more closely identify with a global technology leader and better offer Hexagon family best-of-class technology directly to U.S. government customers. “Six years

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

GISCI Announces 2017 Map Contest

Des Plaines — This year, the theme is disaster response. The challenge is to develop a map which shows us how GIS could be, or has been used in a disaster response scenario, either real or imagined. Maps could show disaster preparation; use of GIS during a disaster to manage emergencies, people, supplies, etc.; or

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

FLYPRO Showcases New Drones and System Solutions at CES 2017

LAS VEGAS —  FLYPRO, a global pioneer and leader in the intelligent sports drone industry, returned to CES this year, on the back of the firm’s success at the annual global technology event in 2016. CES 2017, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, opened its doors to the public on the morning of

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

Textron Systems Support Solutions Awarded $206 Million for Shadow TUAS Sustainment

HUNT VALLEY, Md. —  Textron Systems Support Solutions, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) business, announced today that it has been awarded a $206 million contract from the U.S. Army for Shadow® Tactical Aircraft System (TUAS) Contractor Logistics Support (CLS). CLS efforts include Systems Sustainment Management, Engineering Support, Contractor Logistics Support Management, Field Service Operations, Depot

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

The FME World Tour is Coming to the UK, Australia & Singapore in 2017

Cambridge, 10 January 2017 (www.1spatial.com) 1Spatial plc, global leaders in managing geospatial data, will be hosting a series of free FME World Tour events in the UK, Australia and Singapore. The sessions will help users and newcomers to FME to understand how best to transfigure their data into useful information, and make it appear when

Tuesday, January 10th, 2017

UrtheCast Signs Contract for US$3.9 Million to Provide Hardware and Engineering Services

VANCOUVER, Jan. 10, 2017 – UrtheCast Corp. (TSX:UR) (“UrtheCast” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has signed a contract to provide engineering services and space hardware for US$3.9 million. “This contract highlights the continued success of our Engineering Services business and the market’s confidence in our capabilities and expertise in spaceborne hardware,” explained Wade

Monday, January 9th, 2017

Ecometrica Secures Breakthrough £14.2m UK Space Agency Contract

Edinburgh/London, 10 January 2017 – Sustainability software and data company Ecometrica has won a contract worth more than £14 million from the UK Space Agency’s recently launched International Partnership Programme (IPP). The ‘Forests 2020’ project is set to help countries to improve the management and protection across 300 million hectares of tropical forests – 12

Monday, January 9th, 2017

Leica Geosystems Gets CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honour

US: Leica Geosystems has been honored with a CES 2017 Innovation Awards for the Leica BLK360 Imaging Laser Scanner in the Digital Imaging category. Products entered in were judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the trade media. The Leica BLK360 is the world’s smallest imaging laser scanner.

Monday, January 9th, 2017

NVIDIA, HERE Collaborate on Artificial Intelligence for HD Maps

US: NVIDIA has announced to extend its collaboration with mapping company, HERE, to develop HERE HD Live Map on Wednesday. Through this partnership, the two companies are working to develop the industry-leading real-time, high-definition mapping solution for autonomous vehicles. The news was made public by NVIDIA founder and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang at CES 2017, Las

Monday, January 9th, 2017

Koito, Quanergy Join Hands to Design Compact Solid State LiDAR Sensors

US: Manufacturer of automotive headlights, Koito Manufacturing, has joined hands with LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions provider, Quanergy Systems, to design an automotive headlight concept with built-in Quanergy S3 solid state LiDAR sensors. The Koito headlight with built-in sensors was displayed at the 2017 International Consumer Electronics show (CES), in Las Vegas. The Koito