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Wednesday, January 4th, 2017

Esri Shares a Vision for the Connected Car at CES 2017

REDLANDS, Calif. — Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics technology, announced its participation at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Esri joins Microsoft’s connected car showcase alongside IAV, NXP, Cubic Telecom, and Swiss Re. CES is a global consumer electronics trade show that draws more than 165,000 people to Las Vegas every January. The

Wednesday, January 4th, 2017

uAvionix Announces FCC Approved Ping200S ADS-B/Mode S Transponder for Drones, Balloons, and Gliders

PALO ALTO, Calif. —  uAvionix Corporation, a leading UAS avionics provider, announced the Ping200S Mode S Transponder with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) has received FCC approval.  Weighing just 50 grams, the transponder’s power consumption is low enough to be powered by battery pack for hours while still providing visibility to other aircraft up to 200

Wednesday, January 4th, 2017

MOLA-UFO, a Palm-Sized Selfie Drone to Shine at CES 2017

LAS VEGAS —  Nine Eagles, an emerging high technologies company that focuses on aerial vehicles developing and manufacturing, will launch its latest product, a selfie drone named MOLA-UFO, at the upcoming CES 2017 in Las Vegas, US. MOLA-UFO, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for taking selfies, is created by Nine Eagles for the youth

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

MAPPS Endorses Model State Legislation to Support USGS 3DEP program

Reston, VA – MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms, today announced the release of model legislation for state legislaturesto help coordinate state level partnerships for the collection of enhanced elevation data in support of the nationwide effort led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in its 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). MAPPS

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

Aerial Imaging Market Size to Grow at Over 12.8% CAGR from 2015 to 2022: Global Market Insights Inc.

Global Aerial imaging Market size is estimated to be valued at over USD 2.64 billion by 2022, as per a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. Increasing demand for this technology across various application areas is expected to drive aerial imaging market share over the forecast period. These systems are anticipated to offer efficient

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

exactEarth to Provide India’s Navy with Satellite AIS

Cambridge, ON – exactEarth Ltd. (TSX: XCT), announces that it has signed a contract with Antrix Corporation Ltd., the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization, to provide Satellite AIS data services to the Indian Navy. The three-year subscription revenue contract is valued at USD $1.75 million in total.  With more than 7,500 km of

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

HERE and Mobileye to Partner on REM and Open Location Platform Technology to Enable Crowd-Sourced HD Mapping for Automated Driving

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands and JERUSALEM —   HERE and Mobileye, both leaders in providing technologies for intelligent vehicles, today announced plans for a strategic partnership that links their respective autonomous driving technologies into an enhanced industry-leading offering for automakers. The two companies intend to pursue the following collaborative initiatives: •Integration of Mobileye’s Roadbook™ with HERE HD Live

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

SuperCom Awarded $9 Million Secure Web Land and Geographical Information System Contract by Large South American Country

SuperCom ( SPCB), a global provider of secure solutions for the e-Government, Public Safety, HealthCare, and Finance sectors, today announced that it, together with its local partner, has been awarded by a new large Latin America government customer a contract to migrate and implement nationwide SuperCom’s proprietary state-of-the-art, secured web-based Land and Geographical Registration and

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

GeoNorth Names Douglas (Doug) Hobson as New Executive Director

GeoNorth names Douglas (Doug) Hobson as new Executive Director Previously, Mr Hobson was VP of Airbus (Energy) Oil, Gas and Mining Division, based in Colorado. Three years as Head of Sales in Friedrichshafen, (Germany) and a further three years as Head of Sales and Business Coordination for Airbus in Toulouse, (France) has given Mr Hobson

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

Cadcorp Ordnance Survey (OS) WMTS for Systems Integrators

In the UK, systems integrators, developers and administrators of web mapping applications are often required to provide a locational context for their business data against a backdrop of Ordnance Survey (OS) map data.  They want to do this as simply as possible and without having to become involved in data manipulation and map styling.