Monday, August 17th, 2015
SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 17, 2015 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the appointment of Darryl R. Matthews as senior vice president and sector head responsible for Trimble’s Agriculture, Forestry, Positioning Services and HarvestMark Divisions, effective Sept. 1, 2015. Matthews brings over 20 years of experience in crop protection, seeds, nutrition and manufacturing.
Monday, August 17th, 2015
August 17, 2015 — Pascale Ehrenfreund took office as Chair of the Executive Board at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) on 17 August 2015. This places her at the head of one of Europe’s largest research institutes and its 8000 employees.
Friday, August 14th, 2015
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., August 14, 2015 — The fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Navy was encapsulated in its protective launch vehicle fairing August 10. It is scheduled to launch August 31 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas Vrocket.
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
August 13, 2015 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is pleased to announce that Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has raised its membership level from Technical level to Principal level. Led through the GeoConnections Program at the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO), Natural Resources Canada has been an active member in the OGC since1998.
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 13, 2015 — ForceX, a rapidly growing defense contractor specializing in military navigation, surveillance and tracking technology, is moving its headquarters to Nashville, bringing economic development, job growth and new technologies to Middle Tennessee.
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
DENVER, August, 13, 2015 — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has contracted with Woolpert to evaluate new lidar (light detection and ranging) technologies to assess the suitability to support the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP).
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
August 13, 2015 — The territory controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has grown rapidly since the start of the Syrian Civil War, and in 2014 ISIS expanded its control into Northern Iraq. While there are many media reports on violence and geopolitical issues surrounding the takeover of these areas, the
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
August 13, 2015 — Conservation organisations and space agencies are being called on to join forces to decide how changes in biodiversity can be monitored globally. What, exactly, should be measured by satellites?
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
Austin, TX, August 13, 2015 — HUVRData, LLC, the drone-based data analytics company, today officially launched and announced $2 million funding from angel investment organizations including Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), Houston Angel Network (HAN) and the Texas HALO Fund. In the past 1.5 years, HUVR has built out its technology, secured the full FAA approval for
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
SAN DIEGO, August 13,, 2015 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully demonstrated mission management control features that create more unmanned aircraft system (UAS) versatility and efficiencies. During a series of high-altitude, long-endurance RQ-4 Global Hawk demonstrations, the UAS seamlessly responded to external requests to dynamically alter its route of flight and sensor functionality, thereby breaking the one-user
