Tuesday, November 19th, 2019
In a test to improve delivery of health services between communities in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and its public health laboratory, the USVI Department of Health, Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and other collaborators made a successful 43-mile open-ocean drone crossing last week between St. Croix and St. Thomas. The flight carried simulation
Monday, November 18th, 2019
Heerbrugg, Switzerland – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced today the Leica Zeno Mobile data collection app now integrates HxGN SmartNet post-processing service and Esri’s Geospatial Cloud, a leading provider of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The new functionalities allow workforces with limited surveying knowledge to optimise data accuracy and precision in the field and office
Monday, November 18th, 2019
Quixel, creator of the world’s largest photogrammetry 2D and 3D asset library, has joined the Epic Games family, and we’re making the entire Quixel Megascans library of more than 10,000 high-quality, production-ready assets free for all use with Unreal Engine! To get you started right away, 10 new high-resolution packs, as well as the popular
Friday, November 15th, 2019
LAS VEGAS, NV– A record-breaking number of exhibitors and attendees gathered last week for Commercial UAV Expo Americas 2019, held October 28-30th at the Westgate Hotel in Las Vegas. The fifth annual event had 202 exhibitors and more than 3,100 professionals in the commercial drone industry, cementing its place as the largest and most important
Friday, November 15th, 2019
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) – The U.S. Census Bureau has changed the way it ensures privacy for the 2020 Census. The new method is called Differential Privacy (DP). To help people assess some of the implications and unintended consequences of Differential Privacy, Caliper is providing several interactive maps for public inspection. The first map, created with
Friday, November 15th, 2019
Munich, 15 November 2019 – Airbus space engineers are currently testing the Copernicus Sentinel-6A satellite at the Space Test Centre of Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH (IABG) in Ottobrunn – near Munich – to prove its readiness for space. During the test campaign, which will last until spring 2020, the Airbus team will check that the satellite is
Friday, November 15th, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO- Ouster, Inc., a leading provider of high-resolution lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles, robotics, security, and mapping, is introducing the OS1-32, the world’s most affordable 32-channel lidar sensor. The OS1-32 is designed to accelerate the development and deployment of perception systems by offering Ouster’s high-resolution digital lidar technology at an attainable price point for
Friday, November 15th, 2019
Following an immensely successful week at the Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas 28-30 October 2019, the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) and FAA-designated Nevada UAS Test Site announced the official launch of its world premier business-to-business (B2B) trade and investment matchmaking platform for autonomous systems: the Nevada-Global Drone Trade Alliance (NV-GDTA). This membership-based
Friday, November 15th, 2019
GfK’s Map of the Month for November shows the distribution of purchasing power in Europe in 2019. According to GfK’s latest purchasing power study, Europeans have an average of €14,739 per person available for spending and saving in 2019, which equates to growth of approximately 3.5 percent. But the gap between rich and poor in
Friday, November 15th, 2019
AMSTERDAM – TomTom and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) today announced the launch of a new public-private research lab to focus on autonomous driving. The Atlas Lab project will focus on using artificial intelligence to develop advanced, accurate and safe high-definition maps for self-driving vehicles. The lab, which is part of the national Innovation Centre
