Friday, August 16th, 2019
FAA UAS Integration Pilot Program partners Kansas Department of Transportation, Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus and Westar Energy solely leverage Iris Automation to limit the risk of airborne collisions while flying BVLOS TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) received permission to conduct the first ever beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation in
Wednesday, August 14th, 2019
UNNYVALE, Calif.,— Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the launch of the latest addition to its portfolio of data collectors—the Trimble® T7 tablet. Purpose-built for survey and Geographic Information System (GIS) data collection applications, the next-generation tablet connects to Trimble’s suite of survey instruments and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers in a portable and ultra-rugged
Wednesday, August 14th, 2019
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites anyone who provides and/or uses geospatial data or products for disaster planning and response to the Disasters Resilience Pilot Demonstration Event, to be held Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at USGS Headquarters, Reston, VA. In all aspects of disaster management and response, the effective sharing of geospatial information, through the
Wednesday, August 14th, 2019
Malta is hosting an International workshop on spatial data quality which will see producers, users, academia and software suppliers gather in Valletta on 28 and 29 January 2020. Abstracts and papers are now invited for the two-day event organised by EuroGeographics and EuroSDR in conjunction with Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Technical
Wednesday, August 14th, 2019
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- Sanborn today announced implementation of the next generation of HD Map technology for level 4 and level 5 autonomous vehicles. “Sanborn continues its commitment to helping our customers succeed by creating new scalable technology,” said John Copple, President and CEO. “The Sanborn M-Maps™, developed for the autonomous vehicle market, provide precision datasets
Wednesday, August 14th, 2019
Octo today announced it has been awarded a 2.5 year contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide geospatial product development under the GEOINT Services, Data Services, Core Delivery Teams (CDT) contract. This contract supports the NGA GEOINT Services effort to build open-source geospatial capabilities for the broader National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG)
Wednesday, August 14th, 2019
Amsterdam – HERE Technologies, a global leader in mapping and location platform services, today announced that WorkWave®, a provider of cloud-based software solutions that support every stage of a service business’s lifecycle, has replaced Google’s Map and Geocoder products with the HERE Location Suite. WorkWave’s cloud-based GPS and route planning solutions will utilize industry leading
Wednesday, August 14th, 2019
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – WhiteFox, a global leader in drone airspace security, today announced it has acquired the assets and key personnel of an East Coast headquartered company. This acquisition will enable expansion of WhiteFox product lines, and ensure continued technological leadership in the drone security industry. “This acquisition is a significant leap forward
Wednesday, August 14th, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas – SeekOps Inc., a gas sensor manufacturer and service provider, is integrating its proprietary SeekIR® gas sensors with the newly developed US-1 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). This new platform, manufactured by Impossible Aerospace, allows SeekOps’ natural gas leak inspection service to address larger geographical areas and complex facilities. The US-1 offers industry-leading flight
Wednesday, August 14th, 2019
The UTM demonstration was held at the Jakarta Air Traffic Services Center to showcase how drones can be safely integrated into Indonesian airspace. Jakarta – Terra Drone Indonesia, a group company of Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, has successfully demonstrated its Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) system to Indonesia government’s air-traffic control agency AirNav. The demonstration was
