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Thursday, October 22nd, 2015

SSL Selected to Provide Satellite for Azercosmos, Intelsat Partnership at 45 Degrees East

BAKU/LUXEMBOURG/PALO ALTO, Oct. 20, 2015 — Space Systems/Loral (SSL), which is a leading provider of commercial satellites, is selected to provide a communications satellite to Azercosmos, the national satellite operator of Azerbaijan. Under the strategic agreement with Intelsat I, -2.00% the world’s leading provider of satellite services, the satellite will be located at the 45 degrees

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

RIEGL is Attending and Sponsoring Conferences Worldwide

ACRS 2015 — The 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing takes place from October 19-23, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Manila, Philippines.RIEGL is attending and sponsoring this conference, which is “Fostering Resilient Growth in Asia” in cooperation with its partner GPS Lands.Join RIEGL at the GPS Lands/RIEGL booth, 4P, at ACRS 2015 for

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

Life-Saving Maritime Rescue Drone Wins European Satellite Navigation Competition 2015

Berlin / Oberpfaffenhofen, October 21 2015 —This evening, the global satellite navigation community gathered at the ddb forum in Berlin to recognise the year’s most brilliant innovations in commercial applications of satellite technology. The project POSEIDRON won over the international jury of experts with its remote-controlled multicopter built to support maritime search-and-rescue services – and took

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

Munich Start-up Building Radar Wins Copernicus Masters Competition

Berlin, October 21, 2015 — Building Radar GmbH – providing a global, satellite-based online database for new construction projects – has just been named this year’s overall winner of the international Earth observation competition Copernicus Masters.

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

2015 GSA Prize Highlights Role of GNSS in the Internet of Things

October 21, 2015 —The 2015 edition of the European Satellite Navigation Competition GSA Special Prize was awarded to Rafael Olmedo for the KYNEO project. The project develops inexpensive, flexible Galileo and EGNOS enabled modules that allow ubiquitous positioning data for applications in the Internet of Things.

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

Innovative Tools for Building Mapping Apps Take Center Stage at Esri DevSummit in Berlin

Redlands, California, October 21, 2015—Developers from around the world will find the latest technology for building geoenabled apps on the ArcGIS platform at the Esri Developer Summit (DevSummit), November 10–12, 2015. Attendees will get an exclusive look at some of the newest products from the world leader in mapping technology. In addition, Esri will offer

Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

JUPEM Earns Global Recognition for Ground-Breaking Smart Mapping Project

October 20, 2015 — JUPEM has received a prestigious Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award for their efforts to promote the use of geospatial information in Malaysia through a ground-breaking project called Geospatial Data Acquisition System (GDAS).

Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

France #1 Civil Drone Manufacturer Released a New Long Range Data Modem

October, 20, 2015 (France) — Lehmann Aviation (www.lehmannaviation.com) released its new long range data modem, compatible with all L-A Series drones. With this new functionality, L-A Series drones (especially the LA300 for mapping and surveying) gain the same operational capabilities as their 4-5 times more expensive competitors.

Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

Global Mapper LiDAR Module V17 Released with New Noise Filtering and Power Line Extraction Tools

Hallowell, Maine, October 20, 2015 — Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of an update to the Global Mapper LiDAR Module. Offered in conjunction with the recent release of Global Mapper version 17, Blue Marble’s renowned GIS software, the latest edition of the module includes numerous functional enhancements and performance improvements

Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

Teledyne Optech Boosts Presence in China with General Manager Wenjie Wang

October 20, 2015 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that Wenjie Wang has joined the company in the position of General Manager for China. In his new position, Wenjie will work in Teledyne’s growing office in Beijing to provide his in-depth experience to existing and prospective clients.Mr. Wang will report directly to Don Carswell,