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Thursday, April 9th, 2015

Last Stretch Before Being Packed Tight

April 9, 2015 — Once in space, Sentinel-2A will open its solar wing to generate the power it needs to carry out the task of monitoring Earth’s vegetation. Engineers have recently made sure this move is well rehearsed before the satellite is packed up and shipped to the launch site.

Thursday, April 9th, 2015

Technology Incubator for Satellite Imaging Technologies & Complementary Innovations

April 9, 2015 — Incentive and ImageSat International N.V. have announced their cooperation to identify and grow innovative technologies that are complementary to ImageSat’s satellite imaging and solutions business.

Thursday, April 9th, 2015

Industry First: Solar-Electric Silent Falcon Prepares for Initial Customer Orders

DENVER, Colo., April 9, 2015 — Silent Falcon UAS Technologies (SFUAS), a former subsidiary of Bye Aerospace, Inc., working in close collaboration with Ascent Solar, has commenced initial low rate commercial production of the Silent Falcon™ unmanned aircraft system to fill its first commercial orders.

Wednesday, April 8th, 2015

Exelis Visual Information Solutions Partners with CloudEO

 BOULDER, Colo.,April 8, 2015 — Exelis (NYSE: XLS) Visual Information Solutions (Exelis VIS) has entered a new partnership with CloudEO to offer ENVI® image analysis software in a virtualized, cloud environment.

Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

Prinoth Enters Strategic Partnership with Leica Geosystems to Integrate Machine Control for Efficient Ski Slope Management

Heerbrugg/Switzerland, Sterzing/Italy, April 7, 2015 — Operators of ski slopes are facing new challenges to save natural resources used in slope preparation. Two best-in-class manufactures have strategically partnered to improve the ecological footprint of ski areas.

Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

TerraSim Demonstrates New Technology at ITEC 2015

Pittsburgh, PA, April 7, 2015 — At ITEC 2015, TerraSim, Inc., a Bohemia Interactive Simulations company, will show new product innovations and discuss upcoming technological advances in terrain generation and source data preparation for modeling, simulation, and training.

Monday, April 6th, 2015

New Website Provides Map-Based Groundwater Levels of the Upper Klamath Basin

PORTLAND, Ore., April 6, 2015 — The U.S. Geological Survey recently launched the Upper Klamath Basin Collaborative Groundwater Monitoring  website to provide information on groundwater conditions in the upper Klamath Basin. The website provides a single source for water users, resource managers and the general public to view up-to-date groundwater-level monitoring data collected by multiple

Monday, April 6th, 2015

McMurdo Receives FAA and EASA Certification for Kannad Integra ARINC 429 Navigation Interface for Additional GPS Redundancy

Sophia Antipolis, France, April 6, 2015 — McMurdo Group, a global leader in end-to-end search and rescue (SAR) and maritime domain awareness (MDA) solutions, announces that it has received formal certification from the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) for its Kannad Integra ARINC 429 Navigation Interface. 

Friday, April 3rd, 2015

Ball Aerospace Instrument Setting Gold Standard for Accuracy on Global Precipitation Measurement Mission

BOULDER, Colo., April 3, 2015 — The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission Core Satellite’s Microwave Imager (GMI) built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. under contract for NASA has performed flawlessly in its first year on orbit as the most accurately calibrated radiometer in the twelve-satellite GPM constellation.

Friday, April 3rd, 2015

NGA Deputy Director Joins USGIF Board of Directors

Herndon, Virginia, April 3, 2015 —The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is pleased to announce National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Deputy Director Sue Gordon as an advisor to the USGIF Board of Directors.