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Wednesday, February 18th, 2015

U.S. Export Policy for Military Unmanned Aerial Systems

Washington, D.C., Feb.18, 2015—The United States is the world’s technological leader in the development and deployment of military Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). As other nations begin to employ military UAS more regularly and as the nascent commercial UAS market emerges, the United States has a responsibility to ensure that sales, transfers, and subsequent use of all

Wednesday, February 18th, 2015

Intelsat and Azercosmos Partner to Deliver New Satellite at 45 Degrees East

 LUXEMBOURG & BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.18, 2015 — Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), the world’s leading provider of satellite services, and Azercosmos OJSCo., the national satellite operator of Azerbaijan, today announced that the two companies have signed a strategic agreement at the 45 degrees East orbital position. The two companies will closely collaborate on the design of the

Tuesday, February 17th, 2015

Sofradir Showcases New Generation Infrared Detector for Airborne and Portable Applications at AeroIndia

Palaiseau, France, Feb. 17, 2015—Sofradir, the global leader of advanced infrared (IR) detectors for military, space and industrial applications, today announces that it will demonstrate SWap-C LEO at AeroIndia.  SWap-C LEO is a new generation VGA format IR detector optimized for size, weight, performance and cost (SWaP). It meets the challenges of 21st century military

Tuesday, February 17th, 2015

MoI Achieves Best International Standards in Geospatial Information Security

MENAFN, Feb.17, 2015—The Geographic Information Systems, GIS, Security Centre at Abu Dhabi has achieved a new accomplishment for the Ministry of Interior, MoI, through receiving accreditation from the Open Geospatial Consortium, OGC, for the ministry’s model in structuring geospatial information for the purposes of law enforcement, public safety, and internal security.

Tuesday, February 17th, 2015

UPRN Release to Support Greater Sharing of Location Data

SFeb.17, 2015—Supporting the local government transparency and government open data agendas, Ordnance Survey, GeoPlace and the Improvement Service are enabling AddressBase internal business use customers to release Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) on a royalty free and open basis. The move will facilitate the release and sharing of public and private sector addressing databases.

Tuesday, February 17th, 2015

Routescene to Exhibit at the International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver

Feb.17, 2015—Routescene are excited to announce that we will be showcasing our new 3D LiDAR mapping solution for the first time in the USA.

Tuesday, February 17th, 2015

General Atomics to Build 24 MQ-9 Block 5 Reaper Attack UAS in $279.1 Million Contract

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb.17, 2015—Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) designers at General Atomics in Poway, Calif., will provide the U.S. Air Force with 24 MQ-9 Block 5 Reaper attack drones under terms of a $279.1 million contract announced earlier this month.

Monday, February 16th, 2015

Geospatial Media Presents ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ to Rajendra S Pawar

Feb.16 – Geospatial Media Presents ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ to Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman, NIIT Group for Leadership Role in Promoting the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Industry in India.

Monday, February 16th, 2015

Airbus Defence and Space to build SES-14 satellite

Feb.16, 2015- Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has been awarded a contract by SES, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, to design and develop SES-14, a highly innovative telecommunications satellite.

Monday, February 16th, 2015

DAT/EM Summit Evolution Compatible with Blue Marble’s Global Mapper

Hallowell, Me., Feb.16, 2015—The new Global Mapper Extension from DAT/EM Systems International connects Global Mapper from Blue Marble Geographics with any edition (Professional, Feature Collection or Lite) of DAT/EM’s famous Summit Evolution stereoplotter. The extension is provided at no additional cost with any purchased or supported Summit Evolution license. It enables Summit Evolution to be