Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Esri, the world-leading provider of GIS and location analytics software, and Motion Computing, a global provider of mobile computing solutions and rugged tablet technology, have aligned to help insurance agencies improve their claims workflow. By providing access to Esri’s ArcGIS platform on ruggedized tablets, everyone in an insurance agency, from adjusters in the field to
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
MDA’s Information Systems group has signed a contract with Accent Micro Technologies Inc. (AMTI) to provide comprehensive 3-D terrain models for the territory of the Philippines in support of a national disaster management program. Under the contract, MDA will supply Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) using RADARSAT-2 for use by the University of the Philippines, in
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
NASA has announced this year’s International Space Apps Challenge, the second annual event aimed at solving practical problems in space and on Earth. The challenge will run in 75 cities around the world, and NASA has curated over 50 challenges for participants to tackle. There will also be a “make your own challenge” option for
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Slagboom & Peeters has contracted with Microsoft’s UltraCam business unit and subsidiary to purchase an UltraCam Eagle digital aerial camera system with an 80mm lens. This transaction marks the company’s second UltraCam Eagle purchase announcement in the last 12 months. Slagboom & Peeters, from its headquarters in the Netherlands, provides aerial mapping and photogrammetric services
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Aerial mapping company Bluesky has supplied Enfield Council with BlomOBLIQUE aerial images covering the whole of the north London Borough. The imagery, taken at an angle of approximately 45 degrees, allows for sides of building to be seen and easier interpretation of the environment by non-specialist users. The product BlomOBLIQUE is captured by Blom UK,
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, has announced the operational and commercial launch of the fully complete Pléiades constellation as well as SPOT 6, following the successful in-orbit qualification of the Pléiades 1B and SPOT 6 satellites.
Sunday, March 17th, 2013
The second Lockheed Martin built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft was encapsulated into its payload fairing March 4 in preparation for a March 19 liftoff aboard an Atlas Vrocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
RapidEye, a leader in high-resolution, wide area repetitive coverage of earth through its constellation of five satellites, announced today that the African Malaria Control Project, MALAREO, which incorporates RapidEye data, has come to a close and results are now available on the project’s website.
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Ramani Geosystems, an aerial mapping and surveying company based in Nairobi, Kenya, has contracted with Microsoft’s UltraCam business unit to purchase an UltraCamX photogrammetric digital aerial camera system. The new camera will be used to complete wide-area mapping, urban planning and infrastructure projects throughout Africa.
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Laser scanning specialist 3D Laser Mapping and laser scanning manufacturer RIEGL are attending Ocean Business, the hands on ocean technology exhibition, for the first time. Taking place from the 9-11 April 2013 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, Ocean Business will showcase more than 300 companies offering the latest global ocean technologies. The exhibition,
