Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Matternet, the leading developer of urban drone delivery platforms, announced today that it has been granted a Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA). This marks the first LUC issued by the Swiss FOCA for higher-risk “SAIL III” operations, including beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan – Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8A) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading drone solutions and systems developer is proud to announce the launch of its newest product, the APEX Drone, designed specifically to meet the demanding needs of military and law enforcement surveillance operations. The APEX UAV is a direct
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
Partnership enables enterprises across core sectors such as energy, public sector, and telecommunications to achieve substantial speed improvements and cost savings WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Vultr, the world’s largest privately held cloud computing platform, today announced a partnership with GPU-accelerated analytics platform provider HEAVY.AI. Integrating Vultr’s global NVIDIA GPU cloud infrastructure into its operations, HEAVY.AI can interactively query and
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
In the Port of Helsinki, a pilot was conducted to see if a drone could be used to support sea rescue missions. The test provided promising results. In Helsinki’s Eastern Harbour in Vuosaari, a test was conducted to see if a drone could transport a rescue buoy, a flotation device that opens upon water contact,
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
The Trimble Reality Capture platform service streamlines data management, visualization and collaboration WESTMINSTER, Colo., September 10, 2024 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today its new Trimble® Reality Capture platform service to enable more effective collaboration and the secure sharing of massive reality capture datasets captured with 3D laser scanning, mobile mapping and uncrewed aerial vehicle
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
VIENNA — The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the University of Bonn have renewed their partnership, reinforcing their commitment to leveraging space technology in response to growing threats from natural and human-made disasters. This five-year agreement, signed today in Vienna, extends the “Spaceborne Earth Observation Applications for Emergency Response and Disaster Risk
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
Second and Third Editions Now Available of Definitive Guides to Writing Python Code for ArcGIS Pro REDLANDS, Calif. — Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced the publication of Python Scripting for ArcGIS Pro, Third edition, and Advanced Python Scripting for ArcGIS Pro, Second edition. Both books include helpful points to remember, key terms, and review questions at
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
CLEVELAND & DALLAS — Align Capital Partners’ (“ACP”) portfolio company Schneider Geospatial, LLC (“Schneider Geospatial” or the “Company”) acquired Systems Development Group (“SDG”), a provider of geo-centric property record and analysis solutions for local governments. SDG will join Schneider Geospatial and operate as an integrated business serving over 1,000 local government clients across 34 states. SDG’s popular Image Mate Online
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
IRVINE, Calif.— ICEYE US, a leader in persistent Earth monitoring with radar satellite imaging, announced today that it has been selected by NASA to provide synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data for its Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program through a 5-year fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), multiple-award contract. Since 2020, NASA’s CSDA program has been
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
VIENNA, Va. — Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, was awarded a $3,832,500 contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide radio occultation (RO) data for a one-year period from September 18, 2024 to September 18, 2025. The Company’s near-real-time RO data consists
