Thursday, July 3rd, 2025
WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) announced July 2 it has awarded over $70 million in contracts to commercial satellite imagery and analytics firms as part of its Luno program, a new initiative aimed at expanding the integration of artificial intelligence and commercial data into national security operations. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announces new
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025
A partnership between two key players in India’s space sector will allow them to offer comprehensive, homegrown Earth Observation-as-a-Service (EOaaS) solutions by integrating their upstream and downstream capabilities. Bengaluru-based SatSure, a leading Earth observation (EO) and decision intelligence company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space, a full-stack space solutions provider. By
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025
Virtual Surveyor has further improved data storage, remote access and team collaboration by expanding its smart drone surveying software with integration for Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint. With the new Version 10.1 release, users can store and manage survey data in the cloud, enabling more flexible workflows and easier collaboration across locations. The software supports end-to-end
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025
CoCloud, the new cloud-native platform for 3D data processing, management and collaborative analysis from CHC Navigation (CHCNAV), offers robust tools for handling multi-source 3D data. This comprehensive solution facilitates streamlined workflows from data acquisition to deliverable creation, without requiring investment in local hardware. The platform features an advanced photogrammetry engine that efficiently processes multi-source data
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025
Prof Dr Ferdinand Jan ‘Ferjan’ Ormeling Jr – a pioneer of thematic and atlas cartography, as well as geographical names – sadly passed away on 13 June this year. Menno-Jan Kraak, former president of the ICA, has written this ‘In Memoriam’ reflecting on Ferjan’s central role in the development of both Dutch and international cartography.
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025
The four latest-generation optical satellites developed by Airbus in collaboration with the French Space Agency CNES are now in transit to their launch site in French Guiana. Having departed from Toulouse, the satellites are heading to the European Spaceport in Kourou, where they will lift off aboard an Arianespace Vega-C rocket on 25 July. Known
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025
First-of-its-kind non-profit trade association to foster the growth of data, software, systems, knowledge engineering, and standards capability New York/Boston – EDM Council®, the global association for data management, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Object Management Group® (OMG®), the open membership, not-for-profit technology consortium. The combination brings together more than 700 corporate and public-sector member
Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
Brand evolution cements Teledyne FLIR OEM as the strategic infrared imaging provider of choice for automotive, defense, professional, and uncrewed OEM applications. Goleta, Calif. –Teledyne FLIR OEM, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: TDY) and the global leader in enabling thermal imaging innovation, today announced the strategic evolution of the Teledyne FLIR OEM brand. The
Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
Improvement to Stockpile Functionality also Added AARSCHOT, Belgium – Virtual Surveyor has significantly enhanced the data storage, remote file access, and project collaboration functionality of its popular smart drone surveying package with seamless integration for Microsoft Office OneDrive accounts. This enables Virtual Surveyor users to inexpensively save data in the Cloud for access anywhere and
Friday, June 27th, 2025
The Hexagon Digital Reality (HxDR) business unit has announced that it is integrating NVIDIA Omniverse and adopting OpenUSD. Hexagon, in a statement, said that the integration will “enable faster, more accessible creation of immersive, photorealistic digital twins from scanned data in the cloud.” Commenting on the announcement, Eric McSherry, Vice President of Platforms and Solutions, HxDR, a
