Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Flowfinity Wireless Inc. has today released new functionality that allows field users to collect highly precise GNSS location data via external Leica Zeno GG04 plus Smart Antennas in Flowfinity applications. This powerful new capability assists organizations in the engineering, environmental consulting, construction and public utilities sectors that use custom mobile data
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
ORLANDO, Fla. – Hoverfly Technologies Inc. (“Hoverfly”), the manufacturer of the LiveSky tethered drone, announced today that it has been awarded a $10 million sole-source contract by a U.S. government agency. LiveSky provides aerial monitoring and communications relay solutions for national defense, intelligence, and homeland security customers. The sole-source contract has an initial ceiling value
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
(Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 9 October 2019) – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced today a new software upgrade for Leica iCON field software as the first development under the collaboration with Procore, a leading provider of construction management software. The two industry-leading providers have integrated their services for collaboration across Leica iCON field software and Procore’s suite of
Tuesday, October 8th, 2019
Amsterdam and Seoul – HERE Technologies, a global leader in mapping and location platform services, and HYUNDAI MNSOFT, a Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary specializing in mapping technology responsible for the Hyundai KIA Motors infotainment system, today announced the intention to enter into a broad global alliance to ensure competitiveness in HD mapping and location services.
Tuesday, October 8th, 2019
WESTMINSTER, Colo.- Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, today announced that it has been awarded a $14.2 million contract to develop Red Wing, an automated, cloud-based geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) analysis architecture for the Air Force Research Laboratory. While data is the critical fuel for geospatial analysts,
Tuesday, October 8th, 2019
SAN DIEGO – 07 October 2019 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a cooperative agreement with NASA to perform a demonstration flight as part of the agency’s project to integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). The objective of the demonstration, scheduled for 2020, is to tackle key
Tuesday, October 8th, 2019
GOLDEN, Colorado – Golden Software, a developer of affordable 2D and 3D scientific modeling packages, today announced that its six software products are now available on GeoCloud, a cloud-based software-as-a-service platform hosting geospatial, mapping, and geoscience applications. Available 24/7 anywhere in the world, GeoCloud offers pay-per-use and period-subscription access to a variety of popular geospatial
Monday, October 7th, 2019
— The American Geographical Society (AGS) has awarded seven EthicalGEO Fellowships as a result of the Society’s EthicalGEO Video Challenge. The Challenge, in its first year and underwritten by Omidyar Network, solicited videos from across North America and was open to anyone with an interest in exploring the ethical issues involved
Monday, October 7th, 2019
(LONDON, UK) – The Board of Directors for VertiGIS, a world-leading Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and solutions provider, appointed Richard Wiegmann as President and CEO, effective August 1, 2019. VertiGIS is comprised of Esri Platinum Partners AED-SICAD, Geocom Informatik and Latitude Geographics (Geocortex) in addition to AED-SYNERGIS, Dynamic Design and SynerGIS GIS & FM.
Monday, October 7th, 2019
A model for other state education services agencies to follow, the cooperative purchasing contract with the New York State BOCES provides significant cost savings to school districts looking to implement the proven SkyOp Drone Training Curriculum which prepares high school juniors and seniors for in-demand STEM careers as full-service drone pilots. Canandaigua, N.Y. – SkyOp LLC, developer of
