Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
HERNDON, Va.- BlackSky, a leading provider of geospatial intelligence, satellite imaging and global monitoring services, announced it has secured a $50 million senior secured loan from global satellite communications leader, Intelsat (NYSE: I). The transaction results in an industry first, creating a strategic relationship that pairs Earth observation with a global communications infrastructure. The new
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) announces that it has re-signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Australian geospatial not-for-profit, FrontierSI. FrontierSI is is a partner-based research organisation with expertise in positioning, geodesy, spatial infrastructures, and rapid spatial analytics. Graeme Kernich, FrontierSI CEO said “We are pleased to be continuing our partnership with OGC and are excited
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) has successfully completed the first beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation using only onboard detect-and-avoid systems. The flight mark the first time under Part 107 the FAA has authorized an operation to fly BVLOS without a requirement for visual observers or a
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – REIN‘s DroneInsurance.com, a digital drone risk management platform, is announcing its collaboration with Measure, a leader in aerial intelligence. The exciting collaboration will enable commercial drone operators, from small business to enterprise, to access customizable coverage options that match their unique operational and organizational needs, as integrated within Measure’s Ground Control
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
Vancouver, British Columbia – Draganfly Inc. (CSE: DFLY) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer within the commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (“UAV”) and the Unmanned Vehicle Systems (“UVS”) space, is pleased to announce the appointment of military and UAV/UVS veteran, Patrick Imbasciani, as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Imbasciani is a
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
HONG KONG – Hong Kong-based venture capital fund Beyond Ventures is spearheading a US$3 million investment project to benefit Mapxus, one of Apple’s Indoor Mapping Data Format (IMDF) platform service providers. Founded by an impassioned team of professors, tech professionals and entrepreneurs, Mapxus contributes to the development of a smart city by making indoor mapping simple for
Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
Sendai City and Nokia successfully conducted a test flight of a Nokia drone on a private LTE network provided by Nokia Digital Automation Cloud. They tested the potential use of drones during a tsunami or other disasters to help in prevention and mitigation efforts. The test verified that using a private LTE network to control
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
Terrafirma, an expert provider of hazard models, GeoData and Ground Risk Reports, has adopted Bluesky’s unique database of more than 300 million trees, within its advanced conveyancing search service. As part of a major upgrade, Terrafirma Ground Reports are now the first conveyancing search product to provide detailed, property-specific information on the risks from clay
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
Bourbon, a world leader in marine services for offshore oil and gas, has signed a contract committing more than 100 offshore support vessels (OSVs) to Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress, the maritime broadband service that combines the speed of Ka-band with continuous back up from Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband operating on L-band. The deal represents a breakthrough offshore contract
Monday, November 11th, 2019
Calgary, AB – Novlum announces the release of uniTank, a software solution dedicated to storage tanks analysis, making 3D laser scanning a viable technology in the field today. uniTank is a comprehensive, highly automated software solution for near real-time 3D storage tank analysis and reporting with unrivalled quality assessing American Petroleum Institute (API) standards compliance
