Monday, July 29th, 2019
OTTAWA – Telesat and the Government of Canada have partnered to ensure access to affordable high-speed Internet connectivity across rural and remote areas of Canada through the development of Telesat’s LEO Satellite Constellation. The partnership is expected to generate $1.2 billion (CAD) in revenue for Telesat over 10 years, which includes a contribution of up
Monday, July 29th, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – Ouster, a leading provider of high-resolution lidar sensors used for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and mapping, announced that Postmates, the only company that enables customers to get anything on-demand, has selected the Ouster OS1 lidar sensor for use in its Serve autonomous delivery rover deploying first in Los Angeles. The Ouster OS1 lidar
Monday, July 29th, 2019
EXTON, Pa.– Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) is honored to announce the addition of Mr. Robert Cardillo, founder and President of The Cardillo Group, LLC, to its board of directors. “Robert is a pillar of the intelligence community, and a champion for commercial innovation,” says Paul Graziani, chief executive officer and cofounder at AGI. “There is a natural resonance with Robert, our mission, and our people. We are
Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. OGC)(MD, USA) has announced the signing of a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Digital Geospatial Information Working Group (DGIWG) Secretariat and the OGC. DGIWG, established in 1983, is a standardisation body now comprised of 18 nations whose first objective was to set up an effective exchange standard allowing
Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
EXPLORATION PARK, Florida, USA – OneWeb Satellites – a joint venture of OneWeb and Airbus – today officially opened the world’s first high-volume, high-speed advanced satellite production facility to bring transformative internet connectivity to everyone, everywhere. Historically, satellites are custom built, costing tens of millions of dollars to build, and taking more than a year
Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- Sanborn, a leader in professional mapping and GIS products and services, announces that it has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the General Services Administration (GSA) for “Earth Observation Solutions.” The Multiple Award BPA is a 5-year contract with an estimated cumulative value of $225 million, in effect until February
Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
San Francisco, California – Mapbox and Sparkgeo today announced a new integration of Sparkgeo’s web map analytics technology, Maptiks, with Mapbox GL web maps. This integration provides developers building with Mapbox GL access to Maptik’s robust map analytics, to provide insight into how their geospatial efforts are performing in the real world. Maptiks integrates directly
Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
DENVER – Concept3D, a leader in creating immersive online experiences with 3D modeling, interactive maps and virtual tour software, today announced that Boca Center is the latest retail location to launch on the technology company’s interactive mapping and virtual tour platform. Boca Center Interactive Map Creating a hub of information presented online in a visual
Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
SAN JOSE, Calif.- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced it has acquired mapping and localization software as well as intellectual property assets from Mapper.ai. Mapper technology will enable Velodyne to accelerate development of Vella™, breakthrough software that establishes its directional view Velarray™ lidar sensor. The Velarray is the first solid-state Velodyne lidar sensor that is embeddable
Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
LEWES, Del. – In a partnership with the UN Ops, Antigua Computer Technology (ACT), and the government of Antigua, Drone Delivery Systems successfully performed drone deliveries to a secure smart mailbox, called AirBox Home. Additionally, Drone Delivery Systems performed a 2.1 mile beyond line of sight (BVLOS) flight, delivering one of the most innovative defibrillators in
