Friday, October 26th, 2018
SHENZHEN, China – DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, is improving its geofencing technology to refine the airspace limitations for drone flights near airports, in order to provide smarter protection for airplanes in critical areas. “DJI is proud to once again lead the industry in developing proactive solutions for safety
Friday, October 26th, 2018
REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA), the national statistics body for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Under the agreement, FCSA and Esri will work together to geoenable its vital work. This agreement
Thursday, October 25th, 2018
BRISTOL, United Kingdom – TCarta, a global provider of geospatial products and services, has been commissioned by Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) to carry out a landmark mangrove health assessment covering the entire Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The assessment contains mangrove condition information derived from high-resolution multispectral satellite imagery. “The satellite-derived vegetation analysis
Thursday, October 25th, 2018
PALO ALTO, Calif. – October 25, 2018 – SSL, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, has shipped two Earth observation satellites to Vandenberg Air Force Base where they will be launched on Spaceflight’s first Sun Synchronous dedicated rideshare mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon
Thursday, October 25th, 2018
Calgary, Canada / Cheseaux, Switzerland, October 25, 2018 — IN-FLIGHT Data, one of Canada’s leading commercial drone operators, has, in collaboration with senseFly, the industry’s leading provider of fixed-wing drone solutions, completed North America’s first urban BVLOS UAS (drone) project in a major city. The project, carried out in the city of Calgary, Alberta, was
Wednesday, October 24th, 2018
Big names in telecommunications have been quietly partnering with a hardware enabled network services startup called SqwaQ. Its patented technology promises to transition the drone industry not just beyond line-of-sight, but beyond city, county and state borders. Today, SqwaQ revealed that Sierra Wireless has been chosen as its primary supplier of cellular chipsets that will
Wednesday, October 24th, 2018
LOS ANGELES – Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. today announced a major milestone in the history of satellite connectivity for aviation and maritime: the successful completion of testing to demonstrate how a new, low-cost satellite network can revolutionize the way airline and maritime passengers enjoy high-speed connectivity and content. The testing began October 18th,
Wednesday, October 24th, 2018
CORALVILLE, Iowa and OAKLAND, N.J.– IDx, a leading AI diagnostics company, and Topcon, one of the world’s leading ophthalmic device manufacturers, have signed an exclusivity agreement that will allow the companies to scale delivery of AI-based diagnostic solutions in the U.S. market. The agreement grants exclusive rights to IDx in the U.S. as the only
Wednesday, October 24th, 2018
Forest Hill, MD – MAPPS, the Association of geospatial firms, is honored to have been part of the cooperative efforts that facilitated the passage of the Geospatial Data Act (GDA). On behalf of MAPPS, I would like to sincerely thank Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) for not only their sponsorship of
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018
Orbit Logic reports NASA has selected the company’s STK Scheduler software for the Restore-L technology demonstration mission. During its mission, the Restore-L spacecraft will demonstrate the technologies required to rendezvous with, grasp, refuel and relocate a government-owned satellite. Restore-L chose an Orbit Logic solution because STK Scheduler’s timing and event constraint checking, along with its
