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
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018
LONDON- Quantzig, a pure-play analytics solutions provider, has announced the completion of their latest article on the efficacy of geospatial analytics in providing insights into omni channel retailing. Geospatial analytics is basically the use of “geo-referenced” data obtained through various modern technologies like location sensors or GPS tracking, mobile devices, and social media. Geospatial analytics
Monday, October 22nd, 2018
STERLING, Va. – PAE ISR, LLC, the original equipment manufacturer of the Resolute Eagle, signed a cooperative agreement with NASA to conduct a demonstration in the National Airspace System in 2020 and work toward full integration of unmanned aerial systems into the NAS. “NASA’s Systems Integration and Operationalization Demo program is a great opportunity to
Monday, October 22nd, 2018
WESTMINSTER, CO – DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), today announced that National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded the company a sole-source contract for high-resolution commercial electro-optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery valued at up to $7 million. NASA-funded researchers will use this data to advance the agency’s science and
