Tuesday, January 16th, 2018
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), successfully supported the launch of a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission, known as NROL-47, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket. Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion systems included
Friday, January 12th, 2018
NASA is preparing for the next mission to Mars timed for a launch in 2020. Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) is among the partners providing measurement equipment for the new Mars 2020 Rover. The pressure and humidity measurement devices are based on Vaisala’s sensor technology and are similar to the ones already delivered to Mars on
Friday, January 12th, 2018
KITCHENER, ON, Canada- Clearpath™ is proud to welcome former vice president of Google’s and Uber’s Mapping divisions, Brian McClendon, to its board of advisors. McClendon will provide insight and expertise on mapping technologies to the company’s OTTO™ Motors industrial division and Clearpath Robotics research solutions division. He joins advisory board member and Tesla co-founder Marc
Friday, January 12th, 2018
In close collaboration with resident groups, television producers and personality Dr Xand van Tulleken, EarthSense Systems has demonstrated the effectiveness of community action to tackle localised air quality issues. The initiative, which took place in December 2017 in the Kings Heath suburb of Birmingham, demonstrates the challenges faced by typical urban communities with congested high
Friday, January 12th, 2018
USGIF has partnered with Reinventing Geospatial Inc. (RGi), a USGIF Organizational Member, to offer a new award as part of the 2018 USGIF Scholarship Program. The $10,000 RGi Scholarship for Geospatial and Engineering will be awarded to an undergraduate who demonstrates financial need and is interested in or studying both the engineering and geospatial disciplines.
Friday, January 12th, 2018
AUSTIN, Texas – Convey, the active delivery management platform, has been named an IDC Innovator in a new report, IDC Innovators: Geospatial Traceability and Analytics in Supply Chain, 2018 (IDC #US43316517, December 2017). IDC Innovators are emerging vendors with under $100 million in revenue that have demonstrated a groundbreaking business model or an innovative technology or both.
Friday, January 12th, 2018
Antenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules, is launching a brand new compact, all-in-one active GNSS antenna, part number M20047-1, at the CES show in Las Vegas this month. It adds another option to the company’s existing range of positioning antennas and modules. The M20047-1 operates in the 1559-1609 MHz bands, and offers
Friday, January 12th, 2018
LAS VEGAS & SAN FRANCISCO- CES 2018, LVCC North Hall, Booth #9317 – Civil Maps, the leading developer of cognition software for autonomous vehicles, today announced the availability of Fingerprint Base Map™, the industry’s most robust, scalable solution for precise autonomous vehicle localization and navigation. Architected from the ground up to meet the demands of
Friday, January 12th, 2018
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada – The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) announced today that NorSat-3, a 15-kilogram microsatellite, has been ordered by the Norwegian Space Centre, and that construction is well underway. NorSat-3 follows from the highly successful NorSat-1 and NorSat-2 satellites also built by SFL. NorSat-3
Thursday, January 11th, 2018
Kissimmee, FL – Two Aurora Flight Sciences executives were inducted into the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA) 2018 Class of Associate Fellows on January 8. Chief Innovation Officer John Tylko and Chief Operating Officer Matthew Hutchison were among the 134 individuals selected by committee to join the 2018 class. AIAA Associate Fellows
