Tuesday, March 14th, 2017
With rapidly increasing volumes of imagery from satellite and other platforms, such as drones and video sensors, the challenge is to extract the anomalous changes from the predictable, everyday ones and spurious noise. Suppression of noise is a key factor determining the quality of change results, with poorly aligned data a major source of false
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
Latvia, Riga – Before the introduction of small UAVs for aerial photogrammetry, planes, helicopters and metric cameras were used. Not only was this costly, it was also complex due to the images being taken from high altitudes. UAVs have made aerial mapping more affordable, faster and precise. When it comes to planning survey missions for
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
A significant number of UK fire services are using Cadcorp Map Modeller and Workload Modeller to assist in the production of their Integrated Risk Management Plans. Map Modeller is used to map resources and demand, and perform spatial analysis. Examples may include thematic maps, hotspot maps and travel time analysis. Workload Modeller builds upon this
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
Kourou, 07/03/2017 – Europe´s Copernicus programme has got its second eye. On Tuesday, 7 March at 02:49 am CET (6 March at 10.49 pm local time), a Vega launcher successfully took off from the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying the satellite developed and built under the industrial leadership of Airbus for the European Space
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is requesting public comment on its Discrete Global Grid System (DGGS) Abstract Specification Topic. DGGS enable rapid integration of spatial data without the difficulties of working with legacy coordinate systems, particularly projected coordinates such as Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM). DGGSs represent the Earth as a hierarchy of equal area cells
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
Lausanne (Switzerland), March 7, 2017 – Pix4D, a Swiss developer of drone mapping software, and Liebherr, one of the world’s largest manufacturer of tower cranes, are launching a unique crane-based mapping solution at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas. The solution is now available via Pix4D for worldwide distribution. Pix4D expands its Pix4Dbim construction solution range with
Monday, March 6th, 2017
PETAH TIKVA, Israel, March 06, 2017 – Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:GILT) (TASE:GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today the availability of its revolutionary mobility solution for its multi-application SkyEdge II-c platform. The comprehensive mobility feature-set supports unprecedented spectral efficiency and availability while delivering throughput of up to 400Mbps.
Monday, March 6th, 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Rocket engines made by Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), are now providing in-flight maneuvers for the Intelsat 33e communications satellite, which launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana on Aug. 24. Boeing Satellite Systems International, which built the satellite, has announced that
Monday, March 6th, 2017
GREENBELT, MD – Orbit Logic announced today that their SpyMeSat mobile app users can now send new tasking requests to the TRIPLESAT constellation operated by Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Co. Ltd (21AT). Available on the Apple App Store and Google play, the latest version of SpyMeSat allows users to obtain brand new images of
