Tuesday, October 10th, 2017
GREENBELT, MD – Orbit Logic has teamed with the University of Colorado Boulder’s Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles (RECUV) on a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop a hierarchical autonomous mission planning and execution capability for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) that
Tuesday, October 10th, 2017
WESTMINSTER, Colo.-DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced that Jeffrey R. Tarr, President and Chief Executive Officer, will depart the company following today’s successful closing of its merger with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA”) (TSX: MDA), resulting in the formation of Maxar Technologies.
Tuesday, October 10th, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO and VANCOUVER – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA” or the “Company”) (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company providing technology solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide, today announced it has completed its acquisition of DigitalGlobe, Inc. (“DigitalGlobe”), the global leader in high resolution Earth imagery and information about our changing planet.
Friday, October 6th, 2017
BOSTON – Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, announced it has made a significant investment in Latitude Geographics Group Ltd., a Victoria, B.C.-based provider of web-based mapping software and related Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed. Latitude develops software called Geocortex that helps customers maximize the potential
Friday, October 6th, 2017
COSTA MESA, Calif. – Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, together with Esri, the world leader in spatial analytics, successfully completed test flights on a revolutionary new way to support firefighting efforts using state-of-the-art software for firefighters and first responders. The flights were held at the Warm Springs, Oregon, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Friday, October 6th, 2017
PUNE, India – The global geofencing market size is expected to grow from $542.7 million in 2017 to $1,825.3 million by 2022 at a CAGR of 27.5% driven by the technological advancements, rise in the use of spatial data and analytical tools, increasing applications in numerous industry verticals, higher adoption of location-based applications, and rise
Friday, October 6th, 2017
MELBOURNE, Fla.- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $260 million order to develop an integrated tactical communications network as part of an Asia-Pacific country’s modernization program. The order was received in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. The integrated network solution will include tactical radios, network planning, monitoring and routing software, and other systems and
Friday, October 6th, 2017
AMSTERDAM -TomTom (TOM2) today announced that it has been selected to power MICHELIN’s new mobile application for truck drivers called MICHELIN RoadConnect. TomTom’s online services and map data will be used to help drivers find suitable routes and provide estimated journey times. MICHELIN RoadConnect, available on Android (and iOS before the end of 2017), gives
Friday, October 6th, 2017
WASHINGTON– Measure, the largest U.S. provider of drone services for enterprise customers, today announced an expansion of its drone-powered solutions for the architecture, engineering and construction industries with packages designed to optimize site development, project monitoring/documentation and stockpile/earthwork measurement. The new solutions help drive successful and profitable project completion by providing enhanced visibility into site
Friday, October 6th, 2017
Manassas, VA – Boeing plans to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a world-class innovator, developer and manufacturer of advanced aerospace platforms under an agreement signed by the companies. Aurora specializes in autonomous systems technologies to enable advanced robotic aircraft for future aerospace applications and vehicles. “The combined strength and innovation of our teams
