Thursday, September 7th, 2017
BOULDER, Colorado — Ball Aerospace successfully delivered the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1), NOAA’s next-generation polar orbiting weather satellite, to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Aug. 31, where it is scheduled to launch Nov. 10, 2017. This follows a successful pre-ship review with NASA at Ball’s Boulder, Colorado, manufacturing complex. “The arrival of
Thursday, September 7th, 2017
Orbit GT is happy to announce that Nordic GeoCenter, Finland, has joined as Authorized Reseller of Orbit GT 3D Mapping products. “We’re very pleased to join with Finland’s Nordic GeoCenter as our new Reseller”, says Peter Bonne, CEO of Orbit GT. “Nordic GeoCenter is a well known and respected company in Scandinavia and the Baltics.
Thursday, September 7th, 2017
BOTHELL, Wash.– EagleView Technologies (“EagleView®”), the leading provider of aerial imagery and property analytics for the government, insurance and commercial sectors, this week mobilized a fleet of nearly two dozen aircraft to capture detailed, bird’s eye view images of Hurricane Harvey’s damage to help evacuees assess the storm’s impact on their homes. As of this morning,
Thursday, September 7th, 2017
EarthSense Systems is equipping commercial delivery vehicles with air pollution sensors as part of a project to test the performance and emissions of low-carbon trucks. Using their state-of-the-art Zephyr air quality monitoring sensors, EarthSense will collect real-time pollution measurements to help develop zero-emission running strategies for a range of environmentally friendly commercial vehicles and their
Wednesday, September 6th, 2017
PALO ALTO, Calif. — In a first for the industry, six satellites, built in California, to be launched in California, for a California company have arrived at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, where they are scheduled to be launched on a Minotaur rocket in October. Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of innovative satellites and
Wednesday, September 6th, 2017
GAITHERSBURG, Md. – UltiSat, Inc., a leading provider of end-to-end managed satellite network solutions and high-touch professional services, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a NATO Framework Agreement. Under this agreement, UltiSat will be providing consulting services in support of a major NATO technical support program. The scope of these services includes
Wednesday, September 6th, 2017
RIGA, Latvia – Atlas Dynamics (www.atlasdynamics.eu), a leading provider of drone-based solutions for the professional user, today announced that it will display its new fixed wing UAV, the Atlas Blue-J, at InterDrone 2017. The Blue-J features a 3.5-meter wing span, four to six hours of flight time and a 150-kilometer operational range. Ideally suited for
Wednesday, September 6th, 2017
RIGA, Latvia – Atlas Dynamics (www.atlasdynamics.eu), a leading provider of drone-based solutions for the professional user, today announced it will demonstrate the new Atlas NEST smart protective charging station for autonomous BVLOS operation of the Atlas Pro drone platform at InterDrone 2017. The Atlas NEST is a landing, protective charging station that allows for BVLOS
Tuesday, September 5th, 2017
OXFORD, Miss. and COVINGTON, La. – University of Mississippi and Globalstar,Inc. (NYSE American:GSAT) announced today an agreement to establish a second-generation ground station on UM’s Oxford campus. The new Globalstar ground station — telecommunications infrastructure that connects with Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites — will provide opportunities for the university to conduct research, testing and
Tuesday, September 5th, 2017
BERLIN – DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, has introduced two new drones, the Mavic Pro Platinum and Phantom 4 Pro Obsidian and announces the ‘Sphere’ mode for the Spark at IFA 2017 in Berlin. “DJI continuously looks for ways to improve its products and introduce new features, many of which
