Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
As part of the UK Space Agency’s recently launched International Partnership Programme (IPP) and its related Forests 2020 project, the agency awarded a contract worth more than £14 million to sustainability software and data company Ecometrica. The Forests 2020 project is expected to help countries improve management and protection across 300 million hectares of
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS) today became Hexagon US Federal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure serving the U.S. federal government market. The new name allows the company to more closely identify with a global technology leader and better offer Hexagon family best-of-class technology directly to U.S. government customers. “Six years
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
Des Plaines — This year, the theme is disaster response. The challenge is to develop a map which shows us how GIS could be, or has been used in a disaster response scenario, either real or imagined. Maps could show disaster preparation; use of GIS during a disaster to manage emergencies, people, supplies, etc.; or
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
LAS VEGAS — FLYPRO, a global pioneer and leader in the intelligent sports drone industry, returned to CES this year, on the back of the firm’s success at the annual global technology event in 2016. CES 2017, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, opened its doors to the public on the morning of
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
HUNT VALLEY, Md. — Textron Systems Support Solutions, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) business, announced today that it has been awarded a $206 million contract from the U.S. Army for Shadow® Tactical Aircraft System (TUAS) Contractor Logistics Support (CLS). CLS efforts include Systems Sustainment Management, Engineering Support, Contractor Logistics Support Management, Field Service Operations, Depot
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
Cambridge, 10 January 2017 (www.1spatial.com) 1Spatial plc, global leaders in managing geospatial data, will be hosting a series of free FME World Tour events in the UK, Australia and Singapore. The sessions will help users and newcomers to FME to understand how best to transfigure their data into useful information, and make it appear when
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
VANCOUVER, Jan. 10, 2017 – UrtheCast Corp. (TSX:UR) (“UrtheCast” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has signed a contract to provide engineering services and space hardware for US$3.9 million. “This contract highlights the continued success of our Engineering Services business and the market’s confidence in our capabilities and expertise in spaceborne hardware,” explained Wade
Monday, January 9th, 2017
Edinburgh/London, 10 January 2017 – Sustainability software and data company Ecometrica has won a contract worth more than £14 million from the UK Space Agency’s recently launched International Partnership Programme (IPP). The ‘Forests 2020’ project is set to help countries to improve the management and protection across 300 million hectares of tropical forests – 12
Monday, January 9th, 2017
US: Leica Geosystems has been honored with a CES 2017 Innovation Awards for the Leica BLK360 Imaging Laser Scanner in the Digital Imaging category. Products entered in were judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the trade media. The Leica BLK360 is the world’s smallest imaging laser scanner.
Monday, January 9th, 2017
US: NVIDIA has announced to extend its collaboration with mapping company, HERE, to develop HERE HD Live Map on Wednesday. Through this partnership, the two companies are working to develop the industry-leading real-time, high-definition mapping solution for autonomous vehicles. The news was made public by NVIDIA founder and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang at CES 2017, Las
