Friday, May 21st, 2021
OULDER, Colo.– National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL), and NASA today announced their crowdsourcing competition, the “Overhead Geopose Challenge“, which is being implemented by DrivenData, and HeroX. The Challenge seeks solutions that make overhead images more useful for time-sensitive applications like security and disaster response. Participants are competing for a prize purse of $50,000. DrivenData and HeroX The Challenge seeks
Friday, May 21st, 2021
Hexagon | NovAtel today introduces the PIM222A, part of a new family of automotive GNSS positioning products for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomy. The PIM222A harnesses NovAtel’s decades of experience delivering precise positioning in the most demanding applications for mass deployment in ADAS applications and autonomous vehicles. Built with automotive-qualified hardware in a package that
Friday, May 21st, 2021
leasant Grove, Utah – Fortem Technologies, a leader in airspace security and defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones, today announced Wayne Phelps as Director of Federal Business Development. Phelps will help Fortem expand and evolve its work with government agencies and military organizations around the world, and support the company’s efforts to impact drone and security-related
Friday, May 21st, 2021
HONG KONG – MobiusTrend, the fintech market research organization, recently released a research report “WIMI’s Self-developed ‘HoloPulse LiDAR’ Enters the Driverless Area, While MVIS.US Successfully Develops a Long-Distance Lidar Sensor”. According to reports, MVIS.US announced that it has completed the development of the long-range lidar sensor A-Sample hardware and development platform, and it will demonstrate
Friday, May 21st, 2021
Astra, the fastest privately funded company in history to reach space, named Planet, the leading provider of global, daily satellite imagery and geospatial solutions, as a holder of a multi-launch contract, with plans to begin launching in the near future. Astra also shared plans to launch payloads up to 500kg to a 500 km, mid-inclination
Friday, May 21st, 2021
TomTom unveils new super-accurate EV range prediction for in-dash navigation TomTom EV suite now includes extensive EV routing and range features, an industry-leading number of EV charging points, and battery pre-conditioning support for optimized charging First EVs equipped with latest technology suite to hit the road around the globe this year AMSTERDAM – TomTom (TOM2)
Friday, May 21st, 2021
Salt Lake City — Leading aerial imagery company Nearmap announced today it has named Don Weigel as VP of products. In this role, Weigel will oversee all strategic initiatives related to products including product roadmap, promotion, customer experience, and communicating the product vision across internal teams and customers. Weigel is a proven executive leader with more than 30
Friday, May 21st, 2021
Enhances ORBCOMM’s AIS service with value-added RF data on “dark” vessels at sea to improve maritime safety and security worldwide ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. – ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that it has entered into a global commercial reseller agreement with Unseenlabs, a French company that
Thursday, May 20th, 2021
Mountain View, Calif. – – GridRaster Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based XR platforms that powers high-performance and scalable AR/VR/MR experiences on mobile devices for enterprises, announced today results from a new survey that illustrates the growth manufacturers are experiencing in leveraging immersive mixed reality AR/VR, as well as cloud technology. Through an online survey of roughly 400 enterprises, nearly half of
Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
GIS Technology Leader Awarded for Contributions to Global Sustainability REDLANDS, Calif.—May 19, 2021—Esri today announced that the International Geographical Union (IGU) has awarded Jack Dangermond the Planet and Humanity Medal. The award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to peace, welfare, or sustainability. The IGU is an international, non-governmental, professional organization devoted to the promotion
