Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
RedTail LiDAR Systems recently partnered with an award-winning engineering firm to demonstrate the RTL-400 LiDAR system’s high-resolution, high accuracy mapping capability. Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology is increasingly being used in everything from iPhone 12 virtual reality apps to self-driving automobiles. The technology – which provides 3D representations of areas – is increasingly being
Monday, December 21st, 2020
HERNDON, Va.– HawkEye 360 Inc. is supporting a commercial radio frequency (RF) geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) pilot program for the United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), using its constellation of formation flying satellites to deliver RF data and analytics to the agency and combatant commands so analysts can explore how this new source of commercial data
Monday, December 21st, 2020
GUANGZHOU, China – XAG has launched a new series of smart agri-tech at its annual conference (XAAC 2020) hosted on 15 December, introducing more in-depth digital unmanned solutions to make farming easier and more sustainable. The new releases include three models of XAG Agricultural Drone and two editions of R150 Unmanned Ground Vehicle for broadcast
Monday, December 21st, 2020
SAN JOSE, Calif.- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR) today announced a sales agreement for Alpha Prime™ sensors with May Mobility, a pioneer in autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. May Mobility selected Velodyne as a provider of long-range, surround view lidar sensors for its entire growing fleet of self-driving shuttles. Velodyne’s Alpha Prime is a next generation lidar sensor that
Monday, December 21st, 2020
New American Community Survey Data Will Be Accessible in ArcGIS Living Atlas REDLANDS, Calif.—Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, announced today that ArcGIS software users now have easy access to the newest values for five-year estimates of current data on demographic, housing, and workforce characteristics of the US population. Through ArcGIS Living Atlas of
Monday, December 21st, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO – Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) and precise positioning technology, today announced the availability of its Precision GNSS Module (PGM). PGM is designed to offer fast evaluation and a quick path to production for those requiring a precise positioning solution. PGM is available in a simple-to-use,
Monday, December 21st, 2020
Space Foundation’s Teacher Liaison program and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space’s Space Station Ambassador Program are joining forces New collaboration will double the impact of existing educational programs Partnership extends the reach of programs to 1,000-plus educators and tens of thousands of students worldwide COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Space Foundation, a 501(c)(3)
Monday, December 21st, 2020
Fairfax,VA – John M. Palatiello & Associates, Inc. (JMP&A), the nation’s leading government relations and association management firm representing the surveying, mapping, GIS, and geospatial community, applauded yesterday’s passage of the bi-partisan “National Landslide Preparedness Act”, H.R. 8810, in the U.S. Senate. The Senate action, by unanimous consent, followed earlier approval by the House of
Monday, December 21st, 2020
Pierre-Alain Marchand, regulatory compliance manager, senseFly CHESEAUX-SUR-LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The introduction of new standardized drone regulations across the European Union from January 1 2021 is an important step forward for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry. Laws have long varied from country to country, which has caused widespread confusion and created complex barriers to entry
Monday, December 21st, 2020
Trimble GNSS Integrates with Ecobot’s Natural Resources Platform to Enable Fast Sub-Meter Accurate Wetland Delineation SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that Ecobot, a software company that provides cloud-based applications to speed environmental regulatory reporting, has joined Trimble’s Mapping & GIS Partner Program. As part of the program, Ecobot has implemented Trimble integration tools
