Thursday, August 29th, 2019
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced the second annual World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology that will address safety issues and public concern regarding autonomous vehicles (AV). The free event, which is open to the public and takes place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on October 2, aims to advance
Thursday, August 29th, 2019
Intermap Technologies (“Intermap”), a global leader in geospatial intelligence solutions, today announced the launch of its Lido Surface Data NEXTView (“NEXTView”) data solution, co-developed with Lufthansa Systems, for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) market. NEXTView is a high-accuracy, global 3D elevation dataset customized for aviation applications. It is continually refreshed to ensure currency and compliance
Thursday, August 29th, 2019
REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced its membership in the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). The new GEO Associates category allows commercial and nongovernmental entities to apply to join existing member institutions in activities promoting GEO’s goals and ideals. GEO is an intergovernmental organization devoted to advancing the universal accessibility
Thursday, August 29th, 2019
Lausanne, Switzerland: In August 2019, Pix4D opened a new office in downtown Denver. It is the company’s seventh office after Lausanne, San Francisco, Shanghai, Berlin, Madrid, and Tokyo. The move to Denver signifies Pix4D’s strong commitment and alignment with the thriving Geospatial Technology and UAS industries, where Denver is a major hub. With potential for
Wednesday, August 28th, 2019
WESTMINSTER, Colo.- Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, today announced that it has been awarded a new, four-year contract with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (Global EGD) program. The contract, which begins September 1, 2019, is valued at $44
Wednesday, August 28th, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Rural Jackson County, Florida selected DATAMARK VEP for its geographic information systems (GIS) and Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) solution, along with technical services from DATAMARK in a $162,000 12-month contract, with annual renewal options. The public safety and GIS experts at DATAMARK will provide on-site training and implementation to the GIS stakeholders in the county. Jackson County is
Wednesday, August 28th, 2019
MCLEAN, Va.- Avineon, Inc. (Avineon), a global provider of information technology and engineering support, has participated in the Esri Partner Network since 2002 and today announces an upgrade to the Esri Partner Network Gold Program. As an Esri Gold Business Partner and recipient of the Esri Utility Network Management Specialty, Avineon develops and implements a
Wednesday, August 28th, 2019
6D.ai (6D), the startup building a 3D map of the world using just a smartphone camera, announced today its commercial availability for developers to begin shipping their applications. Additionally, 6D announced they are working with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., to provide spatial understanding for Snapdragon™ powered XR head mounted displays (HMDs) and XR viewers which are
Wednesday, August 28th, 2019
SIMI VALLEY, Calif.– AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems for both defense and commercial applications, today announced its 2019 Quantix and AV DSS University Collaboration Project. The project’s focus is to advance academic research, applications and crop production practices to improve the future of farming through the use of unmanned aircraft
Wednesday, August 28th, 2019
GRAND FORKS – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has received a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations by utilizing a Ground-based Sense and Avoid (GBSAA) system. The GBSAA system provides an alternative to using a more costly and operationally restrictive
