Monday, October 26th, 2015
October 26, 2015 — The United States and the European Commission signed the “Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement” which will facilitate data sharing from the Copernicus constellation of Sentinel Earth Observation satellites among a broad spectrum of users on both sides of the Atlantic. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Science, Space and Health Jonathan Margolis
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Berlin, October 21, 2015 — Building Radar GmbH – providing a global, satellite-based online database for new construction projects – has just been named this year’s overall winner of the international Earth observation competition Copernicus Masters.
Tuesday, October 6th, 2015
October 6, 2015 — Earth-i, (www.earthi.space), the master distributor of imaging and data services from the DMC3/TripleSat constellation with a unique combination of very high spatial and temporal resolution, has announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Hausknecht to its team of prominent and experienced individuals from the Earth Observation industry.
Tuesday, September 29th, 2015
September 29, 2015 — With the new Earth observation satellites carrying a range of technologies such as radar and multispectral imaging instruments for land, ocean and atmospheric monitoring, data are available for the next 20–30 years. However, this means little unless there are capable people handling them.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015
Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, September 16, 2015 — According to the 8th edition of Euroconsult’s newly published report, Satellite-Based Earth Observation: Market Prospects to 2024, over 400 civil and commercial Earth observation (EO) satellites (>50kg) are expected to be launched over the next decade compared to 179 over 2005-2014.
Friday, September 4th, 2015
RESTON, Va., September 4, 2015 – Today, Gilman Louie has been appointed as the first Chairman of the Board of Vricon, Inc.
Thursday, September 3rd, 2015
Harwell, Oxfordshire, September 3, 2015 — Rezatec, the innovative landscape intelligence company, has been working with Northern Ireland Water to undertake an innovative study of its Dungonnell catchment, on the Garron Plateau, to the North of Belfast, using its cutting edge Earth Observation (EO) techniques.
Monday, August 24th, 2015
Philadelphia, PA, August 24, 2015 — Azavea, a geospatial analysis (GIS) software company, was awarded two Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants; one from the U.S. Department of Energy and one from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
August 13, 2015 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is pleased to announce that Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has raised its membership level from Technical level to Principal level. Led through the GeoConnections Program at the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO), Natural Resources Canada has been an active member in the OGC since1998.
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
VANCOUVER, August,13, 2015 — UrtheCast Corp. (UR) (“UrtheCast” or the “Company”), a technology company that is developing the world’s first interactive Earth Observation platform, today announces financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015. The Company reported revenues of $5 million and $8.2 million for the three and six month periods ending June
