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Wednesday, August 5th, 2015

Free Provision of TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X Data for Government Studies and Professional Training in Canada

August 5, 2015 — Airbus Defence and Space has signed an agreement with the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO) providing Canadian governmental and institutional data users free access to TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellite imagery for pre-operational use.

Wednesday, July 15th, 2015

BlackBridge to be Acquired by Planet Labs

Berlin, July 15, 2015 — BlackBridge, a leading provider of satellite imagery and geospatial solutions, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement for Planet Labs to acquire the RapidEye suite of core offerings. Planet Labs is a provider of a dataset of satellite imagery based in San Francisco, California, that designs, builds, and

Thursday, July 9th, 2015

ESA Teams Ready for Europe’s Next Weather Satellite

July 9, 2015 — Ground control teams are ready to shepherd Europe’s next weather satellite through its critical first days in orbit, ensuring it is working and healthy in the harsh environment of space.

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015

NGA and DigitalGlobe Open Source Toolkit to Harness the Power of Collaborative Mapping

LONGMONT, Colo., June 23, 2015 — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) have partnered to release an open source software toolkit designed to harness the power of crowdsourced mapping for Geospatial Big Data Analytics.

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015

Spaceknow Set to Launch an Intelligence-as-a-Service Product at the GEOINT 2015 Symposium and Announces CloudEO as New Cooperation Partner

SAN FRANCISCO, June 23, 2015 — A venture-backed Silicon Valley company, Spaceknow is launching an online service for the automated analysis of satellite imagery to debut at the GEOINT 2015 Symposium.

Thursday, June 18th, 2015

Collaboration set to Map Path for Ecologically and Sustainable Economic Growth

June 18, 2015 — Ecometrica, the world-leading sustainability software and data company, has partnered with scientists at Edinburgh Napier and other universities to build an application that will help developing world governments ensure their economic growth is ecologically sustainable.

Monday, June 15th, 2015

Altus-PS Merges into Septentrio Satellite Navigation

Torrance, CA & Leuven, Belgium, June 15, 2015 — Septentrio Satellite Navigation announces the completion of the acquisition and integration of Altus Positioning Systems, forming a global leader in the provision of highly accurate and reliable GPS/GNSS positioning equipment.

Thursday, June 11th, 2015

Urban Challenge Looking for Innovators

Munich, June 11, 2015 — The quality of satellite imagery is improving year by year, to the point where it is now possible to read signage and see line markings clearly. Not only has there been an improvement in visual resolution now satellites like WorldView-2 and WorldView-3 are delivering imagery in 8 spectral bands, more

Tuesday, May 26th, 2015

Crisis Mapping and its Impact on Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

May 26, 2015 — As part of the response following the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, numerous emergency response teams were put into place, many needing up-to-date maps, aerial photos and satellite imagery of the devastated locations. 

Tuesday, May 26th, 2015

Crisis Mapping and its Impact on Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

May 26, 2015 — As part of the response following the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, numerous emergency response teams were put into place, many needing up-to-date maps, aerial photos and satellite imagery of the devastated locations. 

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