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UAE space economy grows 27.1% to $1.5 billion
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Monday, October 22nd, 2018

Abu Dhabi Municipality Launches Digital Geological Maps for Building Permits

The Abu Dhabi City Municipality has launched a Geospatial Information Management System, GIMS, a sophisticated smart electronic system for soil database that contains all geotechnical, geophysical, hydrological and environmental data, displayed on interactive geological maps. Read More...

Monday, October 22nd, 2018

URISA Leaders Recognized at GIS-Pro & CalGIS 2018

More than 500 GIS professionals - from 43 states, 5 Canadian provinces, and 8 countries - recently convened in Palm Springs, California for GIS-Pro & CalGIS 2018. One of the highlights of the conference was the Awards Breakfast, during which...

Monday, October 22nd, 2018

PAE ISR Partners with NASA for 2020 Unmanned Aircraft Demo in US Airspace

STERLING, Va. - PAE ISR, LLC, the original equipment manufacturer of the Resolute Eagle, signed a cooperative agreement with NASA to conduct a demonstration in the National Airspace System in 2020 and work toward full integration of...

Monday, October 22nd, 2018

Maxar Technologies’ DigitalGlobe Expands NASA Partnership with New Sole-Source Contract for Commercial Earth Observation Data

WESTMINSTER, CO - DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), today announced that National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded the company a sole-source contract for high-resolution commercial electro-optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery...

Monday, October 22nd, 2018

Rheticus and ERDAS IMAGINE Team up for Ground Displacement Monitoring

US: Hexagon Geospatial has teamed up with Planetek Italia to offer a connection to a Time-Series DInSAR Displacement Monitoring Service from directly within ERDAS IMAGINE interface. The new functionality in ERDAS IMAGINE provides users with access to Planetek’s Rheticus® Displacement...

Monday, October 22nd, 2018

Irish Government Award Bluesky a Contract to Supply Geographic Data

The Department for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), has awarded Bluesky Ireland, a specialist in aerial mapping, a contract to supply high resolution aerial photography and digital height models. Applications of the Bluesky data are expected...

Monday, October 22nd, 2018

New Power Pack For Rugo™ Drone Light Meets FAA Night UAV Requirements

OCEANSIDE, Calif. - FoxFury Lighting Solutions announces a new rechargeable Quick Swap® Power Pack with Strobe for the Rugo™ Drone & Camera Light. This new Power Pack is most useful for drone (UAV or sUAS) night operations as...

Monday, October 22nd, 2018

UK-France Space Agreement Delivers Device to Ocean Satellite

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission is a step closer to launch as a UK built device is delivered to Thales Alenia Space in France. Read More at GOV UK

Monday, October 22nd, 2018

European Space Talks Series Set for Munich Stop in November

European Space Talks, an initiative powered by the European Space Agency (ESA), aims to make European citizens more aware about the investment needed for space activities and the unique benefits that they can deliver. Read More at...

Monday, October 22nd, 2018

GNSS-Based Emergency Warning Service Successfully Tested with Japan’s QZSS in Australia

In the framework of GNSS cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Japan, a test was recently conducted of a GNSS-based global Emergency Warning Service using Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), which delivered impressive results. Read More...