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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Japan Defense Ministry to Gather Intelligence Using Private Mini-Satellites

TOKYO -- The Defense Ministry will begin collecting images from privately-operated fleets of miniature Earth observation satellites in June to diversify its satellite-based intelligence gathering. Read More at The Mainichi

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Plans for First Rocket Launch Dedicated to Scottish Satellite

Plans are in place for the first rocket launch dedicated to a Scottish satellite. It will be the first time a Scottish built orbiter has not had to piggyback on another launch vehicle. Read More at BBC...

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

NTT and MapmyIndia Partner for 3D Mapping

Global IT solutions provider NTT Data, and Indian digital mapping, navigation and location technology company, MapmyIndia, have teamed up to develop large-scale 3D map datasets, named AW3D India. Read More at Smart Cities More

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Skyline Software Systems Releases PhotoMesh™ v7.4 with LiDAR Integration and Improved Aerial Triangulation Capability

Herndon, VA – Skyline Software Systems Inc. announced today that it has released PhotoMesh™ v7.4 software suite as part of its SkylineGlobe products. This update integrates light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data, significantly improves processing speed and...

Monday, May 21st, 2018

Supergeo Strengthens the Partnership with Hollywood to Further Open its Business in Thailand

To support the New Southbound Policy from Taiwanese government and assist its partners in expanding the business scope, this April, Supergeo dispatched its product manager to Southeast Asia. One of the special visits was made to Hollywood...

Monday, May 21st, 2018

Swift ​​Navigation ​​Announces SBAS Support for ​​Piksi Multi

San Francisco, CA — Swift Navigation, ​​a ​​San ​​Francisco-based ​​tech ​​firm that is building centimeter-accurate ​​GPS ​​technology ​​to ​​power ​​a ​​world ​​of ​​autonomous ​​vehicles, ​​today ​​announced ​​the latest ​​firmware ​​upgrade to ​​its ​​flagship ​​product ​​​Piksi® Multi ​​GNSS...

Monday, May 21st, 2018

American Geographical Society to Award Samuel Finley Breese Morse Medal to Dr. Christopher Baruth

The Samuel Finley Breese Morse Medal, awarded by the American Geographical Society (AGS), is one of several prestigious honors given by the Society. Dr. Christopher Baruth, former Curator of the American Geographical Society Library (AGSL), will receive the medal on...

Monday, May 21st, 2018

MAPS™ SLs Emulator for Simulation of Location Based Services in LTE Network

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - GL Communications Inc., a global leader in telecom test and measurement solutions, today announced its enhanced Location Services (LCS) architecture in LTE network briefly, and its latest MAPS™ SLs Emulator solution to meet the...

Friday, May 18th, 2018

Woolpert Awarded $2M PennDOT Photogrammetry Contract

HARRISBURG, Pa.- The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has signed Woolpert to one of three statewide photogrammetry contracts. The five-year, $2 million contract is for geodetic survey and photogrammetric mapping, including stereo-compliant aerial and mobile lidar collections....

Friday, May 18th, 2018

Deimos Imaging Awarded Contract Exceeding USD $2.6M by the Brazilian Ministry of Defence

MADRID and VANCOUVER - UrtheCast Corp. (TSX: UR) ("UrtheCast" or the "Company") and its subsidiary, the Earth Observation company Deimos Imaging SLU ("Deimos Imaging"), announced today that Deimos Imaging has entered into a contract with the Brazilian...