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Monday, November 6th, 2017

CDOT Signs Woolpert to $2M Surveying, Right-of-Way Contract

DENVER — Woolpert has been contracted by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to provide non-project specific survey and right-of-way services for regions 3 and 5 throughout the western half of the state. The five-year, $2 million...

Monday, November 6th, 2017

URISA Leaders Recognized at GIS-Pro 2017

More than 400 GIS professionals - from 38 states, 4 Canadian provinces, and 10 countries - recently convened in Jacksonville, Florida for GIS-Pro 2017. One of the highlights of the conference was the Awards Breakfast, during which a number of URISA...

Monday, November 6th, 2017

Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO Eileen Drake Receives Distinguished Award from the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation

SACRAMENTO, Calif.- Eileen Drake, CEO and president of Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), today was presented with the CEO of the Year Award from the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation (FLEF) in...

Monday, November 6th, 2017

Israel Aerospace Sells Majority of ImageSat Equity to Private-Equity Company

PARIS — Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is selling a majority stake in geospatial-imagery provider ImageSat International to private-equity investor FIMI of Israel in a deal that values ImageSat’s equity at $74.6 million, IAI announced Nov. k6. Under...

Monday, November 6th, 2017

Singapore Seeks Solutions for Safe UAV Ops

A call for proposal was issued today for interested parties to develop systems to enable the safe use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) . Read More at AirTrafficManagement

Monday, November 6th, 2017

Morocco to Orbit Earth Observation Satellite Next Week

Morocco is set to join a select group of countries in Africa that have a satellite in orbit with the launch on Nov. 8 of its Earth Observation satellite. An Arianespace Vega rocket will launch the satellite,...

Monday, November 6th, 2017

N. Korean Cyberattack on DOST Being Verified

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is checking if its cyber network has been breached by North Korean hackers. Read More at Manila Bulletin

Monday, November 6th, 2017

China Launches Two Beidou Satellites in Return to Flight for Long March 3B Rocket

China on Sunday added two more satellites to its Beidou navigation and positioning system following the launch of a Long March 3B rocket from Xichang launch centre. Read More at GBTimes

Monday, November 6th, 2017

Morocco to Launch its First Earth Observation Satellite

RABAT - Morocco is set to launch its first earth observation satellite on Wednesday, local media reported on Saturday. Read More at Xinhuanet

Friday, November 3rd, 2017

Mobile Mapping Market to Touch US$24.4 Bn by the End of 2022 – Transparency Market Research

ALBANY, New York - The global mobile mapping market is likely to be driven at a solid 13.7% CAGR over the 2017-2022 forecast period on the back of rising use of mobile mapping in smartphones and the subsequent incorporation...