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ISRO to map landslides in J&K using satellite to generate alerts
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Thursday, August 31st, 2017

Nearmap Aerial Views Help Ohio Sewer District Flush Wasted Time

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah- Nearmap, a location content provider specializing in high-resolution aerial maps, has helped streamline stormwater billing activities for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD). NEORSD uses Nearmap as a crucial tool in providing GIS...

Thursday, August 31st, 2017

Astun Technology Supports Most Successful FOSS4G Ever

Staff from Astun Technology, the leading provider of cloud-based open-source GIS solutions to local and central governments have recently returned from presenting at the most successful FOSS4G conference ever. The International Conference for Free and Open Source...

Thursday, August 31st, 2017

DigitalGlobe Delivers WorldView-4 High-Resolution Satellite Imagery to Power PSMA Australia’s Continent-scale Mapping Initiative

WESTMINSTER, Colo.-DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced that it has delivered high-accuracy, high-resolution imagery from its WorldView-4 satellite to PSMA Australia to further build out...

Thursday, August 31st, 2017

Yuneec International Announces Availability of Yuneec H520 Commercial UAV

ONTARIO, Calif. - Yuneec International, a world leader in electric aviation, today announced the availability of the H520 sUAS, the company's first product offering dedicated to commercial use. The H520 system utilizes Yuneec's proven six-rotor platform and...

Thursday, August 31st, 2017

General Dynamics Demonstrates Advanced Mission Command and Control among Unmanned Underwater, Airborne and On-shore Assets at ANTX 2017

NEWPORT, R.I.- General Dynamics Mission Systems and General Dynamics Electric Boat demonstrated multiple mission command, control and communication capabilities connecting Bluefin Robotics' unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) and a third-party provided unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a simulated...

Thursday, August 31st, 2017

NIAS Coordinating Unmanned Aircraft System Demonstration Flights for InterDrone Participants and Industry Professionals

LAS VEGAS - In collaboration with InterDrone the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS), Nevada State College (NSC) and the City of Henderson are promoting unmanned aircraft system (UAS) demonstration flights at the Henderson Unmanned Vehicle Range (HUVR)...

Thursday, August 31st, 2017

SSL-Built AsiaSat 9 Arrives at Baikonur Launch Base

PALO ALTO, Calif./Hong Kong — Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat), Asia’s leading satellite operator and Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems today announced that the high performance AsiaSat 9...

Thursday, August 31st, 2017

FAA’s Hurricane Harvey Update

The Federal Aviation Administration has continued to handle emergency and relief operations at a number of airports in the Hurricane Harvey area, including at Houston Hobby and George Bush Intercontinental. The FAA is prepared to support the resumption of...

Wednesday, August 30th, 2017

Sentinel-1 Speeds Up Crop Insurance Payouts

For the first time in India, a state government is using satellites to assess lost crops so that farmers can benefit from speedy insurance payouts. Read More at eoPortal News

Tuesday, August 29th, 2017

SpaceX Launches Taiwan’s Earth-Observation Satellite

SpaceX successfully launched FORMOSAT-5, the first fully Taiwan-made Earth observation satellite, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Aug. 24, 2017, nearly four years after its original intended late-2013 launch. The 475-kilogram satellite was sent into...