Wednesday, November 11th, 2015
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 10, 2015—Today, Vricon releases a medium-resolution global digital surface model (DSM) for $1.99 per km2 that defines a new industry standard for this product class. Vricon DSM-10 is produced from commercial satellite imagery, and the...
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Taiwan's FormoSat-5, an ultra-high-resolution Earth observation satellite operated by the Hsinchu City-headquartered National Space Organization, is scheduled for launch in February 2016, according to the NSPO. With over 70 percent of the satellite having been developed domestically,...
Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
The Chinese investment fund, Cybernaut, signed an agreement with the Russian space technology company, Dauria Aerospace, to invest $70 million to develop 10 satellites as part of the Urban Observer project. A new joint venture will be created in Hong...
Thursday, October 1st, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28, 2015—Planet Labs today announced that $60 million worth of its satellite imagery would be made openly available and accessible to the global community. This is one of the largest philanthropic investments of geospatial...
Thursday, October 1st, 2015
Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Co. (21AT) released the first in-orbit images acquired from its recently launched TripleSat Constellation of three identical optical satellites capable of providing one-meter native ground sampling distance (GSD) panchromatic and four-meter GSD...
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015
Earth-i expects to begin offering full operational imaging and data services later this year from the DMC3/TripleSat constellation and will place specific focus on fast, easy and convenient access for data users. Founded and run by prominent...
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015
Twenty First Century Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. (21AT) has announced the availability of in-orbit images acquired from its recently-launched TripleSat Constellation. The constellation, comprising three identical optical satellites, is capable of providing one metre native ground sampling distance (GSD)...
Sunday, August 16th, 2015
China's eyes in the sky are providing a new level of protection for the ruins of Cambodia's Angkor Wat, the magnificent temple of the Khmer Empire, which faces inundation by tourists and environmental dangers. Chinese satellites are using...
Thursday, July 16th, 2015
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...
Thursday, May 28th, 2015
May 27, 2015 — Defence and security company Saab and DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, today announced the creation of a joint venture – Vricon,...
