Trimble adds Galileo support to VRS Now correction service to improve network positioning
US: Trimble announced today that its Trimble VRS Now networks—powered by Trimble Pivot Platform software—can now process Galileo observation data in its network-modeled Virtual Reference Station (VRS) solution…(Read more)
Researchers receive $1 million grant to develop autonomous flight vehicle
US: Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Creare LLC have received a Phase II $1 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a highly sophisticated autonomous flight control system to navigate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)…(Read more)
Leica Geosystems launches imagery and live video stream for monitoring
US: Leica Geosystems has unveiled Leica GeoMoS Imaging, a monitoring technology that provides visual information for site documentation, inspection and detection from remote access. An image-based extension to the existing GeoMoS monitoring solution,…(Read more)
MDA expands support of near real-time satellite data applications
Canada: MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract with satellite monitoring company, Scanex. The Vancouver, Canada-based company will provide a RADARSAT-2 ground station solution and extend the provision of RADARSAT-2 data…(Read more)
Luciad signs MoU with SIIS, G-ros to solve data management analytics
Belgium: Luciad formalized its business partnership with two Korean companies, SI Imaging Services (SIIS) and G-ros on 14th June. The three companies formally signed an MoU aimed at developing a solution based on satellite data from SIIS and G-ros…(Read more)
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Startups will play a vital role in building smart cities in India, says NSN Murty of PwC
In an exclusive interview with Geospatial World, NSN Murty, Executive Director & Leader, Smart Cities – PwC India, says that startups will play a vital role in building smart cities in India. Murty also talks about challenges that country is facing in building smart cities…(See here)
Cartosat 2E – How ISRO’s satellite helped the Indian Army in surgical strike
ISRO’s Cartosat-2C Satellite provided crucial imagery for the surgical strike. Its images helped with narrowing down the locations for the strikes. Now, India’s Eye in the Sky is going to get better. ISRO is likely to launch another earth observation satellite…(See here)
Keynote address by Mladen Stojic at HxGN Live in Las Vegas
Missed Keynote address by Mladen Stojic at HxGN Live in Las Vegas? We bring it here for you…(See here)
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Bluesky’s TREEFALL Tool Maps Green Cover of UK
All across the world, treefall damages properties and slows down life of the town, village or wherever they fall. In some cases, it also kills people. To avoid that risk, Bluesky has come up with a tree failure risk tool…(Read more)
