Rocket Lab USA, Inc. a leading launch and space systems company, has successfully launched its 33rd Electron rocket and first mission from Virginia. The “Virginia is for Launch Lovers” mission lifted off at 18:00 EST on January 24th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. The …

Jedox, the most adaptable planning and performance management platform serving the integrated business planning needs of organizations across the world, is thrilled to announce that it has been selected by TomTom for its planning and performance management needs.

Challenged with disconnected Excel models and growing business complexity, TomTom identified its need to streamline and simplify their processes due to multiple …

A consortium under the lead of VITO officially launched the new Horizon Europe project EvoLand (Evolution of the Copernicus Land Service portfolio) in Leuven (Belgium) on the 17th and 18th of January 2023. EvoLand will develop and test new and innovative methods and algorithms and implement a bundle of candidate Copernicus Land Monitoring Service prototypes. This …

ZF unveils its next generation shuttle for autonomous driving in urban environments and mixed traffic at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas/ Nevada, USA. The next generation complements the established model, which is primarily designed for use in segregated lanes. For the new shuttle generation ZF announces a strategic partnership with U.S. …

DroneDeploy Flight app now supports autonomous mapping missions on the new DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise (M3E), using the RC Pro Enterprise Smart Controller. This means that, for the first time, DroneDeploy can be installed directly on your smart controller – making it a true turn-key solution for a seamless flight experience.
The Mavic 3 Enterprise’s high-resolution 20MP …

EagleView Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of aerial imagery, software and analytics, is enhancing EagleView Cloud for government customers. The company’s signature imagery and software service features clear aerial imagery, accurate property measurements and easy-to-use software and analysis tools.  EagleView Cloud is a critical resource for government departments including tax assessment, GIS, public safety and …

Airbus has signed a contract with the Belgian Ministry of Defence to provide tactical satellite communications services for a 15 year period. The Armed Forces will utilise channels of the Airbus UHF (Ultra High Frequency) military communications hosted payload on-board a commercial telecommunications satellite manufactured by Airbus.

As the UHF frequency band is a relatively scarce …

SBG Systems, a leading provider of navigation technology, has launched Quanta Plus, its latest Inertial Navigation System (INS). Quanta Plus is a small, lightweight, and high-performance OEM product that can be easily integrated into survey systems with LiDAR or other third-party sensors.
Quanta Plus is engineered to deliver accurate and reliable navigation data even in the most demanding …

Presagis, developer of the VELOCITY 5D (V5D) digital twin production platform, has announced availability of the V5D Plugin for Unreal Engine, the most powerful 3D computer graphics engine on the market today. The plugin enables users to load a GIS-generated V5D digital twin into Unreal Engine to create highly realistic visualizations and simulations of entire …

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) recently presented a white paper on the opportunities and challenges facing the maritime industry as it transforms through decarbonization and digitalization. The paper was presented at the sixth International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Council meeting in Monaco, which was attended by representatives of 26 countries. The meeting focused on the maritime …