Helix Geospace, the leading innovator in antenna and RF (radio frequency) technology, has announced that it has raised £3million (approximately $4 million) seed funding in a round led by Bloc Ventures, and supported by the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), managed by Midven, part of Future Planet Capital, and private investors including a …

The Geospatial Commission has published the findings of an independent public dialogue on location data ethics. The project was launched in March and co-funded by the Geospatial Commission and UK Research and Innovation’s Sciencewise programme.
The dialogue is one of the U.K.’s first on location data and was delivered by public engagement specialists Traverse and researchers …

Autodesk, Inc. has announced that it is acquiring ProEst, a cloud-based estimating solution that enables construction teams to create estimates, perform digital takeoffs, generate detailed reports and proposals and manage bid-day processes. Autodesk plans to integrate ProEst with Autodesk Construction Cloud, a comprehensive construction management platform connecting teams, data and workflows across the entire building lifecycle. …

Hexagon AB has announced R-evolution’s efforts to map the threatened seagrass meadows of the Caribbean islands, beginning with the coastal waters of the Bahamas. In collaboration with Beneath The Waves – a leading, global, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting marine environments – R-evolution is leveraging Hexagon’s airborne bathymetric LiDAR technologies to detect, map and capture critical details about this vital …

KPIT Technologies, dSPACE, and Microsoft have teamed up to offer a unique solution for OEMs and Tier-1s seeking homologation (self-certification in the USA) for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving.
Certification for autonomous vehicles requires millions of miles of testing, which can only be achieved through data-driven simulation., This is a fairly new field that requires multiple skills …

Intermap Technologies  announced a new prime contract with the US Air Force to support the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in its development of navigation solutions for GPS-denied environments. This is Intermap’s eighth government contract of 2021.

Military operations require precise positioning, navigation and timing (PNT). The US Department of Defense (DOD) is exploring different approaches …

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) in India has authorized an outlay of ₹3.25 crore to the Union Territory of Puducherry for establishing a GPS Monitoring Center in accordance with its guidelines. The fund will be used for setting up the infrastructure, development, customization, deployment, and management of State-wise Vehicle Tracking Platform …

DroneSense, the leading developer of operational and management platforms for unmanned aircraft systems, has released its new Magic Video Link feature, which provides easy sharing of critical real-time information with all who need it.

The unique Magic Video Link technology allows drone operators and managers to provide information sharing to users who do not have DroneSense accounts. That means …

Bharti backed OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, is launching 36 more satellites by Arianespace from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This latest launch, and the 9th since December 2020, will bring OneWeb’s in-orbit constellation to 394 satellites. This will represent 60 percent of OneWeb’s planned 648 LEO satellite fleet that will deliver high-speed, low-latency global …

TomTom ( TOM2), the geolocation technology specialist, has unveiled TomTom IndiGO, the world’s first open digital cockpit software platform for carmakers. TomTom IndiGO brings users’ digital lives and access to car functions seamlessly and safely into the in-dash experience.
The platform expertly unifies all passenger and driver displays through a common user interface that gives access to climate control, …