ICICI Bank has announced the usage of satellite data—imagery from Earth observation satellites—to assess credit worthiness of its customers belonging to the farm sector. The Bank is the first in India and among few globally to use satellite data to measure an array of parameters related to the land, irrigation and crop patterns and use …

As part of its innovation programme, HS2 Ltd has has signed a ground-breaking agreement with leading railway research centres in UK universities that will enable it to access world-leading research capabilities, knowledge and facilities.
The agreement with the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) will enable HS2 Ltd to be at the forefront of innovation …

In July of 2020, Department 13 successfully completed onsite field testing and training to officially deliver the latest deployment of its award-winning interdiction and counter drone technology MESMER to the Indian government.
Department 13’s Indian based distributor, Shastra Corporation, successfully tendered to supply the Indian government with Department 13’s C-sUAS platform MESMER and provided rigorous infield testing …

According to the report published in National, the UAE has announced plans to develop and launch a navigation satellite in 2021, followed by the launch of a more advanced version the year after.
Funded by the UAE Space Agency, the project will be the first one to be carried out at the new Satellite Assembly, Integration …

The world’s largest fleet of high-resolution imaging satellites just welcomed three new satellites to the family. On August 18, 2020, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched SkySats 19, 20 and 21 on yet another successful Starlink rideshare mission. Much like SkySats 16-18, which were launched by SpaceX on June 13, 2020, SkySats 19-21 were successfully injected into a drop-off orbit …

Sony Corporation has announced the upcoming release of high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver LSIs for use in IoT and wearable devices. The new receiver LSIs boast the industry’s lowest power consumption*1 for dual-band positioning operation—only 9 mW.
Increasing use of IoT and wearable devices that utilize location information has resulted in growing demand for GNSS …

Unifly shares its expertise during the future BVLOS trials supported by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India. The goal is to help define India’s regulatory framework for UAVs. Led by AutoMicroUAS, a leading Indian drone manufacturer, a number of BVLOS test flights will be performed over the course of the following months …

Trimble has introduced a new version of its Quadri cloud-based BIM server and collaboration platform. According to a report by World Highways, the firm stated that this solution will offer an innovative common data environment platform for infrastructure projects specifically to the European market.
Quadri now promotes both open formats and third-party software in a bi-directional workflow. …

Spirent Communication has announced the release of SimIQ, a new software that will allow for earlier and more efficient GNSS testing during product development. From software-in-the-loop through to final form testing, SimIQ enables developers to collaborate across the full design lifecycle through the creation, sharing and replay of I/Q data files.
SimIQ has been developed to …

Using AI to integrate satellite data and knowledge from the online so as to isolate new outbreaks of Covid-19, while monitoring areas where people congregate. This is often ECO4CO – Earth Cognitive System for CoViD-19 – a platform created by Telespazio and e-GEOS (a company owned by ASI, 20%, and Telespazio, 80%), and winner within …