Australian space startup HEX20 is collaborating with international partners to launch the COSPAR satellite. The joint effort is coordinated by the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), an international scientific body, with the participation of space research institutions LASP (USA), NCU CAPE (Taiwan), LATMOS (France), and SKYROOT Aerospace (India). The project will study the Earth’s atmosphere, …

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has awarded European Space Imaging (EUSI) and Airbus a 24-month contract for the delivery of Very High Resolution (VHR) optical satellite imagery. The integrated service ranked number one among a strong field of competitors to provide all data sets, further evidencing both companies position as European industry leaders in …

BIRD Aerosystems, a global provider of innovative defense technology and solutions that protect the air, sea, and land fleets of governments and related agencies, announced the launch of its new ASIO solution, the ASIO Environmental Monitoring System.

In response to the critical challenge of maritime pollution detection and the imperative to prevent costly and ecologically devastating …

Agrograph announced a new partnership with Planet Labs PBC (“Planet”) to integrate Planet high-resolution global satellite data with Agrograph’s expert geospatial data technology to comprehensively support clients’ need for data-driven business and farm-risk management decisioning tools.

The partnership aims to benefit finance, insurance and agri-business service providers, government entities, and other organizations seeking to measure financial …

Quanergy Solutions, a provider of 3D LiDAR solutions, announced a partnership with Convergint, a provider of service-based systems integration. Together, the two companies will deliver enhanced perimeter intrusion detection capabilities for the utilities industry.

Convergint is collaborating with Quanergy to design, engineer, and implement various security solutions to provide early detection with hyper accuracy and faster …

Orbital Sidekick (OSK), the global leader in space-based commercial hyperspectral monitoring, has announced the successful launch of GHOSt 3, the third satellite in its planned GHOSt(™) (Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite) constellation aboard the Transporter 8 rideshare mission. This launch marks the halfway point for deployment of the company’s planned six-satellite constellation. OSK is on track …

A new Land Use Analysis Taskforce should be established to support decisions about how land in the UK is used, according to a new report from the Geospatial Commission
The report, published today (Tuesday 23 May), recommends that government policies related to using land should be supported by a new taskforce and cutting edge data analysis.
The new …

Start-Up Nation Central has collaborated with Microsoft to promote Israeli AgriFood Tech startups in the international marketplace. The collaboration focuses on connecting AI, data, cloud, and machine learning technologies from agricultural information to Microsoft’s AI tools.
Together, Start-Up Nation Central and Microsoft will work to identify global AgriFood Tech challenges, with an emphasis on connecting AI …

Recognising the importance of ensuring that all countries are able to participate in and benefit from the growth of the global digital economy, Singapore is pledging S$10 million to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition to support the international community in harnessing the full potential of digital technologies in line with the …

Pix4D has introduced OPF, a new standard for exchanging photogrammetry projects. OPF is a fully open and free specification, enabling the storage and exchange of photogrammetric data among different parties and software products, even if they are developed by different companies.
At its core, OPF is a flexible and extensible format that stores all the data …