Innoviz Technologies, a technology company of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensors and perception software, and General Laser, an European provider of products and services in the fields of lasers, robotics, special machinery and more, announced their collaboration to drive sales for Innoviz’s LiDAR solutions in the European market. This is Innoviz’s first distribution agreement in Europe.
General Laser will utilize its network of over 70 resellers and direct relationships with customers across Europe to accelerate the adoption of Innoviz’s LiDAR solutions in General Laser’s service territory across Europe. General Laser will help expand Innoviz’s sales …

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has received its first federal approval to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the pilot in command. In a significant step forward, this Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver enables NYPA to conduct fully remote drone operations such as asset and vegetative management inspections at its Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project in Schoharie County. NYPA’s growing drone program supports its industry-leading asset management strategies and is part of an Authority-wide digitization initiative to modernize grid infrastructure …

Trimble has announced its new advanced path planning technology. This software-based technology gives Trimble end users and equipment manufacturers the ability to optimize and automate the trajectory, speed and overall path design of industrial equipment to increase efficiency of work. Manufacturers worldwide can now provide their customers with an easy-to-integrate, automated solution that works not only with Trimble systems, but also with an equipment manufacturer’s existing system. The technology will also be available within Trimble Connected Farm and Trimble Construction Cloud, offering a seamless, end-to-end experience to Trimble end users.
Traditional …

Post- Doctoral Fellow in Urban Informatics at HKUST (GZ)
The Urban Governance and Design (UGOD) Thrust Department, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow for cross-disciplinary research on one or two of the following subjects:

Geographic Information Science
Remote Sensing 
Urban Analysis
Geospatial Big Data
AI/Deep Learning
Sustainable Urban Planning and Design

The candidate is expected to work together with a research team to conduct multi-disciplinary projects and collaborative quantitative research in urban governance and design towards a sustainable planet.
For details, visit:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367255017_Post-Doctoral_Fellow_in_Urban_Informatics_at_HKUSTGZ
 
 
 
 

Viavi Solutions Inc.  has announced the availability of the PNT-6200 Series Assured Reference for resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT). This solution is based on VIAVI’s acquisition of Jackson Labs Technologies in November 2022, and delivers critical security for PNT to communications service providers, network equipment manufacturers, government and military, and avionics markets.
The PNT-6200 Series Assured Reference provides maximum resiliency for critical infrastructure dependent on positioning and timing. This compact system can supplement or even replace GPS signals based on connectivity to the broadest range of timing sources in the market, including Low …

Galileo, European Union Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), begins the delivery of its High Accuracy Service (HAS) as officially announced by Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market, “feeding a prosperous market for innovative applications – from farming to drone navigation and autonomous driving.”
Galileo is now the first Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) providing free-of-charge, high accuracy Precise Point Positioning (PPP) corrections worldwide both through the Galileo signal in space (E6-B) and via the internet.
The precise corrections provided by the Galileo HAS will allow users to improve the accuracy associated …

HevenDrones, a leader in the development and commercialization of actionable drones, launched today its first hydrogen-powered drone for commercial use, the H2D55. With 5-times greater energy efficiency than traditional lithium battery-powered drones, the H2D55 is capable of flying for 100 minutes with a payload capacity of 7kg.
The launch of HevenDrones’ hydrogen product line addresses the challenge of flight endurance and payload capacity associated with lithium battery-powered drones as well as the long term environmental impact linked to lithium mining.
Without the need to frequently replace batteries, hydrogen fuel cells will also …

The Edge360, a real-time AI-powered decision-making video system for next-generation combat vehicles (NGCV), will be displayed by Axon-Vision, a pioneer in the development of advanced situational awareness (SA) systems for armored vehicles, at the IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi. The Edge360, which is already under contract, offers a 360-degree situational awareness (SA) capability to the squad in the combat vehicle.
The Edge360 boosts user survivability and enhances the navigability and lethality of NGCVs by providing automatic target recognition for tracking, identification, and categorization of both static and moving targets and threats, …

Ursa Space Systems announced the release of a Python toolbox for satellite analytics and data ordering within Esri ArcGIS Pro, a full-featured professional desktop GIS application.
Ursa Space leverages the world’s most comprehensive and progressive satellite data virtual constellation, comprising synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Optical, and radio frequency (RF) sensing from multiple commercial sources and advanced data fusion capabilities.
The end product is analytic insights into physical changes on Earth. Ursa’s platform orchestrates satellite imagery and analytic services at scale, to rapidly deliver insights to customers on demand.
Requirements to run the Ursa …

Ouster announced the completion of their merger of equals with Velodyne, effective February 10, 2023. The combined company will keep the name Ouster and continue to trade on New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “OUST.”
The merger creates a lidar powerhouse with over 850 customers spanning the automotive, industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure industries supported by a robust product portfolio of innovative hardware and software solutions in addition to top-tier engineering and commercial teams.
Velodyne shares ceased trading on the NASDAQ after market close on February 10, 2023, and each Velodyne …