PlanetIQ officials are ecstatic with the weather data collected by the company’s first operational satellite, which was launched in June and is based in Golden, Colorado. In fact, the company is soliciting funds to speed up its quest to construct a 20-satellite radio occultation constellation for the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) by 2024. PlanetIQ Chief …

CGI has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a proof of concept to enhance the navigational capabilities of airspace users in areas where traditional navigation systems alone cannot provide sufficient performance. Future aircraft, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and innovative air mobility solutions, will need to safely operate beyond visual …

Capella Space, an information services company  that provides an operational, high-quality, Earth observation data service, today announced it  has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center (SMDTC). Through this agreement, Capella  Space integrates its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data into the US Army’s Payload  Development Lab, exploring …

Geo-location startup Naurt has launched embedded software that can provide centimetre accuracy in satellite navigation systems both indoors and out.
After a year of beta testing with a pilot group, Naurt has now made their software accessible to any businesses through a hardware-agnostic web API, served via REST. Nuart collects the location data and improves it with …

BAE Systems has developed the world’s smallest, lightest, and most power-efficient military M-Code GPS receiver. About the size of a postage stamp, the low-size, weight, and power (SWAP) MicroGRAMTM-M GPS receiver can be installed in handheld devices and drones, and is resistant to jamming and spoofing.

Though it’s only been around in a practical sense for less than …

Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions, has announced the introduction of the Leica BLK ARC and the Leica BLK2FLY, extending its iconic and award-winning BLK series known for speed, portability and mobility with fully autonomous mobile reality capture. The autonomous reality capture solutions are the latest innovations in Hexagon’s comprehensive portfolio of accessible, easy-to-use …

The Government of India (GOI) has proposed the name of Pawan Goenka, former Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra, as the chairperson of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center (IN-SPACe).

On September 7, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) issued an executive order to this effect. “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal for appointment of Chairperson …

Altitude Angel, the world’s most trusted UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology platform, today announced it has been selected by India-based South Asia’s premier express air and integrated transportation & distribution company Blue Dart, to provide its award-winning services to Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations supported by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

In May of this …

Altitude Angel, the world’s most trusted UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, has announced it is to provide pre-flight situational awareness data across Europe, Africa, and Asia to drone operations management platform DroneLogbook.

Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM Cloud will be used to power DroneLogbook’s compliance management platform with accurate, real-time, and relevant geospatial data, as well as allowing …

Drones-as-a-service provider Delta Drone International is pleased to confirm it has formally completed the acquisition of 60% of the shares in Perth-based provider of aerial and terrestrial surveying services, Arvista Pty Ltd (Arvista) as announced on 16 August 2021 (the Acquisition), with Arvista to commence trading as a DLT subsidiary on 1 September 2021.

The merger is a key milestone in …