FCC looks into reports of illegal mobile phone tracking
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced that it is investigating reports that websites may have enabled the location of mobile phone customers to be tracked. Reuters reported that the FCC referred news reports that broke earlier in the week to its enforcement bureau for investigation. …

Airbus teams up to develop Space CARBon Observatory
The SCARBO (Space CARBon Observatory) project for improved measurement of greenhouse gases has been officially kicked off. It is funded by the European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 Programme and will be implemented by a consortium of seven European organisations led by Airbus.
The project aims at solving …

Pointfuse Unlocks ‘As Built’ Data for BIM
Pointfuse, a software provider that converts laser scan data – known as point clouds – into 3D models, has announced its integration with Autodesk’s BIM 360 project delivery platform, the first single project platform connecting design through construction. It has pioneered new techniques to rapidly process vast point …

Galileo ground segment keeps constellation on track
Galileo’s initial services have been running for more than 15 months now, and signals from the satellites in space are routinely serving users all across the world. The functioning of Galileo is dependent on a global network of ground stations.
The constellation in orbit is only one element …

KORE and Telarus partnerto drive wireless and IoT
KORE has announced a partnershipwith Telarus, the largest privately-held Technology Services Distributor in the United States, to offer KORE’s IoT connectivity solutions and products.
Telarus partners will now be able to feature the full suite of KORE Power Solutions to meet the wireless and IoTneeds of their customers. The …

First counter drone technology by IXI EW
IXI EW, LLC has announced that they have entered into a Product Development and a Licensing Agreement with T-Worx Holdings, LLC based in Ashburn, Virginia. The Agreement provide for the integration of the IXI DRONEKILLER handheld counter UAS technology onto the T-Worx Intelligent Rail® (“I-Rail®”) system with its …

Delair UX11 fixed-wing UAV
Delair, a leading supplier of commercial drone solutions, recently announced the global availability of Delair UX11 fixedwing UAV, an innovative hardwaresoftware platform that provides highly accurate images for survey-grade mapping, with on-board processing capabilities and real-time, long-range control. The newest drone model from the pioneering UAV company passed its final testing …

Airbus adds extra precision to Sentinel-3 satellite altimetry
A new highly precise MicroWave Radiometer (MWR) built by Airbus is ready to start operations after the launch of the Sentinel-3B satellite built by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor for this program. It is one of the essential instruments of the Sentinel3 spacecraft, measuring atmospheric humidity …

Stanford aero/astro professor Per Enge, expert in GPS, dies at 64

Per K. Enge, the Vance D. and Arlene C. Coffman Professor in the School of Engineering and one of the world’s foremost experts in global positioning system (GPS) technologies, died April 22 at his home in Mountain View, California. He was 64.
Enge, a …

Bentley systems acquires plaxis, and complementary SoilVision
Bentley Systems, Inc has acquired Plaxis, the leading provider of geotechnical software, based in Delft, Netherlands, and the agreement to acquire soil engineering software provider SoilVision, based in Saskatchewan, Canada.
The acquisitions, with Bentley’s marketleading borehole reporting and data management software gINT, serve to make Bentley a complete …