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EagleView launches next-gen Asset Management with AI

EagleView announced the launch of its next-generation asset management solutions. Combining high-resolution oblique aerial imagery with machine learning, it is solving a variety of asset management challenges for local governments and commercial organizations. www.eagleview.com

Thales and LuxCarta to offer AI solutions

Thales and LuxCarta join forces to offer artificial intelligence (AI) enhanced solutions for intelligence and military cartography. Thales has a recognized expertise in the production of military and intelligence maps with a detailed knowledge of the technical references specific to the military sector. The Group supports the armed forces by creating accurate and reliable maps from satellite images that are scanned and vectorized. LuxCarta is at the forefront of the field of AI in deriving geospatial products thanks to its BrightEarth platform and associated technologies.nFor intelligence and military geography, AI is particularly useful in photo interpretation. www.thalesgroup.com

ISS opens technology advancement research

The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory released a new research announcement soliciting flight concepts for “Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab.”

This solicitation is open to a broad range of technology areas including chemical and material synthesis in space, bonding, translational medicine, in-space edge computing and on-demand cloud computing technologies, and the use of ISS remote sensing data to improve geospatial analytics for commercial use.

Space-based technology development and demonstration is a strategic priority for the ISS National Lab, as it provides an opportunity for accelerated technology maturation to enable advancements that improve life on Earth and build commerce in low Earth orbit.

Through this research announcement, offerors may propose to use the unique ISS environment to develop, test, or mature products and processes that have a demonstrated potential to produce near-term and positive direct or indirect economic impact. www.ISSNationalLab.org

ISRO receives Indo-US jointly developed NISAR satellite

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) received the NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) satellite from the U.S. space agency in Bengaluru. NISAR is a Low Earth Orbit observatory jointly developed by NASA and ISRO.

The Space Mission is part of IndiaUS civil space collaboration. NISAR with the largest ever radar antenna, 12 meters long drum shaped, wire mesh reflector extended from a 30 foot boom, is the most advanced radar system that will study natural hazards, melting sea ice, and groundwater supply.

Ubotica slashes satellite data overload with on-board AI solution

Ubotica Technologies announced the CogniSAT-CRC solution which maximises Earth Observation asset utilisation using flight proven CogniSAT technology. Using state of the art lossless image compression, and a flight-proven AIbased Cloud Detection and Removal algorithm, CogniSAT-CRC delivers at least a six-fold increase in useful data capture per orbit for Earth Observation (EO) satellites thereby maximising the areas of interest scanned during each orbit.

CogniSAT-CRC comes in a mechanical and power envelope compatible with small satellites, even down to CubeSats, and maximises the utilisation of EO assets by eliminating the impact of downlink data bottlenecks. https://ubotica.com