Planet has announced that it has expanded its contract with the NASA Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program to provide access to PlanetScope imagery for scientific research use for all US Federal Civilian researchers and National Science Foundation funded researchers, including their contractors and grantees — roughly 280,000 eligible users.

This expands access on the existing contract that currently supports …

Japan’s largest drone manufacturer, Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory (ACSL), is making a move into the Indian market through a partnership with Delhi-based Arc Ventures to establish a joint venture called ACSL India, at an initial investment of $3.5 million.

ACSL develops industrial drones that are used in logistics, infrastructure inspection, disasters and other various fields. It has also developed its own …

A 5 Day Faculty Development Program (FDP)
ATAL Academy – GNSS/ NavIC and Applications starting 21 Sep’2021being organized by University of Burdwan.

Global Navigation satellite system (GNSS) has become popular for myriads of applications due to the advantages of reliability, precision, availability and cost- effectiveness. Using satellite signals, GNSS provides accurate position, timing and velocity (PVT) information. …

Esri has announced that in collaboration with federal agencies, it is opening up access to dozens of high-priority, high-demand national data layers, referred to by government users as National Geospatial Data Assets (NGDA). This development is critical for decision-making in areas of national concern like infrastructure development and disaster response.

The information being made available includes cartographic boundary …

China’s leading e-commerce platform for services, has introduced a new, self-developed drone model and announced plans for a drone logistics network pilot program in Shanghai. The announcement was made at the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, where Meituan demonstrated how drones and delivery riders could conceivably work together to deliver orders.

In a partnership with …