• Placement of 10,000,000 CDIs [1] at for a total €1.8 million raise
• An Integrator and Channel Partner Agreement with Red Group Technologies Inc. (RGT) for their advanced analytics product suite

Luxembourg, 10 July 2020: Kleos Space S.A. (ASX: KSS, Frankfurt: KS1), a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data provider, has received commitments from entities controlled by Janet Cameron to raise €1.8 million via the issue of 10,000,000 new ordinary fully paid CDIs.

Andy Bowyer Kleos CEO said: “I thank Janet for her continued support, the placement provides further security for Kleos Space as we move into an exciting period for our shareholders.”

In addition, Kleos has entered into an Integrator and Channel Partner Agreement with RGT to be an Integrator of and Channel Partner for, products from their offices in Middle East and North Africa.

RGT is a US owned and operated specialist in C5ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) solutions operating predominately in the Middle East and North Africa. The RGT suite of advanced analytics empowers leaders and organizations to glean greater insights from current and historical information to “See First, Understand First, and Act First”. Providing the tools to dominate the intelligence environment by creating custom workflows and data...

NewSpace holding company widens portfolio with second acquisition in inaugural year

DENVER, July 13, 2020 — (PRNewswire) —  Voyager Space Holdings, Inc.^[1] (Voyager), the world's first space-focused holding company, today announced the acquisition of  Pioneer Astronautics^[2] in a cash and stock transaction. Pioneer Astronautics is a hands-on research and development company dedicated to inventing and proving new technologies to advance humanity's reach into space and improve life on Earth. Today's news marks the second acquisition for Voyager since its inception^[3], furthering the company's mission of creating the world's first vertically integrated and publicly traded NewSpace company.

Headquartered in Lakewood, Colo., Pioneer Astronautics was founded by Dr. Robert Zubrin in 1996, and the company's innovative team has proven successful in demonstrating a series of dramatic innovations that have the potential to open up radical new capabilities for space exploration systems. Pioneer Astronautics is currently focused on making sustainable life beyond Earth a reality, building systems that transform local materials found in space into useful resources supporting exploration and settlement. The company was recently one of four businesses selected by NASA to help mature a range of lunar technologies for sustainable exploration of the Moon under the...

GAHANNA, Ohio, July 13, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SPIDA Software, the trusted industry provider of structural analysis software and the first Structure Management System for Utilities, announced a partnership with Schneider Electric, the industry leader in Geographic Information System (GIS) solutions for utilities and communication providers. Together, SPIDA Software and Schneider Electric will offer tighter product integrations and joint offerings that streamline engineering and design processes, as well as simplify the challenges of traditional pole loading methods.

The integration of SPIDA Software's SPIDAcalc with Schneider Electric's ArcFM Designer is currently enabling utilities to validate the safety code compliance of structures while managing risks and optimizing asset investments. Customers will soon have a broader range of integrated solutions that allow them to complete tasks more efficiently and with better visibility into processes.

Ameren Illinois, an electric and gas utility, will soon leverage the integrated offering of SPIDAcalc and ArcFM Designer. Patrick Barud, supervising engineer, DDC at Ameren Illinois said, "Ameren is looking forward to implementing the integration between ArcFM Designer and SPIDAcalc to take advantage of a streamlined design process. Moving away from home-grown spreadsheets to a fully 3-D tool to analyze distribution line designs done in GWD will be a big step forward."...

VANCOUVER, B.C., July 13, 2020 — (PRNewswire) — Flowfinity Wireless Inc., a proven provider of no-code app development software, today announced new functionality that improves field data management and operations efficiency for the water and wastewater industry. With built-in map hosting and software robots, sampling data can be viewed and edited directly from geographic maps and escalations triggered from site safety inspections are performed faster.

Latest features include:

• Native support for hosting popular GIS mapping solutions including Esri, Mapbox and MapTiler for reliable data exchange and synchronization
• Software robots to streamline lab work and perform routine tasks and escalations with greater precision
• Centralized cloud database for monitoring large data volumes from SCADA systems in real-time
• Capability with Leica Zeno GG04 plus Smart Antennas for high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) location data

Now, all sampling, lab work, and asset inspections can be performed on mobile devices, incorporated into digital workflows, then displayed on interactive dashboards in the office to drive data-based business decisions. Staff will also save hours in the field and increase productivity while on-site, and offline.

Flowfinity's dashboard capabilities include activity-linked buttons that can quickly launch assignments such as facility inspections, incident reports,...

Be Sure to Catch the 2020 Virtual Esri User Conference Next Week

The 2020 Virtual Esri User Conference (Esri UC) Is next week, July 13-17. Of course this year all conferences are virtual and it will be interesting to see how the user conference that we all know and look forward to each year in San Diego will play in virtual space.

For Esri, this is an inflection point; as a company as they have been very active in the virtual geospatial marketplace for a long time. They have been working on digital transformation and work-from-home initiatives for about two years now.

Close to 70,000 people are attending this year; in past years attendance has been around 17,000.

The constraints thrust upon us are spurring innovation, according to Esri CMO Marianna Kantor.

Esri is very good at crisis management, specifically the disaster response program. The Johns Hopkins University dashboard tracks all the covid cases in the world.

Among the stats brought forward:

The types of events you have grown to look forward at Esri UC will be available in virtual format, including the Plenary, Expo and technology workshops, Map Gallery Tour, SIGs, special sessions and educational sessions....

NEODESHA, Kan., July 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc.^[1] (NYSE American: UAVS), an industry leading provider of UAVs and advanced aerial imagery, data collection and analytics solutions, and the Kansas Department of Commerce in association with the Greater Wichita Partnership, today jointly announced that AgEagle will  locate and expand its manufacturing operations in Wichita, Kansas. The Company worked with the Kansas Department of Commerce to secure incentives as it evaluated locations in two different states.

Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple stated, “Widely known as the ‘Air Capital of the World,’ Wichita is delighted to now count AgEagle among the long list of leading aircraft manufacturing companies which call our great city ‘home.’  AgEagle’s leadership in the emerging drone market makes them an ideal and exciting complement to our region’s long legacy of giving flight to pioneering innovation in aeronautical technologies; so we are thrilled to welcome them to our community.”

David Toland, Cabinet Secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce, added, “AgEagle is a prime example of the sort of cutting-edge technology we’re proud to create in Kansas. Wichita is the undisputed Air Capital of the World, and its culture of innovation in aerospace technology makes this a perfect fit. Congratulations to...

The Global Subnational River Borders GIS dataset is freely available for download.

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This year the Esri UC 2020 will be held from Monday, July 13 to Thursday, July 16, 2020 as a virtual conference.

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New Global Reseller’s Virtuoso Subscriptions Uniquely Combine Bentley’s Infrastructure Applications with Expert Services

EXTON, Pa. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — July 9, 2020 — Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced that its Acceleration Fund has invested in launching Virtuosity, a Bentley company. Virtuosity exclusively offers Virtuoso Subscriptions that bundle — with a Bentley infrastructure modeling, simulation, or construction application — the virtually delivered services of Virtuosity’s experts to accelerate and advance the success of an infrastructure practitioner.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200709005552/en/^[1]

Virtuoso Subscriptions are now available, at virtuosity.com^[2], for Bentley applications including MicroStation, OpenBridge, OpenBuildings, OpenFlows, OpenRail, OpenRoads, OpenSite, OpenTower, OpenWindPower, AutoPIPE, ContextCapture, LEGION, MOSES, PLAXIS, RAM, SACS, SoilVision, STAAD, and SYNCHRO, and Bentley’s iTwin...