TORONTO — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 20, 2022 — Ecopia AI^[1] announced today that it was selected by a Snap Inc.^[2] subsidiary to provide high-precision vector mapping data.

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Des Plaines, IL (May 20, 2022) URISA is pleased to invite applications for its Vanguard Cabinet. The Vanguard Cabinet (VC), a URISA initiative, is an advisory board made up of passionate, young* geospatial professionals  who strive to engage young practitioners, increase their numbers in the organization, and better understand the concerns facing these future leaders of the geospatial community. The VC's mission is to collaborate with URISA’s Board of Directors and URISA committees in creating and promoting programs and policies of benefit to young professionals and to enhance overall innovation, collaboration, networking, and professional development opportunities.

From managing a mentoring program and supporting student competitions to serving as committee leaders, conference chairs, and even being elected to the URISA Board of Directors, these professionals  are the next generation of GIS leaders, providing valuable direction and enthusiasm to the community.

Applications are due on or before July 22, 2022 and will be reviewed by URISA’s Leadership Development Committee. Each accepted applicant will serve a three-year term.  

Learn more about URISA Vanguard Cabinet activities and access the application here:  https://www.urisa.org/vanguardcabinet^[1]  

* 35 years of age or younger

Contact:

Wendy Nelson

Executive Director – URISA

Email Contact^[2]

URISA GIS Leadership Academy^[3]: June 27-July 1, 2022 – Virtual

URISA GIS Leadership Academy^[4]: August 8-12, 2022 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

GIS-Pro 2022^[5]...

At the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s (USGIF) GEOINT Symposium today, Maxar and Evona announced commitments to multi-year USGIF scholarship donations designated to increase diversity in the GEOINT talent pipeline.

Concurrently, USGIF Chief Executive Officer Ronda Schrenk announced the Foundation’s intent to form a new working group focused on increasing diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the GEOINT community. She also announced the co-chairs for the new working group, Aaron Kelly from UpSlope Advisors and Jennifer Krischer from Maxar. Kelly and Krischer plan to gather input from the community and formulate the working group’s charter and plan of action over the next few months.

This announcement comes on the final day of USGIF’s annual GEOINT Symposium and reflects a focus throughout the week’s activities related to diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the GEOINT community. Several GEOINT Symposium speakers addressed matters related to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging, including PDDNI Dr. Stacey Dixon, Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Ronald Moultrie, NCTC Director Christine Abizaid, and both NGA Director Robert Sharp and NGA Deputy Director Tonya Wilkerson, all of whom noted the positive impact that increased attention to such matters will have on the community’s ability to execute and implement new...

Opening of Portugal offices to expand international business opportunities and access skilled labour markets in Europe  

• New office location aims to tap into pool of engineering talent in Portugal and across Europe
• Footprint in Portugal will allow StreetDrone to introduce it’s autonomous advanced engineering technologies to mainland European markets
• The new office supplements the company’s international presence which include distributor agreements in Japan and Israel
• Offices officially opened with keynote event at The British Ambassador’s Residence in Lisbon last week

Oxford, UK, May 18, 2022. StreetDrone^[1], a leading developer of automated vehicle technology, has announced the opening of new European offices in Lisbon, Portugal.

Autonomous vehicle from StreetDrone on display at launch event at The British Ambassador’s Residence to Portugal in Lisbon

The opening of the new office in Lisbon will give StreetDrone a crucial footprint within the EU, providing seamless access to European markets in an ideal geographical location with strong logistical links to the rest of the continent. Furthermore, the Portuguese economy offers a large talent pool of engineering resources.

In addition to a skilled labour force, the new office in Lisbon provides StreetDrone with the opportunity to work closely with leading universities in the country as well...

Toulouse, 18 May 2022 - The last two satellites of the Airbus-built, owned and operated Pléiades Neo constellation are on track for launch later this year, following successful final tests in Toulouse’s clean rooms.

Following the seamless parallel integration of both Pléiades Neo 5 and 6 satellites, and the successful conclusion of the environment (thermal vacuum, acoustic, vibration) test campaign, both final spacecraft are now ready to complete the Pléiades Neo constellation.

Both satellites are due to be launched simultaneously on the Vega C European launcher from Kourou, in French Guiana. To tackle this dual launch, the Airbus space engineers came up with a smart and efficient dispenser-free design, where the satellites are stacked on top of each other, linked only by a clamp band.

This compact dispenser-free launch configuration saves volume and mass, as well as reducing cost. Simultaneously testing both satellites in their stacked launch configuration enabled significant time saving, with only four days needed to pass both the three axes Sine testing and the acoustic test.

“With this new bold, dispenser-free design, we were able to seamlessly integrate and test these two very high resolution satellites and ensure an optimised launch configuration: in a single launch, we will double the acquisition capacity of...

Space logistics markets ready to grow as on-orbit supplier services materialize

Current on-orbit transportation and servicing trailblazers are poised to build a network of future space highways.

Paris, Washington D.C., Montreal, Yokohama, Sydney, 18^th of May 2022 – A nascent but growing set of on-orbit space services, to be articulated as a space logistic ecosystem from launch to satellites’ end of life, are being developed by more than 50 companies. According to Euroconsult’s 1st edition of Space Logistic Markets report, this diverse set of on-orbit services is expected to generate $4.4 billion by 2031.

The six markets covered in this report highlight the development of end-to-end on-orbit mobility and associated services through Access to space, Last Mile Logistics (LML), Life Extension, Active Debris Removal (ADR), On-orbit Assembly and Manufacturing (OOAM) and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) at different stages of maturity.

The markets’ maturities are uneven across the space logistics value chain, with the report estimating SSA as the largest market with earnings of $1.4 billion over the next ten years, and LML evaluated as ten times smaller. A continuously growing satellite demand and a congested orbital environment are fueling the need for SSA services, whilst satellite operators are endorsing SSA services to increase domain awareness...

Breakthrough LADAR technology sets new standard in non-contact optical dimensional metrology for manufacturing industries

At Control 2022, API launches the DYNAMIC 9D LADAR, an innovative Laser Detection and Ranging system that captures both dimensional and surface geometry data. It incorporates a breakthrough technology that is set to revolutionize automated production measurements. The patent-pending Dynamic 9D LADAR offers the world’s first interferometry-based LADAR system incorporating Optical Frequency Chirping Interferometry (OFCI) technology.

9D LADAR’s accurate data collection of production measurements represent the next generation dimensional inspection solution. 9D LADAR captures both dimensional and surface geometry data targeted at automotive, aerospace, and transportation manufacturing industries.

Dynamic 9D LADAR replaces traditional, off-line, large volume coordinate measuring machines (CMM) and near-line and in-line inspection solutions using both optical laser-line and structured light scanning sensors.

The two-axis 9D LADAR systems process measured data at the impressive rate of 20,000 points per second and with scanning speeds of 0.2 seconds/cm². Furthermore, 9D LADAR’s high Dynamic range is insensitive to target reflectivity, can measure translucent materials, and is able to measure target features with up to an 85-degree incidence angle. High-density raster scanning delivers up to 50 lines/second, with 0.1mm line spacing. 9D LADAR’s on-board scale reference system delivers unparalleled 2D and 3D accuracies of just 6 µm/m providing comparable accuracies to benchmark accuracy large...