Fortem Technologies‘ new TrueView technology is being used in the U.S. Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program to detect potential air-to-air collisions and enable unmanned aircraft to safely navigate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) day or night and in clouds, fog, smog and other challenging weather conditions. Fortem Technologies is working with Lead Pilot Partners to further the pilot program.... read more
As part of a framework agreement with Dubai Petroleum, Cyberhawk was appointed to inspect more than 350 risers on 63 offshore platforms. The inspection took one month to complete, followed by the production of more than 90 detailed engineering inspection reports. The rationale behind Dubai Petroleum’s use of UAVs was to quickly complete detailed inspections of all their risers. Risers... read more
TerraGo is now offering GXP InForm, a new add-on module for BAE Systems’ GXP Xplorer platform. The application, built using the TerraGo Magic platform and available today from BAE Systems, offers iOS, Android and web apps that make it easy to securely capture and share field reports from any location. With GXP InForm, users can customize forms, maps and workflows... read more
Averna is offering a wideband RF record and playback platform. The RP-6500 records and plays back up to 500 MHz of RF spectrum — from 9 kHz to 6 GHz — to test multi-constellation GNSS applications, the company said. The system can also capture other signals such as Wi-Fi, V2x, spectrum sharing and cellular applications. The robust system fits into a car... read more
Helix Technologies Ltd. has been awarded a significant contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop its next-generation GNSS antenna — a multi-frequency antenna optimized for the advanced Galileo E1 Alt-BOC and wide-band E5 Alt-BOC waveforms for use in driverless cars. The antenna, to be developed under the ESA’s Navigation Innovation and Support Programme (NAVISP), will provide enhanced performance... read more
Making cities cleaner, providing better services and housing, and decreasing pollution are all achievements of nine cities recognized for using data to improve citizens’ lives. In January, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that nine cities have achieved What Works Cities certification, a first-of-its-kind national standard of excellence in city governance. What Works Cities certification rates how well cities are managed by measuring the extent to which city leaders... read more
The U.S. Air Force Space Command (AFSC) has released its request for proposals (RFP) to build 22 new GPS III satellites, called the GPS III Follow-On Phase 2 contract. The contract will be awarded to a single bidder, the Air Force Space Command stated in the announcement posted on FedBizOpps.gov. The estimated dollar value of the acquisition is $10 billion including... read more
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