European Space Agency

Your International Geospatial Briefing for August 17th: NZ Government investment in agritech; AWS unveils new space business segment; Measure local parks using geospatial data; Amazon rainforest cleared in July in Brazil; ESAIL Maritime Sat ready for launch

Government to invest $11.4 million in agricultural technology The New Zealand government undertakes investment in developing the country’s agritech sector,…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for November 19th: EU AURORA project; protecting location data; Ordnance Survey tech; smart cities and point clouds

Are you living in a smart city? Smart cities are more than just flashy tech; they are made up of…

Your Global Geospatial Briefing for July 3rd: EU space program; Continental Mapping Consultants; trajectoryXyzt; CIGAR; Pakistan’s SAR satellite; Airbus/Planet partnership

The European Commission to spend $18.6B on space program The Galileo and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) satellite navigation…

Free Satellite Imagery For You: Sentinel 1 & 2

Sentinel constellations and data products As the ENVISAT program is coming to an end, the European Space Agency has begun…

New Galileo navigation system is experiencing clock failures

  Since December 15, 2016, the new Galileo global satellite navigation system has been up and running. Unfortunately, there are…

A Refreshing Approach to Geomatics

The conference committee of the GIM International Summit has announced a refreshing list of inspiring and original speakers who will…

Canada Day Came Early at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum

June 23rd marked a special day in the history of aviation and space in Canada. A very special aircraft, a…

Findings Released from European Space Agency Earth Observation for Oil and Gas Project

Over the past 20 years, oil and gas companies have used satellite earth observation technology through the entire project lifecycle,…

Communications & Power Industries Canada Receives Contract for Earth Observation Mission

GEORGETOWN, Ontario – Communications & Power Industries Canada Inc. (CPI Canada) has been awarded a $3.3 million contract from the…

OGC announces new Geospatial User Feedback Standards Working Group

Members of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) have formed an OGC Geospatial User Feedback Standards Working Group (SWG). The purpose…