satellites

Effigis has been granted a contract worth more than a half million dollars by the Canadian space agency to develop earth observation applications

Montreal, QC—Effigis Geo-Solutions Inc., a leader in Earth observation solutions, is proud to announce that the Canadian Space Agency (CSA)…

Industry Minister Moore announces support for new space technologies that will provide crucial information about the Earth

Montreal, Quebec – Canadian Space Agency Industry Minister James Moore announced support for the development of new Earth Observation (EO)…

Expansion of the Inuvik Satellite Station Gets Some Much Needed Fibre Optic Cable

YELLOWKNIFE (July 30, 2014) – The installation of a high-speed fibre optic link connecting communities in the Mackenzie Valley and…

Auracle Geospatial Science Announces Partnership with Skybox Imaging

Auracle Geospatial Science, a Canadian remote sensing company, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Skybox…

MP Galipeau Inaugurates New State of-the-Art Satellite Station

GATINEAU, QUEBEC — 06/11/14 — Natural Resources Canada Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orleans, on behalf of the Honourable…

BlackBridge Unveils Concept for its New Mission

Enhanced capabilities, including very high resolution and superspectral bands, will be the new benchmark for commercial earth observation Berlin, Germany…

BlackBridge Secures $22 Million for New Satellite Constellation

A new generation of RapidEye Satellites is underway Berlin, Germany – BlackBridge has secured $22 million (CDN) in funding from…

Global Humanitarian Organization Uses Satellite Technology to Improve Pastoral Decision-Making in Ethiopia

PCI, in collaboration with World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Ethiopia, is pleased to announced that it has…

MDA expands partnership with DigitalGlobe

Richmond, BC – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA” or the “Company”) (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company,…

DigitalGlobe to Announce First Quarter Financial Results on May 1, 2014

— DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, will announce its first quarter 2014 financial…

Satellite Navigation Failure Confirms Urgent Need for Backup

Industry Experts Call for Safeguards After Spectacular Failure of “Russian GPS” CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA and LAS VEGAS, NV–(Marketwired – Apr 7,…

Geospatial or Geomatics: The Headaches of Terminology in Canada

Great debates about the terms geomatics, geospatial, geoinformation and geoscience have occurred for decades. Additional terms like geoanalysis, geolocation, geocomputation…