Geospatial Intelligence

Source: tmcnet.com

Aviatize’s IDRONECT UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management system) will be the control hub for drones to fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) when delivering medicine to remote locations. Integrating NEXTView with IDRONECT UTM enables safer and more efficient UAS operations. „NEXTView brings crucial enabling architecture to the UTM industry and its regulators,“ said Patrick A. Blott, Intermap Chairman and CEO. The company created IDRONECT OS and IDRONECT UTM, which is management software for drone operators and authorities, and are active in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

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• https://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2021/06/08/9386622.htm

Source: businesswire.com

BlackSky continues strong execution of its business plan and is providing an update on key year to date operational highlights. Business Combination Remains on Track. BlackSky entered a business combination agreement with Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. that would cause BlackSky becoming a publicly listed company. Neither Osprey nor BlackSky gives any assurance that either Osprey or BlackSky, or the combined company, will achieve its expectations.

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• https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210608005627/en/BlackSky-Reports-Strong-First-Half-Performance/

Source: prweb.com

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District has signed Woolpert to an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity architecture and engineering services contract to provide photogrammetry, lidar, remote sensing, surveying, GIS, data development and mapping worldwide. Woolpert Vice President and National Security Market Director Darius Hensley said the firm is looking forward to supporting the comprehensive and streamlined work of the USACE St. Louis District. „We appreciate all they do, and we are honored to work with them again on this AEG contract.“ Woolpert is the premier architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG) and strategic consulting firm, with a vision to become one of the best companies in the world. Founded in 1911 in Dayton, Ohio, Woolpert has been America’s fastest-growing AEG firm since 2015.

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• https://www.prweb.com/releases/woolpert_contracted_by_usace_for_22m_architecture_engineering_and_geospatial_contract/prweb17987195.htm

Source: ucmo.edu

Representatives of the University of Central Missouri served as presenters and helped plan GeoSpectrum, a geospatial conference that was co-sponsored by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and Gallaudet University. The deaf and hard-of-hearing community, which makes up the population of Gallaudet University, is part of the diverse talent that was discussed during the conference. NGA is an agency that delivers world-class geospatial intelligence that provides a decisive advantage to policymakers, warfighters, intelligence professionals and first responders. It uniquely combines intelligence agency and combat support agency, and a world leader in timely, relevant, accurate and actionable geospatial intelligence. NGA enables the U.S. intelligence community and the Department of Defense to fulfill the national security priorities to protect the nation.

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• https://www.ucmo.edu/news/university-news/posts/2021-06-04-ucm-participates-in-geospectrum-national-conference.php