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FLIR to join Teledyne in big sensing acquisition

January 5, 2021By Tracy Cozzens

Teledyne Technologies will acquire FLIR Systems in a cash and stock transaction valued at $8 billion, both companies announced on Jan. 4. Teledyne is a provider of sophisticated instrumentation, digital imaging products and software, aerospace and defense electronics, and engineered systems. Its operations are primarily in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Western and Northern Europe. Founded in 1978, FLIR... read more

This article is tagged with acquisition, aerospace, defense, FLIR, imaging, imaging cameras, sensors, Teledyne, thermal imaging and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, Imagery, Technology

Hexagon Geospatial updates platform for location intelligence

October 22, 2020By Tracy Cozzens

Luciad 2020.1 provides capabilities with panoramic imagery. (Screenshot: Hexagon Geospatial)

Luciad 2020.1 features dynamic panoramic imagery capabilities and immersive 3D imagery Hexagon’s Geospatial division has launched Luciad 2020.1, a significant update to its platform for building advanced location intelligence and real-time, situational awareness applications. Luciad 2020.1 delivers immersive 3D experiences with 360-degree panoramic imagery support that can be combined with other 3D data layers for geospatial applications. The latest release also... read more

This article is tagged with 3D data layers, 3D imagery, aviation, critical infrastructure, defense, Hexagon Geospatial, Luciad 2020.1, LuciadRIA, panoramic imagery and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, GIS Software, Technology

Despite ceremony cancellation, USGIF honors 2020 award winners

April 22, 2020By Tracy Cozzens

The USGIF Awards Program annually recognizes the exceptional work of the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) tradecraft’s brightest minds and organizations pushing the community forward. Award winners are usually recognized at the annual GEOINT Symposium. This year’s event, scheduled for April 26-29 in Tampa, Florida, was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Unfortunately, you will not see the awardees recognized on the... read more

This article is tagged with awards program, defense, Department of Defense, GEOINT, geospatial intelligence, Lockheed Martin, NGA, North Korea, USGIF and posted in COVID-19, Featured Stories, GIS News

U.T.SEC 2019

March 6, 2019By Allison Kral

U.T.SEC provides a platform for the forward-looking topic of unmanned vehicles, with a focus on their use by security agencies. The emphasis is on the technical, legal and practical opportunities to improve security, with a focus on both the use of drones and defense against them. read more

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Hexagon Geospatial releases Luciad Portfolio update

January 15, 2019By Allison Kral

Hexagon’s Geospatial Division has released V2018.1 of the Luciad Portfolio. According to the company, V2018.1 focuses on further expanding 3D capabilities and includes additional data formats and standards for users in military and maritime domains. To accomodate organizations’ expanding geospatial data, LuciadFusion added a RESTful API to automate the entire process of data crawling. As a part of the update,... read more

This article is tagged with 3D, defense, Hexagon, Hexagon Geospatial, Luciad Portfolio, LuciadFusion, LuciadLightspeed, LuciadRIA, military domain, Mladen Stojic, V2018.1 and posted in GIS News, GIS Software, Technology

BAE Systems demonstrates XTS Guard 5 for military cyber security

October 17, 2018By GSS Staff

BAE Systems’ XTS Guard 5, equipped with the company’s Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP), has successfully demonstrated its ability to provide U.S. intelligence organizations with access to geospatial imagery and data from BAE Systems’ GXP Platform, ensuring secure sharing between networks of various security classifications and sections. The innovative software demonstrated secure information sharing between government agencies and networks at the... read more

This article is tagged with BAE Systems, cyber security, defense, EC-18, GXP, XTS Guard 5 and posted in GIS News

GEOINT 2018 features top US defense speakers

March 13, 2018By Tracy Cozzens

The GEOINT Symposium, hosted annually by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), returns to Tampa, Florida, April 22-25. The annual symposium gathers the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities as well as other users and producers of geospatial information for keynote speakers, panel discussions and breakout tracks offering the opportunity to learn from senior leaders and subject matter experts. Confirmed... read more

This article is tagged with defense, GEOINT, GEOINT 2018, symposium, USGIF and posted in GIS News

Esri acquires ClearTerra location data extraction technology

February 23, 2018By Geospatial Solutions Sponsor

The LocateXT extension for ArcMap is used to extract locations from unstructured data (messages, reports, briefings) into a geodatabase feature class. (Image: ClearTerra)

New Capabilities Provide Support for Unstructured Data in the ArcGIS Platform Spatial analytics company Esri has acquired technology from ClearTerra, a company that offers geospatial and activity-based intelligence tools. The acquisition will provide ArcGIS platform users the ability to easily discover and extract geographic coordinates from unstructured textual data like emails, briefings and reports, instantly generating intelligent map-based information. This capability will make... read more

This article is tagged with acquisition, ArcGIS, ClearShark, ClearTerra, defense, Esri, location data, public safety, unstructured data and posted in Featured Stories, GIS News, GIS Software, Technology

South Korea defense agency selects SimActive’s Correlator3D

January 17, 2018By Tracy Cozzens

The Republic of Korea Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has selected SimActive’s Correlator3D software. The agency’s use of the software will include processing UAV and satellite imagery. The transaction was facilitated through a SimActive partner in the region, GeoFocus Inc. “The software was originally developed for military clients, which is reflected in the processing speed and rigorous mapping standards the technology adheres... read more

This article is tagged with Correlator3D, defense, SimActive, South Korea and posted in GIS News, GIS Software, Imagery, Technology, UAS/UAV

Boundless partners with global special forces foundation

September 6, 2017By Tracy Cozzens

Boundless has partnered with the Global SOF Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that aims to build and grow an international Special Operations Forces (SOF) network of military, government, commercial and educational stakeholders. The foundation fosters SOF objectives and partnerships to confront both global and networked threats. “We’re honored to partner with an organization that supports national and international Armed Forces... read more

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