Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and the Swedish mining and metals company, Boliden, have entered into a partnership to track and reduce emissions from smelters. Benefiting from data analysis services offered by SSC subsidiary, GlobalTrust, Boliden will use satellite images to locate and reduce dusting from the Bergsöe lead smelter facility in Landskrona, one of Europe’s […]
AI / ML
Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s success with machine-to-machine communications exercise before Valiant Shield 2022
JADC2 is the Department of Defense’s vision for a future command and control operating construct that connects the battlespace across every domain — sea, air, land, space, cyber and the electromagnetic spectrum. Raytheon Intelligence & Space, (RI&S) a Raytheon Technologies business, successfully demonstrated machine-to-machine communications across multiple assets during a communications exercise. “This successful communications […]
Amazon Web Services Names The 10 Participants For Their 2022 AWS Space Accelerator Program
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has selected 10 participants for the 2022 AWS Space Accelerator — this year’s finalists brought forward pioneering ideas that will draw valuable insights from the depths of the ocean floor to the surface of the moon… and nearly everything in between. This global group of emerging startups from across the United […]
Remote Sensing Satellite Imagery Assists Minderoo Foundation In ID’ing Thousands Of Waste Sites Across 25 Countries
A cutting-edge, new tool developed by Minderoo Foundation has identified thousands of waste sites across 25 countries for the first time using advanced satellite data technology and machine learning (ML) to measure piles of plastic waste from space. Global Plastic Watch is a tool which combines Earth Observation (EO) with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create […]
New Support Contract From The U.S. Government To Maxar Technologies Awards Million$$$
Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), a provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, was recently awarded U.S. Government mission support contracts in Q1 2022 worth up to $202 million over a six-year period. The total includes 27 awards across nine U.S. government customers—eight of which are Department of Defense or Intelligence Community organizations—for […]
Edgybees Enhances The Accuracy Of Satellite Imagery With The Release Of Satellite Software
Edgybees has released their Satellite Software to enhance the accuracy of satellite imagery. Edgybees Satellite Software aligns electro-optical satellite imagery to ground truth, within two to three meters of accuracy, in less than 15 seconds. The software vastly reduces discrepancies and provides clear and concise context to consumers of satellite imagery across industries. Since its […]
Lockheed Martin Signs SIAT License Agreement With NEC For Use In Space Programs
As Lockheed Martin designs and tests spacecraft, massive amounts of data points are created and it’s important to review that information to pinpoint any anomalies. That process could be extremely time consuming without the correct tools in place, such as artificial intelligence (AI) technology. For years, Lockheed Martin has incorporated NEC Corporation’s System Invariant Analysis […]
ACME AtronOmatic Obtains FCC License + Will Start Launching Their First Prototype Satellites Via Rocket Lab
ACME AtronOmatic, LLC. has secured an FCC license for the upcoming launch of the firm’s first batch of prototype satellites out of New Zealand on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket — the launches are expected to start in April. The prototype launch will validate some of the company’s key hardware components for its upcoming HORIS […]
MoU Signed Between AICRAFT + Antaris Space To Test AI/ML In Space
Two emerging Australian space startups — AICRAFT and Antaris Space — have signed of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to test new Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) models in space, with the goal of developing and space-qualifying new computational capabilities for satellite-based applications. Under the MoU, the two startups, who are both members of […]
Autonomy Software That Makes Navigation Safer + Less Complex For Space Operators Debuts From SCOUT
SCOUT Inc. has announced their Autonomy Software offerings: computer vision and guidance software to make navigation safer and less complex for space operators. These offerings include software-hardware integration providing: next-generation AI/ML-based autonomy, hybrid data fusion from various sensors, and closed-loop optical navigation control algorithms. SCOUT’s software and hardware together work seamlessly to enable spacecraft to […]