Orbital EOS recently joined a consortium that includes the Environmental Hydraulics Institute of the University of Cantabria (IHCantabria), which will lead the contract, Inteco Astur, and the Institute of Marine […]
Search & Rescue
NGA deploys to support Hawaii wildfire recovery
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is providing geospatial intelligence support to combined search and rescue efforts in the aftermath of the Hawaii wildfires as part of a Federal Emergency Management […]
Rohde & Schwarz sponsor student initiatives for drone development
Rohde & Schwarz have provided test equipment to the HORYZN and LEVITUM student initiatives of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) to help with drone development — the students at […]
Planet Labs and MAXAR images provide updates of Maui fires’ devastation
Reports from Maui indicate that that the death toll from a wildfire that has turned the resort town of Lahaina on Hawaii’s Maui island into smoldering ruins was expected to […]
Schiebel Camcopter S-100® delivers emission monitoring + maritime surveillance for EMSA in France
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has contracted Schiebel to support operations with their CAMCOPTER® S-100 for emission monitoring and maritime surveillance purposes in northern France, on behalf of the […]
Iridium partner SKYTRAC provides global connectivity for offshore SaR
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) has made known that partner SKYTRAC is providing Iridium® satellite connectivity to a Sikorsky S-92®, which will be used for Search and Rescue (SaR) off […]
NOAA satellites helped to save 397 lives in 2022
NOAA satellites, which are crucial in weather and climate forecasts, helped to rescue 397 people from potentially life-threatening situations throughout the U.S. and its surrounding waters in 2022. NOAA’s polar-orbiting […]
Thailand acquires Search And Rescue solution based on Thales Alenia Space’s advanced technology
Deployment of innovative MEOLUT Next solution to locate distress signals Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with prime contractor Appworks to provide Thailand with a complete Search And Rescue […]
Keysight accelerates validation of Location Based Services (LBS) by combining 5G and global navigation satellite system technology
Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that it is first to gain Global Certification Forum (GCF) validation of a 5G location based services (LBS) Assisted Galileo (A-Galileo) test case by combining 5G […]
Space Norway’s radar satellite system for real-time maritime surveillance
Space Norway AS signed contracts with vendors and will immediately start building a radar satellite system optimized for maritime surveillance in Norwegian areas of interest. The payloads will be developed […]