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 […]
Wildfires
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 […]
MAXAR’s images of devastating Maui fires
Maui’s fires continue to rage with a report of six dead and landmark areas reduced to ash. Maxar satelllite images compare photos of the same neighborhood on June 25 and […]
Volatus Aerospace deploys drones for wildfire support in Alberta
Volatus Aerospace Corp. (TSXV:VOL)(OTCQB:VLTTF) has successfully completed their first field deployment with remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) supporting wildfire suppression agencies in Western Canada. Wildfires can quickly and unexpectedly get out […]
NOAA satellites tracked historic levels of harmful smoke that impacted millions in the Eastern U.S.
NOAA satellites provided critical data for air quality forecasters when wildfires, burning near Quebec, Canada, sent billowing plumes of smoke over the eastern United States. The satellite data allowed NOAA […]
Spire Global + OroraTech awarded contract to demo wildfire detection from space
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded a contract to Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) subsidiary, ExactEarth Ltd., to deliver preparatory work for implementation phases of a wildfire monitoring satellite. […]
Thales Alenia Space’s €112 million contract from ESA for IRIDE radar and optical satellites
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has won contracts from the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply a first batch of six small satellites […]
mu Space and OneWeb’s multi-million dollar plan provides LEO connectivity solutions in mainland Southeast Asia
mu Space, an aerospace manufacturer and satellite internet service provider based in Southeast Asia, and OneWeb a Low Earth Orbit satellite communications company, have signed an exclusive deal to provide […]
OroraTech raises €15 million for their space-based thermal-infrared climate solutions portfolio
OroraTech has extended its Series A round with €15 million from private investors and public sector co-funding. With this fresh funding, OroraTech will expand the firm’s climate solutions portfolio by […]