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 Redlands CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2009 
Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) in Pennsylvania uses an advanced enterprise geographic information system (GIS) platform that gives staff the ability to analyze millions of records and make better decisions. GIS applications allow officers to accurately map crime rates and patterns and ultimately make more arrests. "GIS gives us a platform to build from," says Michael Urciuoli, GIS ... read more
La Jolla CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2009Blue Sky Network has announced Nigerian-based Max Air selected Blue Sky Network's automated flight following and communication devices for its fleet of planes. Max Air will particularly depend on this safety equipment in late November during the Hajj, an annual Muslim pilgrimage to the Islamic Holy Land that has traditionally been plagued with travel difficulties. To ensure safe and timely ... more
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 14, 2009Russia is planning to orbit three Glonass navigation satellites on October 29 following their launch cancellation in September, the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Monday. The planned September 25 launch of Glonass satellites from the Bikonur space center in Kazakhstan has been moved back by over a month due to a technical defect in one of the satellites. "This launch is in ... more 
Dearborn MI (SPX) Oct 13, 2009Researchers have found potential for a GPS satellite to act as an early warning system that detects when a vehicle is about to lose control and communicate with the vehicle's stability control systems and other safety features to prevent a rollover or other serious accident. The research findings will be presented next week at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics ... more 
Redlands CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2009The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) recently launched the Virginia Interoperability Picture for Emergency Response (VIPER) using enterprise geographic information system (GIS) software from ESRI. In addition to providing a Web-based common operating picture and analysis tools, VIPER integrates with numerous information systems and links with approximately 250 data feeds. ... more |
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Paris, France (SPX) Oct 02, 2009Mr Antonio Tajani, European Commission Vice-President for Transport Policy, has announced the official start of operations for EGNOS, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service. The EGNOS 'Open Service' is now available. This is a major milestone for the project: its primary service is now available to all users equipped with EGNOS-compatible receivers. Most mass-market satellite ... more 
London, UK (SPX) Oct 02, 2009Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has successfully completed the planned repositioning of the first Galileo test satellite, GIOVE-A, to a higher orbit to make way for the operational satellites of Europe's satellite navigation constellation. From the GIOVE-A operational headquarters in Guildford, UK, SSTL's operating team executed a series of precisely planned manoeuvres during July ... more  
Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 02, 2009Raytheon delivered the first Joint Standoff Weapon C to Australia in July for the Royal Australian Air Force's new F/A-18F Hornet fighter aircraft. In addition to the JSOW C, the RAAF has placed an order for the JSOW C-1, which is currently in production; deliveries will begin in 2010. The JSOW C-1 maintains the land attack capability of JSOW C and adds a moving maritime target capability ... more |
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