Imagery and Sensing

CropX has acquired of Nebraska-based CropMetrics, a provider of cloud-based, precision-irrigation tools. Current CropMetrics and CropX partners and customers will now have access to the companies’ combination of in-soil data,...

Dutch researchers are using drifter buoys fitted with SPOT Trace satellite trackers from Globalstar Europe Satellite Services to understand the dramatic increase of Sargassum seaweed across the North Atlantic, Globalstar...

SkyWatch Space Applications, a Canadian space technology startup, has completed a $7.5 million Series A round of financing. SkyWatch aims to provide companies with affordable and reliable access to Earth...

Thales Alenia Space and Thales have signed a contract with The French defense procurement agency DGA to carry out a concept study concerning intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) applications using...

Mozambique’s National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) has begun using a satellite system provided by China, according to Xinhua. INAM announced on Friday that the new system will allow for more...

The global GPS market size is expected to reach $128.7 billion by 2025,  according to a new report from KBV Research. This estimate shows a market growth of 20.3% CAGR...

Geoforce will acquire the assets of Trakopolis’ subsidiary Trakopolis SaaS. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Trakopolis SaaS provides global traceability solutions. Geoforce, which is headquartered in Plano, Texas, plans to integrate...

Astraea has released EarthAI Notebook, a tool for analyzing geospatial data. The company says that EarthAI Notebook is a fully hosted and managed JuypterLab Notebook designed to analyze raster data...

NASA has selected United Launch Alliance (ULA) to provide launch services for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) mission, the agency announced on Wednesday. The GOES-T mission aims to provide...

Growers Edge announced a partnership with CropX on Tuesday, Dec. 17, that the companies say will reduce risk and sustainably improve yields for farm operations. The companies aim to develop...