Iridium Announces Target Date for Second Launch of Iridium NEXT
MCLEAN, Va. - Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) announced it has received a targeted launch date of mid-June for the second mission of ten Iridium NEXT satellites. Originally anticipated for mid-April of 2017, the date has shifted due to a backlog in SpaceX’s launch manifest as a result of last year’s September 1st anomaly. This second launch will deliver another ten Iridium NEXT satellites to low-Earth-orbit (LEO) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX is targeting six subsequent Iridiu...
SimActive Unveils New Licensing Options
Montreal, Canada – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to offer new Correlator3D™ license options for medium format cameras and satellite sensors. Users who only require to process such data can now benefit from industry-leading software, at a lower price. The new medium format license supports image formats up to 100 megapixels. For the satellite sensor option, any data with associated RPCs are supported. “We are excited to launch the...
Arup Crowned Supreme Winner at the Surface Design Awards
The Broad was selected from 13 award winners to scoop the Supreme Winner accolade at the ceremony in London. The Surface Design Awards recognise examples of progressive design and the use of innovative surfaces in projects both in the UK and internationally. The project was described by the judges as “environmentally and technically great” and an “awe inspiring space, seamless with a clever use of light and form”. The Broad’s sophisticated interior lighting design uses controlled passive d...
Drone Advisory Committee Builds Consensus
WASHINGTON – The Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) held its second meeting on January 31 in Reno, NV. The DAC is an RTCA Federal Advisory Committee comprised of executives who represent a wide array of stakeholders including: unmanned aircraft manufacturers and operators, traditional aviation groups, labor organizations, radio and navigation equipment manufacturers, airport operators, state and local government officials, and academia. During the meeting, the committee reviewed three draft...
Michael Baker International Poised for Growth in South-Central Texas with Appointment of Alfred Murillo to Office Executive
San Antonio, TX – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Alfred Murillo, PE, has joined the firm as Vice President and Office Executive in San Antonio, Texas. As Texas experiences aggressive expansion, Mr. Murillo will lead the San Antonio office’s balanced portfolio of clients and bring the full range of the firm’s expertise to the region in support of various transportation infrastructure projects. He also will overse...
Trimble Acquires Beena Vision to Expand its Rail Portfolio
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2017—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has acquired privately-held Beena Vision Systems Inc., a manufacturer of vision-based automatic wayside inspection systems for the railroad industry, headquartered in Norcross, Ga. Financial terms were not disclosed. Beena Vision provides vision-based wayside detectors for the rolling stock maintenance market. Its non-contact measurement technology enables highly detailed condition assessment of train components—ra...
Cardno-Contributed Polaris 3083 Project Wins 2016 UDIA Urban Renewal Award for Excellence
The Victoria Division of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) named DealCorp’s Polaris 3083 as the winner of the Urban Renewal Award for Excellence 2016. Cardno’s Stephen Warner Design Manager, and Rob Henry, Construction Manager contributed to this new mixed-use precinct located at the former Larundel site on Plenty Road in Bundoora, which incorporates a retail town centre, apartments, townhouses, offices, retirement living opportunities and a community centre over a site ar...
Parsons to Support NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Office Upgrade Program
PASADENA, CA – Parsons announced that it has received a contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for its Office Upgrade Program Management Services contract at its 176-acre site near Pasadena, CA. Parsons will provide program management, architectural design services, construction administration services (related to the architectural design), and construction management services for the laboratory, which is managed by the Californ...
AECOM Leads ReNew Canada’s Top 100 Projects Report
LOS ANGELES — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it was named Platinum Elite firm by ReNew Canada magazine for our involvement on 28 of this year’s “Top 100 Biggest Infrastructure Projects.” This is the 11th year that AECOM has been named to the list. AECOM was also a key player in four of Water Canada’s “The Big Six: Canada’s Top Water Projects” list. Released annually, ReNew Canada’s “Top 100” report ranks Canada’s biggest infrast...
The Getech Group Wins OGA 21CXRM Contract
Getech, providers of natural resources exploration data and information expertise, has been awarded a contract by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), in collboration with the 21CXRM Technical Advisory Committee, for a petroleum system related study of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) South West Approaches region. A key finding of the Wood Report was that the Government and the oil and gas industry should have a current and easily accessible digital record of the geology and prospectiv...
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